Rod Stewart announces he will be joined by huge rock icon on stage at Glastonbury
Rod Stewart is set to play the coveted legends slot at Glastonbury next month and the star is bringing a huge rockstar on stagr with him as a special guest.
Sir Rod Stewart has announced he will be reuniting with his former Faces bandmate Ronnie Wood during his set at Glastonbury Festival this summer. The 80-year-old rockstar is filling the coveted legends slot at the Worthy Farm festival, with headliners The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo and Neil Young also set to play over the course of the five-day event.
Faces, who are best known for hits including Stay With Me, formed in 1969 following the split of Small Faces. The band was made up of bassist Ronnie Lane, keyboard player Ian McLagan, drummer Kenney Jones, Ronnie Wood on guitar and Sir Rod on lead vocals.
When asked if he keeps in contact with The Rolling Stones' members and 'other people in music' whilst starring on That Peter Crouch Podcast, Sir Rod replied: "Not really. Woody (Wood) I do a lot, just recently, because we're going to do Glastonbury together. Elton, sometimes, you know, birthdays, but nowhere near how we used to.
"I think probably because he doesn't drink anymore, and Woody doesn't drink, and I still do. They stay away from me. Bad influence."
He also told the podcast: "I've done it (Glastonbury) before. I did it in 2002 but this is on the legend stage.
"I was only supposed to play for an hour and a quarter, but I've asked them 'Please, another 15 minutes' because I play for over two hours every night and it's nothing, but yeah, looking forward to it."
Sir Rod's Glastonbury legends slot will kick off at the traditional teatime on Sunday June 29, although the exact time is not confirmed until the complete timetable is officially announced by organiser Emily Eavis, the Metro reports.
While the headliners and the majority of performers for this year's festival have now been confirmed, many fans have been left wondering who the secret set might be after Kasabian's memorable appearance last year.
Speculated contenders are Mumford & Sons, Green Day, Sam Fender, The Cure and US rockers HAIM, but it's anyone's guess at this stage.
Faces released four studio albums and toured regularly up until the band split in 1975 and Sir Rod went on to pursue his successful solo career.
Earlier this week the rock icon was presented with a prestigious lifetime achievement award by five out of his eight children at the American Music Awards (AMAs).
Rod's best known solo songs include Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Every Beat Of My Heart, and Maggie May.
In 2024, the 80-year-old insisted he was not retiring but confirmed his 2025 European and North American shows would bring an end to his 'large-scale world tours', with any future performances to be held at more intimate venues.
His latest album, a collaboration with Jools Holland, was released in February 2024 and went to number one on the UK chart.
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