Rolling Stones tour will be back in action Tuesday in Milan, per Mick Jagger
The band postponed two tour dates after the frontman tested positive for COVID-19 last week
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It appears Mick Jagger—and in turn, Rolling Stones’ Sixty European tour—is no longer under the thumb of COVID-19. After the band postponed shows last week in Amsterdam and Bern, Switzerland when Jagger tested positive for the coronavirus, the frontman shared a video to Twitter today confirming he’ll be back onstage by tomorrow.
“Hi everyone, thanks so much for all your lovely messages, I really appreciate them,” Jagger shares in the video, where he looks downright spry. “I’m sorry for the inconvenience about the shows, but we’ll be onstage in Milan on Tuesday, so see you there!”
Since he entered quarantine, Jagger has been keen on communicating with fans via social media to let them know how he’s doing. He previously gave a health update on Friday, where he expressed gratitude for all the well wishes he’s received and said he was “feeling much better.”
The Stones first announced Jagger’s positive test last Monday. Per the group, Jagger first began noticing symptoms on June 13 when he arrived at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. Rolling Stones were forced to cancel the Amsterdam date just hours before the show was set to begin.
“The Rolling Stones are deeply sorry for tonight’s postponement, but the safety of the audience, fellow musicians and the touring crew has to take priority,” the band shared in a statement at the time.
The Stones’ return marks the end of its other members’ COVID-19 isolation period, which lasted eight days in line with current CDC guidance. Joining Jagger on the 10-country, 14-show Sixty tour are fellow founding Stones members Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood. Drummer Steve Jordan steps in for the late Charlie Watts.
The Stones have also already gotten to work rescheduling canceled dates—the band will return to Amsterdam for a makeup show on July 7. A new date for the Bern show has yet to be announced.
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Sorry to be that guy, but Ronnie is not a founding member.
Not even close, although admittedly by now The Stones have had Ronnie Wood as a member for a lot longer than they haven’t.
Ronnie Wood has been in the Stones longer then I have been alive, and I am fucking old! 🙂 But you are right, he was not there at the beginning
I also counted up, Ronnie’s been in the band longer than Bill Wyman!
True, longer than the other two put together:
Brian Jones: 1962-69, 7 years.
Mick Taylor: 1969-74, 5 years.
Ronnie Wood: 1976-present, 46 years and counting.
Agreed. But he’s been there long enough to be a key member. Problem is, there is no Rolling Stones without Charlie. The band has been put to bed. It’s finally over. There are times when a band should fold after losing a key member. Pixies lost Kim Deal. Joy Division lost Peter Hook. ZZ Top lost Dusty Hill. You can even argue Pink Floyd lost Roger Waters (actually, as slick as those two David Gilmour albums are, there is no argument, is there?). Notice how these people are the bassists?
The most boomer of boomer bands returns for its “Look at the dancing skellingtons” tour!Yes come see our favorite boy* brits** sing*** and dance**** to your favorite songs****** – Note no band member has been considered a boy in over 60 years** – Note, technically the band and its members permanent residence is the Netherlands and/or a Caribbean Island because of the tax benefits*** – Except when he is lip syncing. **** – Dancing subject to how Mick’s metal hip is feeling that day***** – They promise to play only a couple songs written after 1975
The good news is that you can get an upper balcony seat and watch the Stones on the Jumbotron for only three or four times the price of seeing a younger band, which might contain a woman or something. Sarcasm aside, I hope they play “Has Anybody Seen My Baby,” the late -90s song where Mick Jagger raps over a Dust Brothers beat and borrows a chorus from kd lang.
One Hit to the Body or GTFO.
you can get an upper balcony seat and watch the Stones on the Jumbotron for only three or four times the price of seeing a younger bandThen you give the Shea Stadium usher $20 a person to get you onto the field where you were still **checks memory** about 300 feet from the stage. #steelwheelchairstour
They still perform well. Let ’em do their thing.
Mick Jagger was born in 1943, during WW2 and before the post-war baby boom. So technically he’s the generation before the boomers.
Sure but his fans were mostly boomers. That’s why it’s boomer rock
I don’t think of the Stones as “Boomer Rock” because they have fans from all generations.Boomer Rock is music that is only appreciated by people of a certain age, like Jimmy Buffet, The Eagles and Bob Seger.
It’s fine to like the Stones. Hell Seger, The Eagles and Even Jimmy Buffet have some good songs. I think it’s the act of going to see them play live that makes it Boomer rock because it’s kinda sad. “Look at us, still rocking while nearly 80!” It’s something that imagine appeals to Boomers of a similar age more then younger people
“I think it’s the act of going to see them play live that makes it Boomer rock because it’s kinda sad.”
Yeah, it’s people enjoying things they like that’s sad, not the losers judging people for enjoying things that they like…
Without Charlie Watts, what’s the point?
That’s what I think. They’re down to two original members. But then, so are Townshend and Daltry and they still go out there with Ringo’s kid.
When asked for its thoughts on the Covid virus, Jagger’s immune system just laughed and said “Please… you have no idea what all I was exposed to from around 1962 until..well, ever, really ”
I suppose being called “spry” is a better fate than not being around anymore. Maybe.
Covid never really had a chance against ol Mick. I’m sure Covid took one sniff of Keith and noped right out of there.