The Rolling Stones Announce US Tour Dates

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Monday we teased an announcement from legendary rock band The Rolling Stones, and this morning Radio.com was among the first to break that the band will indeed be embarking on a stateside tour later this year.

Dubbed the ’50 And Counting’ tour, the latest US outing in from The Rolling Stones will kick off this Spring at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. From there the Stones will play nine additional gigs across the country, including stops in Las Vegas, Boston, and Philadelphia, just to name a few.

Mick Jagger said in the press statement announcing the tour that, ’50 AND COUNTING’ has been pretty amazing so far. We did a few shows in London and New York last year¦and had such a good time that we thought¦let’s do some more. It’s a good show. Lots of the classic stuff everyone wants to hear¦with a few little gems tucked in here and there. The stage is shaped like lips and goes off into the venue so I get to run around in the crowd. It’s great fun to be able to get that close to the audience.

Keith Richards added: From day one at rehearsals it sounded so fresh. You could tell that everybody was dying to get their teeth into it. It was like¦open the gates¦let us out! ˜Cause man, it is the life and blood of us to play in front of people.

Tickets for the Oakland, San Jose, Toronto and Chicago concerts go on sale beginning Monday, April 8 at 10 am local time and will be available at www.rollingstones.com.

50 AND COUNTING TOUR DATES

Date: TBA Los Angeles STAPLES Center On Sale: TBA

May 5 Oakland Oracle Arena On sale 4/8 @ 10AM PT

May 8 San Jose HP Pavilion On sale 4/8 @ 10AM PT

May 11 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena On Sale: TBA

May 15 Anaheim Honda Center On Sale: TBA

May 25 Toronto Air Canada Centre On Sale 4/8 @ 10AM ET

May 28 Chicago United Center On Sale 4/8 @ 10AM CT

June 12 Boston TD Garden On Sale TBA

June 18 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center TBA