Stones' European tour put backWednesday May 24 16:28 AEST
The European leg of the Rolling Stones' world tour has been put back by two to three weeks because of guitarist Keith Richard's brain operation, the band's spokesman in London said.
Bernard Doherty, of LD Publicity, said the tour had been put back "by two to three weeks" but refused to confirm reports that the band's two Paris concerts, scheduled for June 3 and July 2, had been postponed indefinitely.
"The Rolling Stones will announce their European tour in the next few days. That's all I'm prepared to say," he said.
"We said when Keith Richards hit his head that the tour would be set back by two to three weeks, but the actual dates and when it starts I can't say."
The European leg of the Stones' "A Bigger Bang" tour had been due to start on May 27 in Barcelona, but has been the subject of speculation following Richards' fall from a palm tree on the South Pacific Ocean island of Fiji.
Richards, 62, was hospitalised in New Zealand with a brain haemhorrage and had to undergo an operation to drain blood from his brain.
He has now left hospital and is in the United States, according to a statement released on his behalf on Monday.
"He is feeling great, happy to be home and looking forward to getting back on the road with the Rolling Stones next month," tour promoter Michael Cohl said.
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