( Rolling Stone ) -- The Rolling Stones are strongly considering at least one live concert later this year to mark their 50th anniversary , Stones insiders tell Rolling Stone . Sources add that the band is still considering a tour in 2013 . `` I 'd like to get a couple of shows down and see how it goes , '' Keith Richards says . `` But I 'd love it . '' The news comes after the band gathered in late April in the New York area for a full week of rehearsals -- their first time playing together at such length since the final night of the marathon A Bigger Bang tour at London 's O2 arena in August 2007 . In July , the band will gather in London to further discuss live performance possibilities . `` It 's all very hush-hush , '' Richards says . `` I 'm going over to London for a bit , so I 'll find out more then . '' He adds that the band will also use the summit to discuss whether they will be recording their first new LP since 2005 's A Bigger Bang . `` We 're going to talk about that in July and see . I mean , I 'd love to get some tracks down and see what songs we 've got . And that goes along with part of getting the band back together and getting things moving . So I 'd love to cut some tracks , yeah . '' Does Richards see himself writing one-on-one with Mick Jagger again ? `` Oh , yeah , '' he says . `` I have no doubt . '' In late April , the Stones began rehearsing in New York and continued working across the Hudson River in Weehawken , New Jersey , inviting a film crew led by director Brett Morgen to shoot footage for a documentary celebrating the group 's anniversary , set for a fall release . The Stones blasted through classics including `` Beast of Burden , '' `` Respectable , '' `` Fool to Cry '' and `` Gim me Shelter . '' `` We played everything , really , '' says Richards . `` We 're just getting our chops together . It was like playing in the garage â€ ” a maintenance check , you know ? '' The vibe was joyful , with Keith Richards and Mick Jagger joking around between takes . `` Someone would mention a song , and within the second run , they had nailed it , '' Morgen says . `` Having screened through 50 years of material over the last six months , I would rank it up there with anything I 've ever heard from them . They were extremely tight . '' Adds Richards , `` I thought I 'd be quite rusty . After all , we had n't done it for a while â€ ” five years or something . But it sounded as fresh as you could hope for . It was a great week . '' See the full story at RollingStone.com . Copyright © 2011 Rolling Stone .
The Rolling Stones are considering at least one concert to mark their 50th anniversary . The band is still considering a tour in 2013 . Comment: