Rod Stewart postpones two concert events because of COVID-19 analysis
Rod Stewart has been pressured to postpone two concert events as he recovers from COVID-19.
Final week, the beloved singer-songwriter cancelled what would have been his 2 hundredth present in Las Vegas after contracting strep throat. Now, it has been revealed that Stewart’s sickness was a symptom of COVID-19, and has led to 2 extra live performance postponements.
The 2 affected dates have been August 9 in Stateline, Nevada and August 10 in Lincoln California. Each dates have been rescheduled, with beforehand bought tickets being honoured on the new dates.
Stewart’s workforce wrote of his analysis and the reveals’ postponement in an announcement: “We remorse to announce that tonight’s Rod Stewart live performance in Stateline, NV and his August 10 present in Lincoln, CA have been postponed because the singer recovers from a summer time pressure of COVID-19.”
See the total assertion under.
Although Stewart was pressured to cancel his 2 hundredth Las Vegas residency present final week, he introduced that he could be embarking on a Las Vegas residency in 2025. A submit on Instagram learn: “Vegas, I’m having an excessive amount of enjoyable for this to finish so we’re coming again for an encore! Don’t miss The Encore Reveals Las Vegas Residency.”
Tickets for the present, which can happen at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace between March 12-22 and Could 29-June 8 2025, will go on sale in the present day (August 12) 10am PT (6pm BST) and you will get these here.
In a current interview, Stewart confessed he thinks his “days are numbered”. Talking to The Solar (through Music News), the musician mirrored on his life as he nears his eightieth birthday.
“I’m conscious my days are numbered however I’ve received no concern,” he mentioned. “Now we have all received to go on in some unspecified time in the future, so we’re all in the identical basket. I’m going to be having fun with myself for these previous couple of years as a lot as I can. I say few – in all probability one other 15. I can do this simple mate, simple.”
The rock musician added that “I’m not like I used to be within the ’70s and ’80s and I can’t keep up all night time, get drunk and go mad and nonetheless have a voice identical to that. “These days I’ve to guard my voice earlier than and after each present.”
It was additionally reported again in February this 12 months that the singer had offered his again catalogue for near $100million (£79.3million). Stewart closed the cope with Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists, who now owns his publishing catalogue, recorded music and a stake of Stewart’s likeness and picture rights.
In an announcement to the The Wall Street Journal, Stewart mentioned of the deal: “Irving and I are a few old-timers and I consider we’ve a mutual respect and admiration for one another. My life’s work is in protected arms with him.”