Rolling Stones 'scrap plans' for 2025 tour in UK and Europe despite weeks of rumours
The Rolling Stones will reportedly not be going on tour in Europe and the UK in 2025 despite weeks of swirling rumours.
The legendary rockers were tipped to be planning shows in cities like London, Barcelona, Paris and Copenhagen this summer after the huge success of their 2024 tour in support of their Hackney Diamonds album.
However, sources have claimed that Mick Jagger, 81, Keith Richards, 81, and Ronnie Wood, 77, decided against touring this year after issues with venues and travel.
They are reportedly still hoping to perform in the UK and elsewhere in 2026.
'Various options from rival tour promoters - encompassing visits to Paris, Barcelona, Rome and four gigs at Tottenham Hotspur's London stadium - were explored by the band but ultimately rejected,' a source told The Times.
An insider added to The Sun: 'Promoters had been locked in discussions with The Stones about coming to the UK and Europe.'
'There had been hope the gigs would take place this summer but it's not worked out,' they went on.
'And now it's been shelved. But Mick, Keith and Ronnie love to perform live shows so there's a hope that the promoters can lock in dates for next year.'
The Standard has contacted a representative for the group for comment.
The Rolling Stones released their best-selling 24th album, Hackney Diamonds - with their hit song Angry - in October 2023.
The band, formed in 1962, toured the US last summer with 20 stadium concerts grossing more than £188 million.
Earlier this month, sources claimed the Satisfaction rockers would play four UK dates at Tottenham Hotspur stadium in 2025.
'Mick, Keith, and Ronnie can't wait to bring the show to UK audiences,' an insider told The Daily Mail.
'They've been planning it for months and are itching to get back out on the road and do what they do best, which is perform.
'All three of them feel so alive when they are in front of a stadium full of fans. It keeps them young. They want to show everybody that they have still got it. It is going to be amazing.'
The Stones last played in the UK in 2022 at BST Hyde Park Festival and are yet to perform their Hackney Diamonds tour on their own turf.
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