Rolling Stones to play Hyde Park festival on 6 July

The veteran rockers return to the site of their legendary 1969 gig, but this time it isn't free

Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts perform at the O2 Arena, with Ronnie Wood out of shot. The Rolling Stones play a second show at the 02 Arena on Thursday, 29 November.
(Image credit: Ian Gavan/ Getty Images)

THE ROLLING STONES will perform in Hyde Park this summer, 44 years after their first concert in the London park.

The Saturday, 6 July gig will take place less than a week after the veteran band make their first appearance at Glastonbury. The Stones will be the headline act at British Summer Time, a festival featuring 20 bands playing on four stages in Hyde Park. Tickets to the festival go on sale on Friday, but prices have yet to be announced.

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