Stones give a mighty big bang for Wellington's bucks

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger performs at Westpac Stadium, Wellington. Marty Melville / Getty Images

The last time Mick Jagger played the capital was in 1966, he told the crowd of 35,000 at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington.

"I think there's been a bit of a gap," he said.

After the opening pyrotechnics, the diminutive Rolling Stones front man came out onto the stage dressed in hot pink and black, and it was obvious he had been worth waiting for, even before he opened his famous mouth.

The 62-year-old pranced and swaggered like a teenager, wowing fans with all the old Rolling Stones' favourites.

This show was the last of one leg of the Stones' A Bigger Bang world tour. The first New Zealand gig was played in Auckland last week.

- NZPA