Saturday, December 06, 2025 | 07:11 PM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Rolling Stones kick off No Filter tour with tribute to Charlie Watts

The tour had been scheduled for 2020 before the coronavirus virtually shut down the touring industry

Charlie Watts
premium

Charlie Watts

Jim Salter | AP 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 on Sunday at the Dome at America’s Cen­ter in St. Louis without their drummer of nearly six deca­des. It was clear from the outset just how much the band members — and the fans — missed Charlie Watts (pictu­red), who died last month at age 80. Except for a private show in Massachusetts last week, the St. Louis concert was their first since his death.

The show opened with an empty stage and only a drumbeat, with