They have resumed their North American tour after frontman Mick Jagger’s heart surgery.
And Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards looked delighted as they were greeted by fans in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday ahead of the latest show on their No Filter Tour.
Ronnie, 72, was every inch the doting dad as he held onto his toddler daughter’s hand while making an edgy arrival into the terminal.
Rock on: Ronnie Wood (above with daughter) and Keith Richards looked delighted as they were greeted by fans in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday ahead of the latest show on their No Filter Tour
The Brown Sugar hitmaker looked dapper in a navy shirt, silver blazer, skinny jeans and aviator shades as he greeted fans.
His daughter – one of the twins he shares with wife Sally – looked adorable in a grey dress accessorised with a pink rucksack.
Keith, 75, made a jubilant arrival as he waved at fans as he put on a cool display in a white tee and denim shirt, paired with jeans and trainers.
He opted for his signature shades and headscarf as he walked through the terminal.
See you soon: Keith, 75, made a jubilant arrival as he waved at fans as he put on a cool display in a white tee and denim shirt, paired with jeans and trainers
The pair were without lead singer Mick, 75, and drummer Charlie Watts, 78 as they prepared to jet to Washington D.C. ahead of their concert in Landover.
Mick has recently undergone heart surgery – with Ronnie subsequently commenting on his incredible recovery.
The band began their postponed North American tour last week and Ronnie said Mick has stunned doctors with how quickly he has bounced back.
He told The Sun: ‘He’s just so fit, he sets aside three hours a day to do exercise and that’s done him plenty of favours in later life.
‘He’s superhuman really. Usually if this type of operation is done on a 75-year-old not in retirement they go back behind a desk. They’ve never had a case where the guy hasn’t had a desk job. He’s a medical marvel, is Mick.’
Wow factor: The pair were without lead singer Mick, 75, and drummer Charlie Watts, 78 as they prepared to jet to Washington D.C. ahead of their concert in Landover (pictured performing in Burl’s Creek, Canada)
He said: ‘Oh God, he’s even harder to stop now. It’s like, “Mick, come here, I want to talk to you”, and he’s like all over the place. He’s really in good form.’
Mick’s appearance comes after he threw himself back into tour rehearsals for the band’s North American shows which were postponed to give the legendary singer time to focus on his recovery.
A source told The Sun: ‘Mick is delighted to be back to full health and feels 100 per cent after his op. He is his normal chipper and positive self.
‘Doctors are really pleased with his progress and were happy to give him a clean bill of health.
Bounce back: Mick has recently undergone heart surgery – with Ronnie subsequently commenting on his incredible recovery (pictured performing in Chicago in June 2019)
‘His healthy eating has really helped with his recovery and he’s been taking it easy and resting, as well as enjoying down time with his friends and family. The health scare has just reminded him to keep taking good care of himself.’
Mick had heart valve replacement surgery using a technique pioneered by Professor Alain Cribier.
His surgery method, transcatherter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, allows surgeons to swap a patient’s cardiac valves without resorting to open heart surgery and cracking open their chests. As a result, recovery times are far quicker.
The most common — and serious — of valve diseases, age-related aortic stenosis occurs when the valve narrows and hardens with calcium deposits.
Valve replacement has historically been done by opening the chest surgically, stopping the heart, and placing the patient on a heart and lung blood machine – all, of course, under general anaesthesia.
More than 200,000 such procedures are performed every year worldwide, according to NewHeartValve, in Britain.
Cribier’s technique, done under local anaesthesia, is minimally invasive by comparison and has far shorter recovery times.
A surgeon or cardiologist accesses the femoral artery with an incision near the groin to insert a catheter fitted with a replacement valve inside a collapsed stent, and a balloon for inflating it.
The new heart valve, once expanded, pushes the old one out of the way and takes over the job of regulating blood flow. ‘It has revolutionised patient care in this area,’ Montpellier-based cardiologist Stephane Cade told AFP.
Iconic: He said: ‘Oh God, he’s even harder to stop now. It’s like, “Mick, come here, I want to talk to you”, and he’s like all over the place. He’s really in good form’ (pictured October 2017)