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The Rolling Stones stick out their tongue with drones

The band presents the album ‘Foreign tongues' with a show on the River Thames

Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood in a moment of the show
Biel Roura Amat
09/07/2026
1 min

BarcelonaEternal and tireless, the Rolling Stones continue to give war after 64 years of musical career. The band organized a drone show on the River Thames as it passed through London on Wednesday to present Foreign tongues, their new album, which is released this July 10th. This is the Stones' twenty-fifth studio album and the second after the death of Charlie Watts. Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood were the hosts of a party at the Hotel St. Clement which was attended by personalities such as actor Daniel Craig, actress Rachel Weisz, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and former tennis player John McEnroe.

The Satantic Majesties return to recording activity three years after Hackney Diamonds (2023), with which they won a Grammy. The new album, Foreign Tongues,features collaborations with musicians such as Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Robert Smith (of The Cure) and Chad Smith (of Red Hot Chili Peppers). At the event, the Stones recalled that they had composed this album in less than a month in London, and the city hosted on Wednesday the band's lips and tongue and images of the album, projected over the London Eye and Big Ben. The show, created by Patrick Woodroffe, was synchronized with the song In the Stars and deployed more than 500 drones. Regarding the cover, the band had already previewed some separate images through Instagram.

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