The Rolling Stones will play in Havana this month, making them the first British band to play an open air concert in Cuba.
The free performance will be at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana on 25 March
"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," said a statement by the band.
The rockers are promising a "set packed full of classic Stones hits as well as special gems from their million selling albums".
It comes just two weeks after President Obama said he would visit the communist island - the first sitting US President to go to Havana since 1928.
The visit is seen as a crucial step for thawing relations between the former Cold War foes.
The Stones are currently on tour in South America, with dates this month in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Mexico.
They are also spearheading an initiative that will see instruments and equipment being donated to musicians on the island.
Guitar maker Gibson, keyboard maker Roland and cymbal firm Zildjian are among those involved.
Other British musicians have held shows in Cuba in the past - the Manic Street Preachers played an indoor show in 2001 watched by the country's figurehead Fidel Castro.
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