London, United Kingdom: The Rolling Stones announced on Tuesday that they would play their first ever concert in Cuba on 25 March, according to a statement on their website.

The free, open-air gig will be held in the Cuban capital Havana.

‘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 statement said.