Given that the tour is named 'A Bigger Bang', it is most likely that it was a prank call that brought the Rolling Stones concert at the University of Virginia's Scott Stadium to a halt last night, nevertheless the venue's owners took immediate action when they received a bomb threat phone call.
The Stones set was halted about eight songs into the band's set. Mick Jagger announced that the authorities had told the band to take a ten minute break. The stage area and front 20 rows of the venue were then cleared while police searched the area. About half an hour later everyone was let back into the venue, and the band continued to play until past midnight.
Although no reason for the halting of the gig was given at the time, a university spokesman subsequently confirmed that a threat was made by phone just before 9pm and that it was "specific to the stage area. Word was got to Mick Jagger and he announced that the band would take a 10-minute break". Police are yet to comment on the incident or who might have been behind the phone call.