‘London To Shanghai’: Rolling Stones Documentary Traces Historic 2006 Concert In China

The Rolling Stones will premiere a documentary, From London To Shanghai, on Thursday, April 11 at 8 a.m. ET via their YouTube channel. The doc takes viewers behind the scenes of the historic concert which took place at the Shanghai Grand Theater on April 8, 2006.

The concert marked The Stones debut and sole performance in mainland China as part of their landmark A Bigger Bang Tour. The legendary rockers originally had plans to play in China three years earlier that were scrapped due to the SARS epidemic. 2006 also saw China opening up to international events in the lead up to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, paving the way for the band to finally perform on the mainland.

However, The Rolling Stones still had to have their setlist approved by China’s Ministry of Culture and were prohibited from playing five songs. A recently released trailer sees members of The Stones discussing the banned songs and contians a snippet of frontman Mick Jagger introducing “Bitch,” which made it through the censors.

The Rolling Stones are set to tour North America this spring and summer on their Hackney Diamonds Tour. Check out their itinerary with ticket info below.