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The Rolling Stones live in London 2012

Nov. 25, 2012: O2 Arena, London, England (first show of the 50 and Counting Tour)
I Wanna Be Your Man/ Get Off Of My Cloud/ It’s All Over Now/ Paint It Black/ Gimme Shelter (with Mary J. Blige)/ Wild Horses/ All Down The Line/ Going Down (with Jeff Beck)/ Out Of Control/ One More Shot/ Doom And Gloom/ It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (with Bill Wyman)/ Honky Tonk Women (with Bill Wyman)/ Before They Make Me Run/ Happy/ Midnight Rambler/ Miss You/ Start Me Up/ Tumbling Dice/ Brown Sugar/ Sympathy For The Devil/ You Can’t Always Get What You Want (with the London Youth choir)/ Jumpin’ Jack Flash

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A night that rewrote their own legend

The Rolling Stones’ return to the O2 Arena didn’t just mark another concert — it reshaped the energy of their 50th-anniversary celebration. Critics across the U.K. focused heavily on the sky-high ticket prices, yet most agreed the band made every pound feel justified. Kicking off with the Beatles-penned I Wanna Be Your Man, the set stretched across their entire history, right up to newer cuts like Doom and Gloom. Even without Satisfaction, the crowd of 20,000 roared through every moment. Guest appearances, from Mary J. Blige’s explosive Gimme Shelter duet to Mick Taylor’s hypnotic return on Midnight Rambler, gave the night an unmistakable sense of occasion — the feeling that the Stones were honoring not only their past, but everyone who had ever moved to their music.

Reviews, reunions and a rock storm reborn

Before the band even stepped onstage, video tributes from Johnny Depp, Elton John and Iggy Pop set the tone, each reflecting on the group’s impact. Once the music began, newspapers described a performance loaded with style, wit and unapologetic swagger. Mick Jagger joked about the “cheap seats” while dashing across the stage with his familiar athletic spark, and tabloids balanced praise for the band’s “rock’n’roll masterclass” with playful digs at wrinkles and blow-dries. Yet what dominated nearly every review was the same message: their chemistry remains magnetic. Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor’s rare reunions added emotional weight, and the encore — capped by Jumpin’ Jack Flash and a soaring choir-backed You Can’t Always Get What You Want — reminded everyone that age may shape the Stones, but it has never slowed them.

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