A rockBԪַnBԪַroll juggernaut was descending Wednesday on LondonBԪַs Hackney district, where The Rolling Stones are set to unveil their , BԪַHackney Diamonds.BԪַ
Hard-core fans were already lining up Wednesday morning outside the Hackney Empire, where Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood will be interviewed onstage by BԪַThe Tonight ShowBԪַ host Jimmy Fallon in a livestreamed event at 2:30 p.m. (1330 GMT; 9:30 a.m. EDT).
Inside the ornate former Edwardian musical hall where Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel once performed, Jagger, 80, Richards, 79 and Wood, 76 are due to give details of the StonesBԪַ first studio album of new songs since BԪַA Bigger BangBԪַ in 2005.
The band released a set of blues covers, BԪַBlue & Lonesome,BԪַ in 2016.
The album is the first since drummer died in in 2021, and is due to include some contributions he recorded before his death.
Announcement of the new material follows a cryptic teaser campaign, in which the bandBԪַs iconic mouth and tongue onto the façade of landmarks in cities around the world, including New York, London and Paris.
The band members may reveal what drew them to Hackney, the vibrant east London district that gave the world stars including playwright Harold Pinter and actor Idris Elba.
BԪַHackney DiamondsBԪַ is a slang term for shattered glass, and the band also teased fans with an ad in the local Hackney Gazette newspaper for a fictional glass repair business: BԪַWhen you say gimme shelter, weBԪַll fix your shattered windows.BԪַ
Founded in 1962, the Stones show no signs of planning to retire. Last year the band played a 60th-anniversary tour of Europe, with Steve Jordan replacing Watts on drums.
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