Rolling Stones Tour Postponed as Jagger Receives Medical Treatment
NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The Rolling Stones have postponed their latest tour so frontman Mick Jagger can receive medical treatment.
The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors "he cannot go on tour at this time." The band added that Jagger "is expected to make a complete recovery so that he can get back on stage as soon as possible."
No more details about 75-year-old Jagger's condition were provided.
The Stones' No Filter Tour was expected to start April 20 in Miami. Other stops included Jacksonville, Florida; Houston; the New Orleans Jazz Festival; Pasadena and Santa Clara in California; Seattle; Denver; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; Foxborough, Massachusetts; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Chicago; and Ontario, Canada.
I'm so sorry to all our fans in America & Canada with tickets. I really hate letting you down like this.
— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) March 30, 2019
I'm devastated for having to postpone the tour but I will be working very hard to be back on stage as soon as I can. Once again, huge apologies to everyone.
"I'm so sorry to all our fans in America & Canada with tickets. I really hate letting you down like this," Jagger tweeted Saturday. "I'm devastated for having to postpone the tour but I will be working very hard to be back on stage as soon as I can."
Tour promoters AEG Presents and Concerts West advise ticketholders to hold on to their existing tickets because will be valid for the rescheduled dates.
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