Rolling Stones scrap 2026 stadium tour after Keith Richards steps back

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6. I wonder how much the Trump regime is a factor, too. Though just Keith's arthritis would be a good

reason not to tour. I'm looking forward to the new music.

Musicians and road crews from other countries can't be happy about what Trump and his thugs are doing.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/us/us-visa-waiver-social-media-check

The proposed changes to the visa waiver application include making provision of social media history mandatory and adding “high value data elements,” including the person’s phone numbers and email addresses over the prior five years, plus close family members’ names and birth dates, along with their birthplaces, residences and phone numbers over the prior five years.

Some musicians might decide to avoid the US while touring. But the Stones' last tour was all in the US, except for one concert in Vancouver.