Sick Mick touches down in Sydney but will he be well enough to perform on Wednesday?
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NOVEMBER 10, 2014 10:11AM
A private jet carrying the band touched down in Sydney shortly after 6pm from Melbourne giving fans the first glimpse of the band ahead of the week’s concert.
A question mark is hanging over The Rolling Stones Sydney concert, with a source close to the band revealing Mick Jagger is still recovering from a serious throat infection. It will be a nervous wait for rock n’roll fans ahead of Wednesday night’s scheduled show, after the cancellation of a Rolling Stones concert in Victoria last week because of Jagger’s ill-health.
While Frontier Touring is yet to release an official statement on Jagger’s health, a source close to the band said the rockers were keen to get up to settle in to their Sydney hotel so Jagger could continue “resting for the next couple of days”.
It is a sign that Jagger’s illness may yet affect other planned shows on the tour, although the revered band is trying everything to avoid another cancellation because of the loyalty shown by their fans.
The source close to the band said the throat problem had also affected a number of people working with The Rolling Stones.
“It’s going around the touring party,” he said. But, of course, only one man is expected to sing on centre stage. Jagger, 71, has been steadfastly taking doctors advice so he can be in full voice for the next show.
Despite the rave reviews for their other concerts, Jagger’s health issue tops off what has been a particularly tough year for the Stones in relation to their Australian tour. The entire tour was postponed in March after the death of Jagger’s girlfriend L’Wren Scott.
The cancellation of the band’s scheduled Hanging Rock performance last week was accompanied by a statement from The Rolling Stones which said they were “incredibly disappointed ... but left with no other option”.