Rod Stewart postpones Cincinnati concert for minor medical procedure

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Rod Stewart postpones Cincinnati concert for minor medical procedure

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Rod Stewart's scheduled concert with Richard Marx at Cincinnati's Riverbend Music Center was postponed at the last minute on Sunday 9 August, with the venue citing an "unforeseen but minor medical procedure that required prompt attention." The 81-year-old singer, currently on his "One Last Time" farewell tour, has faced repeated health-related disruptions in recent months, raising fresh questions about his ability to complete the remaining dates.

Riverbend Music Center said rescheduling arrangements were under way, with further details due on Tuesday 11 August, and confirmed that tickets already purchased would be honoured for the new date; it added that Stewart was expected to make a quick recovery. The postponement follows a 19 June show in Utah where he appeared to nearly faint on stage and used an oxygen tank before finishing seated, and a 12 June cancellation in San Diego blamed on a respiratory infection. His next scheduled date, in Cleveland on Tuesday 11 August, was still going ahead as planned at the time of writing, and Stewart has previously suggested this tour could mark the end of his large-scale touring.

  • Rod Stewart's Cincinnati show postponed over a minor medical procedure
  • Rescheduling details expected Tuesday 11 August; tickets remain valid
  • Follows earlier tour health scares in Utah and San Diego

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Rod Stewart, 81, is partway through "One Last Time", a farewell tour of large-scale live shows, having sung with the likes of Faces and as a solo artist for decades. Richard Marx has been joining him on this run as a support act. Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati is one of the outdoor amphitheatres on the tour schedule.

In recent months the tour has been repeatedly disrupted by health issues, including a respiratory infection that forced a cancellation in San Diego and an on-stage incident in Utah where Stewart appeared to nearly faint and needed oxygen. These episodes have drawn attention because of his age and the physical demands of a full concert tour.

This matters because it bears on whether Stewart, who has hinted the tour could be his last major run of large shows, will be able to complete the remaining dates, and because it affects fans holding tickets for shows that may be postponed or rearranged.

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Originally published by Billboard as “Rod Stewart Concert in Cincinnati Postponed At Last Minute Due to ‘Minor Medical Procedure’”.