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PEOPLE:
The celebration, and official year for The Rolling Stones 50 is THIS year... (2012) per their website, and from the official releases.
But not according to their guitarist and second main songwriter, who reckons that its 'officially' 2013..
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They have a book, a movie, and a greatest hits...plus a few special shows planned to celebrate. THAT is their 50 year anniversary.
Next year, if they tour, is not going to be a continuation of this years festivities....nor will they tout it as such. It will be a separate ordeal entirely.
Yeah, theyre going to make that new album and tour behind it. Right?

Four shows to cash in on a money spinning anniversary and then next year when nobody cares about a new record, it'll be something 'new'.....riiiiiiiiiight
>How on earth can you celebrate your anniversary and start it two years in a row?? (...and I don't care WHAT Keith says...or what articles say here and there).
Um.....the Licks tour in 2002/03?
>If they do something next year ...Forget about it being part of the 50 bash... it isn't going to be (and rightfully so)....the goings-on for those things are almost among us right now. Geez ...next fall what are they going to be doing?...talking about going on their 50th anniversary tour still?? .... come on. There will be a fork put in that concept by then... they know that.
Yes. The tour will be done. As will the Stones as a live band.