Keith Richards has confirmed The Rolling Stones will not tour in 2026 but hinted that the band will hit the road next year.

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It comes after the rock legends officially announced their new record ‘Foreign Tongues’ earlier this month , which is set to feature guest appearances from Paul McCartney , Robert Smith , Steve Winwood and the band’s late drummer Charlie Watts .

In late 2025, the Stones scrapped plans for a UK and European stadium tour in 2026 because Richards was unable to “commit” to it.

The group embarked on their North American ‘Hackney Diamonds’ tour in 2024 , with the trek landing at Number Six on the list of the highest-grossing music world tours of that year . They last played the UK in 2022, when two huge London BST Hyde Park gigs followed a stadium concert in Liverpool .

When asked now about a potential tour this year, Richards told the Associated Press : “We can talk next year.…