The Rolling Stones working on new album – is an EU tour coming?

Published on 12/09/2025 - 14:58 GMT+2

Legendary British rockers The Rolling Stones are apparently “nearly done” pinch their caller album, according to Keith Richard’s boy Marlon. 

The set released their 24th workplace record, ‘Hackney Diamonds’, successful 2023 – which featured nan past recordings of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died successful 2021. It was their first full-length medium of caller songs since 2005’s ‘A Bigger Bang’ and became their fourteenth UK number-one album.  

During an question and reply for nan Rolling Stones version of Record Collector, Marlon Richards - Keith’s first kid pinch nan character and exemplary Anita Pallenberg - was asked what nan group were up to astatine nan moment. 

“They’re successful municipality correct now, recording,” he responded. “They’re successful Chiswick aliases location for illustration that; I deliberation they’re astir done. They still support these ridiculous hours: aft luncheon until 2 successful nan morning. I’d alternatively beryllium location other astatine that clip of night!” 

Indeed, rather nan feat considering nan remaining members of The Stones are 82 (Mick Jagger), 81 (Keith Richards) and 78 (Ronnie Wood) years young. 

Marlon Richards continued: “They gave them a Grammy, truthful now they’re each hyped up connected that: ‘Oh, yea – we tin do different 1 for illustration that! We’ve sewage much for illustration that if you want…’. I deliberation they’re doing nan follow-up.” 

Indeed, ‘Hackney Diamonds’ earned nan set nan Best Rock Album astatine nan 2025 Grammys (their 5th if you see 1987’s Lifetime Achievement Grammy), and it seems to person energized them.

Still, nan news of a follow-up grounds whitethorn not beryllium wholly surprising, arsenic Jagger told The New York Times that he wouldn’t see 'Hackney Diamonds' to beryllium nan “last Rolling Stones album”. He said that they were already “three-quarters done nan adjacent one”. 

However, location are ongoing rumours that The Rolling Stones whitethorn beryllium going connected circuit again...

Regarding nan speculation astir a forthcoming tour, Marlon Richards said: “I deliberation they’re readying a circuit of Europe.” 

The set members person defied Father Time frankincense acold and intelligibly want to make it up to their EU fans, having reportedly scrapped plans to circuit nan continent this twelvemonth owed to scheduling issues.  

According to reports from The Times, nan set opted against a return to touring for 2025 arsenic nan options fought pinch pre-existing commitments, connected apical of complications surrounding venues – which would person included stages successful Paris, London, Barcelona and Rome. 

So, tin fans defy nan deed opus and get what they want regarding stops successful Europe adjacent year? Start america up.