Sir Rod Stewart, 79, addresses retirement after announcing ‘end of large-scale world tours’

Sir Rod Stewart has insisted helium has nary plans to retire, but has announced the extremity of his large-scale satellite tours.

The 79-year-old stone icon was showered successful enactment aft making a immense vocation announcement connected social media.

He wrote: ‘This volition beryllium the extremity of large-scale satellite yours for me, but I person nary tendency to retire.

‘I emotion what I do, and I bash what I love.

‘I’m fit, person a afloat caput of hair, and tin tally 100 meters successful 18 seconds astatine the jolly property of 79.’

Sir Rod went on: ‘I’d similar to determination onto a Great American Songbook, Swing Fever circuit the twelvemonth aft adjacent – smaller venues and much intimacy.’

He past teased: ‘But past again, I whitethorn not…’, signing disconnected arsenic ‘The Ambiguous Sir Rod Stewart.’

The Maggie Mae hitmaker was flooded with comments from fans sharing their love, with @my_cosy_haven_home saying: ‘You are a stone legend. The champion successful the world.’

‘You bash you Rod – you person been entertaining america for decades – you merit each the champion things successful life,’ @sanmarsch said.

‘Do immoderate suits you Rod, lone you cognize your limits. You volition ever beryllium the best. Xx,’ @auntyhadaway added.

This comes aft Sir Rod opened up astir however helium views dying and admitted his ‘days are numbered’, arsenic helium approaches turning 80.

‘I’m alert my days are numbered but I’ve got nary fear,’ helium said earlier this year, adding that helium reckons he’s got ‘probably different 15’ years that helium tin bash ‘easy’.

‘We person each got to walk connected astatine immoderate point, truthful we are each successful the aforesaid basket. I americium going to beryllium enjoying myself for these past fewer years arsenic overmuch arsenic I can. I accidental fewer — astir apt different 15. I tin bash that casual mate, easy,’ helium added successful an interrogation with The Sun.

Sir Rod besides admitted he’s ‘more aware’ of his wellness present than ever before, aft antecedently having some prostate and thyroid cancer.

In August, helium besides had to postpone respective shows and his 200th residency solemnisation amusement successful Las Vegas aft contracting Covid-19 and a bacterial corruption strep throat.

Since past however, Sir Rod has returned to the signifier and announced tickets for his 2025 One Last Time Tour.

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