New York – The Rolling Stones are hitting the road again, and Colorado fans will count on a musical feast when the band plays the Pepsi Center on Thanksgiving.
The venerable rockers on Tuesday announced their 2005- 06 World Tour at a news conference that saw them deliver a surprise commencement gift to New York University graduates: The band played an outdoor concert at the Lincoln Center just as graduation attendees emerged from a morning ceremony.
Appearing on a cloudless day in front of a gathering dominated by midtown Manhattan’s lunch crowd, the Stones played their first news conference show in 20 years.
Exact ticket prices and sale- date information for the Nov. 24 Denver date were unavailable Tuesday, but the band said in a statement that prices will fall in line with their goal of “making their shows accessible to all fans.”
The Stones will play smaller rock clubs, arenas and stadiums during the 35-date North American leg of the tour, which launches Aug. 21 at Boston’s Fenway Park. It will head to South America, Asia and Europe next year.
Ticket prices will run about $50 to $110, depending on the venue. Some fans will be able to purchase pricier “gold circle” seats, and a few will be able to view the show from the stage.
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood last played Denver two years ago during the “Licks” tour. The band was the top-grossing traveling act of 2003, according to Billboard.com, raking in about $300 million in revenue.
The Stones delivered their three-song Lincoln Center set in front of a curtain featuring a series of their famous lips logos. They opened with “Start Me Up,” then played “Oh No Not You Again,” a new song from the Stones’ forthcoming CD, due this summer. They closed with “Brown Sugar.”
During a question-and-answer period after the concert, the Stones said this tour’s set list will be loose and will probably include songs fans have never heard performed live.
“The band is redefining the concert experience,” longtime Stones tour promoter Michael Cohl said in a statement. “For fans, this will be the greatest tour yet.”
