Stones turn up the sound in Berlin

The Rolling Stones have now cancelled seven concerts on their world tour

Veteran rockers the Rolling Stones have been given the green light to crank up the noise when they play a gig in Berlin.

A court in the German capital ruled against a local resident's petition to get the group to adhere to strict noise disruption laws.

The court decreed that the municipal authority had the right to suspend the restrictions in special circumstances, such as the concert at the Olympic Stadium on 15 June.

Restrictions usually stipulate that parties and outdoor bars must turn down the music by 10pm, while the Stones have been told they can play until 11:30pm.

But group have been forced to cancel yet another date on their 40 Licks world tour after insurance companies refused to cover them for playing in Zagreb.

No guarantee

The decision to cancel the Croatian concert in August came after they had called off visiting the Serbian capital of Belgrade over security concerns.

The band say they will reschedule the cancelled shows

There were fears for the stability of the country following the assassination of the Serbian prime minister in March.

Croatian promoter Kajda said that due to high demands for the concert and a worsened security situation in the region the Rolling Stones had sought comprehensive insurance coverage for trip.

But no local or international insurance company was willing "guarantee an extraordinarily high insurance amount".

The Rolling Stones earlier cancelled four shows in Hong Kong and Thailand because of the Sars virus and a date in Thailand after the band's plane was grounded in India.

The group hope to reschedule all the postponed shows.