The Rolling Stones paid moving tribute to their late drummer Charlie Watts on opening night of their ‘No Filter’ tour in St. Louis.<\/b>
\nThe Rolling Stones opened the latest leg of their \u2018No Filter\u2019 tour in St. Louis on Sunday night, and as expected, the group paid deep tribute to Charlie Watts, their drummer since January of 1963, who passed away last month at the age of 80. The show opened with a video montage of Watts across the years, as an isolated drum track played, sometimes in sync with the video. The group then took the stage and burst into their 1968 anthem, \u201cStreet Fighting Man.\u201d Aftter the second song, \u201cIt\u2019s Only Rock N\u2019 Roll (but I Like It),\u201d co-founders Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, with guitarist Ronnie Wood, moved to the front of the stage and joined hands. \u201cI just want to say that it\u2019s quite emotional seeing those images of Charlie up on the screen,\u201d Jagger said. \u201cThis is our first tour that we\u2019ve ever done without him. The reaction from you guys, everything you\u2019ve said and we\u2019ve heard from you, has been really touching. And I want to thank you very much for all your appreciation. We all miss Charlie so much, on the stage and off the stage, and we\u2019d love to dedicate this tour to Charlie. Here\u2019s to you, Charlie!\u201d The group also paid tribute to Watts at a warm-up gig for the tour last week, a private show in Massachusetts organized by New England Patriots owner and longtime Donald Trump supporter Robert Kraft. The Stones carried on through the set (see the setlist below) with drummer Steve Jordan, who had been announced as a stand-in when Watts said he would not be joining the tour last month due to illness. At the conclusion, Jagger, Richards and Ronnie Wood, took their final bows as an image of Watts projected behind them. September 26,2021 St. Louis, MO The Dome at America\u2019s Center September 30,2021 Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium October 4,2021 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field October 9,2021 Nashville, TN Nissan Stadium October 14,2021 Los Angeles, CA SoFi Stadium October 17,2021 Los Angeles, CA SoFi Stadium October 24,2021 Minneapolis, MN U.S. Bank Stadium October 29,2021 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium November 2,2021 Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Stadium November 6,2021 Las Vegas, NV Allegiant Stadium November 11,2021 Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium November 15,2021 Detroit, MI Ford Field November 20,2021 Austin, TX Circuit of The Americas<\/p>\n