The Rolling Stones have today unveiled a stellar line-up of world-class acts invited to support on the UK dates of the Stones – No Filter tour. The Rolling Stones return to home turf for eight huge UK stadium shows, starting at the London Stadium on 22 May. Other major shows will take place in Ireland, Germany, France, Czech Republic and Poland this summer.
Liam Gallagher will open the UK leg of the tour at the London Stadium on 22 May. Florence + The Machine is set to open on 25 May at the same venue. Fans at Southampton St Mary’s will be treated to a special performance from The Vaccines whose new single is titled Rolling Stones, while The Specials will take to the stage at the Ricoh Stadium in their home town of Coventry.
Richard Ashcroft will join the Stones as he opens two shows – Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium and Manchester’s Old Trafford and Elbow will open at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Finally, James Bay will perform at London’s Twickenham Stadium, as the UK leg of the No Filter tour comes to an epic close.
"It's a dream come true to be asked to open for the mighty Rolling Stones - the best Rock n Roll band EVER. "
Liam Gallagher
“We are so excited to be supporting the Rolling Stones, it is a huge honour to be playing with one of our biggest influences.”
Florence + The Machine
“The Rolling Stones are one of our favourite bands. We love them so much we named a song after them. At their best they are unparalleled, and few artists will go down in history for being as good for as long. Supporting them in Hyde Park in 2013 was a career defining moment for our band and we have no doubt that playing with them in Southampton, at the stadium I visited every week as a boy, will be just as special.”
The Vaccines
“I went to school in Gloucester & was very aware that Brian Jones was a local hero from Cheltenham although I never got to see him play. I did, however, get to go to Hyde Park for what turned out to be a memorial for him. Years later in NY, I was introduced to my guitar hero Keith Richards by Dave Jordan. Keith brought me a bag of guitar effects & I was so in awe that I couldn’t speak about all the things I wanted to - Brian, Hyde Park, how The Stones had influenced me, I couldn’t even say thank you for the effects pedals! Years later, this little black kid now gets to share the stage in what became his home town of Coventry with the legends that are The Stones! - Funny old life!!”
Lynval Golding - The Specials
"I saw The Stones at Glastonbury and it blew me away. To play with them is not just to share a stage with THE rock and roll band of all time it's to connect with everything that came before them. They are a conduit to the very roots of youth culture and rebellion. And they are a f*cking amazing band."
Guy Garvey, elbow
“I grew up listening to this band. I was lucky enough to be on the bill with them for their legendary Hyde Park show in 2013 and had the honour of Ronnie joining us on stage at Brixton Academy in 2015. This is a band key to my musical education, so it’s such a privilege to announce I’ll be opening for The Rolling Stones at Twickenham Stadium this June.”
James Bay
Part two of the ‘STONES - NO FILTER’ tour, sponsored by Jeep®, sponsor of The Rolling Stones European tours since 2014, will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood back on the road, continuing on from their hugely successful sold out European tour last year.
STONES - NO FILTER 2018
MAY
TUE 22 LONDON LONDON STADIUM LIAM GALLAGHER
FRI 25 LONDON LONDON STADIUM FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
TUE 29 SOUTHAMPTON ST. MARY’S STADIUM THE VACCINES
JUNE
SAT 2 COVENTRY RICOH STADIUM THE SPECIALS
TUE 5 MANCHESTER OLD TRAFFORD STADIUM RICHARD ASHCROFT
SAT 9 EDINBURGH BT MURRAYFIELD STADIUM RICHARD ASHCROFT
FRI 15 CARDIFF PRINCIPALITY STADIUM ELBOW
TUE 19 LONDON TWICKENHAM STADIUM JAMES BAY
Over the past eighteen months the Rolling Stones have been on top of their game with the release of the Grammy Award winning ‘Blue & Lonesome’. They also produced a critically acclaimed documentary film focusing on their ground-breaking show in Cuba. ‘Olé Olé Olé!, - a trip across South America’, directed by Paul Dugdale.
