Mick Jagger has confirmed to NME that The Rolling Stones will not be playing the Coachella festival in 2013, despite strong rumours suggesting they would.
“We're not gonna do Coachella, 'cos it's too early,” said Jagger, addressing the rumours that the legendary rock n' rollers will be playing the California bash. “There was a rumour we were gonna do that one, but it's very early, Coachella. It's April or something, isn’t it? And we're not gonna be ready to go by April. But we're not gonna stop.”
Earlier this month, the Coachella Festival dropped a hint that the Stones might be a part of the 2013 lineup when organizers posted a photo of a round stone in the field of the festival’s site on their Facebook page.
Last month, a Coachella date appeared on the official Stones App, only to be taken down hours later; April 12 is the opening day of the festival’s first weekend.
The Coachella performance would have marked the band’s first festival gig in the U.S. since Altamont in 1969.
The Stones completed their 50 & Counting tour in New Jersey in December, a trip which saw the band play 5 arena shows (between London, New York and Jersey) and 2 surprise club dates in Paris; the band also performed at the 12-12-12 Sandy Relief concert.
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