The Rolling Stones threw a party last night in New York to celebrate the release today of the highly acclaimed Hackney Diamonds, their first release of new material in eighteen years. The band took over the west side club Racket NYC, and packed it with friends, fellow musicians, actors, colleagues and friends.

Among the many notable guests in attendance were Jimmy Fallon, Trevor Noah, Daniel Craig, Mary Kate Olsen, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Chris Rock, Taylor Hill, Rachel Weisz, Christie Brinkley, Ed Burns, Keegan-Michael Key, Minka Kelly, Christy Turlington and Andrew Watt. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson from Fallon’s “Late Show” house band the Roots turned in a hot DJ set to keep the crowd simmering.

But the Stones were not content simply to mark the release of Hackney Diamonds. They set out to demonstrate their fitness for the road. About ninety minutes into the evening, an announcer intoned “For one night only, the Rolling Stones!” Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Darry Jones and Steve Jordan, accompanied by keyboardist Matt Clifford and background singer Chanel Haynes, and blasted into one of their classic New York theme songs, “Shattered.”

The band first blazed through a six-song set that included the Hackney Diamonds tracks “Angry,” “Whole Wide World” and “Bite My Head Off,” along with such Stones classics as “Tumbling Dice” and “Jumping Jack Flash.”

For the encore, Lady Gaga, resplendent in a purple, spangled jump suit, emerged to deliver an electrifying duet with Jagger on the gospel ballad from Hackney Diamonds, “Sweet Sound of Heaven.” The Stones’ forty-minute set left the crowd transported.

The Stones are clearly energized by their new material. They were loose and relaxed on stage, and tore into their new songs with impressive fervor. They clearly view Hackney Diamonds as the start of a new era for the band. As Jagger sings in “Whole Wide World,” “You think the party’s over, but it’s only just begun.”