Jagger hardly looked like a 78-year-old man, strutting around the stage like a man half - or one-third of his age a constant whirl of motion. The show featured the band’s long litany of hits. “He’s the first of the old Stones to pass away.” Wood joined in 1975.įor Laura Jezewski, 62, of Omaha, Nebraska, seeing the Stones without Watts was bittersweet. He joined Jagger and Richards in the Rolling Stones in 1963. Still, die-hard fans couldn’t help but miss Watts, widely considered one of rock’s greatest drummers, even though his real love was jazz. The drummer may be new to fans but he’s hardly new to the Stones - Jordan has performed for years with Richards’ side project, X-Pensive Winos, along with many other leading acts. The concert itself featured the same driving beat personified by Watts, thanks to his replacement, Steve Jordan. A vaccination site was set up at the dome, with plans for similar sites at each tour stop. The Stones themselves appeared in a public service announcement urging anyone with symptoms to stay home. The tens of thousands of fans wore masks as required by St. Signs of the pandemic were everywhere at the show in Missouri, a state hit hard by the virus’s delta variant. The tour had been scheduled for 2020 before the coronavirus virtually shut down the touring industry. The band then dedicated “Tumbling Dice” to Watts. “We’ll miss Charlie so much, on and off the stage.” “This is our first-ever tour we’ve ever done without him,” Jagger said. IATSE Deal to Help Boost Hollywood Production in Ontario in 2022 Jagger acknowledged it was emotional seeing the photos of Watts. Jagger and Richards clasped hands as they thanked fans for the outpouring of support and love for Watts. After the second song, a rousing rendition of “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It),” Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood came to the front of the stage. The show opened with an empty stage and only a drumbeat, with photos of Watts flashing on the video board. Louis concert was their first since Watts’ death. Except for a private show in Massachusetts last week, the St. It was clear from the outset just how much the band members - and the fans - missed Charlie Watts, who died last month at age 80. Louis without their drummer of nearly six decades. The legendary rockers launched their pandemic-delayed “No Filter” tour Sunday at the Dome at America’s Center in St.
The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their backbeat.
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