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Rolling Stones still thrill at Barclays Center

    Mick Jagger asked himself THE question: “Why do you keep touring?”     “You're the reason we really do this,” he told the crowd last night at the Barclays Center, as the Rolling Stones kicked off the American leg of its 50 and Counting tour, celebrating the band's golden anniversary. (They play the Prudential Center on Thursday and Saturday.)     And...

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Rolling Stones set tour, Prudential Center shows

The Rolling Stones -- Charlie Watts, Keith Richards,

Photo credit: Mark Seliger

The Rolling Stones will celebrate their 50th anniversary with four concerts this year – two in London and two at the Prudential Center in Newark.

The long-rumored “50 and Counting” shows will take place at London's O2 Arena on Nov. 25 and 29 and at the Prudential Center on Dec. 13 and 15. Tickets for the Newark shows go on sale at noon on Oct. 26 through Ticketmaster.

The Dec. 15 show,...

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Rolling Stones set for Barclays Center

The Stones play at the Concert for SARS

Photo credit: AP

The Rolling Stones plan to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a pair of shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn before the end of the year, according to Billboard.

No official announcement about dates and ticket sales has been made. A Barclays Center spokesman declined to comment to Newsday about the shows. However, Billboard quotes an unnamed source saying that the band will be paid $25...

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