Rolling Stones Sell Out London Shows in Seven Minutes

Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones sold out their November 25th and 29th shows at London's O2 Arena in just seven minutes, according to multiple reports. Fans apparently snapped up the arena's least expensive seats, priced around $152, in just three minutes, while the priciest seats at around $601 were gone a few minutes later.

The high traffic caused Ticketmaster to crash before the tickets had sold out. A holding page read, "We're experiencing high demand. You will be automatically directed to the page requested as soon as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience." Resale websites are already listing tickets for as much as $20,050.

Presale for the December 13th and 15th shows at Newark's Prudential Center will start tomorrow at noon EST, with a general on-sale following on October 26th. For more information, visit the Rolling Stones' website.

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Rolling Stones Sell Out London Shows in Seven Minutes

Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones sold out their November 25th and 29th shows at London's O2 Arena in just seven minutes, according to multiple reports. Fans apparently snapped up the arena's least expensive seats, priced around $152, in just three minutes, while the priciest seats at around $601 were gone a few minutes later.

The high traffic caused Ticketmaster to crash before the tickets had sold out. A holding page read, "We're experiencing high demand. You will be automatically directed to the page requested as soon as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience." Resale websites are already listing tickets for as much as $20,050.

Presale for the December 13th and 15th shows at Newark's Prudential Center will start tomorrow at noon EST, with a general on-sale following on October 26th. For more information, visit the Rolling Stones' website.

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Garbage to Self-Release First Album in Seven Years

Garbage performs during a concert held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.

Garbage are set to release Not Your Kind of People, their first studio album in seven years, on May 15th. The alt-rockers, who dominated rock radio in the mid-Nineties with hits such as "Only Happy When It Rains," "Queer" and "I Think I'm Paranoid" will issue the record on their own label, STUNVOLUME.

"We got together with no agenda other than to just jam a little bit, fuck around and see what we came up with, and it was inspiring," drummer and producer Butch Vig told Rolling Stone in October.  "I think you can hear some energy and a vibe in the tracks that sounds refreshing, a little bit more to me like the first two records." 

The band have not yet revealed details regarding a first single or a track listing for the record, but they do intend to head out on a world tour in support of the album. A handful of dates have been announced, but as of yet, they only include a few theater dates in England and Russia around the time of the album's release in May and a smattering of European festival gigs through the summer.

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Garbage to Self-Release First Album in Seven Years

Garbage performs during a concert held at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.

Garbage are set to release Not Your Kind of People, their first studio album in seven years, on May 15th. The alt-rockers, who dominated rock radio in the mid-Nineties with hits such as "Only Happy When It Rains," "Queer" and "I Think I'm Paranoid" will issue the record on their own label, STUNVOLUME.

"We got together with no agenda other than to just jam a little bit, fuck around and see what we came up with, and it was inspiring," drummer and producer Butch Vig told Rolling Stone in October.  "I think you can hear some energy and a vibe in the tracks that sounds refreshing, a little bit more to me like the first two records." 

The band have not yet revealed details regarding a first single or a track listing for the record, but they do intend to head out on a world tour in support of the album. A handful of dates have been announced, but as of yet, they only include a few theater dates in England and Russia around the time of the album's release in May and a smattering of European festival gigs through the summer.

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