Rod Stewart supported by fans as he makes career announcement about future of his shows

Sir Rod Stewart has announced astatine 79 years aged that helium volition beryllium retiring from ample standard tours during his Las Vegas show, but helium has nary plans to discontinue completely

Sir Rod Stewart has opened up astir the future of his career, telling fans that portion helium has nary existent plans to retire, helium volition beryllium making a alteration to his performances.

The 79-year-old Maggie May singer, who has been dancing astir the signifier with his much-loved stone and popular hits since archetypal climbing to fame successful the precocious 1960s, remains an energetic beingness and a raved-about performer by fans, but aft battling both prostate and thyroid cancer, helium is choosing to extremity his large-scale satellite tours.

Sharing a heartfelt - yet lighthearted - connection connected Instagram, the Grammy victor announced: "This volition beryllium the extremity of large-scale satellite tours, but I person nary tendency to retire." He added: "I emotion what I bash and I bash what I love. I'm fit, I person a afloat caput of hairsbreadth and tin tally 100 metres successful 18 seconds astatine the jolly aged property of 79."

Clarifying to fans that his vocation connected signifier volition continue, helium said that helium would similar to "move onto a Great American Songbook" oregon "Swing Fever tour" successful 2026 and plans to play successful smaller venues wherever determination is much intimacy. However, ever the jokester, helium said: "But past again, I whitethorn not…"

Following Rod's announcement, fans were speedy to stock their thoughts connected the substance and didn't clasp backmost successful giving him plentifulness of support. One idiosyncratic commented: "God bless, Rod! And for the record, that's inactive faster than I tin tally 100m". Another added: "You bash you, Rod - you person been entertaining america for decades - you merit each the champion things successful life."

One instrumentality said helium volition "always beryllium my fig 1 artist," portion different wrote, "Rock on, Rod. Bless you."

TV presenter Davina McCall, who shared with fans past week that she was to undergo country connected a encephalon tumour, besides took to the remark conception of Rod's station wherever she shared her ain connection of enactment for the star, telling him, "This sounds perfect".

Rod's announcement comes amid claims that his erstwhile set The Faces are getting "closer and closer" to not lone a reunion album, but besides a unrecorded tour. Their past show unneurotic was successful 202, wherever they played a one-off amusement astatine the Brits, and marked the archetypal clip they had reunited since the decease of their bandmate and keyboard player, Ian McLagan, successful 2014.

Speaking successful Mojo, drummer Kenney Jones said: "It's ever being talked about, each the time. People privation it much than we realise. So let's enactment it this way, we're getting person and closer."

Asked if helium would beryllium up for a world circuit helium added:"' Course. F**king right! What, are you going to rehearse for 2 oregon 3 weeks and conscionable bash 1 show? Nah. But the affectional broadside of it is the information that Ronnie and Mac are not there. We were thinking, 'Who's going to instrumentality the spot of Mac?' Steve Winwood came up. It'd beryllium lovely. Watch this space."

The Faces were formed successful 1969 and released 4 workplace albums betwixt 1970 and 1973.

The archetypal lineup included Rod connected pb vocals, Ronnie Wood connected pb guitar, Ronnie Lane connected bass guitar, Ian connected keyboards, and Kenney connected drums.

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