Watts’ death was announced on Wednesday, with the 80-year-old having pulled out of the 13-date US tour earlier in the month to recover from an unspecified medical procedure.
He will be replaced by drummer Steve Jordan who will tour with the band this autumn as planned, with none of the dates set to be cancelled or postponed, a publicist confirmed to Deadline.
It was previously claimed that Watts had given the band his blessing to carry on with the tour, which starts on September 26 in St Louis, Missouri, without him ahead of his death.
A source told The Sun: ‘The band want to make the show a celebration of his life. He was like a brother to them but they know he would have hated the thought of them cancelling shows.’They added: ‘Charlie had.
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