- July 6, 2012
Rolling Stones 50th anniversary party confirmed with past & present band members
It's official: The Rolling Stones are having their 50th anniversary party in London on July 12, 2012. The date is significant because the Rolling Stones' first live show was on July 12, 1962, at the Marquee Club in London.
According to the Daily Mail, the current lineup of the Rolling Stones (lead singer Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, drummer Charlie Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood) will attend the party, and so will former Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman (who was in the band from 1962 to 1992) and former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor (who was in the band from 1969 to 1974).
The Daily Mail reports: "They will pose on a red carpet for photographers, then stride inside to reminisce about their five decades of concerts, recording sessions, girls — and all that nefarious confectionery described in glorious detail in Keith’s sublime memoir 'Life.'"
In a June 2012 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Richards had hinted that the party would happen.
The current members of the Rolling Stones have not been seen at a public event together since 2008, when they attended premieres and media events in Berlin, New York City and London to promote the Rolling Stones concert movie "Shine a Light."
In May 2012, the current members of the band gathered to make a short YouTube video in which they thanked their fans for the Rolling Stones' official Facebook page reaching 10 million "likes."
Of course, there is speculation that the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary party will include a performance by the current members of the Rolling Stones. And if Wyman and Taylor are a part of the performance, it would be the first time that all of the current members of the Rolling Stones have done a live performance with Wyman and Taylor.
The Rolling Stones have not done a live performance in public since 2007, at the end of the band's tour for "A Bigger Bang."
Several people who have worked with the Rolling Stones over the years will also be at the 50th anniversary party, although the full guest list has not been disclosed to the public.
And there will probably be surprise guests at the party, whose location in London has not been publicly revealed. However, the Daily Mail says the event will likely be at Somerset House, where a gala preview will be held for the photo exhibit "The Rolling Stones: 50," which features images from the official Rolling Stones photo book of the same name.
But don't expect a new album and tour from the Rolling Stones anytime soon. The band has already announced that there won't be a 50th anniversary tour in 2012. And even though Richards hinted that the band might tour and might have an album of new songs in 2013, those plans look doubtful, according to Watts.
In a July 2012 interview with the Associated Press, Watts was asked if the Rolling Stones were going to be working on a new album or tour for the 50th anniversary, and he replied: "No, just other things. Fifty years of things. A documentary, well, they haven't approved it yet. I haven't seen it, but we worked on that earlier this year. Books and things like that. There will be other things that the 50 years mean. And touring, we haven't gotten that far. We're still talking about the color of the back page of the book, so we'll see what happens."
The official Rolling Stones 50th anniversary documentary's title and release date are to be announced, but the band has said that the movie is due out in cinemas in September 2012 for a limited time. (Brett Morgen directed the film.) Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the movie on DVD and Blu-ray in October or November 2012, on a date to be announced.
Click here for a list of Rolling Stones 50th anniversary releases.
According to the Daily Mail, the current lineup of the Rolling Stones (lead singer Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, drummer Charlie Watts and guitarist Ronnie Wood) will attend the party, and so will former Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman (who was in the band from 1962 to 1992) and former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor (who was in the band from 1969 to 1974).
The Daily Mail reports: "They will pose on a red carpet for photographers, then stride inside to reminisce about their five decades of concerts, recording sessions, girls — and all that nefarious confectionery described in glorious detail in Keith’s sublime memoir 'Life.'"
In a June 2012 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Richards had hinted that the party would happen.
The current members of the Rolling Stones have not been seen at a public event together since 2008, when they attended premieres and media events in Berlin, New York City and London to promote the Rolling Stones concert movie "Shine a Light."
In May 2012, the current members of the band gathered to make a short YouTube video in which they thanked their fans for the Rolling Stones' official Facebook page reaching 10 million "likes."
Of course, there is speculation that the Rolling Stones' 50th anniversary party will include a performance by the current members of the Rolling Stones. And if Wyman and Taylor are a part of the performance, it would be the first time that all of the current members of the Rolling Stones have done a live performance with Wyman and Taylor.
The Rolling Stones have not done a live performance in public since 2007, at the end of the band's tour for "A Bigger Bang."
Several people who have worked with the Rolling Stones over the years will also be at the 50th anniversary party, although the full guest list has not been disclosed to the public.
And there will probably be surprise guests at the party, whose location in London has not been publicly revealed. However, the Daily Mail says the event will likely be at Somerset House, where a gala preview will be held for the photo exhibit "The Rolling Stones: 50," which features images from the official Rolling Stones photo book of the same name.
But don't expect a new album and tour from the Rolling Stones anytime soon. The band has already announced that there won't be a 50th anniversary tour in 2012. And even though Richards hinted that the band might tour and might have an album of new songs in 2013, those plans look doubtful, according to Watts.
In a July 2012 interview with the Associated Press, Watts was asked if the Rolling Stones were going to be working on a new album or tour for the 50th anniversary, and he replied: "No, just other things. Fifty years of things. A documentary, well, they haven't approved it yet. I haven't seen it, but we worked on that earlier this year. Books and things like that. There will be other things that the 50 years mean. And touring, we haven't gotten that far. We're still talking about the color of the back page of the book, so we'll see what happens."
The official Rolling Stones 50th anniversary documentary's title and release date are to be announced, but the band has said that the movie is due out in cinemas in September 2012 for a limited time. (Brett Morgen directed the film.) Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the movie on DVD and Blu-ray in October or November 2012, on a date to be announced.
Click here for a list of Rolling Stones 50th anniversary releases.
The Rolling Stones at the London premiere of
"Shine a Light" on April 2, 2008. Pictured from left to right: Keith
Richards, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts and Mick Jagger.
