The Rolling Stones announce new tour

EDITORS: RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT<br/> <br />ROUGH CUT (NO NARRATION)<br/> <br />The Rolling Stones unveiled details of their biggest tour in six years on Wednesday (April 3), playing dates in North America and Britain after a return to the stage last year celebrating 50 years in music.<br/> <br />The band said they would kick off their "50 and Counting" tour in Los Angeles on an unspecified date but would then play Oakland, California on May 5 and eight other cities including Toronto and London, UK.<br/> <br />The veteran rockers first sparked rumours about more concerts after sell-out dates last year in Paris, London and the United States with a March 29th post on their website that said "5 Days & Counting..."