The Rolling Stones have announced a series of Australian and New Zealand dates as part of their 14 On Fire Tour.
The Stones will play shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Hanging Rock and Auckland, in addition to the recently sold-out concert at the revamped Adelaide Oval on March 22.
Mick Taylor will be a special guest for the shows, which open March 19 in Perth.
The 14 On Fire Tour will be the Stones’ seventh trip down under and first since 2006’s “A Bigger Bang” World Tour. In 2003, they brought their “Licks” Tour to the country, and, before that, the “Voodoo Lounge World Tour” in 1995. The band’s first-ever tour of Australia and New Zealand was in 1965.
“Can’t wait to reconnect with all our friends in Australia & New Zealand,” said Mick Jagger. “It’s been a while since we’ve played to you all, so we are looking forward to being back on stage & playing your favourite songs.”
“We all had such a ball this year and so we wanted to keep it going!,” added Keith Richards. “The energy between the band is better than ever and we’re all looking forward to coming back Down Under. I can’t wait to get back on the stage with the boys”
Tickets for all shows go on sale to the general public on December 16, with a pre-sale via frontiertouring.com/rollingstones.com starting December 9.
A limited selection of “lucky dip” seats from each venue will also be available to purchase at a very special price of just $99 via www.rollingstones.com on December 16 (from 9am local time), giving fans a chance at some of the best tickets for a bargain.
The Rolling Stones
14 On Fire tour
Mar 19 – Perth, AU – Perth Arena
Mar 22 – Adelaide, AU – Adelaide Oval (soul out)
Mar 25 – Sydney, AU – Allphones Arena
Mar 28 – Melbourne,AU – Rod Laver Arena
Mar 30 – Macedon Ranges, AU – Hanging Rock
Apr 02 – Brisbane, AU – Entertainment Centre
Apr 05 – Auckland, NZ – Mt Smart Stadium
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