The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (album) The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (album) The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is the fifth release of The Rolling Stones music by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO Records (who gained control of the band's Decca/London material in 1970) after the band's departure from Decca and Klein. Released in 1996, "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus" is a live album that captures the taping of their ill-fated 1968 TV special, which was not broadcast until decades later. Seeking an original way to promote the newly released "Beggars Banquet", The Rolling Stones concocted the idea of recording a
The Rolling Stones reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 11 in the US. The album's debut at No. 2 on the UK charts was the highest position for a Rolling Stones concert album since "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert" in 1970. At the Beacon Theater show, music executive Ahmet Ertegun fell and later died from his injuries. The band toured Europe throughout June–August 2007. 12 June 2007 saw the release of the band's second four-disc DVD set: "The Biggest Bang", a seven-hour film featuring their shows in Austin, Rio de Janeiro, Saitama, Shanghai and Buenos Aires, along