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The Rolling Stones have, as you all know, played to more people around the world than any other band in history. The band’s love affair with American concertgoers began in June 1964 when they toured America for the very first time, but to begin with it was a slow burn.

Today there are people that claim to have seen the Stones on their first U.S. tour, truth is they are probably confused and it was either on their second or even third tour that they caught the band live in concert for the first time. The fact is the Stones did just 9 nine shows in 8 eight cities in June 1964, with hundreds rather than thousands turning out to see the band.

In 2015 it will be hundreds of thousands that will see Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie on their cunningly named Zip Code Tour…but why Zip Code? Well, the reissue of the band’s classic album Sticky Fingers will coincide with the tour – the one with the working zip on the cover…

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It was on 1 June 1964, the day before Charlie’s 23rd birthday, that the Stones arrived in New York City. With 500 screaming fans to greet them at the airport they were met with cries of “Get your hair cut”, and “Are you the Beatles”, not from the fans of course, but from passengers and airport staff. Two of the cities they played on that very first tour are being visited again this summer on the Zip Code Tour – Minneapolis and Pittsburgh.

It will 51 years almost to the day that the Stones are back in Minnesota, not of course for the first time, but this year they are playing the Minneapolis TCF Bank Stadium, an outdoor arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis that opened in 2009 and can accommodate 50,000 people. In 1964 they played Big Reggie’s Danceland at the Excelsior Amusement Park 20 miles down the road from Minneapolis. Around 400 fans turned out to see the band, which was well under half the capacity of the ballroom. They were playing, ‘Route 66’, ‘Not Fade Away’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, ‘High Heel Sneakers’, ‘I’m Alright’ and ‘I Just Wanna Make Love To You’.

Last year Gary Reins from Excelsior, told a local TV station, “They were having this new band, Rolling Stones from England. Well, everybody had Beatlemania! So, OK, we will go check it out and it was really poorly attended. It was not like a big concert. It was very small and they were not even well liked.” Times have changed…

Five days later in 1964 the Stones played West View Park in Pittsburgh to an enthusiastic crowd that was nearly three times larger than the audience in Minnesota. In 2015 it will be another 50,000 plus crowd at Heinz Field, which is the home of the Pittsburgh Stealers.

In between these two dates in 1964 the Stones were in the motor City, Detroit, on 14 June where they played Olympia, a 12,000 capacity barn of a building that was where the Detroit Red Wings hockey team used to play; it was another paltry crowd of around 1,000 that turned up to see them play – there are even some that suggest it was closer to 500. In 1964 the Detroit free Press said, “Their records aren’t selling well, and DJ’s only play them occasionally. They said ‘We’ll be back, & when we come, the people will know about it’. Back they may be, with more promotion, but wait and see what the reaction is.” In 2015 we think we know what the reaction will be at a sell out of the 40,000 plus capacity Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit.

Five months after their first North American visit the band were back for a second bigger and better organised tour. This time the crowds were generally larger, but not everywhere, as their first visit to San Diego, one of the cities on the Zip Code tour, proves. On 24 May 1964 they played an evening show at the Balboa Park Bowl, an open-air venue similar to the Hollywood Bowl that was built in the 1930s. They had played the Long Beach Arena in the afternoon and drawn a crowd of 13,000. However, at Balboa Park there were only around 300 fans in a place that could accommodate over 4,000.

Ten days later in 1964 the band was at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Wisconsin and according to the Milwaukee Journal, the following day, the stones played, “To a crowd of 1,274 fans at Milwaukee Auditorium. Although Brian Jones remained in a Chicago hospital with a high fever, the rest of the band performed. Chances are, few in the audience missed his [Jones’] wailing harmonica. Screams from a thousand throats drowned out all but the most insistent electronic cacophony and the two-fisted smashes of drummer Charlie Watts. Unless someone teaches guitar chords to chimpanzees, the visual ultimate has been reached in the Rolling Stones. With shoulder length hair and high-heeled boots, they seemed more feminine than their fans. The Stones make the Beatles look like clean cut kids. You think it must be some kind of parody – but the little girls in front paid $5.50 a seat.” This year the Stones will play Milwaukee Summerfest, at the Marcus Amphitheater, which holds 25,000.

Three of the cities to be visited on the Zip Code Tour were all first played by the band back in November 1965 on what was their fourth US tour. This was the biggest tour by the band to this point in time and they played 37 venues in 38 days and played to over a quarter of a million people – it was an achievement that showed stamina of jaw-dropping proportions.

On 10 November 1965 they played Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of North Carolina State University at Raleigh, with tickets costing between $2.50 and $4. In 2015 the band return to North Carolina State University but instead of playing the 14,000 capacity basketball arena they will play the 50,000 plus Carter-Finley football stadium.

Six days later in 1965 the Stones visited Nashville for the first time and played the Municipal Auditorium, where they drew a crowd of over 2,000 in the home of Country Music. For 2015’s concert at the LP Field there will be over 55,000 in attendance.

On 21 November 1965 the Stones were in Dallas for the first time, not their first visit to Texas as that was on their first US tour when they played in San Antonio. On Sunday afternoon, 21 November they played the Will Rogers Stadium in Fort Worth, and that evening the Memorial Auditorium in Dallas. It was a 6,500 fan sell-out and in 2015 the 80,000 capacity AT & T Stadium will host the Rolling Stones.

Seven months later the stones were back in America and with three top ten singles in the intervening period demand for tickets was huge. On this their 5th North American tour they played the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium on 28 June 1966 in front of 7,000 fans; the Ralph Wilson Stadium, the venue for their 2015’s concert has a capacity of around 60,000.

The Stones will be helping Indianapolis celebrate the 4th July in 2015, almost 49 years to the day since they first played the city. Back on 9 July 1966, it was at the Indiana State Fairground’s Coliseum and a crowd of 10,000; the 2015 crowd at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be way larger.

For three quarters of the dates that the Stones are to play in 2015 they first visited these cities in the 1960s on one of the first five tours, and we have to roll forward six years to 22 June 1972 for the first time they ever played Kansas City.

This was the band’s 7th North American tour and it was enormous, playing to three quarters of a million people and it could have been twice that, such was the demand for tickets. It was also the tour on which most American fans heard tracks from Sticky Fingers played live – of course they also heard tracks from the Stones latest release, which was Exile on Main St. In ’72 the band played ‘Brown Sugar’ that they had debuted live at Altamont, a few days after recording it at Muscle Shoals Sound; on the same tour they also performed, ‘Bitch’ on most dates as well as ‘Dead Flowers’ on one gig.

On the 1972 tour the Stones played the 8,000 capacity, Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City and like everywhere else it was a sell out on a tour that had 51 shows in 32 different venues. In 2015 Arrowhead Stadium, home to the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs is where well over 60,000 fans are expected.

The other 1970s ‘first date’ was Atlanta on 30 July 1975 on The Tour of The Americas, which was also Ronnie Wood’s first tour with the Stones. The Atlanta show was at the Omni Coliseum in front over 15,000 fans. It’s the historic, 40,000 capacity, Bobby Dodd stadium at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta will host the Stones close to 40 years later.

Technically the Stones first date in Orlando, Florida was on 24 October 1981 at the Tangerine Bowl; however, they had played The Lakeland Center, three years earlier and that is equidistant between Orlando and Tampa. In 1981 the Henry Paul Band and Van Halen opened before the Stones played to 60,000 fans on what was Bill Wyman’s 45th birthday. This year the Stones will be back at the same venue although it’s now called The Citrus Bowl…expect a similar size crowd.

It took until 1997 on the Bridges To Babylon tour for the band to play Columbus, Ohio for the first time, when they did it was at Ohio Stadium, and they will return there in 2015. They played up the road in Cleveland, Ohio on their second tour and as we already mentioned in Pittsburgh on their very first tour, so Ohio is practically a home from home. In January 1998 on the latter stages of the North American part of the Bridges to Babylon tour The Rolling Stones visited Quebec City for the first time and played at Colisee de Quebec, this summer it will be out doors at Le Festival D’Ete De Quebec on what is the last date of the Zip Code Tour.

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Sticky Fingers Played Live

After debuting ‘Brown Sugar’ at Altamont and playing it, as well as ‘You Gotta Move and ‘Dead Flowers on their tour of Europe in the autumn of 1970. For the Stones Farwell to Britain tour in March 1971 they dropped ‘You Gotta Move’ and added ‘Bitch’. By the 1972 Tour of America they were playing ‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Bitch’ and on one occasion ‘Dead Flowers’. Thereafter ‘Brown Sugar’ as well all know has rarely missed a gig. But for many of the other tracks it took years and in some cases decades to be heard live for the first time. We unravel the complex history of Sticky Fingers played live…

Brown Sugar (first performed 6 December 1969) • Altamont • European tour 1970 • UK Tour 1971 • 1972 North American Tour • 1973 Australasian Tour • 1973 European tour • 1975 Tour of the Americas • 1976 Tour of Europe & Knebworth • 1977 El Mocambo, Toronto • 1978 North American Tour • 1981 US Tour • 1982 European Tour • 1989 Steel Wheels Tour • 1990 Urban Jungle tour • 1994 Voodoo Lounge Tour • 1997/8 Bridges to Babylon tour • 1999 No Security Tour • 2002 Licks Tour • 2005 A Bigger Bang Tour • 2012 Paris Club • 2012 O2 & NY • 2013 50 & Counting, Glastonbury & Hyde Park • 2014 14 On Fire Tour

Sway (24 September 2005) • Rehearsed for 2002 Licks Tour but not played • debuted at Nationwide Arena Columbus OH in 2005 A Bigger Bang Tour • 2013 50 & Counting

Wild Horses (4 March 1971) • Debuted at Newcastle City Hall, UK Tour 1971 • 1975 Tour of the Americas • Knebworth 1976 • 1994 Voodoo Lounge Tour • 2002 Licks Tour • 2005 A Bigger Bang Tour • 2012 London O2 & NY • 2013 50 & Counting & Glastonbury • 2014 14 On Fire Tour

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (4 March 1971) • Debuted at Newcastle City Hall, UK Tour 1971 • Rehearsed for the 1972 North American Tour but not played • 1994 rehearsed for Voodoo Lounge tour but not played • 2002 Licks Tour • 2013 50 & Counting & Glastonbury

You Gotta Move (8 November 1969) • Debuted at Los Angeles, California, Inglewood Forum, 1969 North American Tour • European tour 1970 • 1976 Tour of Europe • Rehearsed for 2002 Licks Tour

Bitch (4 March 1971) • Debuted at Newcastle City Hall, UK Tour 1971 • 1972 North American Tour •1973 Australasian Tour • 1973 European tour • 1989 Steel Wheels Tour • 1990 Urban Jungle tour • 1997/8 Bridges to Babylon tour • 1999 No Security Tour • 2002 Licks Tour • 2005 A Bigger Bang Tour, •2013 50 & Counting & Hyde Park • 2014 14 On Fire Tour

I Got The Blues (26 March 1971) • Debuted at the Marquee Club, London gig filmed for TV • 1994 rehearsed for Voodoo Lounge tour but not played • 1999 No Security Tour

Sister Morphine (25 March 1997) • Debuted in Chicago at Soldier Field on the 1997/8 Bridges to Babylon tour

Dead Flowers (30 August 1970) • Debuted at Malmo, Sweden, on European tour 1970 • UK Tour 1971 • 1972 North American Tour (one gig) • 1973 Australasian Tour • 1976 Knebworth • 1989 Steel Wheels Tour • 1990 Urban Jungle tour, 1994 Voodoo Lounge Tour • 1997/8 Bridges to Babylon tour • 1999 No Security Tour • 2002 Licks Tour • 2005 A Bigger Bang Tour • 2012 NY • 2013 50 & Counting • 2014 14 On Fire Tour

Moonlight Mile (25 January 1999) • Rehearsed it for 1989 Steel Wheels Tour but not played • 1994 rehearsed for Voodoo Lounge tour but not played • Debuted at Oakland Arena, California on the 1999 No Security Tour • Rehearsed for 2013 50 & Counting but not played

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jaymie smith

April 13, 2015 at 1:28 am

I want tickets!

April 14, 2015 at 8:36 pm

You want tix’s. Be prepared to mortgage the house.

April 14, 2015 at 9:10 pm

I got my ticket for 112 in Pgh. Half what I paid for the Bigger Bang and 40 Licks Tours.

Stephane Garand

April 14, 2015 at 9:30 pm

I can’t wait to see you at Quebec City… :-)))))

April 14, 2015 at 9:40 pm

who cares the cost what would you pay to see Elvis or Mozart that’s the type of band this is what would you pay to see the beatles or led zep this will be my 30th time seeing them since 1981 or since I was old enough for my mom to let me go to a concert I wouldn’t miss it for all the money in the world I want to meet MICK ive met Ronnie nice chap if your going to cry about price its not a show for you

April 14, 2015 at 11:39 pm

Wild Horses was played on the Bridges to Babylon tour as well. It is even featured on the DVD filmed during the tour (featuring Dave Matthews).

SANDRA NIÑO FOSTER

April 15, 2015 at 12:16 am

06-06-15 #TheRollingStones ❤️

April 15, 2015 at 12:28 am

A high level executive I worked for, told me he skipped school to see The Stones in 1964 in Excelsior, MN….his picture ended up on the front page of the paper for all the world, including his parents, to see! He said it was worth the trouble then, and it’s worth the money now! I feel extremely lucky to get a ticket to the show…wish I had enough for one of those front row seats. Rock on guys….can’t wait to see you!

April 15, 2015 at 3:45 am

Never saw the Stones, never thought I would. I’ll be seeing them in Nashville come June. I’m so excited. they are my go to music all the time. To me their worth the time and money.

April 15, 2015 at 6:31 am

Can’t wait…look out music city

David Aleshire

April 15, 2015 at 8:04 am

The Rolling Stones didn’t play Nationwide Arena in Columbus,it was OSU basketball arena.Glad they are coming back.

Elena Rogers

April 15, 2015 at 9:09 am

I want to go. Please guys come to Boston or Foxboro please. I can’t travel far. I miss you.

April 15, 2015 at 9:13 am

I want to see them again. I can’t travel far. Please come to Boston or Foxboro guys please. I miss you. Come on.

April 15, 2015 at 9:18 am

I want to see them again. I can’t travel far. Please come to Boston or Foxboro guys please. I miss you. Come on. Why isn’t my comment being psted??

Tony Yamarino

April 15, 2015 at 12:46 pm

i got tickets I’m 56 years old and can’t wait to see them at bobby Dodd stadium

April 15, 2015 at 12:48 pm

i got tickets I’m 56 years old and can’t wait to see them at bobby Dodd stadium This is rock and roll.

Keith Sparbanie

April 15, 2015 at 1:34 pm

Dear Editor, please correct your typo… it’s the Pittsburgh STEELERS.

Dear Rolling Stones, Phoenix is the 6th largest city in America and you haven’t been here in a while. Please visit The Valley of the Sun!

Patti brown

April 15, 2015 at 3:57 pm

I am going to find a way to get the ga r fl show I can’t miss them…if they are coming this close I’m going!!

Bonnie Thomas

April 17, 2015 at 3:42 pm

Have been a fan since early 70’s, would love for you to come to Alaska or even Seattle this tour! I have never been to 1 of your concerts, I’m a radio DJ and play your music all the time! Would love to see your concert at least once!

April 20, 2015 at 7:56 pm

Me Donna & Lori want to attend the Texas tour .. Help us get there please….The Baddest Stones Fans Ever…..

Pauli Butler

May 24, 2015 at 2:24 pm

why don’t you get up here in New England! After all your are from England and the Zip Code Tour should at least include New England!

June 17, 2015 at 10:24 pm

Keith lives in fucking Connecticut, end the tour in Foxboro, he would be in his own bed less than 2 hrs later

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The Rolling Stones’ Zip Code tour: Five things you need to know

The Rolling Stones -- Ron Wood, left, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards -- perform at Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2013. They band has a new tour in the works.

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Those plucky upstarts in the Rolling Stones have announced a new round of touring and a reissue of their beloved 1971 LP “Sticky Fingers.” Here are a few facts you should know going into the mania for Mick & Co. on Tuesday morning.

1. There’s no L.A. date yet.

The last time the Stones dipped through L.A. for a tour, they started their SoCal run with a stop in Echo Park at the Echoplex, which sent fans into paroxysms of glee. But local fans will need to hold tight for now – while the “Zip Code” tour kicks off in San Diego on May 24, there’s no immediate L.A. date in the works. Let the surprise Coachella-set rumor-mongering begin! (Do not let that begin, that’s nuts.)

2. It’s tied to a “Sticky Fingers” reissue, which will include plenty of new material.

It’s maybe not the band’s most universally regarded “best” album (that would probably be 1972’s “Exile on Main Street,” fight among yourselves if you must), but 1971’s “Sticky Fingers” has a lot going for it. From the Andy Warhol-designed, unzippable-crotch cover (which likely scandalized your mom back in the day) to the addition of new guitarist Mick Taylor to undisputed classic singles like “Brown Sugar” and “Wild Horses,” it’s a fan favorite and worthy of fresh ears.

The band promises that the revisited LP will come in all contemporary formats (so rest easy, vinyl vermin) and will come with a slew on unreleased tracks and live recordings. Drummer Charlie Watts previously described the album to Rolling Stone as inspired by Jagger’s “very strange rhythm guitar... very much how Brazilian guitarists play, on the upbeat,” so this is an excellent occasion to see how that asessment holds up.

3. The tour, however, has some sad undertones as well.

It’s the band’s first tour since the death of longtime saxophonist Bobby Keys, who played on “Sticky Fingers” and other classic Stones albums and died from liver cirrhosis last year. It’s also the their first extended tour since designer L’Wren Scott , Jagger’s partner since 2001, died last March in the middle of the band’s international “14 on Fire” tour.

4. Onstage, they’ve still got it.

Back when they last swung through town, The Times’ Randall Roberts admitted that “When Jagger splashed some of his drinking water into the crowd, I got drenched — and then like any true fan, wiped the water all over my head, licked my lips to get some into my mouth. (This morning I feel like I’ve got some of Jagger’s DNA in my system.)” That’s good enough for us, and surely better than we’ll be doing after 50 years in our jobs.

The band said in a statement that the set will feature all the usual hits with some deep-catalog surprises. “People say, ‘How come you’re still doing this?’ but I can’t believe I did this when I was 20,” said Jagger in a promotional video for the tour. The stage will feature “a section that juts far into the crowd,” according to the Associated Press, though whether it can beat the set design from their 50 and Counting tour in 2012-2013 remains to be seen.

5. Tickets might be cheaper than you think.

At the Stones’ Staples Center stand in 2013, the band released a last-minute brick of tickets for $85 a pop . That’s much less than the stereotype of paycheck-eating tickets they’re known for these days (last time, it was $250-$600 each). So if the April 13 on-sale date rolls around and your eyes bug out at the entry fees, don’t lose hope quite yet.

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Rolling Stones kick off ‘Zip Code’ stadium tour in San Diego

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Rolling Stones launched their “Zip Code” North American tour in San Diego on Sunday with more than two hours of music.

In front of a sold-out crowd at Petco Park, the stalwart foursome rocked hit after hit from their 50-year catalog.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts opened with “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” before show opener Gary Clark Jr. joined them for “Bitch” from the band’s “Sticky Fingers” album, which is being reissued this week.

A long catwalk extending from the stage allowed Jagger to dance, run and skip into the center of the crowd. At one point, he ran full-speed down the catwalk and across the stage.

Songs in the high-energy set included “Honky-Tonk Women,” ’'Midnight Rambler,” ’'Gimme Shelter” and “Sympathy for the Devil.”

The chamber choir from California State University, Long Beach, joined the band onstage for “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” The band closed with “Satisfaction,” for which Jagger donned red glittery tuxedo tails.

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The Rolling Stones review – reviving the classics, but not as you know them

Comerica Park, Detroit With a stripped-down Stones who let the music do the talking, the Zip Code tour sees the band willing to breathe new life into a time-honoured back catalogue

Would the Mick Jagger who sang (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction in 1965 recognise the Mick Jagger who, 50 years later, sings (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction on Wednesday night in downtown Detroit?

Yes, the person is recognisable, but not so much the song. In this version at Comerica Park, the song’s swagger softens and then turns into something else entirely. This incarnation of Satisfaction ends up in a marathon vamp that sees the riff stretching out endlessly. Happen to enjoy (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction? The Stones are eager to carve you off a monster slice.

The Rolling Stones are once again lapping the US and Canada in a summer tour that nods at a seminal album in their golden period ( Sticky Fingers from 1971) while allowing fans to once again hear a time-honoured back catalogue of songs. This Zip Code tour is once again selling familiarity, like most latter-day Stones tours, and while there are few surprises in the setlist, this time something is different.

The two-and-a-quarter-hour show is not a sprint, but feels more like a bluesy stroll through many songs the band do not feel as obligated to present as beloved antiques. Unlike past tours, this one discards spectacular gimmicks like inflatables, pyrotechnics or stage props. Many of the 19 songs played are expanded for solos or brief, cutting sessions between guitarists Ron Wood and Keith Richards.

All night Jagger prowls the wings of the stage, as well as a catwalk that stretches into the infield of the downtown ballpark. For Moonlight Mile however, he stays put in front of a microphone where, instead of feeling obliged to shout familiar choruses to rev up his audience, shows his strength as a nuanced vocalist as the song swirls psychedelically. For Midnight Rambler , Jagger naturally races around the stage, but he also pays homage to the band’s deep roots in Chicago blues, taking long harmonica solos, one a counterpoint to licks firing from Wood’s slide guitar. The song stretches forward as Jagger hums Sittin’ On Top of the World, the traditional blues standard, before emulating the groans of his hero, Muddy Waters.

Keith Richards, the human riff.

All Down the Line is another highlight with Wood’s guitar in a call-and-response with the two-person horn section. Later, as the song grows, Richards joins him and the two guitarists talk with each another through their instruments, then overlapping one another in an ecstatic bit of musicianship that has even Charlie Watts cracking a wide smile.

These aren’t total reinventions, but they do breathe new life into the Stones’ jukebox of classics. This is a band with good reasons to have the blues; it’s the first tour without longtime saxophonist Bobby Keys who was key to their classic sound and who died from liver cirrhosis last year. The band is also on its first extended run since the death of L’Wren Scott , Jagger’s partner.

Guitarist Mick Taylor, who performed on Sticky Fingers, was the linchpin to the Stones’ last tour as his guest turns refreshed the most familiar material and were a living touchtone for Exile on Main Street , the 1972 album they reissued around that time. But unlike that revisiting of Exile, the Stones only graze Sticky Fingers, playing just three songs and none of the swampier material.

Richards, who fell briefly during the group’s stop in Indianapolis last weekend , has a two-song solo spot, but his voice is shaky and on Before They Make Me Run, leans on support from longtime backup singers Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler.

As with Chicago, the music of Detroit was instrumental to the Stones’ early sound. “A lot of people have influenced us from here,” jokes Jagger. “Bob Seger, Eminem, Kid Rock …” But the inevitable nod to Motown comes when the band play Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me), the Temptations’ signature song.

Jagger proves a restless showman who knows no rest in his hip-shaking, stage-strutting and finger-wagging. For Sympathy For the Devil, he dons a long red-feathered cape, looking more like Big Bird than Lucifer incarnate. While the costume may have not conjured up any bad juju, it does once again show the great lengths Jagger goes to in order to make the sale.

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Rolling Stones Kick Off ‘Zip Code’ Tour in San Diego: Live Review

A long catwalk extending from the stage allowed Mick Jagger to dance, run and skip into the center of the crowd. At one point, he ran full-speed down the catwalk and across the stage.

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Rolling Stones Kick Off 'Zip Code' Stadium Tour In San Diego | Billboard

Three decades or so after the Rolling Stones were first hit by a wave of jokes questioning whether they were too long in the tooth to keep rocking, a funny thing has happened: It’s the old jokes that got old. We now take it for granted that Keith Richards , Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood will be a formidable live combo well after 30 Seconds to Mars are on their second hip surgeries. As for Mick Jagger , the singer did not appear to be wearing a Fitbit or Apple Watch on stage at San Diego’s Petco Park, but if he had, we might have seen black smoke pouring out of it, as even our best wearable tech might struggle to keep up with the number of steps Jagger still puts in in a single evening. The question is no longer how long rockers can rock; it’s how long they can get away with skipping and sprinting.

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It would be a disservice to talk about a Stones show strictly in terms of athleticism, but the analogies do come to mind. Because there’s not much — well, anything — new that the band brought to the table as their 2015 Zip Code Tour officially opened Sunday. This 15-city stadium jaunt is essentially an extension of their longer 2013 arena tour, complete with the emphasis in the set on warhorses over wild horses, except for a fleeting mini-set of Sticky Fingers material. But if the music and moves are all beyond familiar, getting churlish about that feels kind of like complaining about seeing Carl Lewis do the 100-meter dash… especially if Lewis were still doing it as a septuagenarian. That they are still this ferociously fiery at this stage in the game makes it feel like we’re in the twilight zone’s zip code, because, live, anyway, the band that once titled an album Sucking in the Seventies could hardly be farther from sucking in their 70s.

“It’s great to be back here at Petco Park,” Jagger told the crowd early on. “We were the first band ever to play Petco Park when it was named that back in 2005. Nice local company. The Petco people have been kind to us. They provided all of our backstage catering. I particularly liked the chicken and venison tin. Keith liked the shepherd’s pie flavor. Ronnie likes the T-rex and tortoise formula, though we’re worried about him going back into his shell.” Later, Jagger made a quip about the Chargers leaving San Diego and added that Charlie Watts had spent the week there surfing, which may have been an Apocalypse Now gag.

Two years ago, the Stones were touring behind GRRR! , a greatest hits package, from which “Doom and Gloom” is still around as the lone token post-‘80s song. This time, they’re ostensibly promoting an imminent deluxe reissue of 1971’s Sticky Fingers, but doing “not the whole album, which we did the other night in Los Angeles — I think we got away with it — but a few.” The full-album rendering at the Fonda Theatre show four nights earlier turned out to be a one-time thing, not a tour-length exercise, as earlier rumored, which is a shame for the millions of Stones fans who failed to get into that awesomely good, once-in-a-lifetime show. But if Jagger felt compelled to half-apologize at the Fonda for the preponderance of “down” material on Fingers , you can imagine how he’d feel about doing “Sister Morphine” for 50,000 people every night.

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So what San Diego got from the album, and the next 14 cities may as well, is the two barnburners that would be part of any decent Stone show anyway — “Bitch” and “Brown Sugar” — plus the dreamy “Moonlight Mile,” which historically was only ever played on the 1999 tour, and “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking,” which might be No. 1 on most Stones fans’ lists of Deep Tracks. “ Almost jazz,” Jagger said — dismissively or admiringly? Hard to tell — following the extended instrumental “Knocking” coda… a worth-the-price-of-admission moment that had Wood going outside his comfort zone to recreate Mick Taylor’s bluesy guitar solo and new sideman Karl Denson replicating the late Bobby Keys’ classic sax work.

Since Richards is apparently loathe to imitate Taylor’s guitar work himself, Wood took on most of the other solos from the Taylor era, too — which accounted for the better part of the set list, since “Satisfaction” was the only pre-1968 number performed, and only five songs post-dated Wood’s mid-‘70s entree into the group. (Darryl Jones’ bass solo on “Miss You” allowed Wood to finally take some drags off that cigarette he seemed to be holding between the fingers of his strumming hand all night.) The interplay between the two guitarists remains a delight to watch; Richards and Wood are the real twins of the band, while Richards’ other Glimmer Twin, Jagger, is often far out on the ramps or mega-catwalk.

Which is not to say that the singer is alone out there. Jagger’s real “glimmer twin”? Us, the audience — any audience… he was apparently separated from us all at birth. Over the course of two hours and 15 minutes, he might have smiled three times, but the perpetually sullen look on his face is scant disguise for an eagerness to wow, with a constancy of movement that ranged from his menacing, arm-waving stomp in “Midnight Rambler” or his ability to let his shoulder blades do the equivalent of jazz hands. Singing? Yes, he’s still quite good at that, too, actually, bringing some sensitivity to “Moonlight Mile” amid the aggressively affectless drawl that is his stock-in-trade.

Design-wise, the Stones’ team has not gone all-out this time. Which, honestly, is perfectly fine. It was funny last time around when the production put a SRO pit in the middle of a semi-circular ramp in the shape of the lips logo. But does anyone go to a Stones show to see just how steampunk, or steely-wheely, their set design can get? No, and so it’s almost a relief that the Zip Code stage mostly consists of some framing that looks a little like a gothic driveway gate, beyond the usual T-shaped expanse for Mick to do his anaerobic finest… and to bring the sexiest woman in rock, Lisa Fischer, out into the middle of the stadium with him for “Gimme Shelter.”

As on the last tour, a local choir was brought out for the encore of “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” — in this case, a not-quite-local ensemble from Cal State Long Beach. The long-forgotten gag of even having a choir on that song was how the Stones were making a joke out of preaching the gospel of pragmatism, as if it were a spiritual thing. If you’re a diehard Stones fan hoping for more obscure song choices than they’re going to give you on this tour, it helps to be a little pragmatic about that and accept that they are playing to the more casual listener, who will find that, for his or her triple-digit fee, you can always get what you want, at least for the next eight weeks, if what you want are the greatest hits of the 1968-78 era performed as if they were written yesterday.

By coincidence, the music of the world’s consensus three greatest rock & roll bands — the Beatles , the Who  and the Rolling Stones — all have their music being toured in arenas or stadiums this summer. But only the last of that holy triumvirate can claim a lineup with more than two members on board, which could earn this the title of Miracle Tour, if they were just a little less humble. Of course, the Stones stand out from Paul McCartney and the half of the Who that are out on the road by virtue of a sheer lack of earnestness to the end. While Macca is singing “Blackbird” every night in honor of the civil rights movement, the Stones are ending their main set with Sticky Fingers ’ sensitive exploration of race relations, “Brown Sugar.” In the end, perhaps it’s the cheeky that will inherit the earth.

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Mick Jagger was 31 when, in 1975, he famously remarked: “I’d rather be dead than sing ‘Satisfaction’ when I’m 45.”

So, what song did Jagger, who turns 72 in July, sing for the final encore of the Rolling Stones’ Zip Code tour-opening concert Sunday night at Petco Park?

You guessed it: “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”

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And how did he fare with this 1965 classic, which gave this pioneering English band its first chart-topping hit in the United States 50 years ago next month?

Very simply, Jagger knocked it out of the sold-out park, singing and dancing with a degree of vigor and verve that would have been impressive when he was 31. He repeatedly dashed to and fro on the massive stage, which stretched across the stadium’s outfield, and shimmied on the catwalk, which extended 33 rows into the audience.

The fact that “Satisfaction” didn’t begin until two hours and five minutes after the concert got underway at 9:35 p.m. made Jagger’s charged delivery of the song verge on the unbelievable. The multigenerational audience of 42,000 – which included Christina Aguilera, Coldplay singer Chris Martin, San Diego basketball legend Bill Walton and movie stars Matt Damon and Katie Holmes – cheered his time-defying performance with repeated roars of approval.

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The deep creases in Jagger’s face made it clear he hasn’t struck any soul-sapping deals to retain the visage of his youth, à la “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” But his whippet-thin physique, constant gyrations and sheer vocal stamina were simultaneously inspiring and depressing, and for exactly the same reason.

Because, let’s face it: A good number of people younger than Jagger would likely gasp for breath – if not stagger – were they to attempt to emulate just a portion of the performance he gave at Petco.

To paraphrase a Donna Summer hit, he worked hard for the money. And that’s a good thing, since the face value for the highest-priced “Platinum” tickets for the concert was a staggering $4,000-plus, each. (So-called “Lucky Dip” tickets, for a limited number of seats throughout the venue, cost $29.50 each, plus service charges. The majority of tickets were in the three-figure range.)

Sunday’s 18-song, two-encore show marked the Stones’ first San Diego concert in a decade, as Jagger noted in between the band’s fourth and fifth selections, 1972’s “Tumbling Dice” and 2012’s “Doom and Gloom.” (The full set list appears at the conclusion of this review.)

“It’s great to be back here at Petco Park,” he said. “We were the first band to perform at Petco Park, back in 2005. The Petco people have been very nice to us. They provided all the backstage catering. I personally like the chicken and venison tin.”

That wasn’t the only example of Jagger’s playfulness.

At one point, he said that rock-solid drummer Charlie Watts, who turns 74 next week, had spent the past few days here surfing. It was a joke. But since the Stones will be spending the next several days here – their next Zip Code tour date isn’t until Saturday in Ohio – Watts and his band mates will have ample time to enjoy recreational opportunities in the area.

At another point, Jagger said: “We’re having a great time here in San Diego. It’s so beautiful here, why would anyone want to leave… especially the Chargers?”

His NFL machinations-inspired quip was followed, seconds later, by “Miss You,” which remains the most funk-fueled song in the Stones’ catalog (and whose title took on an unfortunate new tinge in the context of the Chargers).

It is that catalog, which includes some of the most galvanizing rock songs of the past 50 years, that enables the Stones to still fill stadiums, even though their most recent album of new material, “A Bigger Bang,” came out in 2005.

In fact, the third newest song performed Sunday, “Start Me Up,” dates back to 1981. Fortunately, it sounds just as feisty now as it did back then. So do such gems as “Brown Sugar,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” (which featured French horn work by Matt Clifford, along with the Cal State Long Beach Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir), “Street Fighting Man” and “Sympathy for the Devil” (which began with a prerecorded percussion loop that required Watts to wear headphones for the first, and only, time all night).

“Midnight Rambler,” conversely, was over-extended at nine minutes, while the show-opening “Jumping Jack Flash” seemed too short at barely four. With the exception of two numbers sung by guitarist Keith Richards, Jagger was on stage and in action virtually the entire time.

Richards, also 71, had some major pitch problems on the tender “Slipping Away,” a 1988 ballad that never settled into a consistent groove Sunday. He fared better with the mid-tempo rocker “Before They Make Me Run,” which dates back to the height of his heroin addiction in the 1970s (and which he introduced as the “Steel Wheels” song, “Can’t Be Seen,” then corrected himself). In an inside musical joke that passed in a near instant, Richards gave a pinched, Bob Dylan-inspired inflection to the words feel so alone in the “Run” couplet: “Only a crowd can make you feel so alone.”

With the exception of “Run,” “Slipping Away,” “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Give Me Shelter,” Richards left most of the lead guitar duties to Ron Wood, who performed with stadium-ready flair. “Bitch” featured some stinging six-string work by young Texas blues dynamo Gary Clark, Jr., who opened the concert with a potent, 53-minute set. It included a stirring tribute to the recently deceased B.B. King, whose first hit – 1952’s “Three O’Clock Blues” – Clark performed with palpable reverence and passion.

“Bitch” was one of just four songs performed Sunday from the Stones landmark 1971 album, “Sticky Fingers,” which will be released June 9 in a newly expanded edition. “Moonlight Mile,” from the same album, was a highlight, with Jagger offering some of his most rich and nuanced singing of the night. Even better was the turbo-charged “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking,” which featured a short but fiery tenor sax solo by San Diego’s Karl Denson, the Stones’ newest touring member.

“ Almost jazz,” Jagger said when the song was over.

That comment echoed the remark he made Wednesday at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, where the Stones performed all the selections from “Sticky Fingers” in their entirety for the first and, apparently, last time. Jagger has expressed concern that the ballads from the album wouldn’t translate well to a stadium setting, with or without the three enormous video screens at the back and and either side of the stage.

Or, perhaps, the band is underestimating its audience, which might welcome the opportunity to savor such exquisite gems as the understated “Wild Horses” and “Sister Morphine” in a large, outdoor setting. Given how positive the response was Sunday to the similarly subtle “Moonlight Mile,” Jagger and his colleagues might do well to consider adding a few more songs from “Sticky Fingers” as the tour proceeds.

They might also want to have their sound crew tweak the audio mix, which at Petco lacked the clarity and balance that Paul McCartney and his band had when they performed at the same stadium last September. There were also some rhythmic hiccups and missed cues during “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)” and “All Down the Line,” the concert’s second and third selections, but that may have been a simple case of opening-night nerves.

Even with the aural problems, the majority of Sunday’s concert reaffirmed that the Rolling Stones can still command a stadium like no other rock act. As for Jagger’s marathon man-like performance, one can’t help thinking that his late father, Joe – a gym teacher who was 93 when he died in 2006 – is beaming down with pride at his son’s enduring physical and musical fitness. Satisfaction, indeed!

Rolling Stones 2015 Petco Park set list

Jumping Jack Flash

It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)

All Down the Line

Tumbling Dice

Doom and Gloom

Moonlight Mile

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking

Street Fighting Man

Honky Tonk Women

Slipping Away

Before They Make Me Run

Midnight Rambler

Gimme Shelter

Start Me Up

Sympathy for the Devil

Brown Sugar

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

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The Rolling Stones’ Zip Code Tour – Orlando

The Rolling Stones are in a league of their own – not just with their musical history but with the size of shows they play and the amount they charge (tickets were upwards of 425 dollars). Stadium shows and the ticket prices carry huge expectations and the Stones proved they are still very much masters of their craft.

The show kicked off with a quick montage of Stones history ending with a “Welcome to Orlando” sign shown as Keith Richards hit the opening notes of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”. A large burst of fireworks followed on the first drum beat and the crowd of 50,000+ excitement exploded.

“All Down The Line” was a nice surprise early in the set – a deeper-cut classic Stones rocker but the band seemed to really hit their stride with “Tumbling Dice” which saw Mick Jagger taking full advantage of the catwalks to lead a stadium-wide sing-along.

Stadium shows tend to allow the pyro, larger than life video screens and stage setup to steal the spotlight from the music. Yet they also create an atmosphere of sorts – it is hard to match 50,000+ singing along providing energy that clearly feeds back to the band. Songs like “Start Me Up” mixed in pyro at just the right moments to elevate the atmosphere and music to a giant celebration level.

It is almost too easy to make jokes about their age (ranging from 68-74) yet critics would be hard pressed to find more showmanship, energy, and musical passion in bands half their age.

Every show the band turns to the internet to allow fans to vote for one song in the set – with usually including one option from the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. The winner was, and according to Jagger by a landslide, “She’s So Cold”. That, along with “Miss You” later in the set took what are rather polished album cuts and turned them into full fledge rock songs.

The tour has been loosely promoted as a celebration of their classic “Sticky Fingers” album due to the recent re-release. They dusted off some lesser played songs – “Bitch” and “Moonlight Mile”. “Bitch” being a highlight of night thanks to the guitar efforts of Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood.

The over 10-minute long “Midnight Rambler” filled with a collection of guitar, vocal, and harmonic solos, was a perfect example of how the band can take a simple blues song and translate it to the stadium setting. For many, extended jams are cue for a bathroom or beer break, but whether it was the passion of Jagger’s vocals or the back and forth guitar trading of Richards and Wood, the crowd’s energy never fell off.

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Rolling Stones Announce Summer Tour, ‘Sticky Fingers’ Reissue

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UPDATE:   The Rolling Stones have released a limited-edition version of Sticky Fingers with the band’s rare alternate Spanish cover art. The album features an image of a woman’s hand emerging from a can of syrup and is now available at Urban Outfitters.

The Rolling Stones will return to North American stadiums this summer for the 15-city Zip Code tour. The tour will kick off May 24th at San Diego’s Petco Park, criss-crossing the country before ending July 15th at Quebec’s Le Festival D’Été de Québec. The tour name plays off the jeans-focused cover of the group’s classic 1971 album, Sticky Fingers , which it will be reissuing in a deluxe format on May 26th.

The band will play hits-filled sets, as well as selections of what it’s calling “special gems” from its catalog. The last time the group toured U.S. stadiums was in 2007.

The group intends to elevate its stadium performances with a stage that will extend deep into the audience, as well as video screens and special effects. Tickets for all U.S. shows go on sale April 13th, while the Quebec date goes on sale April 11th.

“We are excited to be back in North America playing stadiums this summer,” Mick Jagger said in a statement. “We are looking forward to being back onstage and playing your favorite songs.” The singer added in a promo video for the tour, “People say, ‘How come you’re still doing this?’ but I can’t believe I did this when I was 20.”

“We love being out on the road and it is great to come back to North America,” Keith Richards added. “I can’t wait to get back on the stage!”

The deluxe reissue of Sticky Fingers , which is home to concert favorites “Brown Sugar,” “Wild Horses,” “Dead Flowers,” “Bitch” and “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking,” will be released in a variety of formats, from basic standard CD reissues to lavish box sets. 

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The deluxe edition will include a version of “Brown Sugar” that features Eric Clapton, unreleased takes on “Bitch,” “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” and “Dead Flowers” and an acoustic version of “Wild Horses.” It will also include five tracks the band recorded from a performance at London’s Roundhouse in 1971, including “Honky Tonk Women” and “Midnight Rambler.”

A super-deluxe version will also include Get Yer Leeds Lungs Out! , a 13-track recording of the band’s concert in Leeds in March 1971. It includes the Sticky Fingers cuts “Brown Sugar,” “Bitch” and “Dead Flowers.” This edition will also contain a 120-page book with new liner notes, rare and previously unpublished photos, a print and postcard set and a cover with a real working zipper, like the album cover.

Looking back on Sticky Fingers – known for its Andy Warhol–designed cover featuring a close-up of a man’s crotch with unzippable jeans fly – drummer Charlie Watts once claimed its distinct sound came from Jagger’s unique interest in playing guitar at the time. “He plays very strange rhythm guitar…very much how Brazilian guitarists play, on the upbeat,” he said . “It is very much like the guitar on a James Brown track – for a drummer, it’s great to play with.”

The shows mark the band’s first North American dates since concluding their 50 & Counting run in 2013. Since then, the group played a number of concerts in Europe, Asia and Australia, some of which had been rescheduled following the death of Jagger’s girlfriend, L’Wren Scott last March.

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The Rolling Stones have announced they are going back on the road with a brand-new tour performing in 16 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Fans can expect to experience Mick, Keith and Ronnie play their most popular hits ranging from “Start Me Up,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Satisfaction” and more, as well as fan favourite deep cuts and music from their new album HACKNEY DIAMONDS.

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Folks can show off their moves like Jagger when The Rolling Stones work the stage on their "Hackney Diamonds" tour, in support of their new album. Fans can expect to hear the rock titans dish up their most popular songs such as “Start Me Up,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Satisfaction” and more, plus fan-favorite deep cuts and music from "Hackney Diamonds." Tour dates are Sunday, April 28, through Wednesday, July 17.

For tickets, visit rollingstones.com . 

The only artist to stand between Taylor Swift topping the album most streamed globally on Spotify in 2023 is rapper/singer Bad Bunny . The Puerto Rican superstar had the most-streamed album for the second straight year with "Un Verano Sin Ti," racking up over 4.5 billion streams globally. He's bringing his "Most Wanted Tour" across the country from Wednesday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, May 26.

For tickets, visit mostwantedtour.com .

Bruce Springsteen

Springsteen and the E Street Band had to cut their tour short last year after The Boss was sidelined by peptic ulcer disease. This year the rock icon is back with tour dates from Tuesday, March 19, to Sunday, April 21, before going overseas. He'll be back in North America from Thursday, Aug. 15, to Friday, Nov. 22.     

For tickets, visit brucespringsteen.net .

Olivia Rodrigo 

In support of her new album "Guts," Grammy-winning singer Olivia Rodrigo announced dates on Instagram last summer for her upcoming "Guts World Tour." The North American leg of the tour is Friday, Feb. 23, through Tuesday, April 9. Then she returns for stateside performances Friday, July 19, to Saturday, Aug. 17.  Special guests on "Guts World Tour" include The Breeders, Chappell Roan, PinkPantheress and Remi Wolf.  

For tickets, visit oliviarodrigo.com .

Noah Kahan 

Folk-pop artist Noah Kahan , popular for the songs "Dial Drunk" and "Stick Season," already has sold out a chunk of his shows this year, for both his performances overseas and in North America (including Canada). The recent Grammy Awards performer is touring in North America on Saturday, March 2, through Sunday, Aug. 4. Bear in mind, some of those sold-out gigs are sandwiched between dates when tickets are still available.  

For tickets, visit noahkahan.com .

From performing at this year's Super Bowl halftime show to dropping the new album "Coming Home," R&B sensation Usher is already hitting the ground running in 2024. Usher is celebrating his longstanding music career, which started in the '90s, on his "Past Present Future" tour on Saturday, Aug. 24, through Thursday, Oct. 31. Tickets went on sale Feb. 12.  

For tickets, visit usherworld.com .  

Morgan Wallen  

Tearing it up in the country music scene is Morgan Wallen . His concerts were highly coveted last year, and this year is looking like a déjà vu. The "Whiskey Glasses" singer is touring Thursday, April 4, through Friday, Aug. 9.  

For tickets, visit morganwallen.com . 

Green Day's "The Saviors Tour" features the band playing "Dookie" and "American Idiot" in its entirety. Tour dates are Monday, July 29, to Saturday, Sept. 28. The band is joined by luminaries Rancid and The Smashing Pumpkins, plus the rising band The Linda Lindas.

For tickets, visit greenday.com .

Zach Bryan 

Country singer-songwriter Zach Bryan , known for tunes like "Something in the Orange" and "Oklahoma Smokeshow," will be punching the time clock on "The Quittin Time Tour." Show dates are Tuesday, March 5, through Thursday, Dec. 19.  

For tickets, visit zachbryan.com . 

Chris Stapleton 

He made his fans emotional when he sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl last year. This time fans will get a whole evening of Chris Stapleton , the Grammy-winning country singer who's back on tour Friday, March 1 through Wednesday, Aug. 21, before heading overseas. He'll close out the year with George Strait and Little Big Town in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 7. Stapleton's tour also includes appearances from Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, Elle King, The War and Treaty, Allen Stone, Marcus King, Turnpike Troubadours, Grace Potter, Nikki Lane, plus Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives. 

For tickets, visit chrisstapleton.com

Heavy metal legends Metallica will take their "M72 World Tour" to North America on Friday, Aug. 2, through Sunday, Sept. 29. The band won a Grammy this month for Best Metal Performance on their album "72 Seasons."  

For tickets, visit metallica.com .

Nicki Minaj

Barbie rapper Nicki Minaj will paint the town pink with a deep catalog of songs to choose from. This includes music from her new album "Pink Friday 2," a project that offers features from Drake ("Needle"), J. Cole ("Let Me Calm Down"), Lil Wayne ("RNB") and others. Fans can catch her on tour in North America from Friday, March 29, through Monday, May 13.

For tickets, visit nickiminajofficial.com .

Legendary pop-punk trio Blink-182 is fresh off dropping their reunion album, "One More Time." The classic band lineup is back with Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus. Songs off the new record include "Dance with Me" and the titular "One More Time." Blink-182's tour, which features guest rockers Pierce The Veil, is Saturday, March 30, through Thursday, Aug. 15.

For tickets, visit blink182.com .

Def Leppard

Fans will bend the knee to rock royalty when Hall of Famers Def Leppard reign down buckets of hits on stage. Leppard is known for tunes like "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Hysteria." Their tour is Saturday, July 6, through Sunday, Sept. 8.

For tickets, visit defleppard.com .

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