THEY SCRAPPED A 2026 TOUR. NOW MICK JAGGER JUST TOLD BBC: “I CAN’T WAIT.” Sitting with Ronnie Wood on BBC Radio 2, Jagger said it like he meant every word. “I’d love to go on tour. I can’t wait.” Then he paused. “I don’t think it’s going to be this year. But hopefully as soon as possible.” Here’s the thing — the Stones cancelled their planned UK and European stadium tour because Keith Richards couldn’t commit to it. Their new album Foreign Tongues drops July 10th with Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, and even one of Charlie Watts’ final recordings on it. But no tour dates anywhere. Not one. And yet Keith recently told AP almost the same thing: “Possibly. We’re considering what to do after. Pretty soon, but not this year.” Two guys in their 80s, no schedule, no pressure — and both saying the same thing separately. That tells you something. The Hackney Diamonds tour in 2024 sold 848,000 tickets and made $235 million in just 20 shows. The Stones know what’s waiting for them out there. They just haven’t picked the date yet.

They Scrapped a 2026 Tour. Now Mick Jagger Just Told BBC: “I Can’t Wait.”

Sometimes the biggest rock news does not arrive with a loud announcement. It arrives in a conversation, in a pause, in the kind of offhand honesty that feels more revealing than any press release. That is what happened when Mick Jagger sat down with Ronnie Wood on BBC Radio 2 and spoke about the possibility of touring again.

Jagger did not sound doubtful. He did not sound retired. He sounded eager.

“I’d love to go on tour. I can’t wait.”

Then came the part that made fans lean in even closer.

“I don’t think it’s going to be this year. But hopefully as soon as possible.”

For a band like The Rolling Stones, that sentence carries weight. The group had already scrapped its planned UK and European stadium tour after Keith Richards could not commit to the schedule. That decision left plenty of uncertainty, but it did not sound like a full stop. It sounded like a delay.

And then there is the album. Foreign Tongues arrives on July 10, and it is already pulling attention for more than one reason. The record includes contributions from Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, and even one of Charlie Watts’ final recordings. That alone gives the project a sense of history and gravity. It is not just another release. It feels like a moment.

What is striking is the silence around touring. No dates. No cities. No official plan. Just two legendary musicians in their 80s, each saying in his own way that the road is still on the table.

Keith Richards recently told AP something that echoed Jagger’s comments almost word for word.

“Possibly. We’re considering what to do after. Pretty soon, but not this year.”

That kind of consistency matters. When two artists with decades of history, different personalities, and no obvious need to reassure anyone both say the same thing separately, it suggests real conversation behind the scenes. Not a farewell. Not a final chapter. More like a band deciding when, not whether, to step back into the spotlight.

The numbers from Hackney Diamonds in 2024 explain why the world is watching so closely. The tour sold 848,000 tickets and brought in $235 million across just 20 shows. That is not nostalgia. That is demand. It proves the Stones can still fill stadiums and still create the kind of shared experience very few acts can match.

So when Mick Jagger says, “I can’t wait,” it does not feel like casual optimism. It feels earned. The Stones know what is waiting for them out there. The crowd is still there. The energy is still there. They just have not chosen the right moment yet.

For fans, that may be frustrating. But it is also hopeful. The story is not over. It is simply waiting for the next date to appear.

THEY SCRAPPED A 2026 TOUR. NOW MICK JAGGER JUST TOLD BBC: “I CAN’T WAIT.” Sitting with Ronnie Wood on BBC Radio 2, Jagger said it like he meant every word. “I’d love to go on tour. I can’t wait.” Then he paused. “I don’t think it’s going to be this year. But hopefully as soon as possible.” Here’s the thing — the Stones cancelled their planned UK and European stadium tour because Keith Richards couldn’t commit to it. Their new album Foreign Tongues drops July 10th with Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, and even one of Charlie Watts’ final recordings on it. But no tour dates anywhere. Not one. And yet Keith recently told AP almost the same thing: “Possibly. We’re considering what to do after. Pretty soon, but not this year.” Two guys in their 80s, no schedule, no pressure — and both saying the same thing separately. That tells you something. The Hackney Diamonds tour in 2024 sold 848,000 tickets and made $235 million in just 20 shows. The Stones know what’s waiting for them out there. They just haven’t picked the date yet.

25 MILLION COPIES. 7 HIT SINGLES. AND IT ALL STARTED WITH THIS ONE SONG ON A TV SHOW IN 1987. August 1987. Def Leppard walked onto the set of Countdown — the Dutch TV show on Veronica — and performed Animal. Adam Curry hosted. Joe Elliott and Rick Allen did an interview right after. What most people didn’t know: this song had been rewritten and re-recorded three times. Three completely different versions. They kept feeling something was off — until one day they changed the bridge, and it just clicked. But here’s the part nobody talks about. Animal was actually written in 1984. Joe recorded the final vocal in a Paris studio in 1985. By the time it aired, the song was already three and a half years old. It became Def Leppard’s first-ever UK Top 10 single, peaking at No. 6 — and it opened the door for Hysteria, the album that sold over 25 million copies with seven hit singles.

TOM MORELLO DIDN’T JUST WRITE A PROTEST SONG. HE HANDED HIS 15-YEAR-OLD SON THE GUITAR AND SAID: YOUR TURN. Tom Morello and Serj Tankian go way back — they co-founded Axis of Justice in 2002 to fight racism in rock and metal. For over two decades, brothers in that fight. But what nobody expected was the third name on this track. Roman Morello. Tom’s son. Fifteen years old. And the kid closes “ADJOURN IT” with a guitar solo that hits like a fist through a wall. The song takes direct aim at ICE raids, anti-immigrant crackdowns, and what Morello calls “the rising tide of fascism.” Tankian’s vocals cut through every second of it. And the music video? Footage from the 1954 film Salt of the Earth — a movie about Mexican-American miners fighting exploitation that was so threatening, Hollywood blacklisted it. All three will share the stage October 3 at Morello’s Power to the People festival alongside Springsteen, Foo Fighters, and Dave Matthews. Some people pass down guitars. Tom Morello is passing down the fight.

“IF EDDIE WAS HERE, I WOULDN’T BE DOING THIS.” — SAMMY HAGAR Sammy Hagar just sat down for a new interview. And the man didn’t hold back. Two years in, the Best of All Worlds tour keeps changing. Kenny Aronoff replaced Jason Bonham on drums. A young keyboardist named Spider Cherry stepped in. They even brought back “Mine All Mine” and Chickenfoot’s “Soap on a Rope” during the Vegas residency. But what he said about Alex Van Halen… that changes everything. Over 20 years of silence between them. No calls. No texts. Hagar compared it to Gilmour refusing to ever play with Roger Waters. His words: “They’re negative people.” The thing is, before Eddie passed in 2020, Hagar only played about 5 Van Halen songs in a 2-hour set. He was saving them. Waiting for a reunion that never came. Now he plays them all. Every single night. For the fans Eddie left the music to. A new solo album is somewhere in the works too — but Hagar says he’s in no rush. The stage still calls louder than the studio.