The Rolling Stones

:For other uses, see Rolling Stones (disambiguation)

Don't stop: 2000-present

In 2002, the Rolling Stones released Forty Licks, a greatest hits album that spanned their career, that contained four new songs. The same year, Q magazine named The Rolling Stones as one of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die". On July 30, 2003, the band headlined the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to help the city recover financially and psychologically from the effects of the 2003 SARS epidemic. It was attended by an estimated 490,000 people, the largest single-day ticketed event in world history. On November 9, 2003, the band played its first ever concert in Hong Kong as part of the Harbour Fest celebration. In November of 2003 the band exclusively licensed the right to sell their new 4-DVD boxed set, Four Flicks, recorded on their most recent world tour, to the U.S Best Buy chain of stores. In response, other music retail chains (including Tower Records, Virgin Megastore and HMV) pulled all Rolling Stones CDs and related merchandise from their shelves and replaced them with signs explaining the situation.

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2002 - Forty Licks - Greatest hits - ''Q'' magazine - 50 Bands To See Before You Die - July 30 - 2003 - Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto - Toronto, Ontario - Canada - SARS - November 9 - Hong Kong - Harbour Fest - November - Four Flicks - Best Buy - Tower Records - Virgin Megastore - HMV

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The Stones completed sessions with Don Was as producer for a new studio album in Paris in December 2004, with Jagger and Richards writing and recording new songs. It was said the Stones would reconvene after the Christmas holidays and that the tracks recorded so far were significantly different to anything he has worked on with The Stones before. Charlie Watts also attended the Paris sessions and was reported to be in excellent health after being treated for throat cancer. On July 26 2005, coinciding with Jagger's birthday, the band announced the name of their new album, A Bigger Bang, which was released September 6th to much critical acclaim including a glowing review in Rolling Stone magazine. On May 10 2005 the Stones announced plans for another world tour starting on August 21st at Fenway Park in Boston. The tour is expected to include dates throughout the USA and Canada before going to South America, Asia and Europe.

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Don Was - Paris - 2004 - Christmas - Throat cancer - July 26 - 2005 - A Bigger Bang - September 6 - Rolling Stone magazine - May 10 - August 21

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Launching the tour at the Julliard School in New York, Mick Jagger told reporters that it would not necessarily be their last and declared that work on a new album was "85 percent" complete.

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In the last few years, Toronto, Ontario has been chosen as a pre-tour venue for the Rolling Stones. They have played at smaller venues such as the Palais Royale and The Phoenix prior to the full tour. In the wake of the SARS outbreak, the Stones came to Toronto to host a relief concert. Toronto has become something of a headquarters for the Stones, and they are considered there Toronto's stepchild of rock and roll.

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Toronto, Ontario - Palais Royale - The Phoenix - SARS - Toronto - Stepchild

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The group kicked off their Bigger Bang world tour 2005—2006 with two shows at the historic Fenway Park, Boston, where The Stones' huge stage caused extensive damage to the outfield, so that approximately 40,000 square feet (4,000 m²) of sod had to be brought in to repair it, and a subsequent baseball game held at the park three days later had to be pushed back an hour to give the grounds crew more time to complete the repairs.

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2005 - 2006 - Fenway Park - Boston

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The group will play during half-time of Super Bowl XL. The Stones are also taking part in creating promotions throughout the entire NFL season which feature music from their new album, "A Bigger Bang" and footage from their supporting world tour as well. http://www.freep.com/news/locway/stones-bar11e_20050901.htm

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Super Bowl XL - NFL

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