Mick Jagger‘s bout of COVID-19, The Rolling Stones performed ‘Gimme Shelter’ with gospel singer Chanel Haynes.The legendary rockers performed in Milan, Italy on Tuesday (June 21), performing a 19-song set as part of their UK and European ‘SIXTY’ tour.
The show was confirmed to go ahead on Monday (June 20), following the postponements of shows in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland.
The Amsterdam date has been rescheduled to next month, but the Swiss gig has since been cancelled altogether.Haynes appeared with the Stones in place of their longstanding backup singer, Sasha Allen, who sat the Milan show out for an unspecified reason.
A mentee of the iconic Quincy Jones, Haynes is best known as one third of the gospel trio Trinitee 5:7. More recently, she played the lead role in the UK’s production of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.Have a look at footage of Haynes performing ‘Gimme Shelter’ with the Stones below:As its name suggests, the Stones’ ‘SIXTY’ tour comes in celebration of their six-decade tenure, having officially formed in June of 1962 (they’d perform their first show as The Rolling Stones a month later).
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