The Japan Times Weekly 6

★【Rolling Stones mark 50th year with London concert】
  The Rolling Stones made a glorious return to the London stage Nov. 25 in the first of five concerts to mark the 50th anniversary of their debut as an American-oriented blues band.

　【ローリングストーンズ、ロンドン公演で50周年を祝う】
　25日、アメリカ志向のブルースバンドであるローリングストーンズがデビュー50周年記念公演の初回公演を行いロンドンのステージへ輝かしい帰還を果たした。


★Summary
  They swaggered and strutted through a stellar 2 hour and half show at London's O2 Arena. Mick Jagger looked remarkably trim and fit, and was in top vocal form. It was first of five mega-shows to mark the passage of 50 years since the band first appeared in a small London pub. "It's amazing that we're still doing this, and it's amazing that you're still buying our records and coming to our show," Jagger said.


★Reflection
  The ticket prices of this concert is $650 for a standard seat, but these tickets sold out for 7 minutes. Moreover, their song, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is used Japanese drama now. We find that Rolling Stones has still high popularity in all over the world.


★Vocabulary
  swagger いばって歩く ； strut 気取って歩く ； trim 調髪、飾り


★Reference
  The Japan Times Weekly, December 1, 2012