Stones' tour halted as Jagger gets Covid

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, 78, has Covid, forcing the band to call off its latest gig.

"I'm so sorry we've had to postpone the Amsterdam show," Jagger tweeted. "I have unfortunately just tested positive for Covid."

The Stones opened a European tour to mark six decades since they formed with a gig in Madrid on June 1. The Sixty Tour includes 14 concerts across the continent.

It follows the No Filter tour that began in 2017 but whose North American leg was hit by the pandemic. They wrapped up the tour late last year despite the death of drummer Charlie Watts in August.

Meanwhile, actor Hugh Jackman, 53, had to back out of performing next week in the Broadway show The Music Man after he tested positive for Covid a second time.

The news came a day after the X-Men star performed at the Tony Awards.