Rolling Stones miss Charlie Watts’ funeral over COVID-19 restrictions
fuss-free character of the rocker, who died aged 80 on Aug. 24, just weeks after pulling out of the Stones’ US tour, The Sun said.It was so low-key it even went on without his bandmates, singer Mick Jagger, 78, and guitarists Keith Richards, 77, and Ronnie Wood, 74, who were in Boston rehearsing for their upcoming tour, the outlet said.The rockers were unable to fly home to their native England for the send-off because of COVID restrictions, the UK paper said, without specifying exactly why it kept them away.Instead, the iconic band plans to pay tribute to Watts in the way they know best — in concert, during the band’s “No Filter” tour, which starts in St.