The Stones Give it One More Shot

The Rolling Stones have finally announced theirmuch-anticipated 50th anniversary concerts, in which all the band members willreunite on stage for the first time in five years.

'Sorry to keep you all hanging around but the waiting isover. I've always said the best place for rock and roll is on the stage and thesame is true for the Stones. I'm here with Mick, Charlie and Ronnie andeverything is rocking. See you very soon!' - Keith Richards

They will play London's O2 Arena on November 25th and 29th,and the Prudential Center, Newark, on December 13th and 15th,2012. The shows are set to be explosive, with the band recruiting theirlong-term collaborators, set designer Mark Fisher and lightingdirector Patrick Woodroffe.

Tickets for the London shows go on sale Friday, at 9am,while the American dates will be available October 26th at nooneastern time. Click here for more information. If you're not able to gettickets, the final show will be broadcast via pay-per-view. You can alsocelebrate 50 years of the Rolling Stones with one of our signed limitededitions: click here to browse Genesis books from the band and its members.

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