NEW YORK — The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour. Mick Jagger is scheduled to have a stent placed in his heart.
“You can be back at work within weeks” following the procedure, a source tells the New York Post Page Six. “But it could be because the health checks are all set into the insurance for the tour, maybe they’re being careful” by postponing the tour.
According to Drudge Report, the surgery will take place in New York City.
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 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 ticket holders to hold on to their existing tickets because will be valid for the rescheduled dates.
(AP/KNX 1070)