ROLLING STONES - STONES CANCEL SPANISH GIG

STONES CANCEL SPANISH GIG

Veteran rockers ROLLING STONES have cancelled tonight's (14AUG06) gig in Valladolid, northern Spain after frontman SIR MICK JAGGER was struck down by laryngitis. The singer's illness is the second health problem to hit the Stones' current A Bigger Bang world tour - in April (06) guitarist KEITH RICHARDS underwent emergency head surgery after falling from a small tree while holidaying in Fiji. After Jagger developed the illness over the weekend (12-13AUG06), the group have decided to pull the scheduled gig at the city's Zorilla soccer stadium. In a statement on their website, Jagger writes, "I am very sorry to be cancelling this show. I always love playing in Spain, but unfortunately I have no other choice and I apologise to everyone who bought tickets for tonight." It is yet unknown if Jagger will be fit to perform at the band's concert in El Ejido, southern Spain on Wednesday (16AUG06).