Sir Rod Stewart has hinted he’s ready to retire from touring.
The 81-year-old singer, has been performing his One Last Time concert series since 2024, including the Legends spot at last year’s Glastonbury festival, and while he has a number of US shows planned for this year, he has now teased he is thinking of one last UK run before calling time on the tour.
Speaking on TalkSport he said: “I’m touring the UK next year, doing The O2, and that’ll probably be it, I think.
“I’ll have to do something new, come on your show more often, maybe.”
Despite his statement, Rod has not yet announced any dates for 2027.
Back in 2024, the Maggie May hitmaker declared he is done with “large-scale world tours”, once he finished that year’s shows in Europe and North America – but insisted he wasn’t lookng to retire.
The You Wear It Well singer wrote on Instagram: “This will be the end of large-scale world tours for me, but I have no desire to retire.
“I love what I do, and I do what I love.
“I’m fit, have a full head of hair, and can run 100 metres in 18 seconds at the jolly old age of 79.
“I’d like to move onto a Great American Songbook, Swing Fever tour the year after next – smaller venues and more intimacy. But then again, I may not…”
And Rod previously teased he has “so much more music” he wants to make.
Speaking to AARP The Magazine, he said: “There’s so much more music I want to create.
“I’ve got a covers album, a country album, and a Faces album all in the works. I just can’t stop.
“Even when I’m spending time with my grandkids, my passion for music drives me.
“I feel like I’ve done everything I’ve ever wanted, but there’s still more to come.”
Rod also admitted he enjoys performing at concerts “more” now than when he was a young musician, and he can appreciate “how lucky [he’s] been”.
He added: “When I feel I might be sick enough to cancel a concert, that’s when I go, ‘Maybe I’m getting old.’ Then a couple of days later, bang, I’m back at it again.”
“I enjoy doing concerts more than I did back then. Maybe I’ve come full circle to appreciate how lucky I’ve been.”
