The Rolling Stones will proceed with their planned tour of the U.S. that begins in one month, the band’s promoter said.
The band is mourning Tuesday’s death of drummer Charlie Watts, 80, who had been with the band since January 1963.
“The Rolling Stones’ tour dates are moving ahead as planned,” promoter Concerts West said in a statement, according to Rolling Stone.
The show must go on: The Rolling Stones' U.S. tour dates this fall will proceed as planned after Charlie Watts' death, the band's concert promoter has announced. https://t.co/g8WJnprUmC
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 26, 2021
The Stones’ No Filter Tour in the U.S. begins Sept. 26 in St. Louis and runs through Nov. 20 in Austin, Texas.
>> Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones, dies at 80
Three weeks ago, the band announced that Watts would be unable to join them on the road. He was replaced on tour by Steve Jordan, a member of Keith Richards’ X-Pensive Winos side project.
Watts, along with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, are the only members of the band to appear on every one of their albums, according to Rolling Stone. Watts’ last public performance with the band occurred in August 2019 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, the magazine reported.
>> Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts drops out of US tour after medical procedure
Watts had successful treatment for throat cancer in 2004, Billboard reported.
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