Rolling Stones wow crowd in first British performance in 30 years

LONDON - The Rolling Stones performed at a British music festival for the first time in more than 30 years as they played in front 60,000 fans to close out the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday evening.

Their two-hour set, part of their European tour, also featured duets with both Amy Winehouse and Paolo Nutini and included their hit songs "Satisfaction", "Sympathy for the Devil", and "Brown Sugar".

They also played songs from their new album "A Bigger Bang".

"It's kind of weird you know, for us," guitarist Keith Richards told Virgin Radio.

"Coming back home is always like a bit more special. We just carry Britain with us really, our little bubble of it."

The Rolling Stones had not performed in Britain since the Knebworth Fair in 1976, and are set to perform in Serbia, Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and Scandinavia as part of a 30-gig tour.

Their last tour was the highest-grossing one in concert history last November, bringing in 50 million pounds (73.7 million euros, 98.4 million dollars) for the band.

The Isle of Wight festival is in its sixth year since it was relaunched. During its heyday near the end of the 1960s, it featured Bob Dylan, The Who and The Doors, among others.