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April 3 - Tour-Announcement: The Rolling Stones announce US & Canada tour and return to Hyde Park.

Rolling Stones North American Tour Dates:
Early May Los Angeles Staples Center
May 5 Oakland Oracle Arena
May 8 San Jose HP Pavilion
May 11 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 15 Anaheim Honda Center
May 25 Toronto Air Canada Centre
May 28 Chicago United Center
June 12 Boston TD North Garden
June 18 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
Hyde Park July 6 tickets: get them here!
Tickets for Oakland, San Jose, Toronto and Chicago go on sale beginning Monday, April 8 at 10AM local time and will be available at www.rollingstones.com.
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Mick Taylor, who was a member of the Rolling Stones from 1969-74, will be a special guest throughout the tour.

Rolling Stones' Big Announcement: 5 Reasons to Care

Before the legendary band announces its (likely) tour, five reasons why they should start it up again.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Rolling Stones.
With Wednesday's expected announcement of a new Stones tour, those words will again signal the start of a rock `n' roll show. Young music fans may wonder why there's still a fuss over dad's, or grandpa's, favorite band. Here are five reasons to care.
1. LIVING HISTORY: Elvis Presley is dead. The Beatles will never perform again. The Who is down to two originals. Membership of rock's Greatest Generation is fading. The Stones, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney are links to a special time in music history, and you can still see them in concert. If the Stones' form of classic rock moves you, it's hard to conceive of a band today building such an impressive catalog in the same style. Fashion, and the business, has moved on.
2. LIVE BAND: They'll never admit it, but deep down the Stones surely know they haven't made memorable new music in decades. They have, however, kept their chops and deliver the songs you want to hear with power and precision. You can't find a better Stones tribute band. The Stones are fully aware of their best work; you won't hear a flabby show. The past few times out, it has been more than greatest hits performed on autopilot.
3. KEITH RICHARDS: There was a time, kids, when Keith was a menace to society, a walking advertisement of the evils of drugs. Now he's a beloved figure, humanized by one of rock's best biographies and the model for Johnny Depp's Capt. Jack Sparrow character in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. He's your cool, crazy uncle. He plays a pretty decent guitar, too.
4. CHARLIE'S FACE: There's no better facial expression in rock `n' roll than the bemused one worn by drummer Charlie Watts as he takes in the madness around him. Watch Watts when Mick Jagger does a particularly audacious chicken strut.
5. THE LAST TIME: We'll be surprised if this is labeled as some sort of retirement tour; they've been subjected to so many age jokes over the years that the topic itself is old. And these men are in surprisingly good shape for the years of hard living. But Richards and Jagger are 69, and Watts will be 72 in June. Reality is catching up. Probably even before they expect it, they'll be singing "The Last Time" for the last time.

 Mick Taylor wants to play with The Rolling Stones again

Mick Taylor wants to perform with The Rolling Stones at Glastonbury, after enjoying being part of their 50th anniversary shows last year so much.

Mick Taylor wants to perform with The Rolling Stones at Glastonbury.
The guitarist was in the group from 1969 to 1974 and appeared when they played their 50th anniversary shows in London last year, and would love to join them at the iconic festival in June.
Mick told The Sun newspaper: ''It would be great. I really didn't think they'd be touring again. But I hoped they'd want to re-create some of the music from my days in the band. It would be a big noise, I tell you.
''Having said that, the last time I saw them play live from the crowd was at Wembley Stadium six or seven years ago and to me it seemed that they hardly played anything from the Seventies or indeed the Sixties.''
The band also welcomed back Bill Wyman, who quit in 1993 after over 30 years with the band, at the 50 and Counting shows, although he later said he was ''a bit disappointed'' and had wanted a bigger role in the comeback.
Bill - who performed 'Honky Tonk Women' and 'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)' with the band in London - said: ''In December 2011 [guitarist] Keith Richards called and said, 'Come on mate, why don't you have a jam with us?' Then they asked if I'd be interested in getting involved in the band for special occasions.
''I thought I would get quite heavily involved, so when they said they only wanted me to do two songs I was a bit disappointed.
''I only had one rehearsal and no sound-check so I just winged it. It was great, but I didn't want to go to America for two songs. I think they understood. Well, [drummer] Charlie Watts did.''
Other guests who performed with the band - which also includes Ronnie Wood and Sir Mick Jagger - during their 50th anniversary shows in the US and UK included Lady GaGa, Florence Welch, Mary J. Blige and Eric Clapton.

Something's Coming...

 Mick Jagger Asks Fans To Choose Glastonbury Setlist

Sir Mick Jagger has asked fans to help the Rolling Stones choose a setlist for the band's upcoming performance at Britain's legendary Glastonbury music festival.

The veteran rockers were finally confirmed as the event's headline act last week (ends31Mar13) after months of speculation, and frontman Jagger is already considering which songs to play at the show.
He has even appealed to fans for ideas ahead of the big gig in June (13).
In a post on his Twitter.com page, he writes, "Thanks for all your tweets about Glastonbury. I was thinking about the set list... Any ideas on that?" Mick Jagger ‏@MickJagger 

Thanks for all your tweets about Glastonbury. I was thinking about the set list...Any ideas on that?

 Bill Wyman Turned Himself In To Police Over Underage Sex Reports

Former Rolling Stones rocker Bill Wyman turned himself in to police after reports emerged suggesting he began a sexual relationship with his second wife when she was 14 years old.

The rocker began dating Mandy Smith when she was aged just 13 and they wed in 1989, when she was 18 years old, but split two years later. Several years ago, Smith suggested the couple first had sex when she was just 14, two years below the U.K.'s age of consent, and Wyman has now revealed he subsequently turned himself in to police.

He spoke to cops and prosecutors about the claims, but the authorities decided against taking the case any further.
Wyman tells Britain's Seven magazine, "I went to the police and I went to the public prosecutor and said, 'Do you want to talk to me? Do you want to meet up with me, or anything like that?' and I got a message back, 'No'. I was totally open about it."
He adds of his relationship with Smith, "It was very emotional and special at the time. It wasn't how it was reported to be and it was the only time it ever happened in my life. A lot of people understood, but a lot didn't, and the media certainly didn't. They treated me like crap... We all have a skeleton in the cupboard, it's just if you're (a) taxi driver in Halifax no one ever hears about it. But if you are (a) celebrity everyone does. In my case it was publicised to the world and that wasn't really fair, I don't think."
Wyman went on to marry his third wife, Suzanne, in 1993.