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There’s some unbelievable delusion on this site. Keith is soon to turn 82. Isn’t it time, surely?

Is the Stones rep Bernard Doherty’s latest statement, "The Stones will get back onstage when they're good and ready”, delusional according to you?

"When they're good and ready"! Keith is unfortunately not ready

Of course he isn’t now. Doherty speaks here in future tense, “will”.

nothing's wrong with this message. it's just time running out on them but that's ok too.
we may be lucky, we may be not, nothing left than just to wait & hope & see.



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My understanding is that Keith is in perfect good health without any issue at all, but he simply does not want to commit to a 4 month tour of Europe anymore. He wants to stay at home, with friends and family and enjoy life.

Bless him!

Mathijs

Exactly!

Bjornulf

I can't imagine that Keith wouldn't want to tour for 4 months with the Rolling stones just for the possibility being with the family, especially when this year there was no tour and he could be with them.

Keith loves to be on stage as a Rolling stone.

There is some stronger reason behind it.

So first we complain that the spokesperson wasn't named.

Then the spokesperson gets named but we still don't take the story at face value.

There is a lot of talk here about "they don't owe us anything", which might be true although it's a truism. The thing is though that if they don't give a clear statement,
or don't say anything at all, there will be speculation. However wrong some seem to think that is.

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There is a lot of talk here about "they don't owe us anything", which might be true although it's a truism. The thing is though that if they don't give a clear statement,
or don't say anything at all, there will be speculation. However wrong some seem to think that is.

Yep. That’s human nature.

What no one has considered yet could be the fact that yes Keith doesn't want to tour Stadiums with the Stones, but that doesn't mean he might not want to play with other people doing some small scale shows.
We don't know what's gone on behind the scenes with the new album.

Maybe Mick and Keith have decided to play with other musicians, do their own thing as time is running out.



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There is a lot of talk here about "they don't owe us anything", which might be true although it's a truism. The thing is though that if they don't give a clear statement,
or don't say anything at all, there will be speculation. However wrong some seem to think that is.

Do they really need to make a statement about the 'cancellation' of a rumoured tour?

Their spokesperson just did, but it doesn't seem to be enough.

I know, and I take that at face value. I don't think they are done yet if they can help it.

I just find it funny that the tour was never announced officially by the band themselves and yet somehow they are expected to give a statement about it now lol.

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Their spokesperson just did, but it doesn't seem to be enough.

Haha, how dare the Stones not want to play the same songs they've been playing live for decades without fully explaining it to the fans personally.

This whole thing is crazy, it's none of our business why they don't want to tour.

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There is a lot of talk here about "they don't owe us anything", which might be true although it's a truism. The thing is though that if they don't give a clear statement,
or don't say anything at all, there will be speculation. However wrong some seem to think that is.

Do they really need to make a statement about the 'cancellation' of a rumoured tour?

They don't need to do anything. On the other hand if they don't there will be speculation. And it's the second time it's cancelled; both in 2025 and 2026. I know the tours weren't officially announced. But they were very close to that stage - dates and towns were set and ready to go.If they want speculation to stop someone from the band should say something to the press (there is no need for an official statement). Simple as that.

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Their spokesperson just did, but it doesn't seem to be enough.

Haha, how dare the Stones not want to play the same songs they've been playing live for decades without fully explaining it to the fans personally.

This whole thing is crazy, it's none of our business why they don't want to tour.

If it's none of your business why do you keep writing here then?

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Their spokesperson just did, but it doesn't seem to be enough.

Haha, how dare the Stones not want to play the same songs they've been playing live for decades without fully explaining it to the fans personally.

This whole thing is crazy, it's none of our business why they don't want to tour.

I do get that. It's just that we weren't 'supposed' to know. It's only because of insiders, leaks and digging that any of us knew anything - that was on us. I just feel it's not really their responsibility to say anything, when as far as they were concerned, there was nothing announced yet.

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Their spokesperson just did, but it doesn't seem to be enough.

Haha, how dare the Stones not want to play the same songs they've been playing live for decades without fully explaining it to the fans personally.

This whole thing is crazy, it's none of our business why they don't want to tour.

I do get that. It's just that we weren't 'supposed' to know. It's only because of insiders, leaks and digging that any of us knew anything - that was on us. I just feel it's not really their responsibility to say anything, when as far as they were concerned, there was nothing announced yet.

That's what I'm saying, sorry my sarcasm gets lost in translation.
I agree with you.

There is a difference between pencilling in a tour leaving the door open if they decide to tour, to actually announcing a tour publicly to the world's media.
The Stones haven't said no more tours, they are still leaving the door open.
That's sensible, things can change in 6 months, you never know with this band.

Look what happened in the late 80's when Keith toured solo, Mick rang him up and wanted to get the Stones back together and the following year we got the Steel Wheels / Urban Jungle tour. I never envisaged that tour happening at that point, was a dream come true after WW3.



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Good lord. Some people posting here are absurdly selfish...
I wish nothing but peace and good tidings to The Rolling Stones, their families and their crew.

According to, the person I spoke with as an assitted manager she told me, there looking at July to realease the new album. She is part of that portion of production so it's looking l8ke July for the release, so that's well into summer, like I said everything goes according to plan on the realease, fall seems / winter seems perfect. Fingers crossed...plus Keith says he's found a new way of playing with the arthritous awhile ago...

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Their spokesperson just did, but it doesn't seem to be enough.

Haha, how dare the Stones not want to play the same songs they've been playing live for decades without fully explaining it to the fans personally.

This whole thing is crazy, it's none of our business why they don't want to tour.

I do get that. It's just that we weren't 'supposed' to know. It's only because of insiders, leaks and digging that any of us knew anything - that was on us. I just feel it's not really their responsibility to say anything, when as far as they were concerned, there was nothing announced yet.

That's what I'm saying, sorry my sarcasm gets lost in translation.
I agree with you.

There is a difference between pencilling in a tour leaving the door open if they decide to tour, to actually announcing a tour publicly to the world's media.
The Stones haven't said no more tours, they are still leaving the door open.
That's sensible, things can change in 6 months, you never know with this band.

Look what happened in the late 80's when Keith toured solo, Mick rang him up and wanted to get the Stones back together and the following year we got the Steel Wheels / Urban Jungle tour. I never envisaged that tour happening at that point, was a dream come true after WW3.

Mick telephoning Keith in the late 1980’s to reconcile and regroup, is very different to today. They were in their 40’s; now they are in their 80’s. Who knows; maybe there will be another four-month tour in the near future, but I doubt it.

I enjoyed Andy Greene's RS article, thanks NashvilleBlues for posting it. We all do want to know, okay, what's next then? We're not going to know for awhile, of course, but speculating... if done responsibly, meaning people refrain from posting clickbait/AI slop/just wild rumors... can be harmless enough.

I suspect most likely might be some version of Greene's speculative scenario 3.
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"Scenario 3: The Stones take over for Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden.

"Billy Joel walked away from his monthly MSG residency last year after a decade of sold-out shows. It was a stunning success that proved major residencies can work outside of Las Vegas. The Stones would be a perfect replacement on the MSG monthly calendar, and it wouldn't require them to create all the visuals they'd need for Sphere."

"Upside: Keith Richards spends much of his time in Connecticut, meaning his monthly commute to work would be pretty easy. He wouldn't have to spend one minute in an airplane or even a hotel. He'd be in his own bed every night. In any give month, he'd have about 728 hours of leisure and two hours of work. And those two hours would be very, very lucrative.

"Downside: A Billy Joel concert is very different from a Rolling Stones concert. He [i.e. Joel] can take all sorts of time off, sit down at the piano, and effortlessly pound out those hits. He could do it in his sleep at this point. The Stones require weeks of intense rehearsal, and then it takes several shows before they fall into a tight groove. They can't build that sort of momentum and muscle memory by playing just once a month. A MSG residency seems attractive, but it goes against their nature."
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For the Stones a Madison Square Garden "residency" would not be open-ended like Joel's, of course. It would of a defined, much more limited run, and more concentrated, with multiple shows a month. Of Mick, Keith, and Ronnie, only Keith lives in the immediate vicinity. Mick does have an upstate NY home, though. Ronnie would be the most inconvenienced of the three of them. Something along the lines of a three or four month residency with a concert every 7 to 10 days, seems like it should would be workable for the three princpals. A stand of, say, a dozen to 16 or so concerts, essentially. That pace addresses the problem Greene cites, of the Stones needing to work into a rhythm of live performances, and the shows needing to be frequent enough to keep the band sharp.

The boys I do believe will return to the stage, but their spokesman has stressed, only when they're ready. And it will also be however they choose to return. Of the reasonably good alternatives out there to touring stadiums or arenas, I think I like the feasibility of this one.

We've batted around such ideas here before any number of times, of course. The difference now is that it finally does appear time for whatever the changes are going to be.

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I'm down in Virginia
with your Cousin Lou

I'm only 71 and I'm "drained" just reading this thread.
I can't even commit to going out to dinner with my family this weekend.

Not a good look for the Stones. 80+ yo musicians off the road for 2 years now. Can no longer afford to be off the road. Not enough time left on their clock. I am hoping for an American tour in the fall. I find it hard to believe the Stones release a new LP and won't tour the worlds largest market to promote it

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I can't imagine that Keith wouldn't want to tour for 4 months with the Rolling stones just for the possibility being with the family, especially when this year there was no tour and he could be with them.

Keith loves to be on stage as a Rolling stone.

There is some stronger reason behind it.

That's the myth at least. I am sure actual reality in his 80's may be different than what's been cultivated in the hearts and minds of fans the past several decades.

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I can't imagine that Keith wouldn't want to tour for 4 months with the Rolling stones just for the possibility being with the family, especially when this year there was no tour and he could be with them.

Keith loves to be on stage as a Rolling stone.

There is some stronger reason behind it.

That's the myth at least. I am sure actual reality in his 80's may be different than what's been cultivated in the hearts and minds of fans the past several decades.

I don't think it is a myth.

When you see Keith on stage, in most cases it can be seen he is happy to be there.

And he said it multiple times himself.

Christ this thread, mostly nonsense

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I find it hard to believe the Stones release a new LP and won't tour the worlds largest market to promote it

It's not like the last tour did much to promote HD, but I digress. Count me among the skeptics, but as long as they're OK then so am I.

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Not a good look for the Stones. 80+ yo musicians off the road for 2 years now. Can no longer afford to be off the road. Not enough time left on their clock. I am hoping for an American tour in the fall. I find it hard to believe the Stones release a new LP and won't tour the worlds largest market to promote it

I'm fairly certain that they aren't too worried about promoting it. That for some of the nutty fans on here that, for some reason, are so obsessed w/ the numbers, how they promote, choice of single, cover art, etc.

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I can't imagine that Keith wouldn't want to tour for 4 months with the Rolling stones just for the possibility being with the family, especially when this year there was no tour and he could be with them.

Keith loves to be on stage as a Rolling stone.

There is some stronger reason behind it.

That's the myth at least. I am sure actual reality in his 80's may be different than what's been cultivated in the hearts and minds of fans the past several decades.

I don't think it is a myth.

When you see Keith on stage, in most cases it can be seen he is happy to be there.

And he said it multiple times himself.

of course he loves playing onstage

what other explanation is there for him to have continued performing and touring into his 80's

it just can't be the money they have more then they or there heirs could spend in a lifetime

so if he's at the point where he's done touring he must have a damn good reason

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I can't imagine that Keith wouldn't want to tour for 4 months with the Rolling stones just for the possibility being with the family, especially when this year there was no tour and he could be with them.

Keith loves to be on stage as a Rolling stone.

There is some stronger reason behind it.

That's the myth at least. I am sure actual reality in his 80's may be different than what's been cultivated in the hearts and minds of fans the past several decades.

I don't think it is a myth.

When you see Keith on stage, in most cases it can be seen he is happy to be there.

And he said it multiple times himself.

I know most people here are being obstinate or in such a serious state of denial likely to require professional assistance but ... merely being onstage with the Rolling Stones and with the rigors of touring and financial realities of staging a major production in the year 2025 can be two entirely different things.

And again, check back with your feelings on the matter when you are on the other side of 80 though odds are you will no longer be with us.

Re: The Rolling Stones European Tour 2026 is off - What is next?

WHO'S NEXT.

I think they're ready for another farewell tour.


Sorry, I find the posts here depressing.

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Not a good look for the Stones. 80+ yo musicians off the road for 2 years now. Can no longer afford to be off the road. Not enough time left on their clock. I am hoping for an American tour in the fall. I find it hard to believe the Stones release a new LP and won't tour the worlds largest market to promote it

It could happen but they need someone to fill in for Keith as he’s not interested.
Will see what happens next year.



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