Legal battle between concert promoter Live Nation and its former chairman suggests 50th-anniversary Stones tour is on the cards
Plans for the Rolling Stones' next world tour have allegedly been revealed, not by press conference or email blast, but in a lawsuit filed against the band's concert promoter. Though the Stones haven't played a gig since 2007, they apparently intend to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a trot around the globe.
News of a possible tour comes in court filings by Michael Cohl, a past chairman of Live Nation, against his former employers. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Cohl claims Live Nation has tried to "interfere" in his relationship with the Stones and steal away "the crown jewel" of an agreement he made with the promoters in 2008. This prize ? promotional rights on a 50th-anniversary Stones tour ? suggests rather clearly that, er, there's a Stones tour to promote.
While Cohl left Live Nation three years ago, the court drama began in November 2010 when the company sued him for $5.35m (�3.31m). They claim he breached the terms of his parting contract, which included a whopping $9.85m in instalment payments and a complex series of non-compete clauses. These non-compete clauses are relevant to the Stones' upcoming tour: Live Nation allegedly sought to promote the concerts, as Cohl's partner or as his rival. In trying to undercut Cohl's bid for the mega-tour, he claims Live Nation breached the terms of the contract ? and lost out in millions of shared revenue.
Cohl has now launched a countersuit, and although he said the Stones do not wish to be dragged into this legal "spat", his problems with Live Nation have already "destroyed" certain opportunities with the Stones.
A new Rolling Stones tour has been buzzed about for months, with Keith Richards telling the BBC: "Everybody's ready to go out there again." In November, reps for the band denied any "concrete plans" for a tour, but the rumour-mill restarted last week after a website linked to the Glastonbury festival posted the band's lips logo. "I'd love to [play Glastonbury]," Ronnie Wood said last year. "We haven't had a get-together for three years but it's high time."
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