As far as I heard and can logically see, atm there seem to be multiple options:

1) postponement of the European tour to autumn, which obviously would be the ideal case for everyone who planned to attend in Europe
2) postponement of the tour to autumn/winter, but instead of Europe it's taking place in the US (timeframe like in 2021, which apparently, as far as I've heard, is an actual consideration atm cause they're trying all options) and then a European summer tour in 2026 => obviously not ideal for fans in Europe who can't/don't wanna travel across the pond, but at least we'd know the guys would play some shows this year, but they aren't getting any younger, so making plans for 2026 seem kinda a bit crazy at their age
3) no tour this year and a European summer tour in 2026 (as hinted on by the Sun but I don't believe a word they write, they're worse than te Daily Fail, so some so-called "journalist" probably made this up as the only consequence they could see, even tho there theoretically are other options) => same downside as stated above, they aren't getting amy younger

I think it's utterly ridiculous to assume that they were planning an entire tour merely for deception, there are dozens of people involved in this, working for tour promoters in multiple European countries, but also on the side of the Stones camp touring management, they wouldn't just keep those peoppe busy just for fun and to deceive the public...

As not only I, but also others who have some form of connection to people working in the concert organisation business know, there were actual concerts being planned, cities and venues being pushed back and forth for weeks, to somehow make it work out because the guys actually WANT to tour

It didn't work out in the end because of football and too many other bands already touring, and not because it was all just an elaborated scheme

I did find it odd that an Arsenal fan wanted to play at Tottenham   

From Rolling Stone:

The Rolling Stones Reportedly Scrap U.K., European Tour Plans

The rock band was offered concert dates in London, Paris, Barcelona, and Rome, but passed due to logistics and prior commitments

By Emily Zemler
January 31, 2025

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-rolling-stones-uk-european-tou...

The Rolling Stones have reportedly shelved a forthcoming U.K. and European tour planned for 2025. According to the Times, the rock band has scrapped the idea of hitting the road later this year. The report says that the group – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood – were presented with several offers for shows over the summer but dismissed them due to logistical issues surrounding the venues and travel, as well as pre-existing commitments. The shows included a “proposed multimillion-pound visit to Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium,” which the band members rejected. The band would have performed four concerts at the stadium in London if accepted. The Times notes that the Rolling Stones were also offered tour dates in Paris, Barcelona, and Rome. The Times adds that the band still plans to tour in 2026, both in the U.K. and elsewhere, and that fans remain hopeful Wood will appear with Rod Stewart during the Legends slot at Glastonbury in June. The group has yet to officially confirm the reports. A representative for the band did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone’s request for comment. The Rolling Stones last toured in 2024 on their 2023 effort, Hackney Diamonds, including 20 concerts in North America. According to the Times, 880,000 tickets were sold for those shows, generating $235 million. The tour was a massive production, involving rehearsals of more than 60 songs from the band’s catalog after the album’s launch in London and a pop-up concert in New York City. “I never want it to look too slick,” lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe told Rolling Stone of the tour. “This band is really authentic. Audiences will always be able to spot whether a performance is the real thing or not. It may be the soundtrack for the lives of the people in the audience, but it’s also the soundtrack of the Stones’ lives. They gift us their music, and that’s the real embrace. That’s the real thing.” He added, “You will never know when the Stones are going to do their last performance. None of us will. And not because there’s any mystique about it, it’s just the way they work. They finish a tour and go off on holiday and the tour promoters will offer them some new dates, they’ll go, ‘Yes,’ and off we’ll go.”

Why you speaking arabic, Rev, will your next prophecy be that they're gonna play a show for some sheik in the Emirates and therefore we fans have to learn arabic if we wanna attend? Lol XD

Rev 20 Redlights wrote on Jan 31^st, 2025 at 3:48pm:

Rev 20 Redlights wrote on Jan 31^st, 2025 at 5:58pm:



🤣 something tells me that Mick didn't actually mean this in the religious sense that the arabic saying does xD

Also I assume the pic of George and whatsisname is AI, right? Looks pretty fake to me at least xD

Rev 20 Redlights wrote on Jan 1^st, 2025 at 8:27pm:

Whithersoever you turn, there is the presence of Allah, for
Allah is all-Pervading.

Quran 2:115

Allah has granted you all that you asked Him for.

Quran 14:34

Quran 3:92

Hahahahahahaha

Hopefully we get the Black & Blue deluxe instead

Some Guy wrote on Feb 14^th, 2025 at 8:02am:

As Watt says - "it's up to them".

They have some spare time now that the tour is not going ahead.  Can't see these guys pottering about doing a bit of gardening to pass the time, so going in the studio and finishing what they left off HD, as well as recording some new stuff, would be great.