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The Rolling Stones’ “final” show–December 15th at the Prudential Center in Newark–will have some big guest stars. They’re going to showcase Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Keys. No word on whether Mary J. Blige, who’s performed at the Stones’s three other shows so far on this “50 and Counting” tour, will reprise her role during “Gimme Shelter.” And no word on what happened to original Stone Bill Wyman and mid-period member Mick Taylor, who performed with the group in London, were expected here, but didn’t show on Saturday night in Brooklyn. The December 15th show will be available on Yahoo and Pay Per View for $39.99. It’s the last announced show by the Stones, although everyone assumes more shows will be added in Los Angeles and other big cities in what might be a final victory lap by the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.

Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. Friedman previously wrote the Intelligencer column at New York Magazine, He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of a film about R&B Music called “Only the Strong Survive,” which was released by Miramax in 2003 and was a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.