The support band in Sydney were Chris Hall & The Torquays. The Torquays took over from The Missing Links, who were sacked by promoter Harry M. Miller the night before the show. The Easybeats also auditioned for the Sydney show but were turned down.

The set list in Sydney on January 22nd included the songs Not Fade Away, Walking The Dog, Under The Boardwalk, Little Red Rooster , Around And Around, Heart Of Stone, Time Is On My Side and It's All Over Now.

"We use more deodorant than the Beatles and we all wash regularly," was how guitarist Keith Richards introduced the band when they arrived at Sydney Airport.

The Rolling Stones visited Australia six months after the Beatles and were soon rewarded with their first number one hit in Australia. Oddly enough, it was an Oz-only release of the Drifter's number one US song Under the Boardwalk. Jagger's huge 1965 international hits like (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction passed Australia by, as local hero Normie Rowe topped the charts with a 1956 Doris Day song, Que Sera Sera.

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While in Australia the Rolling Stones all appeared on almost-forgotten Aussie music program Big Beat, with singer Mick Jagger and band performing three tracks to playback.

The Oxford Dictionary defines a fan as a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular sport, art form, or famous person. It is a late nineteenth century abbreviation of fanatic.

The Rolling Stones have undergone several line-up changes over the last fifty years. The band who played in Australia were; Mick Jagger - lead vocals, harmonica, percussion, Keith Richards - guitar, backing vocals, Brian Jones - guitar, harmonica, backing vocals, Bill Wyman - bass guitar, backing vocals and Charlie Watts – drums. Brian Jones drowned in a drug related incident in July 1969 after being asked to leave the band a month earlier. Bill Wyman left the band in December 1992.