Liam Gallagher, Richard Ashcroft and Florence & The Machine are among the huge support acts to be announced for The Rolling Stones’ UK tour this summer.

The rock icons will head out on an eight-date stadium tour across May and June, playing huge venues such as the London Stadium, Manchester’s Old Trafford stadium, and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium.

Now, it’s been confirmed that they’re bringing along some pretty illustrious company for the ride, with former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher warming up for the Stones before their first date of the tour on May 22.


Check out the whole impressive roster of support acts below.

22 May, London Stadium – Liam Gallagher

25 May, London Stadium – Florence & The Machine

29 May, St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton – The Vaccines

02 June, Ricoh Arena, Coventry – The Specials

05 June, Old Trafford, Manchester – Richard Ashcroft

09 June, BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – Richard Ashcroft

15 June, Principality Stadium, Cardiff – Elbow

19 June, Twickenham Stadium, London – James Bay

Fans of The Stones have also reacted with a mixture of excitement and disappointment – with many wishing that they were at the one gig where Gallagher is supporting.

“Fuck me, Liam Gallagher and then the Rolling Stones…That night is gonna mess me up”, one Twitter user wrote.

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“Liam Gallagher is opening for The Rolling Stones and I’m not going to be there. Heartbroken”, one user added.

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The Rolling Stones and Liam Gallagher on the same night…. ? https://t.co/L93DspqmLm — Barney Crockford (@BarneyCrockford) April 23, 2018


There was similar excitement for an appearance by Richard Ashcroft.

Richard Ashcroft to support the Rolling Stones when I go in June oi oi — Aaron (@aaronberez) April 23, 2018

Richard Ashcroft is support for The Rolling Stones in Manchester and I’m now I’m even more excited. — Immy Storm (@ImmyStorm) April 23, 2018

The Stones’ latest tour comes after a lack of available venues meant that the UK was left off their European tour in 2017 – leading to huge demand for the latest shows.

Despite having a collective age of 254 years, it seems that the elder statesmen of rock aren’t planning on retiring anytime soon, either.

“I haven’t really thought about this set of gigs being our last tour, to be honest,” Jagger recently told The Sunday Post.

“There is going to come a point when we don’t want to do it any more, for whatever reason – but I’m not thinking about that this summer.”