Rolling Stones launch tour, add seven new dates

The Rolling Stones opened their world tour Sunday (8/21) with the first of two shows at Boston's Fenway Park, and have also tacked several new North American dates onto their itinerary.

The new shows are scheduled to take place next January through March in Boston; St. Louis; Omaha, NE; Baltimore; N. Little Rock, AR; New York City; and Chicago. All of the newly announced shows will take place in arenas; the Chicago show marks the second night of a two-night stand in that city.

Tickets for the Boston, St. Louis, Omaha, Baltimore and N. Little Rock shows go on sale to the general public Saturday (8/27), while tickets for the New York and Chicago dates go on sale Aug. 29, according to the Stones' official website.

Tickets will also hit the market Saturday (8/27) for a previously announced Nov. 18 stop in Las Vegas. Public on-sales take place prior to a series of pre-sales; details are posted on the Stones' site.

The Rolling Stones are expected to tour the world over the next year to support their upcoming album, "A Bigger Bang," due in stores Sept. 8.

Earlier this month, the group released exclusively via Apple's iTunes Music Store three cuts from the new set: "Rough Justice," "Streets of Love" and "Back of My Hand."

According to news reports from the Stones' tour kick-off show in Boston Sunday (8/21), one woman who evidently climbed into the Fenway Park rafters from the grandstand fell about 40 feet to the ground and was seriously injured. Further details weren't available Monday (8/22) morning.

The band's opening-night setlist reportedly kicked off with "Start Me Up," and included "Rough Justice" and "Oh No, Not You Again" from the forthcoming album, as well as many well-known tracks from throughout the band's four-decade career.

The second Fenway Park show takes place Tuesday (8/23).