NEW YORK — The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour, including a show north of Toronto, so Mick Jagger can get medical treatment.
The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors he cannot go on tour at this time.
It gave no further details about the 75-year-old Jagger’s condition.
However, the band did say the singer is expected to recover completely and will get back on stage as soon as possible.
The Stones’ No Filter Tour was expected to start April 20 in Miami.
The only Canadian date was June 29 at the Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, Ont., about 100 kilometres north of Toronto.
Jagger tweeted on Saturday that he was “devastated” at having to postpone the tour,” but would be “working very hard to be back on stage.”
“I really hate letting you down like this,” the singer said.
Other planned stops were to include Jacksonville, Fla., Houston; the New Orleans Jazz Festival; Pasadena and Santa Clara in California; Seattle; Denver; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; Foxborough, Mass., East Rutherford, N.J., and Chicago.
The scheduled Canadian date was the last stop on the tour’s North American leg.
Neither the Burl’s Creek venue nor the Canadian promoter, Republic Live, immediately responded to requests for comment. U.S. tour promoters AEG Presents and Concerts West advised ticketholders to hold on to their tickets because they would be valid for the rescheduled dates.
— with files from The Associated Press
The Canadian Press
