Will the Stones come to BC?
Brendan Cargin/Glacier Media – November 19, 2023 / 3:12pm | Story: 458171
Photo: Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the rest of the Rolling Stones are likely to be in Vancouver as part of a new tour they’ve been teasing on social media.
It looks like one of the biggest bands in rock is coming to Vancouver soon.
The Rolling Stones have announced a tour after releasing their latest album (their 31st studio album, their first in 18 years), and BC Place will also be participating.
The band posted a video on multiple platforms promoting their North American tour (complete with the Star-Spangled Banner and Maple Leaf) set to the song Street Fighting Man. That’s no surprise, considering Hackney Diamonds was released in October.
And it just so happened that BC Place tweeted the same video this weekend.
— BC Place (@bcplace) November 17, 2023
What’s more, the stadium (one of Canada’s largest concert venues and has previously hosted the Stones) features a “Miss There’s a sign up that says “You.”
The last time they came to Vancouver was I was teased in the same way.
There are currently no performances listed on the band’s website, and as the band is aging (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were both born 80 years ago in 1943), it is unclear when the next concert will be held. There is currently room for debate as to whether the
And BC Place currently has quite a bit of space on its 2024 schedule. The only concert currently scheduled is a Taylor Swift trio performance in December 2024. The only sporting event currently scheduled for 2024 is the HSBC Vancouver SVNS Rugby Tournament in late February. The Whitecaps and BC Lions are also scheduled to play.
