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The Rolling Stones have announced two London dates for November – scroll down to watch a video of the announcement. The Stones will play London's O2 Arena on November 25 and 29 to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They will also be playing two New York shows on December 15 and 13. Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 19, at 9am. The band made the announcement via a video posted to their Facebook page.

J Mascis' guitar was stolen after a Dinosaur Jr gig in Oregon, USA earlier this week (October 11). A statement posted on the singer's Facebook account revealed that his prized instrument – a white Squier Jazzmaster guitar – had been pinched by someone after their show at the city's W.O.W Hall, and asked people with knowledge of the incident to come forward and help him retrieve it.

Elvis Presley's Beverly Hills house has been put up for sale. The singer's home, which he lived in with his wife Priscella, has been put on the market for a cool $12.9million, according to real estate operator Truila. The listing states that the four bedroom, five bathroom French regency-styled estate sits on a 1.18 acre property and boasts panoramic views of Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean.

Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant has revealed that he once lied about working for NME to gain access to a festival in Marrakech. The singer pretended he was a journalist for the magazine so that he could get down the front of the barrier and record the folklore music that was being played by the band on stage. Plant told The Guardian: "Every year there was a folklore festival in Marrakech and I got a press pass. I said I was working for the NME. And I could get right to the front with my recorder, and there were a lot of Berber rhythms that were spectacular."

Bruce Springsteen is set to join Barack Obama on the campaign trail this week (October 18). The rocker will join the President as he campaigns for his re-election at a rally in Parma, Ohio on Thursday, and later on the same day in Ames, Iowa, Rolling Stone reports.

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The Rolling Stones are being lined up to headline next year's Glastonbury festival, according to reports. With the band's guitarist Keith Richards letting slip that they had been booked to play live shows in London and New York, and sax player Bobby Keys later claiming that the shows would take place in November, the legendary rockers look set to finally hit the road and celebrate their 50th anniversary.