The 12th July 2012 marked fifty years since the very first Rolling Stones concert at London's Marquee Club.
The band got together in London that week to celebrate the occasion.
The Rolling Stones: 50, a photographic exhibition at Somerset House, was opened by the band on th 12th July. Check out the set-up of the exhibition which took place on the 9th July.
On the 11th July Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie met up photographer Rankin, who shot the band outside the Marquee Club's doorway in the Rolling Stones' own studio.
The band then took to the Thames-side red carpet at Somerset House to officially launch the exhibition and celebrate their incredible fifty years together.
Click here for more details about the exhibition: http://www.rollingstones.com/exhibition/
Read about the band's first gig, including their first ever set list, and the early days of the Rolling Stones here: http://www.rollingstones.com/release/12th-july-1962/
The Rolling Stones' official biography: http://www.rollingstones.com/band/
The Rolling Stones: 50 -- A photographic book by the band http://www.rollingstones.com/book/
The music on this video is "Emotional Rescue", composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, performed by the Rolling Stones: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/emotional-rescue/id325941462?i=325941559
And "Everything Is Turning To Gold", composed by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, performed by the Rolling Stones: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/everything-is-turning-to-gold/id288344426?i=288344432
The 12th July 2012 marked fifty years since the very first Rolling Stones concert at London's Marquee Club.
The band got together in London that week to celebrate the occasion.
The Rolling Stones: 50, a photographic exhibition at Somerset House, was opened by the band on th 12th July. Check out the set-up of the exhibition which took place on the 9th July.
On the 11th July Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie met up photographer Rankin, who shot the band outside the Marquee Club's doorway in the Rolling Stones' own studio.
The band then took to the Thames-side red carpet at Somerset House to officially launch the exhibition and celebrate their incredible fifty years together.
Click here for more details about the exhibition:
http://www.rollingstones.com/exhibition/
Read about the band's first gig, including their first ever set list, and the early days of the Rolling Stones here:
http://www.rollingstones.com/release/12th-july-1962/
The Rolling Stones' official biography:
http://www.rollingstones.com/band/
The Rolling Stones: 50 -- A photographic book by the band
http://www.rollingstones.com/book/
The music on this video is "Emotional Rescue", composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, performed by the Rolling Stones:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/emotional-rescue/id325941462?i=325941559
And "Everything Is Turning To Gold", composed by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, performed by the Rolling Stones:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/everything-is-turning-to-gold/id288344426?i=288344432