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The Rolling Stones · 2005

The Rolling Stones

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

September 6, 2005Album⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

The Rolling Stones released their 24th studio album, "A Bigger Bang", through Virgin Records. The album reached the Top 3 in both the UK and U.S. and No. 1 in ten countries. One million copies were sold in the U.S., relatively low by the band's standards, but the accompanying tour set a concert-tour revenue record by grossing $558 million.

Related events

  1. The Rolling StonesAugust 10, 2005
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    The Rolling Stones held a surprise warm-up concert at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto ahead of the A Bigger Bang tour. Tickets cost $10 and the club had a capacity of approximately 1,000 people.
  2. The Rolling StonesAugust 21, 2005
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    The Rolling Stones began their A Bigger Bang tour with a concert at Fenway Park in Boston. They had previously played a warm-up concert at a theater in Toronto on August 10. The tour lasted more than two years and grossed more than $558 million from 144 concerts, setting a record that was later surpassed by U2's 360° Tour, which ended in 2011.
  3. The Rolling StonesSeptember 5, 2005
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