GRRR Live! captures the December 15, 2012 concert
the Rolling Stones held at Newark's Prudential Center as part of their 50 & Counting Tour.
GRRR!, the multi-format 50th Anniversary compilation, was barely a month old at the time, hence the title of this belated 2023 release:
the Stones were out hawking their hits, so why not name it after a comp few remember a decade later? As the concert was originally designed as a pay-per-view extravaganza, the show is packed with guest stars, ranging from
the Stones' old mate
Mick Taylor playing on "Midnight Rambler" and New Jersey's own home state hero
Bruce Springsteen jamming on "Tumbling Dice" to young guns
Black Keys,
Lady Gaga, and
Gary Clark, Jr. &
John Mayer. The set list offers few surprises -- if you don't recognize a song, that's because it's a new tune added to
GRRR! -- but
the Stones are in fine form, never seeming tired of playing the hits in a fashion that guarantees a splendid time for one and all. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine