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BY GINA G. SCALA

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

With online ticket prices hitting $600,000 for the Rolling Stones’ concerts at the Prudential Center, plenty of fans “can’t get no satisfaction.”

The Dec. 13 and 15 concerts are the only North American performances on the band’s 50th anniversary tour; two other shows are planned for London. The $600,000 price tag is for a general admission floor area – no sitting – for the first show, as listed on StubHub Oct. 24, the Star-Ledger reported. More than 300 tickets were listed at $10,000 or more.

“That’s insane," Joe Della Ferra, 55, of Belleville, said to the Star-Ledger. "I’m very disappointed. I paid $150 for the last tour. I don’t see myself paying more than that."

Della Ferra told the Star Ledger he has seen every Rolling Stone tour since he was 15 in 1972; paying only $6.50 for admission.

Perhaps the hefty price tag for the historic concerts are due to reports former band members Bill Wyman, who left in 1993, and Mick Taylor, who rolled away in 1974, are expected to make brief appearances during the performances, according to an article published on rollingstone.com. The same article reports Eric Clapton or Jeff Beck could also be guests at the shows.

Tickets for the general public go on sale at noon tomorrow from Ticketmaster. Prices range from $95 to $750 (or $114.80 to $813 when you include service fees), according to the Star-Ledger

"My experience with the Rolling Stones," said Keith Richards, according to the band website, "is that once the juggernaut starts rolling, it ain't gonna stop. So without sort of saying definitely yes – yeah. We ain't doing all this for four gigs!"

Hopefully, Della Ferra and other fans of the aging rockers will get some satisfaction from that.