In today's economy and the Stones pricing strategy...I wouldn't want to gamble my own money either.....No doubt the reason there are no firm plans is the band do not like what promoters are offering as guarantee..so they wait and age.........

FWIW - likely not much - this blurb from today's Daily Mirror:  

Rolling Stones tour under threat after Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' 'todger' row

by Tom Bryant, Daily Mirror 9/02/2011



Mick Jagger’s manhood has again come under the microscope – and this time it may have scuppered plans for a Rolling Stones tour.

Keith Richards repeated unflattering claims about the size of the legendary frontman’s “todger” last year – and the pair are no longer on speaking terms.

Insiders confirmed that lucrative plans for hitting the road this year have ground to a halt since the embarrassing jibes resurfaced last October.

The explosive interview with ­Richards quoted extensive passages of his autobiography, including how he referred to Jagger as “unbearable”, nicknamed him “that bitch Brenda” and said “Marianne Faithfull had no fun with his tiny todger”.

The guitarist, 66, was forced to apologise five years ago after making similar comments in an interview.

But in another chat last year, he said: “I’m sure that he’s had worse thrown at him by women. I mean, Jerry Hall pretty much decimated him anyway.”

A source said: “Mick read Keith’s book before publication and didn’t have any great problems with it.

“It was the fact that it was all dredged up in the interview afterwards that really upset him. Many believe this is the real reason why talks relating to the tour have broken down.”

The Mirror can reveal negotiations had reached the stage last year where venues were being discussed for dates this autumn.

But lines of communication have since broken down between various parties, with “tensions” within the band being blamed.

One source said: “Even before Keith’s comments, there was talk of various egos at play within the band which was making negotiations difficult. But the fallout from the interview seemed to be the final straw.

“The situation has not moved on at all. The prospect of touring in 2011 is looking bleaker and bleaker.”

Organisers are now trying to ­resurrect the tour for 2012 with London Olympic bosses keen for the band to open the Games.

Jagger, 67, will perform live at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday without his bandmates.

Last year Richards said they were definitely planning to hit the road again in 2011 – and dispelled rumours that the band had retired from touring. “Everybody’s ready to go out there again,” he said. “Who said it should stop, and who said when?

“Only we will know when it comes to an end, with a crashing halt.”

A statement issued on behalf of the band at the time said there were “no concrete plans” to go on tour.

And last week they said there were “no firm plans to tour at this time”.

The Rolling Stones’ last world tour earned £344million.


Daily Mirror

Four months on from the publication of 'Life' and having read that Daily Mirror bollocks, it seems to me that there's only one way Mick can save face over all of this - and being the man that he is with an eye on what's trendy as well as on the financial markets, it could be something that could work to his advantage.

He's going to have to make a celebrity porno movie.

He could even re-use a Stones album title as well - 40 Licks, Sticky Fingers, A Bigger Bang, Stripped - maybe even Black and Blue if he can persuade Halle Berry to take part (might give me a reason to actually watch it)

Universal could give it an official release. The Stones' contractual obligations as far as 'new material' goes is all a bit vague and they could release this in time for the next tour and save the band going though the motions of making a new record. It would almost certainly sell more copies as well.

Like 'Shine A Light', there'll justifiably be complaints from certain parts of the fanbase that it was a) a nice concept made 30-40 years too late to be REALLY interesting and b) featured too many models instead of fans  but it's still better than nothing I suppose, even though I can't imagine I'll watch it too many times....

Or a combo title -

She Stripped my Sticky Finger with 40 Licks

Rolling Stones tour in doubt
Bang Showbiz
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
The Rolling Stones' latest tour is reportedly in jeopardy following a row over the size of Sir Mick Jagger's manhood.

The group's frontman is said to still be angry with his bandmate Keith Richards after he claimed in his autobiography and an interview last year that Mick had a small penis and plans for a new set of concerts have been put on hold.

Related articles

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rolling-stones-tour-i...

It's not really "another" article.

Several news outlets - including the one above - have parroted the gossipy piece in yesterday's Daily Mirror.

was a 2011 tour ever really going to happen?

2012 tour will be named, the end of the world tour!

It no big thin...........Now is it Mick. Size don't matter never has never will.   
Now let's play some Rock n Roll!