Rolling Stones postpone Denver concert, rest of…
Rolling Stones postpone Denver concert, rest of U.S. tour as Mick Jagger undergoes medical treatment
Band has not revealed what is ailing its 75-year-old frontman
By Matt Sebastian | msebastian@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: March 30, 2019 at 8:52 am | UPDATED: March 30, 2019 at 9:57 am
Barry Brecheisen, Invision/AP, File
In this July 4, 2015 file photo, Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Ind. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)
The Rolling Stones' much-anticipated North American tour — which would have brought the band to Denver for the first time in 14 years this May — was postponed Saturday morning as the band revealed frontman Mick Jagger requires medical treatment for an undisclosed condition.
The 17-date "No Filter" tour of stadiums in the U.S. and Canada, which had included a May 26 stop at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, will be rescheduled. Fans are encouraged to hold on to their tickets because they will be valid for the new dates, "which will be announced shortly." The tour had been scheduled to open April 20 in Miami.
Jagger apologized to fans in a post to the Stones' Facebook page: "I'm so sorry to all our fans in America and Canada with tickets, I really hate letting you down like this. I'm devastated for having to postpone the tour but I will be working very hard to be back on the road as soon as I can. Once again, huge apologies to everyone."
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According to the band, Jagger has been told by doctors that "he cannot go on tour at this time, as he needs medical treatment." The 75-year-old is expected to make a complete recovery, according to the band, "so that he can get back on stage as soon as possible."
The Stones' May concert was to have been the band's first performance in Colorado since playing the Pepsi Center on Thanksgiving night in 2005. And it was to be the band's first stadium concert in Denver since the "Voodoo Lounge" tour rolled into the old Mile High Stadium on Sept. 15, 1994. The Stones also played in Denver in 1999 and 2003, but those were arena dates.
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Matt Sebastian
Matt Sebastian is a senior editor at The Denver Post. He joined the newspaper's staff in 2018 after a 20-year career at the Daily Camera in Boulder that included stints as city editor, entertainment editor, music critic and news reporter. He also previously served as the editor of the Colorado Daily newspaper in Boulder, and worked as a news reporter at papers in Utah and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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