Ageing rockers
The Rolling Stones announced their first live shows for five years. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (both 74), Charlie Watts (76) and Ronnie Wood (70) are not alone rocking on into their eighth decades. Other septuagenarians you can hear live in 2018:
— Elton John (70) unveiled a farewell tour.
Paul Simon (76) says that four concerts in the US this year will be his last.
— Bob Dylan (76) announced 15 European concerts.
— Rod Stewart (73) has six live shows booked for Las Vegas.
— The Who’s surviving members Roger Daltrey (73) and Pete Townshend (72) will be playing 18 dates in 2018, quite possibly belting out Townshend’s famous line: ‘Hope I die before I get old.’
Taught at home
The parents of a girl who stars in the West End musical Matilda but does not attend school said they would go to jail rather than meet Westminster council’s demands to comply with rules on home education.
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