Stones Rescheduling Australia/NZ

Frontier Touring is trying to reschedule its postponed Rolling Stones 14 On Fire sold-out tour of Australia and New Zealand for later in the year.

A statement from the company, headed by Michael Gudinski, said, “At this very sad time we would like to reassure Rolling Stones fans and ticket holders that every effort is currently being made to reschedule the postponed Australia and New Zealand dates for October/November 2014.”

However, the grounds are not available until the Australian Football League season, which begins March 29, ends in late September.

The Stones would still be the first band to perform on the grounds.

Jagger was holed up in his Perth Hyatt Hotel room, reportedly under medical supervision, until March 20 when the band left Australia in its jet.

In the meantime, drummer Charlie Watts slipped into a Perth’s Ellington Jazz Club March 19 and performed some numbers with Stones saxophonist and keyboardist Tim Ries, who had played there two nights earlier with Stones backup singer Bernard Fowler.

Watts slipped in unannounced through the back door of the packed-out 135-capacity club, sat in a quiet corner table and received a rapturous welcome when Ries invited him up on stage.