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The legendary rockers are hitting the road again in 2024.Fresh on the heels of the release of their 26th album, Hackney Diamonds, the Rolling Stones have scheduled a set of arena dates here in the US, to begin on April 28, in Houston.  (A complete list of dates is below).The upcoming tour will mark the band's first return to performing in the US, in over 2 years, after the passing of long time drummer, Charlie Watts, back in 2021.  Although Charlie's position in the riser has been repl …

                                    Rolling Stones are returning to North America for a continuation of their No Filter Tour.   As you may recall, the Stones originally began their No Filter Tour back in 2017, in Europe, before taking it to the US, in 2019.  However, the tour went on an indefinite hiatus, due to lead singer Mick Jagger requiring heart surgery, although they did …

“It’s just amazing, man. I never expected to get around to Louis Armstrong status, you know?” - Keith Richards in Rolling Stone, November 28, 2018 The Rolling Stones have announced 19 U.S. dates for their 2019 "No Filter" tour, starting April 20 in Miami and wrapping June 25 in Chicago. This will be the Stones' first U.S. shows since 2015’s "Zip Code" tour and will include cities like Jacksonville, Florida which they haven’t played in 30 years. Guitarist Keith Richards is amazed th …

Earlier this week, on St. Patrick's Day, L'Wren Scott, longtime girlfriend of Rolling Stones' singer Mick Jagger, was found dead in her Manhattan apartment by her assistant, from what was ruled as a suicide. As one who, in a sense, works in two different industries running Rocker Rags (those 2 industries being music and fashion), this death has hit me kind of hard. I didn't know Ms. Scott, nor do I know Mr. Jagger, however, she was inspirational to both industries.  Mick and …

Considered by many to be a grandfather of rock 'n roll, Rolling Stones' guitarist, Keith Richards, a 5 time grandfather himself is about to have his first children's book published titled "Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar." The pictures for the book will be provided by Keith's daughter, Theodora. The story, which is about the bond between grandfathers and their grandchildren, is inspired by Keith's relationship with his own grandfather, Theodore Augustus …