The future of the Rolling Stones: what will happen to their next tour after the death of Charlie Watts

08/27/2021 8:33 PM

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Updated 08/27/2021 8:33 PM

The death of Charlie Watts, historic drummer of The Rolling Stones, which occurred last Tuesday, August 24, not only mourned the world of music and art in general, but

also filled the future of the band

, whose founders Only Mick Jagger and Keith Richards remain in the race.

With

a tour of the United States that includes passing through 12 cities

- the

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

was recently canceled

, where they were also going to play - and whose start date is scheduled for next September 26, August 5 Last news broke that Watts would not be part of the game due to medical prescription, after having undergone surgery.

"Charlie has undergone

a procedure that has been totally successful

, but I gather that his doctors concluded this week that he needs a rest and a recovery," the spokesperson said.

And he completed: "When we start rehearsals in a couple of weeks, it is very disappointing to say (...), but it

is

also

fair to say that no one saw that this could happen

."

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, played in Passadena, two years ago.

Photo REUTERS / Mario Anzuoni

However, Charlie himself, who had turned 80 on June 2, expressed his wish that Mick, Keith and Ron Wood, plus their longtime allies Chuck Leavell, Daryll Jones and company, would go out on the road despite that he couldn't do it.

"After all the fan suffering caused by Covid-19, I really

don't want the many Rolling Stones fans who had tickets to this tour to be disappointed

by another delay or cancellation," Watts said, in a gesture of generosity. that the outcome of your personal situation amplifies infinitely.

"That is why I

have asked my great friend Steve Jordan to present himself for me,

" added the drummer, at the same time that Jagger and Richards vowed a speedy recovery for those who had been sharing a long rock route with them for 58 years. and life.

But the death of the musician raised a scenario full of uncertainty.

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The million dollar question has an answer

However, in the face of the barrage of inquiries from fans and also the press, in order to know what will happen to the band from now on,

The Rolling Stones confirmed through their promoter that the

No Filter

tour

will not be postponed.

much less canceled.

As reported by the British newspaper

The Sun

, quoting a source close to the Stones, "the band wants to make the show

a celebration of the life of Charlie Watts

. He was like a brother to them, but they knew he would have hated the idea. to cancel the concerts. Charlie had given them his blessing to tour without him, so they will honor his wishes. "

But, also, given the inexorable loss of one of the protagonists in the history of one of the greatest bands of the genre, and possibly the one that has been on the road for the longest time with almost no interruptions,

what else could those who shared with him do? such a privilege?

The Rolling Stones will go ahead with the "No Filter Tour", starting September 26.

Photo Fred Thornhill / The Canadian Press via AP

In line with what was published by

The Sun

, the company Concerts West confirmed that

the dates of the tour of the Rolling Stones "advance according to the planned"

. The

No Filter Tour

, which was originally planned for 2020 before the pandemic forced it to be postponed, will kick off in St. Louis, Missouri, and

run through November 20

ending in Austin, Texas.

And yes, it is true that last Tuesday things stopped being in the precise place, and that 

there will be those who say that without Watts they are not The Rolling Stones

;

or those who claim the right to say what Jagger and Richards should do, who in 1962 started one of the noblest rock factories that has ever existed and that will exist forever and ever.

Surely there will be those ...

The truth is that only

Mick, Keith and Ronnie will know how to wisely decide what is best for The Rolling Stones,

which, at the end of the day, are the three of them.

And what they decide will be law.

Meanwhile, they keep spinning. 

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