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Mick Jagger says the Rolling Stones will return from Covid isolation Tuesday, resuming the band’s 60th anniversary European tour in Milan. In an tweeted video, Jagger apologies “for the inconvenience about the shows,” then adds, “We’ll be on stage in Milan on Tuesday so see you there.” The 78-year-old Jagger announced…

UPDATED: Mick Jagger, 78, thanked fans for the well-wishes after revealing last week that he had Covid. The Rolling Stones frontman also announced that he is now “feeling much better and can't wait to get back on stage next week!” That’ll be music to the ears of European Stones fans, especially those in Milan where it…

Apparently, you can teach an old Stones new tricks. The Rolling Stones started their 60th anniversary European tour by reviving the song “Out of Time,” which they first recorded in 1966 but have never played live. The song was on the British edition of the Aftermath album. It was later popularized by Chris Farlowe…

In 1971, the Cannes Film Festival opened with a screening of Gimme Shelter by Albert and David Maysles, an immersive, vérité depiction of two weeks in the touring life of the Rolling Stones. If that was all it did, it might have been forgotten by now. But by a terrible freak of chance, the filmmakers followed the band…

Charlie Watts may be gone, but he’s far from forgotten by the bandmates with whom he built an international music juggernaut. The band released a tribute video late on Friday to its social media accounts, declaring that his drum set is closed for business. Watts died earlier this week of unknown causes. He had dropped…

The Rolling Stones will tour the U.S. this fall as planned, with drummer Steve Jordan taking over – as previously announced – for original band member Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday. Earlier this month, Watts dropped out of the tour to recuperate from a recent, unspecified medical procedure. The band announced…

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood are remembering their Rolling Stones bandmate, drummer Charlie Watts, by sharing photos on social media, with both Jagger and Richards presenting the images with no additional comment. Guitarist Wood, who joined the Stones in 1975 to replace departing player Mick Taylor…

Original Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, age 80, is dropping out of the group’s upcoming US tour to further his recovery from an unspecified medical procedure. Watts will be replace by Steve Jordan, who has appeared on several Keith Richards solo recordings and as part of his X-Pensive Winos band. Jordan was…

It’s an argument that dates back to the early 1960s, and sharply divides the world into two camps. No, not Republicans and Democrats. We’re talking Rolling Stones or Beatles. The ancient rivalry seemed to resume this week, as Paul McCartney claimed The Beatles were bigger than The Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger responded…

The Rolling Stones announced today that the venerable rock & roll band will join Saturday’s One World: Together at Home television and streaming special to raise money for the fight against COVID-19. "We are honored to be invited to be part of the One World: Together at Home broadcast — from our homes in isolation,"…

Looking fully recovered from his recent heart surgery, Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones finally kicked off a postponed tour tonight in Chicago. The sold-out show was the first of 17 shows in 15 cities across the US and Canada, running through Aug. 31 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The tour was originally set to…

Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger apparently got some satisfaction from his hospital stay and is now recovering, as twin posts to Facebook and Twitter today indicate. “Thank you everyone for all your messages of support, I'm feeling much better now and on the mend – and also a huge thank you to all the hospital…