The Rolling Stones rumoured to be playing summer 2025 UK concerts
Their first shows here in three years
Last updated 22nd Jan 2025
The Rolling Stones are reportedly set to play their first UK concerts in three years this summer.
The rock legends last performed on home shores in June and July 2022 when they rocked Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium and headlined two nights at BST Hyde Park in London as part of their 60th anniversary Sixty Tour.
Since then, they released their chart-topping and critically lauded 24th studio album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ in October 2023, and they played 16 sold-out stadium shows across the US from April to July 2024 as part of the Hackney Diamonds Tour.
According to an uncorroborated report in the Daily Mail, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and co. are lined up to play multiple dates at London Tottenham Hotspur stadium as part of a larger European tour.
The same article claims that The Rolling Stones will also visit European cities including Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Paris.
We’ll wait to see whether there’s any truth to the report.
Featuring the lead single ‘Angry’ and the Lady Gaga collaboration ‘Sweet Sounds of Heaven,’ The Rolling Stones’ ‘Hackney Diamonds’ reached Number 1 in 20 countries in October 2023.
Produced by the Midas-touched Andrew Watt, the album also featured guest contributions from Elton John, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, and former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman.
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