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Rolling Stones to announce tour on Tuesday?

Dave Paulson
dnpaulson@tennessean.com

Nashville has known for weeks, but it looks like The Rolling Stones are finally ready to make it official.

All signs point to the rock legends announcing a summer concert tour — which will include a stop at Nashville's LP Field — on Tuesday.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports new billboards have popped up in town, with a Rolling Stones logo and a one-word message: "TUESDAY."

On Friday, Billboard Magazine's Ray Waddell said the announcement was expected on Tuesday, according to his sources.

News first broke in The Tennessean on March 18 that the Stones were set to perform at LP Field this summer. A full tour announcement was expected the following day, with earlier billboards teasing an event called "Satisfaction Thursday."

But that Thursday came and went without a peep from the band — and no explanation for the delay. A spokesperson at the band's publicity firm said "There is no announcement scheduled at this time. When we have information we will of course let you know."

The LP Field concert would mark the Rolling Stones' first concert in Nashville since 2002, when they played at Bridgestone Arena, formerly known as the Gaylord Entertainment Center. They previously performed in Nashville in 1997 at Vanderbilt Stadium, and twice at Municipal Auditorium in 1972 and 1965.