The Rolling Stones Announce Full Australian Tour Dates

There's been talk of it happening for months, and now we can finally reveal the full details of The Rolling Stones' imminent return to Australian shores for a quick run of shows in March of 2014 that are bound to have fans of all ages madly scrambling for tickets. The 14 On Fire tour sees them perform in capital cities around the country for one night only.

It seems ridiculous to even try and talk about why this is a big freakin' deal; there are no bands currently performing who are more important in the spectrum of rock'n'roll music – simple as that. Even if you don't like them (for Christ's sake, how could you not like them?) you need to know that this is a band that has essentially dominated the rock'n'roll world for 50 years and who still manage to put together enormous shows that draw

We got so excited about the prospect of a Rolling Stones tour that we polled our entire staff here at theMusic about their favourite Stones song. Here are the top ten tracks in playlist form!

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Anyway, enough about us, what do the band reckon about the shows?

“Can't wait to reconnect with all our friends in Australia and New Zealand,” frontman Mick Jagger says. “It's been a while since we've played to you all, so we are looking forward to being back on stage and playing your favourite songs.”

 “We all had such a ball this year and so we wanted to keep it going!” guitarist Keith Richards adds. “The energy between the band is better than ever and we're all looking forward to coming back Down Under. I can't wait to get back on the stage with the boys.”

The band had already announced they would be the main attraction when the Adelaide Oval reopens early next year and promised further dates would be forthcoming. As many have tipped, the band will join the list of incredible acts – Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart – who have performed at Hanging Rock when they make a special appearance there on Sunday 30 March.

Fomer guitarist Mick Taylor has been confirmed to appear at each of the Australian dates on this tour.

Promoter Michael Gudinski says that bringing out the legendary band sees him ticking a big feat off his personal bucket list.

“It's been a lifelong ambition of mine to bring the legendary Stones back down under and I cannot say how excited I am about their 2014 tour,” he says. “With just one night only confirmed for each city plus a very special one-off concert at Hanging Rock, this tour will be talked about for decades to come.”

This is the seventh time the Stones have toured Australia. We don't recommend waiting for an eighth.

Here are the dates; tattoo them into your brain. There's a Frontier pre-sale at 9am on Monday 9 December and the rest of the tickets are on sale from Monday 16 December.

Wednesday 19 March – Perth Arena
Saturday 22 March – Adelaide Oval [sold out]
Tuesday 25 March – Allphones Arena, Sydney
Friday 28 March – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 30 March – Hanging Rock, Macedon Ranges
Wednesday 2 April – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Saturday 5 April – Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

FRONTIER PRE-SALE DETAILS

Frontier's member's pre sale kicks off Monday 9 December, with a staggered release of tickets. Sign up for free to be a Frontier member here.

Auckland 2pm local time (12noon AEDT) – BUY
Hanging Rock 2pm local time (2pm AEDT) – BUY
Sydney 3pm local time (3pm AEDT) – BUY
Melbourne 4pm local time (4pm AEDT) – BUY
Brisbane 4pm local time (5pm AEDT) – BUY
Perth 3pm local time (6pm AEDT) – BUY

Ticket prices range from $99 'lucky dip' option, available Monday 16 December when General Public tickets go on sale, to the top tier of $580-odd.

Ticket prices, not including credit card and delivery fees, are:

Punters are allowed to buy two GA standing tickets per transaction, or four reserved seating tickets per transaction.