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50 & Counting

50 & Counting was a concert tour by the Rolling Stones to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band, which started in October 2012 with two secret club gigs in Paris, and ended in July 2013 with two major shows at Hyde Park.

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25 October 2012 (2012-10-25)
13 July 2013 (2013-07-13)
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$148.9 million ($205.8 million in 2025 dollars)

50 & Counting was a concert tour by the Rolling Stones to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band, which started in October 2012 with two secret club gigs in Paris, and ended in July 2013 with two major shows at Hyde Park.

In Boston, Massachusetts on 12 June 2013- The Rolling Stones and support musicians from L-R in foreground: Jagger, Wood, Richards, and Jones- in the rear: Leavell (on keyboards), and Watts. Not visible: Mick Taylor, Wyman, horns and backing vocalists

In May 2012, the band met up at a studio in Weehawken, New Jersey for some secretive, preliminary rehearsals (their first time playing together since 2007).

On 19 May 2012, Mick Jagger hosted and performed on the season finale of Saturday Night Live. The Rolling Stones then made their first public appearance in over four years on 11 July 2012 at the Marquee Club in London and the following day at Somerset House to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their first ever concert. They also published a book entitled The Rolling Stones: 50 as well as a documentary, Crossfire Hurricane, released on 15 November 2012 on HBO. The documentary included interviews from all six of the living band members.

In August 2012, the Stones gathered at a studio in Paris to record their first new material since A Bigger Bang.

In October and November 2012, the Rolling Stones conducted rehearsals for their 50th anniversary concerts. The rehearsals for the 2012 tour took place in Bondy near Paris (in a rehearsal studio named Planet Live) and in London at the Wembley Arena for the 2012 shows. On 12 November 2012, they released GRRR!, a greatest hits compilation album that included the two new songs from the August recording sessions: "Doom and Gloom" (previously released as a single on 11 October 2012) and "One More Shot".

On 15 October 2012, they announced their first shows: two at the O2 Arena in London on 25 & 29 November 2012, one at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on 8 December, and two at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on 13 & 15 December. The 15 December 2012 show was broadcast in pay-per-view in the United States and many other countries.

Guests were announced, including former members Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor at the two shows in London. At the first London show the band was joined by Mary J. Blige and Jeff Beck. For the second London show, Eric Clapton and Florence Welch appeared. The guests for the Brooklyn show were Mary J. Blige and Gary Clark, Jr. Mick Taylor appeared at both Newark shows. John Mayer performed at the first Newark show, while Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and The Black Keys were the guests at the second night in Newark.

The Rolling Stones played two secret shows in Paris in October 2012. They also participated on 12 December 2012 in the 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief performing a brief set of "You Got Me Rocking" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash".

On 3 April 2013, through their website, they announced more concerts as part of the 50 & Counting tour: a Spring 2013 North American tour of 18 arena concerts with the addition of a surprise club show at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA on 27 April 2013 where they were rehearsing. Prior to the announcement, the Associated Press compiled a list of five "reasons to care" about the pending tour by the "legendary band".

The rehearsals for the 2013 tour took place in Burbank, California, at Center Staging for the 2013 shows.

Katy Perry performed as guest star on May, 11 in Las Vegas, Carrie Underwood was guest on the 25 may concert in Toronto while Taylor Swift was guest on the 3 June concert in Chicago. After the last American concert on 24 June at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., the Stones returned to England to headline the Glastonbury Festival on 29 June, the band's first time ever participation in the festival.

On 6 and 13 July, they performed two shows at Hyde Park, 44 years after the 1969 performance and 51 years after their first ever gig (12 July 1962) at the Marquee Club then situated on Oxford Street, only a mile from the Hyde Park venue.

After the second Hyde Park concert, the band had a birthday celebration for Mick Jagger who turned 70 on 26 July 2013. The two Hyde Park shows were used for the live album Hyde Park Live as well as the concert film Sweet Summer Sun: Live in Hyde Park released 11 November 2013.

On 3 December 2013, the Rolling Stones announced the 14 On Fire tour, a follow-up to the 50 & Counting tour, due to start in February 2014 and visit the Middle East and Asia, Europe in summer 2014, and Australia in later 2014.

This set list is representative of the show on 3 May 2013. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
25 October 2012ParisFranceLe Trabendo—.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a—N/a
29 October 2012Théâtre Mogador
25 November 2012LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena31,755 / 31,755$17,100,700
29 November 2012
8 December 2012BrooklynUnited StatesBarclays Center14,471 / 14,471$7,297,560
12 December 2012New York CityMadison Square Garden—N/a—N/a
13 December 2012NewarkPrudential Center27,476 / 27,476$14,288,750
15 December 2012
27 April 2013Los AngelesEchoplex—N/a—N/a
3 May 2013Staples Center28,313 / 28,313$9,933,548
5 May 2013OaklandOracle Arena14,133 / 14,133$5,068,993
8 May 2013San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose12,803 / 12,803$4,507,648
11 May 2013Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena13,327 / 13,327$6,119,172
15 May 2013AnaheimHonda Center26,579 / 26,579$8,163,662
18 May 2013
20 May 2013Los AngelesStaples Center
25 May 2013TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre31,149 / 31,149$11,526,570
28 May 2013ChicagoUnited StatesUnited Center43,763 / 43,763$16,524,615
31 May 2013
3 June 2013
6 June 2013TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
9 June 2013MontrealBell Centre14,654 / 14,654$4,299,296
12 June 2013BostonUnited StatesTD Garden24,277 / 24,277$7,577,375
14 June 2013
18 June 2013PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center29,894 / 29,894$9,245,276
21 June 2013
24 June 2013Washington, D.C.Verizon Center14,404 / 14,404$4,529,226
29 June 2013PiltonEnglandWorthy Farm—N/a—N/a
6 July 2013LondonHyde Park130,000 / 130,000$22,686,623
13 July 2013
456,998 / 456,998$148,869,014

The Rolling Stones

  • Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion, keyboards
  • Keith Richards – guitars, vocals
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Ronnie Wood – guitars

Special guests

  • Mick Taylor – guitars
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar

Additional musicians

  • Bernard Fowler – backing vocals, percussion

  • Lisa Fischer – backing vocals, percussion

  • Darryl Jones – bass guitar, backing vocals

  • Bobby Keys – saxophone

  • Chuck Leavell – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion

  • Tim Ries – saxophone, keyboards

  • Matt Clifford- French horn, introduction voice

  • Top 100 North American Mid Year Tours 2013: #1

  • Total Gross: US$87.7 million

  • Total Attendance: 253,296

  • No. of concerts: 18

  • The Rolling Stones concerts

  • Official website

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