Some speculate that this may be the Rolling Stones farewell tour but judging by the bands intensity and from witnessing their obvious enjoyment of performing live I’m not so sure. After all they have been on concert globetrot now for close to three years.

The show was a primer on all things Rolling Stones with Jagger, Richards, Watts and Wood playing in top musical form and maybe sounding better than ever live. The sound system was excellent even in the massive ATT Stadium as the band covered music from every decade they’ve been performing.

Before the tour started it was thought that the Stones would be featuring the entire Sticky Fingers album but those plans never materialize completely as they only performed three numbers from that iconic recording. The first was “Moonlight Mile”, a slow ballad that was a pleasant surprise to hear live along with “Bitch” and “Brown Sugar”, both of these being Stones concert standards that epitomizes the Rolling Stones sound from the early 70’s.

Mick Jagger must have hidden battery packs strapped on somewhere to keep on jittering and shuffling the way he does. Watching him perform is part of the fun of a Stones concert. On a constant move, Jagger is still swaggering like he’s in his twenties sprinting back and forth on the stage and up and down the extended catwalk into the crowd.

Keith Richards obviously enjoys performing in a live atmosphere. His well honed guitar riffs are spot on as he beams with apparent pride and appreciation for the audience all the while portraying his bad boy persona and attitude that he is still known for.

Charlie Watts celebrated his 74^th birthday a few days before this concert but you’d never know it by the way he continuously keeps the band in check with his precise beat. Watts is a drummer’s drummer and continues to be the back bone of the Rolling Stones. No kidding around with Watts as he stoically takes care of business with his automatic groove.

Ronnie Wood recently celebrated his fortieth anniversary with the Stones. His role as guitar foil to Richards has augmented the rough and tumble Stones sound for most of the band’s existence now. Ragged and raw guitar work is what Wood excels at and excel he did during this show. With his straight up rock and roll work on numerous guitars including pedal steel and slide, Wood stole the show on many numbers.

The show opened with a photo history collage of the Rolling Stones displayed on two giant monitors that flanked the stage followed up with the first number “Jumpin Jack Flash”.

Covering over fifty years of music the Stones included early hits like “Let’s Spend the Night Together” and “Satisfaction” all the way up through their most recent recording “Doom and Gloom”.

Keith Richards was the featured vocalist on “Before They Make Me Run” and another Stones mega hit “Happy” from their landmark album Exile on Main Street.

Lisa Fischer, long time Stones backup singer, was showcased on “Gimme Shelter”. Fishers’ range dominated the number and definitely over powered Jagger on much of the song as the two of them danced in circles down the catwalk vocally sparring with each other.

Other songs featured throughout the evening included “Rocks Off”, selected via twitter request by the audience, “It’s Only Rock and Roll”,  “Honky Tonk Women” “Miss You”,”Start Me Up” and “Midnight Rambler”.

Also, just for fun and maybe a jab at Jagger’s ex-wife from Texas, Jagger and crew performed a few lines from George Strait’s song “All My Exes Live in Texas”.

The first encore number “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” featured The University of Texas at Arlington A Cappella Choir on angelic backup vocals.

The last song of this epic evening was an extended version of the 1964 hit “Satisfaction” which finished up with a big bang of fireworks and skyrockets.

There always seems to be some conjecture about the so called last tour whenever the Rolling Stones hit the road. Now in their 70’s one might be more prone to buy into that assumption, but after witnessing this show I think they have a lot more left in the tank and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them press on indefinitely. Besides, what else does “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” have to do anyway?

But if I were you I’d play it safe and go see The Rolling Stones while you still have the chance…Just sayin’.