Rod Stewart shares adorable snap of sons during iconic Glastonbury performance
Rod Stewart has shared an adorable picture of his two youngest sons Aiden and Alastair watching his Legend set at Glastonbury Festival on Sunday. The singer took to the Pyramid Stage on Sunday afternoon for the important Legends slot, and it seems his family showed their support from the crowd.
Icons such as Mick Hucknall, Ronnie Wood and Lulu joined the Do Ya Think I'm Sexy singer on stage, as they performed Rod's top hits for the massive crowd. Although it seemed the singer had more than famous pals supporting him, with four out of eight of his children cheering on from the sidelines.
The singer took to Instagram to share the sweet snap of Aiden on top of his older brother Alastair's shoulders to get a better view of his dad performing on the Pyramid Stage.
In the photo Alastair and Aiden appear to be laughing as they both grin from ear to ear, with Alastair having a Celtic shirt draped around his neck.
The singer captioned the post: "Two of my precious children at @glastofest giving their old dad support."
"Alastair and Aiden. Love ya boys!!"
Rod shares Alastair and Aiden with his wife, Penny Lancaster.
Fans were quick to take to the comment section, gushing over the singer's two youngest children. One fan wrote: "Proud of their Dad. It's been great to watch them having a great time," along with a red heart emoji.
As another stated: "Bet your handsome boys were super proud of you Rod, loved every minute of your set," with a third penning: "You were brilliant and such a lovely pic of your boys."
Other fans took the time to congratulate Sir Rod on his performance, singing the star's praises. One user simply stated: "Fantastic, what a legend at 80."
With another fan gushing: "You were incredible best act of the entire festival," as a third said: "Extraordinary performance. I think you made Glastonbury. Proud sons I am sure - I hope they know what you meant to us all as 1970s teenagers Xxx."
Rod took on the festival's iconic legends slot playing a 90 minute set on the Pyramid Stage in the blistering heat - following in the footsteps of previous legend stars such as Shania Twain, Kylie Minogue and Dolly Parton.
The Maggie May singer brought a touch of Celtic to Worthy Farm, with his band's drum kit proudly displaying the Parkhead club crest and Rod changed into a green shirt with 'Celtic' emblazoned on the back.
The star also had his backing singers decked out in Celtic shirts.
Rod had previously asked to see a sea of green and white when he looked out from his set, speaking out to Zoe Ball he said: "I do hope there are a few Celtic flags up at Glastonbury."
And it seems his fans did exactly that with various different Celtic tops being spotted in the crowd.
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