It had been believed the band would launch a money-spinning world tour to mark their 50th anniversary this year.
That has now been put back to next year amidst concerns that Richards – who suffered a brain haemorrhage after falling out of a tree in 2006 - can no longer undertake such a gruelling travelling involved in a globe-trotting jaunt.
Ill health? Keith Richards, seen performing in this U.S. three weeks ago,is apparently stopping the Rolling Stones from their 50th anniversary tour
A ‘top concert-business source,’ meanwhile, said there were concerns over the guitarist’s condition.
‘They don't want to do a full tour. They don't want to travel, and there are concerns about Keith's health,’ the source explained.
Instead, the band are more likely to do a series of ‘residencies’ in large arenas, with sources citing Madison Square Garden in New York; the Staples Center in Los Angeles and London’s 02 Arena as possible venues.
One source told US music bible Rolling Stone magazine: ‘For example, they'd do 10 nights at MSG, 10 nights at Staples, 10 nights at London's O2 arena.’
It has been claimed the quality of the guitarist's performances declined after he suffered the injury whilst on holdiay in Fiji in April 2006, midway through the Bigger Bang tour.
As a result, some fans claimed his guitar playing on Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light documentary later that year was weak – and often inaudible.
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