Chen Jixin of Beijing Time New Century Entertainment has told reporters that the Chinese government has ordered the Rolling Stones to drop four classic tracks from their live set when they play two dates their next month.
The tracks - 'Brown Sugar', 'Honky Tonk Woman', 'Beast of Burden' and 'Let's Spend the Night Together' – were also removed from the Chinese release of the band's greatest hits album by the country's culture ministry.
Chen, whose company is promoting the shows, said she didn't know why the government had banned the four songs.