US EditionThe Rolling Stones cancel planned 2026 stadium tour
Keith Richards' arthritis and age limit his touring ability, leading the band to halt their 2026 UK and Europe stadium tour plans, after recent North American shows.
- The Rolling Stones quietly shelved plans for a 2026 stadium tour across the United Kingdom and Europe, a source close to the band confirmed to Variety.
- Health and stamina concerns from guitarist Keith Richards made a long stadium tour impractical, as his arthritis and turning 82 this week limited his ability for a big stadium tour lasting over four months.
- Their most recent 'Hackney Diamonds' run included 20 North American dates over three months, and the new album marks a second collaboration with producer Andrew Watt.
- Fans reacted with disappointment, though the band pledged to return `when they're good and ready`; The Rolling Stones have toured almost every year since the early 2000s but with shorter schedules as members aged.
- Selective performances and studio work will likely guide future decisions, as Keith Richards' short three-song appearance last month showed energy, but a full tour remained impractical.
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The time doesn’t go by for nothing. Neither for his satanic majesty. The Rolling Stones have cancelled plans for a planned tour of Europe in the summer of 2026. According to an American music critic who addressed The Sun, Keith Richards told the rest of the band that he couldn’t commit to a return to the stadiums because of his physical demands. Keith Richards will turn 82 this Thursday; Mick Jagger is 82 years old and Ronnie Wood is 78 years ol…
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At least for now, the Rolling Stones decided to lower the curtain to plans for a tour of the United Kingdom and Europe scheduled for 2026. The tour would have marked the band’s return to the Old Continent stages following the successful Hackney Diamonds Tour they made in the United States in 2024, which sold about a million tickets. According to The Sun, the group seriously evaluated a number of dates in large European stadiums after discarding …
The return of the Stones to European scenarios seemed likely.
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