When a red and black banner featuring the Rolling Stones’ iconic logo mysteriously appeared on the side of Mile High stadium (then called Invesco Field, now called Empower) in November 2018, rock-and-roll fans around Colorado began feeling some nervous satisfaction.
Were the Stones returning to Denver to play a show? With Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts all being in their 70s at the time, it seemed like any chance to see the band — which has been rocking since 1962 — was a gift worth accepting.
The band did play, in August 2019 (the original May date was postponed after Jagged had heart surgery), to a sold-out crowd, and they absolutely crushed it. But that would be the last time Watts, the drummer, would be in town; he died two years later at the age of 80.
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Late last week, another banner was unfurled at the stadium — and Tweeted about by music promoter AEG Presents Rocky Mountain. And another buzz is already building.
— AEGPresentsRM (@AEGPresentsRM) November 17, 2023
After all, Jagger turned 80 in July, and Richards will join him as an octogenarian rock star in December. If the timing between the appearance of the banner and the concert date is roughly the same this time around, we can expect a June show.
Take the opportunity to see them if you can.
