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Rod Stewart Bows Out of Glastonbury With Tearful Legends Set

At 80, the singer framed his 90-minute Pyramid Stage slot as the finale of his festival career by personally funding a £300,000 band flight, becoming tearful during the closing song “Sailing.”

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Overview

  • Stewart extended his allotted 75-minute Legends slot to nearly 90 minutes after negotiating an extra 15 minutes with Glastonbury organisers.
  • He brought out Ronnie Wood, Mick Hucknall and Lulu for reprises of Faces and solo classics, ending with an emotional rendition of “Sailing.”
  • He confirmed he will not return to Glastonbury, calling the performance the finale of his festival career and suggesting he could retire from major touring.
  • Stewart disclosed that flying his full band to Worthy Farm cost him £300,000 despite receiving a £120,000 performance fee.
  • Earlier this year he cancelled multiple tour dates to recover from illness and said he plans to continue playing in more intimate venues.