The Rolling Stones confirmed their Cuba gig: a free concert in La Havana

After all the rumours, the official confirmation came: The Rolling Stones will play in Cuba, on March 25. The legendary British band will play a free concert dubbed the "Concert for Amity" in La Havana's Ciudad Deportiva: it will be their first performance ever in the island.

The band commented, via an official statement:

We have performed in many special places during our long career, but this show in Havana is going to be a landmark event for us, and, we hope, for all our friends in Cuba, too.

The full gig will be filmed and produced by JA Digital; Paul Dugdale will serve as director. The filmmaker previously helmed "The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun - Hyde Park Live in 2013", as well as concert films for Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Adele and One Direction, among others.

According to the "Associated Press", Concert for Amity will make the Rolling Stones the biggest act to perform in Cuba since the country's 1959 revolution. Previously, the government had prevented young Cubans from listening to rock music. Since dropping the policy, the government has begun allowing large, non-official concerts.

Major Lazer will be the first U.S. act to perform in Cuba, on March 6th, since the relationship America and Cuba got better and tensions waned.