Iconic rock band The Rolling Stones introduced a 2024 North American tour on Tuesday however could also be exhibiting their age with a key detail.
The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds tour is sponsored by AARP, the group “dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age.”
The Rolling Stones have been eligible for AARP for many years, as Mick Jagger is 80, Keith Richards is 79 and Ronnie Woods is 76. The tour announcement was splashed throughout the AARP web site.
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Mick Jagger, 80, will journey North America for the Rollins Stones’ Hackney Diamonds tour. (Sven Hoogerhuis/BSR Company/Getty Photographs)
The Rolling Stones launched a brand new album, “Hackney Diamonds,” final month, the enduring band’s first studio album since 2005’s “A Bigger Bang.” The album options collaborations with famed artists like Paul McCartney, Elton John and Woman Gaga.
It’s the Stones’ first album for the reason that loss of life of their unique drummer, Charlie Watts, in 2021.
The Stones will play in 16 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, and AARP members may have entry to a particular presale. The tour kicks off subsequent April in Houston and wraps up in July in Santa Clara, California.
Jagger just lately graced the duvet of WSJ Magazine, and admitted he has issues with “old age” within the interview. He additionally mentioned he is made “mistakes” whereas being the frontman and one of many founders of The Rolling Stones for greater than six a long time.
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones carry out reside on stage throughout a live performance of The Rolling Stones on the Johan Cruijff Enviornment on July 7, 2022 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Sven Hoogerhuis/BSR Company/Getty Photographs)
Final 12 months, The Rolling Stones celebrated its sixtieth anniversary.
In a current interview with the BBC, Richards defined he’s altering his method to enjoying guitar whereas affected by arthritis after over 60 years with the band. He’s observed a distinction in his enjoying, however isn’t hurting from it.
“Funnily enough, I’ve no doubt it has, but I don’t have any pain, it’s a sort of benign version,” Richards defined. “I think if I’ve slowed down a little bit, it’s probably due more to age.”
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Keith Richards first guitar of The Rolling Stones carry out throughout a live performance of their Ole tour at Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 24, 2016. (NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Richards continued, “And also, I found that interesting, when I’m like, ‘I can’t quite do that anymore,’ the guitar will show me there’s another way of doing it. Some finger will go one space different and a whole new door opens.”
In line with its website, “AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name.”
Fox Information’ Elizabeth Stanton contributed to this report.
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