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Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rod Stewart says he gargles rum and coke before every show and only wants two items on his Glastonbury rider
Veteran rocker Rod Stewart has revealed he always gargles a swig of rum and coke before going on stage and has maintained the pre-show ritual for the past 40 years. The 80-year-old singer, who's set to play the Legends Slot on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival this June, said he doesn't drink the beverage on any other occasion. He told Radio Times: 'The vocal cords need a lot of looking after. I mean, they're absolute gold.' Back in May, Stewart was spotted wearing a sign around his neck that read, 'Sorry. Cannot talk. Having vocal rest,' while on holiday in Italy with his wife, Penny Lancaster, 54. 'When I feel I'm losing my voice, I go into what they call 'voice rest,'' he explained of the practise. 'It's remarkable how your voice will come back.' Ahead of his Glastonbury performance, Stewart revealed he wanted the items on his rider to remain very minimal and had been aghast at the amount of food brought to him ahead of past performances. 'I looked at it the other day and I thought, what is all this s*** doing here?' he said. 'All I need is a few bottles of wine and some crisps, and that's it. And there's all these bloody things! 'What am I gonna do with them? No hummus, but big piles of bananas and apples! And when you think the whole world's bloody starving. I gotta do something about that.' Stewart's vocal rest last month came after he reportedly spent five hours at Ronnie Drew's Irish Bar in Krakow, Poland, following Arsenal's Champions League defeat to PSG. Onlookers told The Sun, 'Rod might be an octogenarian, but he can still party like he's in his 20s. When he left, he had to be steered out by his minders and was stumbling a bit. The punters in the bar loved it and were cheering for him.' Stewart who cancelled three shows in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Lincoln, California, in January after being diagnosed with strep throat and testing positive for Covid, will take to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury on Sunday 29 June with a 90 minute set from 15.45pm to 17.15pm. 'It is a different gig,' he said of the forthcoming performance. 'It's like when you're playing a cup final: you're trying to treat it like another game. But, of course, it's not. It's special.'
Sky News
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Sir Rod Stewart 'devastated' after cancelling more US concerts as he recovers from flu
Sir Rod Stewart says he is devastated to have to cancel a series of US concerts, blaming lingering flu for the decision. It affects four shows in Nevada, along with a further two in California, which he plans to reschedule. They were due to take place over the next eight days. "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 wrote in a message on Instagram. Sir Rod, 80, has been struggling to recover from flu and this week had already cancelled two concerts at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. On Wednesday, he disclosed that his doctor had "ordered" him to take "a bit more rest". The star is in the midst of his epic One Last Time Tour. Sir Rod, who was recently put on vocal rest, is due to play the legends slot at Glastonbury later this month. In May, he was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the American Music Awards (AMAs). In a sign of how seriously the singer takes his health, last month he was also spotted in Italy attempting to avoid conversations to preserve his voice. He wore a message attached to a lanyard which read: "Sorry. Cannot talk. Having vocal rest." In 2024, he promised he would not retire but confirmed his 2025 European and North American shows would bring an end to his "large-scale world tours". The performer, best known for songs including Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Every Beat Of My Heart, and Maggie May, said he plans to focus on more intimate venues instead. Sir Rod has faced other health challenges in the past. In May 2000, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had surgery. In 2017, he underwent successful treatment for prostate cancer.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sir Rod Stewart 'devastated' after cancelling more US concerts as he recovers from flu
Sir Rod Stewart says he is devastated to have to cancel a series of US concerts, blaming lingering flu for the decision. It affects four shows in Nevada, along with a further two in California, which he plans to reschedule. They were due to take place over the next eight days. "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 wrote in a message on Instagram. , 80, has been struggling to recover from flu and this week had already cancelled two concerts at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. On Wednesday, he disclosed that his doctor had "ordered" him to take "a bit more rest". The star is in the midst of his epic One Last Time Tour. Sir Rod, who was recently put on vocal rest, is due to later this month. In May, he was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the American Music Awards (AMAs). In a sign of how seriously the singer takes his health, last month he was also spotted in Italy attempting to avoid conversations to preserve his voice. He wore a message attached to a lanyard which read: "Sorry. Cannot talk. Having vocal rest." In 2024, he promised he would not retire but confirmed his 2025 European and North American shows would bring an end to his "large-scale world tours". Read more from Sky News: The performer, best known for songs including Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Every Beat Of My Heart, and Maggie May, said he plans to focus on more intimate venues instead. Sir Rod has faced other health challenges in the past. In May 2000, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had surgery. In 2017, he underwent successful treatment for prostate cancer.
