Rolling Stones Work on New Album in London, Eye Release Date After Summer Tour Cancellation

The Rolling Stones are reportedly working on a new album and have been in the recording studio since April. 

Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, both 81, and Ronnie Wood, 78, are believed to have been busy laying down 13 songs in West London’s Metropolis Studios.

The legendary band are reportedly in discussions over a release date for their 25th studio album.

The band’s last album, Hackney Diamonds, their first original work in 18 years, went straight to No1 following its release in 2023.

A source told The Sun: ‘Mick, Keith and Ronnie have been secretly recording their new record with their drummer Steve Jordan.

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‘They’ve got 13 songs they’re happy with and they are discussing when they can release it.

‘Originally, the plan was for them to bring their huge US tour to the UK and Europe this summer but promoters couldn’t get the dates to work.’

The publication also revealed that the band have teamed up again with producer Andrew Watt, who worked on Hackney Diamonds. 

MailOnline have contacted the band’s representatives for comment.  

It was recently revealed that the Rolling Stones will play four UK dates at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as part of a European tour this summer.

The legendary rock band haven’t played a gig in their home country since 2022, when they wowed audiences at two Hyde Park concerts.

Now the Paint It Black hitmakers – who have a combined age of 239 – are to put on a series of spectacular comeback dates in London, as they bring their Hackney Diamonds tour to Europe.

The trio stunned American concertgoers with a major run of sold-out shows from Houston to Missouri.

An insider said: ‘Mick, Keith, and Ronnie can’t wait to bring the show to UK audiences.

‘They’ve been planning it for months and are itching to get back out on the road and do what they do best, which is perform.

‘All three of them feel so alive when they are in front of a stadium full of fans. It keeps them young.

‘They want to show everybody that they have still got it. It is going to be amazing.’

An official announcement by the band is expected in the coming weeks, and is to include dates in Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam, and Paris.

It was revealed last month that the Hackney Diamonds Tour eclipsed Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour in single-night revenue pulling in a staggering £10,345,659 per night.

The iconic group banked the most per night from their concerts, according to Pollstar’s annual Voice of Live year-end review which looks at the last 12 months’ worldwide shows.

The rockers proved that legacy acts still reign supreme as the appeal of their classic hits still brings out the crowds six decades after their debut.

Fans grabbed up tickets for their 18 shows in record time and although 35-year-old Taylor’s 149 global shows shattered box office records becoming the first ever to earn over a billion dollars, the superstar was around £10k a night short of the band.

However, the Shake It Off star’s finish of £1.74bn was over double that of what previous record holder Elton John with his Farewell Yellow Brick Road bought in.

The US singer’s takings of £830m in 2024 alone, almost match Sir Elton’s entire five-year total.

The Stones charged £250 on average per ticket, whereas Swift charged £180. And The Stones took home £235 million in total. 

Meanwhile, Coldplay, third on the list, took home £6,186,482 per concert on their Music of the Spheres tour. 

This means the Stones earnings were forty per cent greater than Coldplay and they also made almost five times more than Madonna, 66.