They’re in the final week of their relentless four-year-long No Filter world tour.
And Mick Jagger, 78, looked more upbeat than ever as he took to the stage with the Rolling Stones Ford Field football stadium in Detroit, Michigan on Monday.
Looking every inch the rockstar in skintight jeans and a statement sequin blazer, Mick wowed the crowds with his energetic performance.
Rock n roll: Mick Jagger dazzled in Michigan in an energetic performance with the Rolling Stones as they near the end of their mammoth world tour on Thursday
Mick paired the gold bedazzled blazer with a matching silk shirt, skinny jeans and a pair of athletic trainers as he gyrated in classic Jagger style.
The frontman gave it his all as he worked his way through the 19 song strong setlist with relentless vigour.
Fellow bandmate Keith Richards, 77, toned it down as he opted for a black bomber jacket, purple shirt and a matching beanie hat.
Meanwhile, Ronnie Wood, 74, brought further style to the stage in a red velvet blazer and sequin trainers as he strummed on his black and silver guitar.
On stage style: He looked every inch the rockstar in skintight jeans and a statement sequin blazer
Also joining them on stage was most recent member, Steve Jordan, 64, who replaced the late drummer Charlie Watts on the tour.
The four musicians put on a dazzling performance as they wowed crowds in Detroit with their classic hits.
Keith and Mick lent in towards each other as they passionately performed side by side.
Iconic: Mick paired the gold bedazzled blazer with a matching silk shirt, skinny jeans and a pair of athletic trainers as he gyrated in classic Jagger style
The Rolling Stones kicked off their North American tour last month.
However, the Sympathy for the Devil hitmaker admitted he and his bandmates are still not used to being on stage without the late drummer.
Mick told SiriusXM DJ Howard Stern: ‘Every time we get together now and rehearse, we say, “Oh, Charlie would say this, then he would do that.”
An official cause of death has not been revealed but he suffered from a series of health problems in recent years, including a diagnosis of throat cancer in 2004.
Wowing the crowds: The frontman gave it his all as he worked his way through the 19 song strong setlist with relentless vigour
Tearing it up: Fellow bandmate Keith Richards, 77, toned it down as he opted for a black bomber jacket, purple shirt and a matching beanie hat
The Stones’ latest performance comes after The Who’s Roger Daltrey labelled the best selling musicians a ‘pub band’.
Discussing frontman Mick, he said: ‘You’ve got to take your hat off to him. He’s the number one rock ‘n’ roll performer.
He then added: ‘But as a band, if you were outside a pub and you heard that music coming out of a pub some night, you’d think, “Well, that’s a mediocre pub band!”‘
The Rolling Stones have sold over 200 million albums and were inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2004.
Standout: Ronnie Wood, 74, brought further style to the stage in a red velvet blazer and sequin trainers as he strummed on his black and silver guitar
Drums: Also joining them on stage was most recent member, Steve Jordan, 64, who replaced the late drummer Charlie Watts on the tour
Despite their commercial success, the group have drawn criticism from others in the past including The Beatles’ Sir Paul.
Speaking to The New Yorker, he said: ‘I’m not sure I should say it, but they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are. I think our net was cast a bit wider than theirs.’
In another interview with Howard Stern, Paul said he thought The Beatles were a better band overall.
Loving it: The four musicians put on a dazzling performance as they wowed crowds in Detroit with their classic hits
Bandmates: Keith and Mick lent in towards each other as they passionately performed side by side
He said: ‘They are rooted in the blues. When they are writing stuff, it has to do with the blues. [The Beatles] had a little more influences.
‘There’s a lot of differences, and I love the Stones, but I’m with you. The Beatles were better.’
Mick was later asked about Paul’s comments during an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music.
Energy: The rockers looked over the moon to be performing as Mick raced back and forth across the stage
Music legend: The Rolling Stones kicked off their North American tour last month following Charlie’s death (Charlie pictured in 2018)
Adjustment: The Sympathy for the Devil hitmaker admitted he and his bandmates are still not used to being on stage without the late drummer
He said: ‘That’s so funny. He’s a sweetheart. There’s obviously no competition.
‘The big difference, though, is and sort of slightly seriously, is that The Rolling Stones is a big concert band in other decades and other areas when The Beatles never even did an arena tour, Madison Square Garden with a decent sound system.
‘They broke up before that business started, the touring business for real. One band is unbelievably luckily still playing in stadiums, and then the other band doesn’t exist.’
Sad: Mick told SiriusXM DJ Howard Stern: ‘Every time we get together now and rehearse, we say, “Oh, Charlie would say this, then he would do that.”
Troubling: They might have firmly established their place as one of the most influential bands of all time, but the band are not immune to controversy today
Decision: Despite fan outrage, the hit track, Brown Sugar was still absent from the set list after it came under fire over its depiction of slavery and sexual violence last month
They might have firmly established their place as one of the most influential bands of all time, but The Rolling Stones are not immune to controversy today.
Despite fan outrage, the hit track, Brown Sugar was still absent from the set list after it came under fire over its depiction of slavery and sexual violence last month.
The song was axed from the 13-date US tour over fears the British rockers would be ‘cancelled’ by woke music fans who take issue with lyrics like the opening lines: ‘Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Skydog slaver knows he’s doin’ all right / Hear him whip the women just around midnight.’
Confirming its removal from this setlist in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Keith Richards said the band did not want to get into ‘conflicts’ over the song.
Setlist: The crowd saw them play a 19 song setlist including rare hit She’s A Rainbow
Contraversial: The song was axed from the 13-date US tour over fears the British rockers would be ‘cancelled’ by woke music fans who take issue with lyrics like the opening lines
Speaking out: Confirming its removal from this setlist in an interview with the Los Angeles Times , Keith Richards said the band did not want to get into ‘conflicts’ over the song
But furious Rolling Stones fans said they don’t understand the controversy surrounding the track as it is clearly anti-slavery, with many saying artists should be free to express themselves without fearing ‘cancel culture’.
Mick, when asked about the song’s absence from their recent set lists, told The Los Angeles Times they had decided to give the song a break.
He said: ‘We’ve played ‘Brown Sugar’ every night since 1970, so sometimes you think, We’ll take that one out for now and see how it goes. We might put it back in.’
‘We might put it back in’: Mick, when asked about the song’s absence from their recent set lists, told The Los Angeles Times they had decided to give the song a break
‘Didn’t they understand this was a song about the horrors of slavery?’ Speaking about the song’s meaning, Keith added that he was trying to figure out where the problem was
Speaking about the song’s meaning, Keith added that he was trying to figure out where the problem was:
‘Didn’t they understand this was a song about the horrors of slavery? But they’re trying to bury it. At the moment I don’t want to get into conflicts with all of this s***.
‘But I’m hoping that we’ll be able to resurrect the babe in her glory somewhere along the track.’
Support: Ayron Jones opened for the Stones at the gig
‘I’ll see you tonight Detroit, with my heart filled with love and gratitude,’ he told fans online ahead of the performance