July 12, 1962 was the Rolling Stones ’first concert, and there were more and more celebrations, as the exact date of the 60th anniversary approached. The legendary band is already on tour, and today the BBC has announced a series of special documentaries.

Although Mick Jagger recently said they would not celebrate the anniversary “in an excessive way”, the BBC plans to mark the occasion with a special program on radio, television and digital formats.

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The main salute will be My Life As A Rolling Stone, a series of four documentaries that will narrate the band “as never before”. Each special will feature the point of view of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, and at the same time will be a photo of them.

As for the story of Charlie Watts, who passed away in August 2021, it will build from the testimonies of his colleagues and other artists who followed the group.

These films produced by Mercury Studios will include new and archival footage, as well as interviews with other favorite Stones musicians including Tina Turner, Slash, Rod Stewart, Steven Tyler, PP Arnold and Chrissie Hynde.

More documentaries and movies

The BBC network will also show two documentaries with modality on demand: Crossfire Hurricane, from 2012, which through interviews with past and current members records the band’s first years to establish itself as one of the most relevant acts in the world. others are The Rolling Stones: Completely Nakedfollowing the group at the end of their tour VoodooLounge in 1995.

As for radio, the BBC will broadcast a two -hour special called Rolling With The Stoneswhich will show the group’s influence on popular culture since its inception in the 1960s.

“Over the decades, the Rolling Stones have been ambassadors of the best British rock and roll and are loved around the world,” BBC Pop director Lorna Clarke said in a statement.

Alice Webb, director of Mercury Studios added: “Sometimes we filmmakers have the opportunity to do extraordinary projects, this is one of them. We know their music, their style, their commanding presence and through these intimate and beautiful films you will see the band in all its glory. “

So there are three

Meanwhile, the Stones are already preparing for their tour sixty yearswhich will start in June and where they will visit different countries in Europe.

Madrid is the city chosen by The Rolling Stones to start their next European tour, where they are celebrating sixty years together. It will be next June 1 at Wanda Metropolitano, as announced on Twitter in mid -March.

The band will tour ten countries on this tour and will offer two concerts in London. “We are pleased to announce the Rolling Stones 2022 tour, titled sixtieth year, to celebrate 60 special years together; Mick, Keith and Ronnie will be playing across Europe this summer, along with two shows at London’s BST Hyde Park, ”the band announced on their official Twitter profile.

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