Rolling Stones launch '50 and Counting' tour with energetic set

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rolling Stones must have passed through a time machine before taking the Staples Center stage to kick off their "50 and Counting" anniversary tour.Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts delivered a rousing set Friday night with the kind of youthful energy and musical verve they displayed decades ago. Their faces showed their age, but their performance did not, with a nonstop, more than two-hour set packed with well-worn hits.Jagger and Richards are each 69 years old, and Watts is 71, but they transformed into their younger selves for the night. (Wood is the baby of the band at 65.)Jagger might not hit all the notes he once did, but he still busted out his almost spastic, serpentine dance moves on song after song. He's impossibly thin, and his spine showed through the light shirt he wore.Read Full Article - Yahoo Music
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