Rod Stewart is set to play at the Glastonbury 2025 "Legends" slot. The 79-year-old singer's inclusion in the lineup was announced by the festival on their X page on November 26, 2024, with the festival organizers stating that they were excited to include the singer in the upcoming edition's lineup.
The singer himself also stated that he was excited at the opportunity to play at the event in an Instagram page post on the same day:
"I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that I’ll be playing @glastofest 2025! After all these years, I’m proud and ready and more than able to take the stage again to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury in June. I’ll see you there!"
Rod Stewart to lose $300,0000 by performing at Glastonbury 2025
On November 27, 2024, Rod Stewart made an appearance at the talkSport Breakfast show with host Alan Brazil. The singer revealed that he did not hesitate at all when asked to perform at Glastonbury 2025, before going on to state that he would lose $300,0000 by performing at the event:
"Immediately. It's a great honour. It's going to cost me a fortune to do it - $300,0000. I’ve got to bring all my band back from America, of course Glastonbury don't pay for that. But I don't care if it cost me $1 million, I would have done it. This is a great honour. It really is the greatest honour."
The upcoming performance at the festival will be Rod Stewart's first performance at the festival since 2002 when he performed as a headliner at the event. The upcoming edition of Glastonbury will also be its last before the festival goes for a break for a year in 2026 by the wishes of the Worthy Farm venue family, The Eavises. The festival will return in 2027 once again.
Rod Stewart is set to tour across North America in 2025
Rod Stewart is set to tour across North America in 2025 from March 7, 2025, to August 15, 2025, in venues across mainland United States and Canada. The dates and venues for said tour are listed below:
- March 7, 2025 – Austin, Texas at Moody Center Texas
- June 14, 2025 – Lake Tahoe, Nevada at Outdoor Arena at Harveys
- June 15, 2025 – Paso Robles, California at Vina Robles Amp
- July 8, 2025 – Raleigh, North Carolina at Coastal Credit Union Music Park
- July 11, 2025 – Gilford, New Hampshire at Bank of New Hampshire
- July 12, 2025 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at TD Pavilion at the Mann
- July 15, 2025 – Saratoga Springs New York at Broadview Stage at SPAC
- July 19, 2025 – Columbia, Maryland at Merriweather Post Pavilion
- July 22, 2025 – Toronto, Ontario at Budweiser Stage
- July 25, 2025 – Uncasville, Connecticut Mohegan Sun Arena
- July 26, 2025 – Mansfield, Massachusetts at Xfinity Center
- July 29, 2025 – Charlotte, North Carolina at PNC Music Pavilion
- August 1, 2025 – Alpharetta, Georgia at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- August 2, 2025 – Birmingham, Alabama at Coca-Cola Amphitheater
- August 5, 2025 – Brandon, Mississippi at Brandon Amphitheater
- August 8, 2025 – Tinley Park, Illinois at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
- August 9, 2025 – Noblesville, Indiana at Ruoff Music Center
- August 12, 2025 – Clarkston, Michigan at Pine Knob Music Theatre
- August 14, 2025 – Nashville, Tennessee at Ascend Amphitheater
- August 15, 2025 – St. Louis, Missouri at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
The upcoming tour will be the singer's last long-run tour. The singer will be accompanied by a special guest, Cheap Trick, during the tour. The tickets for the tour will be available on Ticketmaster.