The Rolling Stones are touring Europe this summer to mark their 60th band anniversary.
The legendary rock band (“Satisfaction”, “Brown Sugar”) confirmed corresponding rumors on Monday. “The stones just keep rolling,” the Stones’ Twitter account said.
Among the 14 shows of the “Sixty” tour are two concerts in Germany. On June 5th, Mick Jagger and Co. will perform in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, on July 27th in the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen.
The Rolling Stones gave their very first concert on July 12, 1962 at the now closed Marquee Club in London. “We don’t let 60 years go by without doing something,” guitarist Keith Richards (78) recently told the German Press Agency in London.
The band will play the British capital twice on their “Sixty” tour, which starts in Madrid and ends in Stockholm. Huge concerts are planned in London’s Hyde Park in June and July.
Of the original lineup that performed at the Marquee Club, only 78-year-old frontman Jagger and guitarist Richards remain. Guitarist Ronnie Wood (74) has also been a permanent member of the Rolling Stones since 1975. After the death of longtime drummer Charlie Watts last year, US drummer Steve Jordan (57) took over his post.