The old gang's back! The Rolling Stones get together to rehearse in LA ahead of upcoming tour

They are gearing up to mark 50 years together with a North American tour and a few UK dates.
And while The Rolling Stones have a wealth of experience and live performances behind them, they still understand the importance of a bit of practice.
The legendary rockers were spotted heading into a rehearsal studio in Los Angeles on Tuesday looking as cool as ever and happy to be reunited once more.

Cig break: Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood were seen enjoying a cigarette as the group get together to rehearse in LA for upcoming tour

The gang Charlie Watts,71, Keith Richards,69, Mick Jagger,69, and Ronnie Wood ,65, all arrived in separate cars and showing he’s still got that frontman attitude Mick arrived twenty minutes after the rest of them.

 

As they exited their cars with blacked-out windows the Brown Sugar stars all flashed a smile for the cameras and the waiting fans.
Drummer Charlie, who looked particularly dapper in jeans and a tweed blazer with a scarf wrapped around his neck, was clearly excited about getting back behind the drums. 

Here he comes! Sir Mick was seen arriving after the others and rushing into the studio

A little older: Charlie (L) and Ronnie (R) have developed smarter styles over the years but still look like cool rockers

Throughout the day Keith and Ronnie were seen popping out for cigarette breaks and took the time to greet the devotees who were hanging around hoping to catch a glimpse of their idols.
Keith looked his usual rock ‘n’ roll self wearing black jeans, a grey T-shirt and with a head scarf wrapped around his unruly locks. 
Ronnie, who has embraced a more mature style in recent years, wore a casual looking turquoise shirt, tucked into a pair of jeans. 

Hi there! Ronnie waves to fans who waited outside to see them while he enjoyed a cigarette

The wrinkly stars will be kicking off their North American tour, which is called 50 & Counting in May and will play in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Jose, Las Vegas, Anaheim, Toronto, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. 

They have also now added Montreal on to their list of tour dates. 
It’s not just America who will be treated to the rock stars, they will also play at Glastonbury festival and two dates in London’s Hyde Park. 
Tickets for their Hyde Park show on July 6 sold out within just five minutes, which led them to set up another date.

Happy: Keith Richards looked like he was enjoying himself as he got together with his old bandmates

Arriving in style: The group all arrived in separate cars with blacked out windows

When they headline the Hyde Park gig in July, it will mark almost 44 years to the day they played a famous free concert in the central London park.
Their first ever concert in Hyde Park, which was on 5 July 1969, was just two days after the death of founder member Brian Jones and marked the live debut of his replacement guitarist, Mick Taylor.
Guitarist Keith Richards said he hoped there would be 'some emotion involved' in the new gig.

Cool: Keith looked as a cool as ever wearing his trademark style including a head scarf

Getting ready: The group, who are celebrating 50 years together, will play dates in America and the UK

He said: 'Not going to turn this into the funeral, but any more than that, I think it's a celebration. I think that it's a celebration for everybody really, for Brian, for everybody that was there and hopefully for loads of people that were not there the first time round.
'I'm really looking forward to it, it's an exciting piece of news when I got the news that we were going to play the park again.'
Jagger – now Sir Mick – who turns 70 three weeks after this year’s concert, said: ‘Hyde Park holds such great memories for us and we can’t think of anywhere better to perform to our UK fans this summer.’