The Rolling Stones welcomed Japan’s guitar great Tomoyasu Hotei as their special guest to perform ‘Respectable’ at their final show in Tokyo tonight.
Hotei has had more than 20 Top 10 albums in Japan making him a bigger recording star in the country than The Stones.
One of his racks ‘Battle Without Honor Or Humanity’ was featured on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill’. Hotei has worked with David Bowie, Andy Mackay (Roxy Music), Jesus Jones, Brian Setzer, INXS, Blondie, Mike Stern, Asia, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers), Ray Cooper, Joni Mitchell, David Sanborn, Darren Price (Underworld), Apocolyptica, Chris Spedding and Chicago.
Hotei joined The Stones for ‘Respectable’ from the 1978 ‘Some Girls’ album.
Rolling Stones Tokyo setlist March 5, 2014
Jumping Jack Flash (from Through The Past Darkly, 1969)
You Got Me Rocking (from Voodoo Lounge, 1994)
It’s Only Rock And Roll (from It’s Only Rock and Roll, 1974)
Tumbling Dice (from Exile On Main Street, 1972)
Ruby Tuesday (single, 1967)
Doom and Gloom (from GRRR, 2012)
Respectable (with Hotei) (from Some Girls, 1978)
Honky Tonk Women (from Through The Past Darkly, 1969)
Slipping Away (from Steel Wheels, 1989)
Before They Make Me Run (from Some Girls, 1978)
Midnight Rambler (from Let It Bleed, 1969)
Miss You (from Some Girls, 1978)
Paint It Black (from Aftermath, 1966)
Gimme Shelter (from Let It Bleed, 1969)
Start Me Up (from Tattoo You, 1981)
Sympathy For The Devil (from Beggars Banquet, 1968)
Brown Sugar (from Sticky Fingers, 1971)
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (from Let It Bleed, 1969)
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (from Out Of Our Heads, 1965)
Rolling Stones Australian dates
March 19, Perth, Perth Arena
March 22, Adelaide, Adelaide Oval
March 25, Sydney, Allphones Arena
March 28, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
March 30, Macedon Ranges, Hanging Rock from Ticketmaster.com.au
April 2, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
April 5, Auckland, Mt Smart Stadium
The Rolling Stones will tour Australia for Frontier Touring
Rolling Stones China and Japan dates
February 26, March 4 and 6, Tokyo, Tokyo Dome
March 9, Macau, Cotai Arena
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