The No Filter Tour was a European/North American
concert tour
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by
the Rolling Stones
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which began on 9 September 2017 in
Hamburg
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, Germany. The tour was scheduled to conclude in 2020 but had to be postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The tour resumed in September 2021. A few weeks after that announcement, the Stones announced that drummer
Charlie Watts
Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021.
Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an i ...
underwent an unspecified medical procedure and that he would likely be unable to join the tour due to a lengthy recovery. Watts ultimately died on 24 August 2021. The band announced on 5 August that longtime Stones associate
Steve Jordan would fill in as drummer for the 2021 dates.
Overview
The No Filter Tour was announced on 9 May 2017, with fourteen shows in twelve different venues across Europe in September and October of the same year.
On 26 February 2018, fourteen new dates were added throughout Europe and the UK. The Stones logo was redesigned for the European leg by French designer
Millinsky. With an overall attendance of 1,506,259 fans grossing $237.8 million,
the tour was one of the most commercially successful concert tours of 2017 and 2018. The North American leg of the tour was officially announced on 19 November 2018 and was set to play 17 shows across the United States and one in Canada, beginning on 20 April 2019 in Miami, Florida.
On 30 March 2019, it was announced that
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...
would be receiving treatment for an unspecific medical condition, which forced the Stones to postpone the 17-date North American leg of the tour. The procedure took place in April 2019 at a
New York City
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hospital.
As a result, the band's headline performance at the
Jazz Festival
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had to be cancelled. It was initially announced that
Fleetwood Mac
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would headline in place of the Stones, but they were also forced to cancel due to
Stevie Nicks
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After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...
contracting
influenza
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. The slot was filled by
Widespread Panic
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.
On 4 April 2019, it was announced that Jagger's procedure was successful.
On 16 May, the Rolling Stones announced that No Filter Tour would resume on 21 June with the 17 postponed dates rescheduled up to the end of August.
On 6 February 2020, fifteen additional North American dates were announced.
On 17 March 2020, the fifteen North American dates for May–July 2020 were postponed due to the
coronavirus pandemic
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.
The tour was rescheduled and resumed in September 2021, without Charlie Watts who had to undergo a medical procedure and died before the final leg of the tour. The band confirmed on 26 August that the tour will continue as planned. Steve Jordan will take his place in the lineup for the remainder of the tour.
Stage design
![Rolling Stones No Filter Tour Stage - Concert Right About To Start](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Rolling_Stones_No_Filter_Tour_Stage_-_Concert_Right_About_To_Start.jpg)
The stage was designed by Stufish Entertainment Architects and built by
Stageco and WIcreations.
The stage consists of four LED video columns measuring 22 metres (72 ft) tall and 11 metres (36 ft) wide. Two metres (6.5 ft) below the top of the LED screens is an 8-metre (26.2 ft) wide gap to accommodate a row of nine moving spotlights with a transparent rain cover. A transparent roof structure covers the main stage to offer protection from weather. The main stage measures 60 metres (196.9 ft) wide. In 2017 and 2018, there was a 28-metre-long (26.2 ft) T-shaped catwalk and
B-stage
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Origins
Although its origins trace ba ...
. For the 2019 leg of the tour, the B-stage was changed to a round design and the far ends of the main stage were extended into the crowd.
Set list
These setlists were performed at the 19 October 2017 concert held at the
U Arena
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, Nanterre, the 22 May 2018 concert at
London Stadium
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, London, and at the 5 August 2019 concert at
MetLife Stadium
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, East Rutherford. These do not represent all shows throughout the tour.
Tour dates
Personnel
The Rolling Stones
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Mick Jagger
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– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion
*
Keith Richards
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– guitars, backing vocals
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Ronnie Wood
Ronald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as an official member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.
Wood began his career in 1964, playing guitar with a nu ...
– guitars
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Charlie Watts
Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021.
Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an i ...
– drums (through 2019)
Additional musicians
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Darryl Jones
Darryl Jones (born December 11, 1961) is an American bass guitarist. He has been recording and touring with the Rolling Stones since 1993. He has also played in bands with Miles Davis and Sting, among others.
Career
Darryl Jones was born on ...
– bass
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Steve Jordan – drums (2021, replacing Charlie Watts)
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Chuck Leavell
Charles Alfred Leavell (born April 28, 1952) is an American musician. A member of the Allman Brothers Band throughout their commercial zenith in the 1970s, he subsequently became a founding member of the band Sea Level. He has served as the pri ...
– musical director, keyboards, backing vocals
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Sasha Allen
Sasha Sierra Allen (born June 4, 1982) is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Harlem, New York, she began her career in the music industry as a backing vocalist for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Leona ...
– backing vocals
*
Karl Denson
Karl Denson (born December 27, 1956) is an American funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist from Santa Ana, California. He was a member of Lenny Kravitz's band and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars. Denson has recorded with art ...
– saxophone
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Tim Ries
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– saxophone, keyboards
*Matt Clifford – keyboards, percussion, French horn, show introduction voice
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Bernard Fowler
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– backing vocals, percussion
See also
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The Rolling Stones concerts
Notes
References
External links
The Rolling Stones (Official site)Setlist on Spotify
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The Rolling Stones concert tours
2017 concert tours
2018 concert tours
2019 concert tours
2021 concert tours
Concert tours postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic