Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled his tour after undergoing heart surgery.
The 81-year-old singer pulled the plug on a performance in Cincinnati on 9 August just hours before he was due on stage in order to undergo a “minor medical procedure” to address a health issue which “required prompt attention”, and it was announced on Tuesday (11.08.26) that he was pulling out of all his upcoming concerts after having a routine coronary stent procedure.
His spokesperson said in a statement: “Doctors are pleased with his recovery, and Rod is doing very well and has returned to his normal daily activities.
“On the advice of his doctors, he will take the next four weeks to recuperate and regain full fitness before returning to the stage. Unfortunately, this means he will be unable to continue his current tour dates.”
The Maggie May hitmaker is already “feeling better and very much on the mend”, and apologised to fans for cancelling his tour.
He added in a statement: “I want to thank the doctors, nurses and everyone who has taken such wonderful care of me.
“I’m deeply disappointed to miss these shows and sorry to let my fans down, but I look forward to getting back on stage and having a good time with you all again soon.”
Rod has been on the road with his One Last Time tour since March, but pulled out of a number of concerts in June after suffering from an acute upper respiratory infection, laryngitis and vocal strain.
But he faced a backlash after he was spotted attending a soccer game during the 2026 FIFA World Cup just a day after cancelling a concert in California due to ill health.
The Young Turks singer pulled out of a show in California on June 12 just hours before it was due to start after contracting laryngitis, but the following day, he posted a video of himself and sons Liam, 31, and Alistair, 20, flying to Boston in a private jet to watch his beloved Scotland take on Haiti.
The singer later addressed the criticism and insisted he didn’t want to let his kids down after years of promising they would go to the tournament if Scotland qualified.
Speaking to Jim White on talkSport, he said: “No, I got an awful … I really shouldn’t have gone to the Haiti game. You know, I had to cancel a show the night before because I just had no voice left.
“But the truth is, Jim, I wasn’t going to let my two sons down. I promised them since they were born that we were going to go to a World Cup.
“And this is the first one that’s come about. And it wasn’t a good look, I admit, but I’m going to have to just take the stick. So I did it for the boys.”
