Rod Stewart Cancels North American Farewell Tour After Heart Procedure: ‘Deeply Disappointed to Miss These Shows’
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Rod Stewart has cancelled the remaining North American dates of his One Last Time farewell tour after having a routine coronary stent procedure. The cancellation affects planned performances in the United States and Mexico, and comes as the 81-year-old singer prepares to take time off on medical advice.
Stewart first cancelled an Ohio show on 9 August, describing the procedure as unforeseen but minor, before withdrawing from dates in Kansas City, Las Vegas, Minnesota, Illinois, Colorado and Mexico. His representatives said he is doing well but will spend four weeks recuperating; Stewart said he was already feeling better and hoped to return to live performance. He has toured for more than 60 years and has indicated that a planned UK tour in 2027 may be his final major run of shows.
- Rod Stewart cancelled remaining North American tour dates after a heart procedure.
- He will take four weeks to recuperate on doctors’ advice.
- The 81-year-old says he is recovering and expects to perform again.
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Rod Stewart is a British singer whose career has spanned more than six decades. He became widely known in the late 1960s and 1970s with the rock band Faces and as a solo artist, with songs including Maggie May, Sailing and Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
A coronary stent is a small tube placed in a narrowed heart artery to help blood flow more freely. The procedure is commonly used to treat coronary heart disease, which occurs when arteries supplying the heart become narrowed or blocked.
The cancelled dates were part of Stewart’s One Last Time tour, billed as a farewell to large-scale touring in North America. He has continued to perform into his eighties, while suggesting he may still make selected appearances and plans further shows in the UK.
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