FRIDAY ... £6 MILLION FOR DESERT TRIP ROCK VETERANS’ CONCERT

whose top customers may have suspected something big was about to happen: in 2014 the company arranged for US band the Eagles to perform on board an aircraft carrier.

Freightliner boss Martin Daum said: ‘We pride ourselves on throwing the biggest and best celebrations, and the Stones are the biggest and the best.’ This weekend’s Desert Trip festival, also starring veteran stars Sir Paul McCartney and The Who, has been dubbed the ‘ultimate concert’ for baby-boomers.

A playful Jagger joked: ‘Welcome to the Palm Springs retirement home for ageing English gentlemen.’