The summer of 2024 will be just like the summer of 1964 in at least one regard, and it has nothing to do with the Olympics or any presidential elections. Once again The Rolling Stones will be touring the United States.
Back in 1964 the Stones embarked on their first U.S. tour, in support of their self-titled debut record. Sixty years later they are, astoundingly, back it at. Will the 2024 U.S. tour be the last for band that has brought satisfaction —and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction“—to so many? It certainly could be, although at this it seems unwise to ever question the longevity of a band that has been carrying on this long.
Of course, as the photos in this collection show, the band has changed over the years. In early photos from Walter Daran and LIFE staff photographer John Loengard, the band’s lineup includes Brian Jones, a founding member who would dismissed from the band in 1969 and later drown in a swimming pool. Also shown in photos across the band’s eras is Charlie Watts, the elegant drummer who was there from the beginning and died in 2021.
But all these decades later, frontmen Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are still at it, despite both being 80 years old. Their longevity is a rock and roll miracle, when you think about it, surviving as they have in a business that has a way of chewing people up.
In 2024 the Stones released a new album, their first since 2005 and their 31st studio effort overall, called Hackney Diamonds. What else would they do but get out on the road to support it?
The Rolling Stones performed on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1965.
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The Rolling Stones perform on a chandelier-filled set on the ‘Ed Sullivan Show,’ May 2, 1965. From left, guitarists Keith Richards and Brian Jones, singer Mick Jagger, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts.
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Drummer Charlie Watts during a Rolling Stones performance at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York, 1966.
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Brian Jones during a Rolling Stones performance at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York, 1966.
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Mick Jagger performed during a 1966 Rolling Stones concert.
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Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones performed at Live Aid concert in Philadelphia, 1985.
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Mick Jagger and Tina Turner performed together at Live Aid in Philadelphia, 1985.
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The Rolling Stones in concert: Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman.
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Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones performed in 1989.
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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
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Mick Jagger during the Rolling Stones’ ‘Voodoo Lounge’ tour, 1994.
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Mick Jagger performed during The Rolling Stones’ 1994 “Voodoo Lounge” tour.
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Keith Richards took center stage during the Rolling Stones’ ‘Voodoo Lounge’ tour, 1994.
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Keith Richards during the 1994 “Voodoo Lounge” tour, 1994.
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Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones during band’s ‘Voodoo Lounge’ tour, 1994.
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