Watch The Rolling Stones dedicate their first show of 2021 to Charlie Watts

The Rolling Stones have discussed why they haven’t been playing their hit ‘Brown Sugar’ on their current US tour.The band’s ‘No Filter’ tour kicked off in St Louis, Missouri on September 26, which the band dedicated to their late drummer Charlie Watts, who died at the age of 80 in August.In a new interview with The Los Angeles Times Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were asked about ‘Brown Sugar”s omission from the setlist so far, and whether it’s related to its slavery-referencing opening line:

The Rolling Stones weren't "allowed" to see Charlie Watts before he died. The group's drummer passed away in August at the age of 80 and his bandmates admitted it came as a shock because they thought he was on the mend after undergoing a medical procedure, only to then experience a "complication or two".

The Rolling Stones have recalled their final meetings with Charlie Watts in a new interview.The longtime Stones drummer died at the age of 80 last month (August 24), prompting a huge outpouring of tributes from the music world and beyond.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn a new interview, members of the Rolling Stones say they thought Charlie Watts was recovering from illness and would eventually rejoin them, even after Steve Jordan was announced as a fill-in drummer for their current tour as Watts seemingly convalesced in the hospital.“We watched horse racing on TV and just shot the breeze,” guitarist Ron Wood told the Los Angeles Times of being the last member to visit Watts in the hospital, a few weeks before the drummer’s Aug.

died this past August, his legacy will live on.The remaining members of the iconic British rock band — Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood — revealed to the Los Angeles Times that Watts recorded some new music before he passed.While the coronavirus pandemic delayed the group’s upcoming album, the trio said that Watts had worked on several new songs before his death.“If everything hadn’t gotten closed down, we might’ve finished the damn thing,” Richards, 77, said.

Mick Jagger is remembering life with bandmate Charlie Watts.

Mick Jagger has opened up about The Rolling Stones touring without their “heartbeat” Charlie Watts.The longtime Stones drummer died at the age of 80 last month (August 24), prompting a huge outpouring of tributes from the music world and beyond.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Rolling Stones opened the latest leg of their ‘No Filter’ tour in St. Louis on Sunday night, and as expected, the group paid deep tribute to Charlie Watts, their drummer since January of 1963, who passed away last month at the age of 80.The show opened with a video montage of Watts across the years, as an isolated drum track played, sometimes in sync with the video.

ST. LOUIS — The Rolling Stones are touring again, this time without their heartbeat, or at least their backbeat.The legendary rockers launched their pandemic-delayed “No Filter” tour Sunday at the Dome at America’s Center in St.

The Rolling Stones kicked off their ‘No Filter’ tour in St Louis last night (September 26).The band played without their late drummer Charlie Watts for only the second time since his death and paid tribute to him from the outset at the Dome at America’s Center.The show opened with an empty stage and only a drumbeat, with photos of Watts flashing on the giant stage screens.“This is our first-ever tour we’ve ever done without him,” frontman Mick Jagger said during the early part of the show.

The Rolling Stones have reflected on the “huge loss” of Charlie Watts in their first interview since the drummer’s death.Watts died at the age of 80 last month (August 24), prompting a huge outpouring of tributes from the music world and beyond.Earlier this week, the Stones dedicated their first show of 2021 to the late drummer. “We all miss Charlie so much,” Mick Jagger told the crowd.

The Rolling Stones are ready to move forward with a new drummer, Steve Jordan, and the spirit of Charlie Watts flowing through them.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Rolling Stones and much of the rock world were by the death of Charlie Watts, the band’s drummer since 1963, on August 24. While the group had previously announced that Watts (pictured above, right, in 2019) would not be joining them for their upcoming “No Filter” North American tour due to illness, and his role is being filled by veteran drummer Steve Jordan, it is still difficult to imagine them without him.With the tour launching in St.

The Rolling Stones have dedicated the music video for ‘Living in the Heart of Love’ to their late drummer, Charlie Watts.The song was recorded during the session for 1981’s ‘Tattoo You’ but not included on its official tracklist.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe Rolling Stones played the first — albeit unofficial — show of their 2021 No Filter tour at a private event on Monday night.Organized by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, the small concert took place at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., and was their first show since the death of drummer Charlie Watts on Aug. 24.