Rod Stewart has cancelled all coming dates on his farewell tour after undergoing a routine heart procedure. On 9 August, Stewart, 81, pulled a performance in Ohio at the last minute. After the successful insertion of a coronary stent, he announced that all dates would be cancelled.
Representatives for the singer told Rolling Stone that Stewart required four weeks off to recuperate. Stewart told fans that he was “already feeling better and very much on the mend”, and extended his thanks to the medical staff who took care of him. In June, Stewart cancelled shows on doctors’ advice.
Later that month, he paused a show in Utah to use an oxygen tank after almost fainting mid-performance. Stewart had been due to perform a six-date Las Vegas residency, in addition to other dates across the US and Mexico, as part of the ongoing One Last Time farewell tour, which began in 2024. In October, Ronnie Wood told Desert Island Discs that he and Stewart had been making music together again ahead of a potential reunion of the Faces, the rock band that formed out of the ashes of the Small Faces when singer and guitarist Steve Marriott left.
Wood joined Stewart on stage at Glastonbury last year when the latter helmed the festival’s Sunday afternoon legends slot. Prior to the performance, Stewart revealed that his fitness regime included underwater swimming, as recommended to him by Frank Sinatra. Stewart, a father of eight, recently welcomed his sixth grandchild.
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