MADRID, Spain, Jun. 21, 2007
Jagger Apologizes - In Catalan Language
Rocker Tells Fans In Spain He's Sorry He Canceled 2006 Tour Dates
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Mick Jagger of the rock band the Rolling Stones performs on the stage of the Stade de France, June 16, 2007 in Saint-Denis, northern Paris, as part of the European leg of the band's "A Bigger Bang" tour. (THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
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Photo Essay Jagger-Jack Flash Did you feel the Earth move? Maybe it was the confluence of Mick Jagger and Jack Nicholson.
In a TV broadcast Thursday as the Rolling Stones prepared a new tour of Spain, Jagger told fans, "We are very sorry we canceled our concert last year, but now we are ready." The apology lasted a few seconds and was prolonged by laughter and clowning from drummer Charlie Watts and guitarist Keith Richards.
Canal 3, the television station that broadcast the apology, described Jagger's Catalan diction as "better than average."
The language is indigenous to the semiautonomous Catalonia region in northeastern Spain.
The apology preceded a concert Thursday night at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium as part of the Stones "A Bigger Bang Tour."Photos: Musicians In Concert
The canceled dates last year were due to Jagger coming down with a case of laryngitis.
Ticket prices for the Barcelona show range from $87 to $249. Organizers said that, as of Wednesday, 8,000 tickets remained unsold.
After Barcelona, the Rolling Stones will play in San Sebastian, Madrid and El Ejido in southeast Spain.
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