(The Hague) singer Mick Jagger, 78, tested positive for Kovid-19, which led to the cancellation of a Rolling Stones concert in Amsterdam on Monday evening, organizers and the band announced. Promised to announce a new date.
Posted yesterday at 1:49 p.m.
“Singer Mick Jagger has just been diagnosed with COVID-19 and has left the stage ill,” organizers announced on their website. They added that the “Tonight Show” at Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam was “canceled”.
Mick Jagger apologized for having to cancel the concert on “such a small notice” on his Twitter account and promised to set a new date as soon as possible.
“The safety of the people, other musicians and the touring team must be a priority,” the group underlined on its Twitter account as “long sorry”.
Purchased tickets are valid until the new date.
The Rolling Stones began their European tour of Madrid in early June to celebrate their 60th anniversary, ending on July 31 after 14 concerts in ten countries in principle. This should lead them specifically to Milan, London, Brussels or Liverpool, where they have not played for 50 years.
The Stones’ birth certificate was set by rock critics in their first performance, in July 1962, at Marquee, London.
The year 2022 is loaded with icons for the group. In addition to his 60th birthday, he is also celebrating the 50th birthday of one of his iconic albums. Deportation on Main Street.
The tour went on without historic drummer Charlie Watts, who died in 2021, and was replaced by newcomer Steve Jordan.