Sir Rod Stewart to perform the 'Legends' slot at Glastonbury 2025

He's sold more than 120 million records around the world, and has been inundated into the Rock and Roll hall of fame twice

Author: Oliver MorganPublished 26th Nov 2024

It may be November, but the excitement is already building for next year's Glastonbury Festival.

Organisers this morning (26 November) have announced music icon Sir Rod Stewart will be performing the infamous Sunday Teatime Legend Slot.

He's known for tracks including 'Maggie May' - and of course, 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy' - and has sold more than 120 million records around the world, in a career that's spanned more than 60 years.

He's one of just a few artists who have been inundated into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame twice - with organiser Emily Eavis saying the announcement is 'everything we could wish for'.

It's also been confirmed that 2026 will be a 'fallow year'.

Glastonbury festival organiser Emily Eavis said in a post on Instagram: "Bringing Sir Rod Stewart back for the Sunday afternoon slot on the Pyramid stage is everything we could wish for.

"What a way to bow out with the final legends slot before we take a fallow year. We cannot wait!."

Sir Rod headlined Glastonbury in 2002, performing on Sunday night to close out the festival.

Fellow major artists including Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Diana Ross, Kylie Minogue and Dame Shirley Bassey have all filled the prestigious position.

Sir Rod is the first musical act announced for next year's festival, and last week, announced he is to end "large-scale world tours" but brushed off retirement plans.

The musician, who turns 80 in January, wrote in an Instagram post: "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..."

The post was signed "The Ambiguous Sir Rod Stewart".

The biggest tracks from his six-decade career include You're In My Heart, Hot Legs, Tonight's The Night and Maggie May.

Sir Rod is a member of the US Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and was knighted in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours list.

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