Rod Stewart 'devastated' to cancel shows ahead of Glastonbury legends slot
The music legend has cancelled several shows in the run-up to to his tea-time set at Glastonbury.
Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled a string of concerts in the US as he recovers from flu, ahead of his set at Glastonbury later this month. The music icon is due to play the famous tea-time legends slot at the Somerset festival on Sunday, June 29.
The star is scheduled to take centre stage from 3.45pm to 5.15pm, in a Glasto slot having played host to some of the biggest global stars like Shania Twain, Cat Stevens, Diana Ross, and Kylie Minogue. But he announced on Instagram that he was "devastated" to cancel or reschedule his next six US shows, which are due to take place in the next eight days.
Sir Rod has cancelled six shows, four of which were to take place in Las Vegas and Stateline, Nevada, as well as two further shows in California that the icon plans to reschedule. However, it appears he is still gunning for the Glastonbury legends slot, insisting he will be back on stage soon.
"I have to cancel and reschedule my next six concerts in June as I continue to recover from the flu," the 80-year-old wrote in his statement on Instagram.
"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."
He signed off "Sir Rod" along with the heartbreak emoji.
Stewart also recently revealed that he will reunite with his former Faces bandmate Ronnie Wood for his much-anticipated set at Glastonbury, and has expressed some dissatisfaction at the allocated length of his set.
He told That Peter Crouch Podcast he was only due to play for an hour and a quarter on the Pyramid Stage.
"But I've asked them 'Please, another 15 minutes' because I play for over two hours every night and it's nothing," he said.
The star also confessed that he wished the legendary slot at Glastonbury wasn't nicknamed the 'tea-time slot', although he said he felt he did deserve the title of 'legend', in an interview with Nick Grimshaw and Annie MacManus on the BBC Sounds podcast Sidetracked By Glastonbury.
He said: "I don't mind, I think I deserve it. I just wish they wouldn't call it the tea-time slot."
Rod also added that all his children have 'bought their own tickets' for the Worthy Farm festival.
In 2024, he promised he would not retire but confirmed that his 2025 European and North American shows would bring an end to his "large-scale world tours".
Sir Rod's best known solo songs include Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Every Beat Of My Heart, and Maggie May.
Last month he was presented with a prestigious lifetime achievement award by five of his children at the American Music Awards (AMAs).
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