Rolling Stones: Are They Announcing More U.S. Tour Dates?

UPDATE: They were not announcing more U.S. tour dates (at least, not yet).   

A new post on the Rolling Stones' social media accounts might be signaling that they are announcing new tour dates in America. A quick video shows the Stones' stage as the band is about to perform and then we see and hear Keith Richards beginning to play "Street Fighting Man." Then, we hear Mick Jagger's voice yelling, "Hi, everybody!" as the band kicks in behind them.

A message after the quick clip says, "Wednesday 13th April 3 PM BST/10 AM EST/7 AM PDT." Given the time zones -- the British Summer Time zone, as well as Eastern and Pacific, it would appear that the Stones are announcing dates on the east and west coast of the U.S.

Of course, they could be announcing a live recording, or a new album, or something else. But given that the band has seemed to gel with drummer Steve Jordan, it would seem likely that the band will continue playing concerts.

Meanwhile, the Stones recently announced the release of El Mocambo 1977, a live album from two legendary 1977 shows. Recorded on March 4 and 5 1977, the Rolling Stones played 'secret' gigs at the 300 capacity venue in Toronto, under the guise of 'The Cockroaches,' playing alongside Canadian rock band April Wine. Unknowing radio contest winners were not aware that they were seeing the Rolling Stones... at least on night one. You can order the 2CD or variant versions of the 4 LP set here.

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The Rolling Stones have an eventful 2024 ahead of them. The iconic band will be hitting the road in North America in support of their latest album, Hackney Diamonds, which was released in October 2023. Their 2024 tour dates are as follows:

Hackney Diamonds, of course, was their first studio album of original material since 2005's A Bigger Bang. The Stones announced the album in a press conference in September 2023 hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

During the press conference, Mick Jagger said of the album, "We wouldn’t be putting this out now if we didn’t really like it. We didn’t want to make just any record and put it out. So we wanted to make a record."

Jagger added, "Before we went in, we said we all want to make a record that we really love, ourselves. People may like it, other people may not. But we must say this, we are quite pleased with it. … We hope you’ll like it."

Hackney Diamonds features some big guests. Ronnie Wood said during the presser that Lady Gaga sings on the track "Sweet Sounds of Heaven." He also dropped Stevie Wonder's name but didn't specify what track he'd be on. Late drummer Charlie Watts is featured on two tracks with one of them being "Live By the Sword."

Keith Richards provides vocals on "Tell Me Straight." He playfully said of the song, "I can tell you straight that I have no idea what it's about. He [pointing to Jagger] tried to steal it, so it must be good."