SOUTHAMPTON traders are predicting a £350,000 business boost when legendary band the Rolling Stones rock into the city.

As revealed yesterday by the Echo, the sixties superstars are in talks to play St Mary’s Stadium as part of their UK tour this year.

If they get the green light, the world renowned rockers would take to the stage in front of up to 36,000 fans at the football Stadium on May 29.

According to businesses bosses, the band’s arrival could spark a £350,000 boost for the city’s hotels, restaurants and bars.

Tim Keeping, Chair of GO! Southampton Business Improvement District said: “Artists of this magnitude attract large audiences and with the concert taking place so close to the city centre, businesses in the BID area including hotels, cafes and shops, have the opportunity to benefit.”

The announcement of a Southampton date for the Rolling Stones’ No Filter tour was made yesterday – with tickets going on sale from the band’s website on March 15.

Stones Frontman, Mick Jagger, said: “It’s great that we’ll be playing even more UK venues where we’ve never played before.

“Look out Southampton, we’ll see you this summer.”

The date is one of two events, alongside Coventry’s Ricoh Arena, to be added to the band’s No Filter tour.

The Europe-wide tour began in 2017 and has already included trips to Germany, France and the Netherlands.

But last month, it was announced Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards would extend the tour in 2018 to include gigs at Twickenham, Old Trafford and Scotland’s Murrayfield.

On Monday, the Stones are expected to announce the added date in Southampton for May 29 – with tickets going on sale from the band’s website on March 15.

The gig will take place 55 years after the 1960s hit makers first visited Southampton.

The iconic rock group first wowed crowds in the city on September 29, 1963, when they played Southampton’s Gaumont, now better known as The Mayflower theatre.

The following year they had their first numner one, It’s All Over Now, and returned to Southampton on October 4, 1964. In 2007 the band brought the Isle of Wight Festival to a rip-roaring climax, in front of a crowd of 50,000.