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Happy Birthday to Mick Jagger who is 71 today. The Rolling Stones front man was born Michael Phillip Jagger on July 26, 1943 in Dartford, Kent.

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The Rolling Stones have postponed seven shows in Australia/New Zealand following the sad death of Mick Jagger’s girlfriend L’Wren Scott.

Scott, a well known fashion designer who had been in a relationship with Jagger since 2001, died on Monday from an apparent suicide.

The band issued the following statement:

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The Rolling Stones will tour Australia and New Zealand next year, commencing with a gig at the redeveloped Adelaide Oval on March 22. This will be the first time that the Stones have played Australia since their “A Bigger Bang” gigs in 2006.

The band made a return to the stage in late 2012 in celebration of their 50th anniversary, and then embarked on the highly successful “50 & Counting Tour” this year, which included an appearance at Glastonbury and a return to Hyde Park in London.

Former member, Mick Taylor, will be a special guest for the Adelaide show.

Promoters, Fronting Touring and AEG Live, will announce full Australia/New Zealand tour details in the coming weeks.

Asian tour dates are also expected to be announced shortly.

The Rolling Stones’ “50 & Counting Tour” has been commemorated with the recent release of “The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live”. This is available on DVD, Blu-ray, and in deluxe editions. Further information is available via the links below:

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“The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live” will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in November. The film features the band’s triumphant return to London’s Hyde Park earlier this year, including a two-hour live concert, as well as backstage footage.

The Rolling Stones attracted over 100,000 fans to Hyde Park for two concerts in July, and they proved that they are still an excellent live band with great renditions of classic hits such as “Start Me Up,” “Brown Sugar,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Miss You,” “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll,” and many more.

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Mick Jagger and his production company Jagged Films are in talks with 20th Century Fox to produce an Elvis Presley biopic, according to sources who spoke with FOX411’s Pop Tarts column.

There’s no confirmation from anyone involved about whether the project will go ahead, but, if so, it’s probable that the movie would concentrate on Elvis’ early years as 20th Century Fox has been developing a script based on Peter Guralnick’s 1995 biography 1995 for around a decade.

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