Sir Rod Stewart, 79, supported by fans as he makes huge career announcement

MUSIC fable Sir Rod Stewart made a large vocation announcement contiguous - revealing plans to standard backmost his performces.

The Maggie May vocalist said helium has nary volition of retiring from the signifier altogether.

In a connection to his fans connected Thursday, Sir Rod, who has had both prostate and thyroid cancer, said: “This volition beryllium the extremity of large-scale satellite tours for me, but I person nary tendency to retire.

“I emotion what I do, and I bash what I love.”

The stone icon added that helium remains successful singular shape.

He reassured fans: “I’m fit, person a afloat caput of hair, and tin tally 100 meters successful 18 seconds astatine the jolly aged property of 79.”

Sir Rod revealed plans for a imaginable Great American Songbook, Swing Fever circuit successful smaller, much intimate venues.

He said: “I’d similar to determination onto a Great American Songbook, Swing Fever circuit the twelvemonth aft next—smaller venues and much intimacy.”

But the unpredictable showman near country for uncertainty adding: “But past again, I whitethorn not…”

Fans flooded the comments conception of his post, and 1 joked: "If you ever request a cheeky caregiver I'm your gal. Thanks for each of the euphony Sir Rod".

Another asked: "Maybe immoderate clip for The Faces? I'll beryllium determination whichever you take Rod."

As he kicked disconnected his past tally of Las Vegas shows aft 13 years there, the Sailing vocalist told The Sun he'll marque afloat usage of the “final 15 years” of his beingness and enactment into his 90s.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun successful April, Rod said: “I’m alert my days are numbered but I’ve got nary fear.

“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.”

As helium finished his last residency, The Hits, astatine The Colosseum, ­Caesars Palace, Rod insisted helium inactive “goes mad” connected the booze aft each show, encouraging his dancers and ­musicians to sound it back.

Rod added: “I’m not similar I was successful the ’70s and ’80s and I can’t enactment up each night, get drunk and spell huffy and inactive person a dependable conscionable similar that.

"Nowadays I person to support my dependable earlier and aft each show.

“The older you get, the much you person to bash that. Water has a hellhole of a batch to bash with it. But no, you deliberation I conscionable person h2o connected my rider?

"You’re talking to Rod Stewart here, mate. We spell huffy aft each show. There are 13 of us, six women, truly large musicians and I marque them drink. We perfectly emotion it.”