On Oct. 5, 2015,
Rolling Stones lead singer
Mick Jagger was seen in
Havana, fueling speculation that there will be a Stones concert in
Cuba. According to the official Communist Party newspaper
Granma, Jagger's visit to Havana (Cuba's capital) was private "but it could be related to a concert that the
Rolling Stones wants to give in Cuba."
Granma also reported that during the weekend of Oct. 3, 2015, Jagger
attended a timba concert given by the group Bamboleo. He was also seen
at multiple nightclubs in Havana. There is speculation that the Rolling
Stones are eyeing a concert at Latin American Stadium in Havana. With a
possible Stones concert in Cuba, will other Latin American countries in
North America also be on the itinerary for a future Rolling Stones tour?
Mexico would certainly be on that list.
As previously reported,
the Rolling Stones will record a new studio album and tour South
America in 2016. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards confirmed the
news on Sept. 15, 2015, during a
iHeartRadio
"Icons" event broadcast during an interview with host Jim Kerr.
According to press release from iHeartRadio: "Richards told Kerr that he
was in London last week and got together with Mick Jagger, Charlie
Watts and Ronnie Wood. The group will tour South America in the first
months of next year, and have 'definite plans to record' after that."
The album's release date and the band's South American tour dates have
not yet been announced.
