Rolling Stones mark 50th year with concert

Rolling Stones
Left to right: Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones attend the premiere of "Crossfire Hurricane" at the 56th BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 18, 2012, in London.
Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images for BFI

LONDON (AP) -- The Rolling Stones are marking their 50th anniversary with a concert in London.

The band says R&B singer Mary J. Blige and rock guitarist Jeff Beck will be joining them on stage Sunday at the O2 Arena. Most of the tickets for the gig had sold out within minutes.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood will also be joined by former Stones members Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor, who will perform again with the band for the first time in more than 20 years.

The Stones are playing again in London on Thursday before going to the U.S. for a show in New York on Dec. 8 and in Newark, N.J., on Dec. 13 and 15.

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