Rolling Stones To Retire? Band Denies Rumors, Readies For 50th Anniversary
No one would blame the Rolling Stones for retiring. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and the rest of the band have been playing together since 1962. This morning, rumors circulated around the internet that the legendary band would be calling it quits with a performance at the Glastonbury festival next Summer.
But the Stones aren’t planning on playing at Glastonbury, and at the moment, there’s no word on the band retiring.
The Daily Mail reports that Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts were scheduled to play on the Pyramid stage on Sunday night at the famous Somerset festival. It would be the first time the band would play at Glastonbury.
A source said:
”All four members have agreed that next year is the right time to have one final hurrah and put on the gig of their lives. It’s as case of now or never, and obviously Glastonbury is the most important festival on the circuit. Everybody’s incredibly excited … it’s a final bow.”
The Guardian, however, reports that the retirement rumors are not true. A representative for the band insisted that the Rolling Stones were not announcing their retirement anytime soon and that the band was not scheduled to play at Glastonbury.
A spokesman for the festival said that organizers have not heard anything from the Stones about playing one last show at Glastonbury. The spokesman said:
“Everybody in the year off thinks they’ve come up with the perfect Glastonbury lineup. But at the moment there isn’t anything to confirm or deny.”
The Rolling Stones played their first gig in 1962 but the current lineup didn’t get together until 1963.
Richards said:
“The Stones always considered ’63 to be 50 years, because Charlie didn’t actually join until January.”
Do you think the Rolling Stones should retire? All of the band members are in their late 60s or early 70s, and have a combined age of 272-years-old.
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Posted: June 18, 2012
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Jun 19, 2012
Hey hey, you you, get off of my lawn…
Jun 19, 2012
what's the difference if they 'retire' or not? since when is any band, or athlete, or whoever held to these publicity seeking and ticket selling 'final tour' announcements? it's been 30 years since the who's 'farewell tour' in '82! they've toured almost 10 times since. retirement? please.
Jun 19, 2012
This is not accurate. The current lineup was established in 1975 when Ronnie Wood joined.
Jun 19, 2012
Sure they should go on if they want. Old rockers are great! They still give the best performance. They don't have to dress like morons and do funky dance moves to promote themselves. They ride on their talent, good lyrics, good music. This is why I don't bother with the Grammys. It's nothing but a bunch of kids trying too hard and none of them will be around 10 years from now let alone 30 and 40 years. They didn't make a million dollars on one song and can't make another.
Jun 19, 2012
These guys don't lip sing, and they don't do shows with recordings made in a studio while pretending that they are playing their instruments during a concert. These men are nothing like this generation of so called musicians. The Stones demonstrate their talent day after day on stage and easily outperform their younger counterparts. Mick at 67 is still the greatest frontmen ever in Rock and Roll. There may be better singers out there, but there is no one out there with the energy, spark, and attitude that can only come from having rock and roll flowing though his veins. There is no need for them to have 50 half naked women jumping around on stage or for Mick hang to upside down from a rope or trapeze like these new performers do. Why? Simply, because they don't have to hide behind anything, for they truly have talent, like many of the performers of their generation. It's truly sad when the likes of these men and the counterparts of their generation retire, for they were the last batch of truly great musicians. Today most of the performer of this generation use autotuners, lip-sing, sample other peoples music, copy each other’s catchy beats, and most often only are famous because they have that look. Long live the Rolling Stones and the rockers of their generation!
Jun 19, 2012
well not exactly since bill wyman retired in 1991, but that's not the point….it's when the stones started.
Jun 19, 2012
I like what you say Michael. Talent isn't something important anymore. Only the cashbox counts. I'm with you on what you're saying in this post.
Jun 19, 2012
Should they retire? Hell NO!
Jun 19, 2012
You tell 'em!
Jun 19, 2012
I so agree with Michael Castagna below. I was lucky enough to grow up with tons of great bands and they all played their music on stage and they wrote their music and they put out multiple albums the next better than the last (usually) I'm talking about, Styx, REO, Kansas, Ted Nugent, Grand Funk Railroad, Kiss, Tom Petty, The Who, The Kinks, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and of course the Rolling Stones. There were loads more bands too, all of the similar style, talent and feel, Boston, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyd, ZZ Top, G&R, Black Crowes. Maybe I'm just old but what passes for music today just seems contrived and fake. It's orchestrated, controlled and shallow. Maybe it isn't the musicians' fault that the business has gotten so stupid, and maybe the bands listed above already wrote all the great licks and tunes.
Jun 20, 2012
I agree with you Mike but just for the record, it's LIP SYNC not lip sing.
Jun 21, 2012
I don't know Jan. I love what Robert Plant is doing right now with his Band of Joy. He reinvented himself. I feel like the Rolling Stones have become a caricature.
Jun 21, 2012
So don t go see them if they re not your cup of tea…..that s why there are lots of bands
I love the Stones and I always will.
Jun 21, 2012
Just my opinion that sometimes the legend is best. I loved them in their prime.
Jun 21, 2012
I think every generation has their great music acts and this younger generation is no different. There is a lot of talent out there. We boomers think we invented music sometimes. The biggest act out there is Lady Gaga. Behind the notoriety (and remember there was plenty of notoriety with Mick back in the day) is some real talent. If you don't think so, listen to this pre-Gaga performance at NYU: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjbGiSjif4E&feature=related
Jun 22, 2012
the stone are wonderful, they are like brown sugar.
Jun 25, 2012
They'd better not retire. I am in complete agreement with Michael Castagna's entire comment. The Stones still make absolutely stellar rock albums. A Bigger Bang was/is a fantastic collection of songs and Mick sounds exactly like he did in the old days. The band's musical chops are equally as sharp.Tracks like " Look What the Cat Dragged in," "Rain Fall Down" and "Rough Justice" rock as much as anything they've ever put out. Here's hoping the Stones still stick together and put out new music.