The Rolling Stones have announced their "Steel Wheels" national tour will start Aug. 31 in Philadelphia and end Dec. 3 in Toronto, and most of the dates are already sold out.
Stones promoter Ron Delsener told a news conference the Rolling Stones, who have been rehearsing in the small Connecticut community of Washington, will kick off their 19-city tour Aug. 31 in Philadelphia."Steel Wheels" is the first Stones tour since 1981 and is expected to earn $65 million.
The Stones, who had been rehearsing for weeks at Wykeham Rise School in rural Washington, Conn., commandeered a small club in New Haven, Conn., a week ago for a surprise start to their tour. The club was already filled by the time the band members took the stage, rocking for 700 fans with good connections to the rumor mill who paid $3 apiece for an hourlong, greatest hits-dominated set.
As of his announcement, most of the group's performances around the country were sold out, he said.
Here is the group's concert schedule, which is still subject to changes:
Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, Philadelphia; Sept. 3 and 4, Toronto; Sept 6, Pittsburgh; Sept. 8, 9 and 11, East Troy, Wis.; Sept. 14, Cincinnati; Sept. 16, Raleigh, N.C.; Sept. 17, St. Louis; Sept. 19, Louisville, Ky.; Sept. 21 and 22, Syracuse, N.Y.
Sept. 24 and 25, Washington, D.C.; Sept. 27, Cleveland; Sept. 29, Oct. 1 and 3, Boston; Oct. 5, Birmingham, Ala.; Oct. 7 Ames, Iowa; Oct. 21 and 22, Los Angeles; Oct. 26 and 28, New York City; Nov. 18, Tampa, Fla.; Nov. 21, Atlanta; Nov. 25, Jacksonville, Fla., and Dec. 3, Toronto.