The Rolling Stones will launch a North American tour next year, the six-decade-old band announced Tuesday, just one month after the prolific British rock band released its first new, original music in 18 years.
The tour is set to begin in Houston on April 28 before hitting a total of 16 cities across the continent, including Las Vegas, Chicago, the New York City area, Vancouver and Los Angeles, and concluding in the San Francisco Bay area on July 17.
The band promises fans they’ll hear its most popular hits, some fan-favorite deep cuts and music from its new album “Hackney Diamonds,” which the tour is named after.
“Hackney Diamonds” was released on Oct. 20, marking the band’s 25th studio album released in America, and the first with original music since 2005’s “A Bigger Bang.”
The tour will go on without the band’s founding drummer, Charlie Watts, who died in 2021. No cause of death was officially provided by the band, but the band’s guitarist, backup singer and songwriter Keith Richards told CBS in 2022 that he had cancer. However, Watts had hand-picked his successor, Steve Jordan, who will be performing during this tour, prior to his death.
The tour is being sponsored by AARP, the massive nonprofit advocacy group for senior citizens. AARP announced Tuesday that its members will get early access to tickets during a presale beginning Nov. 29. The general sale is set to open on Dec. 1.
The Rolling Stones are one of the most iconic rock bands of all time. Founded in 1962, they have performed across seven decades, and they remain active even as frontman Mick Jagger turned 80 this year and Richards turns 80 next month. The last time the band performed a concert in the U.S. was in 2021 for its No Filter Tour. The band’s newest album, “Hackney Diamonds,” was announced in September, and details as well as the lead single were released live with late night TV host Jimmy Fallon. The album features guest appearances from Elton John, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder and received positive reviews from critics including Jem Aswad of Variety, who described it as the Rolling Stones’ “liveliest work in 40 years.”
