SHORT TAKES : Stones Japan Tour Sells Out
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NEW YORK — Those granddaddies of rock, the Rolling Stones, have done just about everything and performed just about everywhere in the 25 years they’ve busted the charts with foot-stomping, finger-popping hits.
Everywhere except Japan.
The Stones will take their “Steel Wheels” tour to Japan for nine SRO performances at the 45,000-seat Tokyo Dome in mid-February. The 405,000 tickets sold out the second day of purchase, becoming the largest sellout ever of consecutive shows there.
The Stones are expected to perform a 2 1/2-hour set of their classic hits as well as new material from the “Steel Wheels” LP. The multi-platinum album from Columbia Records entered the Japanese charts at No. 1 and marks the band’s return to the top of the pop charts internationally.
