Rolling Stones paint red logo black in honor of Charlie Watts

Fans going to the Rolling Stones concert Monday night at Heinz Field will see a different looking tongue and lips logo for the group.

The Stones are taking their iconic red logo and painting it black in honor of their late drummer Charlie Watts.

British tabloid The Sun reported that the new logo will be projected onto screens on the tour and will be used on the band’s merchandise. There are also plans for a video tribute to Watts to be played as well.

Watts died Aug. 24 at the age of 80. Though a cause of death was not disclosed, he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2004. He was also having health problems in recent years that prevented him from participating in the current leg of the Stones’ No Filter tour.

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Before bowing out of the tour, Watts had not missed a Rolling Stones performance since joining the band in January 1963. Drummer Steve Jordan has been filling in for Watts.

A statement released by the band upon Watts’ death said he had passed away peacefully surrounded by his family.

“Charlie, was in some senses, an anomaly,” wrote former Stones tour manager Sam Cutler in an essay in Britain’s Daily Mirror. “In the entertainment industry where bluster, fluster and muster are all, Charlie remained quietly confident, almost serene in his laid-back attitude, and possessed of an evergreen sense of humour.“

The Rolling Stones’ concert in Pittsburgh on Monday is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. Local group Ghost Hounds will be the opening act.