The collection will be available this fall
The Rolling Stones have announced an exclusive collaboration with KidSuper, the creative collection founded by artist and designer, Colm Dillane. Produced in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s industry-leading brand management company and coinciding with the release of the band’s 31st studio album, Hackney Diamonds, comes a limited edition Rolling Stones x KidSuper CD and cassette featuring the band’s iconic tongue logo reimagined in two mediums by the multidisciplinary New York creative. The collaboration also extends to a range of premium merchandise items including tees, hooded sweats, headwear, and accessories.
“I’ve been a fan of The Rolling Stones since I was a kid, so when the opportunity came to support the release of their new studio album, I couldn’t turn it down,” states Colm Dillane, artist, designer, and founder of KidSuper. “The iconic logo, which I designed using fingerprint artwork, represents the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll, and how many people have been touched by the band’s music over their incredible 60-year history. It was important to me through the creative process, that we fused this spirit and celebration with the KidSuper energy and reflected this in the designs. I’m so proud of how the collection turned out and am excited for fans to get their hands on it!”
“This incredible collaboration has been a true meeting of the minds between one of the most iconic bands in history and KidSuper’s innovative and artistic perspective. We’re excited to have fans around the world enjoy this collection as much as we do,” adds Matt Young, President of Bravado.
The limited edition music and merch are available exclusively in The Rolling Stones’ flagship RS No. 9 retail locations including London’s RS No. 9 Carnaby, the soon-to-open RS No. 9 Harajuku in Tokyo, as well as RS No. 9 pop-up stores in NYC and LA. The collection will also be available to purchase online from the RS No.9 websites starting on October 20th.
The Stones recently launched Hackney Diamonds at a globally live-streamed event from Hackney Empire in East London. The live stream was followed by the premiere of the video for “Angry” starring actress Sydney Sweeney which to date has had over 16 million views. The album is their first studio set of new material since 2005’s A Bigger Bang. Since then, the Stones have continued to smash box office records on a series of global sell out tours and released 2016’s Grammy Award-winning Blue & Lonesome, which featured their brilliant versions of many of the blues tracks that helped shape their sound, and topped album charts around the world. Last year, they thrilled European audiences totaling nearly a quarter of a million on the anniversary Sixty Tour.
The band has also teamed with Major League Baseball for special limited edition team versions of the project, featuring all 30 MLB Clubs.
