The Rolling Stones announce US and UK tour dates

The Rolling Stones have announced they’ll play shows in the UK and America as part of their ’50 And Counting’ tour.

The band will play a total of ten shows between May and July this year.

The tour will see the Stones play at Hyde Park on July 6 – almost 44 years after they first played the venue.

“’50 And Counting’ has been pretty amazing so far,” Mick Jagger said in a statement.

“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.”

The group’s first show will take place at the Los Angeles Staples Centre in May, before hitting Oakland, San Jose, Anaheim, Toronto, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia.

Tickets for the US shows go on general sale on Monday, April 8 at 10am, while tickets for the Hyde Park dates are available from Friday, April 5 at 9am from www.bst-hydepark.com.