TIMES OF ISRAEL
Staff
June 4, 2014
Jagger shows off a little Hebrew, wishing 50,000 Israelis a happy Shavuot holiday, at legendary group’s debut show
Hag Shavuot Sameah [Happy Shavuot Holiday], Israel!” shouted Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger in Tel Aviv Wednesday night, as the legendary British rock group set off its much-anticipated, first-ever gig in Israel. The Stones had pushed back the start time of their show to enable religiously observant concert goers, who were marking the Shavuot holiday, to attend.
The Stones began their playlist with “Start Me Up,” and went on to perform a setlist with 18 more songs, including “Angie,” which is widely popular with Israeli fans. A picture of the full setlist was tweeted by the group’s official Twitter account later Wednesday.
Very heavy traffic was reported in the city ahead of the concert.
….Israeli promoter Shuki Weiss, once quoted as saying he would retire after bringing the Stones to Israel, guaranteed the band $6.7 million (4.9 million euros) for the one-night stand at Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park, according to a newspaper report.
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