1. It’s the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones’ first concert were you aware of it at the time?
2. Who were the members of the band then?
3. What’s your favourite Rolling Stones’ song?
4. Beatles, Rolling Stones or . . . .?
5. Do they still make music like that?

1 It was a Marquee of an aficionado to know about who was ‘in’ in those days..
2 Keef, Mick, Bill, Charlie and Brian (decd)
3 Like a Rolling Stone..
4 Ray Columbus
5 They do round here!!
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1 I had only just been conceived…so it may have had and influence
2 Thought I knew the answer but wiki has thrown up some surprises
3 Gimme shelter
4 Rolling Stones
5 Lets move on…It’s endured for 50yr, that’s remarkable!..
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1. Not yet born, so no.
2. Jagger, JOnes, Richards, Ian Stewart, and maybe Mick Avory (who went on to join the Kinks) on drums. He was an early member, anyway. No idea who was on bass but I know Wyman didn’t join till later [I read Keith Richards autobiography last year: its a good read, btw]
3. Its a toss up between Gimme Shelter and Tumbling Dice.
4.Stones.
5. Nah, but some of the alt-country stuff comes close.
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1. No – was still in Elvis mode and the Beatles were just emerging.
2. Jagger, Richards Wood?
3. I can’t get no Satisfaction.
4. Beach Boys
5. No
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1. The Very Strong Anthropic Principle implies that it never happened, as I was not yet in existence.
2. Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Ian Stewart, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards. Regular pub quiz question!
3. Gimme Shelter
4. Laibach
5. No, all art moves on. Also, yes, qv Laibach.
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