The Rolling Stones are planning to hit the road next month for a U.S. concert tour despite this week’s death of Charlie Watts, the …
The Rolling Stones are planning to hit the road next month for a U.S. concert tour despite this week’s death of Charlie Watts, the legendary British rock group’s drummer of more than 50 years. Concerts West, a Los Angeles company promoting the group’s upcoming U.S. tour, was quoted Thursday as confirming the band will embark on the next American leg of its “No Filter” tour next month. “The Rolling Stones’ tour dates are moving ahead as planned,” Concerts West said in the statement. Mr. Watts died in a London hospital Tuesday, his publicist told reporters. He was 80 years old. Hardly two weeks earlier, the Stones announced that Watts had recently undergone an unexpected and unspecified medical procedure and that drummer Steve Jordan planned to perform in the U.
