The Rolling Stones to continue their tour without Charlie Watts

The Show Must Go On

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Queen's song is sadly suited to the situation of the Rolling Stones who lost their historic drummer Charlie Watts on Tuesday at the age of 80.

While the medium-term future of the group remains unanswered, the loss of the rhythmic pillar of the group should not, however, undermine the very next tour of the group, said Thursday the organizers of these next shows.

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"The dates for the Rolling Stones tour will go as planned,"

the tour promoter said in a statement, clearing up any doubt that there was any continuing fall schedule for the group. . Originally scheduled for 2020, the No Filter Tour will take the Rolling Stones to the four corners of the United States, from St. Louis (Missouri) to Austin (Texas), via Atlanta (Georgia), Detroit (Michigan) or Las Vegas (Nevada), September 26 to November 30. A surgical operation then the deterioration in recent weeks of Charlie Watt's state of health, had already led the organizers to announce, in early August, the absence of the drummer for this tour.

Its replacement, introduced on August 5, is well known to fans of the group, as it is long-time collaborator and backup drummer Steve Jordan. Experienced musician with more than 40 years of percussion in the arms and legs, the drummer participated in the beginning of his career in the adventure of the Blues Brothers as well as in the solo projects of Keith Richards.

," he said earlier this month, before the death of the Stones' fellow traveler.

. If he will no longer return to the drums of the Stones, Charlie Watts will undoubtedly continue to make rock mastodons vibrate beyond the grave.