Rod Stewart reveals exactly how much he gets paid to play Glastobury's Legends slot – and how much money he'll LOSE

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The logistics of transporting everything back for the UK festival haven't come cheap
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SIR Rod Stewart has revealed exactly how much he gets paid to play Glastobury this year - as well as how much money he'll LOSE.
Rock icon Rod, 80, is set to return to Worthy Farm for the first time in over two decades, having last performed on the Pyramid Stage 23 years ago.
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Sir Rod Stewart will be footing a hefty bill to perform at Glastonbury this year
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He's this year's Legends slot act, joining a long list of iconic performers who've taken on the prestigious role.
In a new interview with the Radio Times, the singer opened up about the cost of making his Glastonbury comeback – a staggering £300,000.
Sir Rod has been touring in the United States, a post that has meant his crew, staging, and equipment are all currently across the Atlantic.
The logistics of transporting everything back for the UK festival haven't come cheap.
He told the magazine: "It was about eight months ago when I was asked to do it, maybe a little longer. But it didn't fit with my schedule because I've got to bring everybody back from America.
"It's going to cost me £300,000 to do it and they only pay you about 120,000 quid. So it's going to cost me."
Despite the financial hit, Sir Rod is clearly not fazed by the expense.
For him, the chance to take on the Glastonbury Legends slot is well worth the price.
He says it 'doesn't matter' if he ends up out of pocket.
Sir Rod will take to the Pyramid Stage on Sunday 29th June, the final day of the festival, with his performance scheduled for the early evening.
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This year's Glastonbury headliners include The 1975, Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo, Charli XCX, Doechii, The Prodigy and Alanis Morissette.
The Maggie May hitmaker was recently forced to cancel six more shows from his US tour after coming down with flu.
In a post on Instagram last week, Sir Rod announced that he will now be cancelling four US tour dates and rescheduling two others, all of which were meant to take place over the next eight days.
He wrote: "So sorry my friends. I'm devastated and sincerely apologise for any inconvenience to my fans. I'll be back on stage and will see you soon."
The Grammy-winner signed off with a heartbroken emoji.
His next slide confirmed the four cancelled dates are three performances at the Colosseum Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, and one at Lake Tahoe Amphitheater at Caeser's Republic in Stateline, Nevada.
He is rescheduling two dates at casinos in California.
Sir Rod has cancelled a number of dates at his Colosseum residency over the last week, with his scheduled June 2nd and June 5th performances.
The multiple cancellations come after he was put on vocal rest between performances in May.
His string of performances come after Sir Rod noted he was planning to stop large-scale world tours at the end of this year.
However, he vowed to keep performing, just at more intimate venues.
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Confirmed headliners: The 1975 will take to the Pyramid Stage on Friday.
Neil Young will headline the festival for the second time after his last set in 2009 on Saturday after RAYE makes her return.
Charli xcx will headline the Other Stage on Saturday night.
On Sunday, Olivia Rodrigo is due to belt out her hits for her first appearance while Rod Stewart will perform in the legends slot.
More acts to appear on the Other Stage include Loyle Carner and The Prodigy.
Doechii will make her Glastonbury debut on the West Holts Stage on Saturday night.
Other names confirmed include Noah Kahan, Alanis Morissette, Gracie Abrams, Busta Rhymes, Lola Young, Brandi Carlile, Myles Smith, En Vogue, Amaarae, Cymande, Shaboozey, Osees and Gary Numan.
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Rock icon Rod is set to return to Worthy Farm for the first time in over two decades
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