Rod Stewart Admits Glastonbury Efficiency Will Price Him ‘A Fortune’

Days after Rod Stewart was confirmed as the primary artist to be performing on the 2025 version of England’s Glastonbury Pageant, the British singer has revealed it’ll include a big monetary price.

Chatting with talkSPORT on Wednesday (Nov. 27), the veteran musician informed the hosts that he required no time to mull over the provide, claiming he accepted the chance to carry out “instantly”.

“It’s an important honour, it’s going to price me a fortune to do it – $300,0000,” he defined. ” “I’ve received to convey all my band again from America, in fact Glastonbury don’t pay for that.

“However I don’t care if it price me $1,00,000, I might have carried out it. It’s an important honour. It truly is the best honour.”

Stewart was introduced by the pageant as their first confirmed performer of 2025, lining up for the Sunday teatime Legends slot. “I’m proud, prepared and greater than in a position to pleasure and titillate my buddies at Glastonbury in June,” Stewart mentioned of the efficiency.

This will likely be Stewart’s first appeance on the pageant since he headlined the Pyramid stage in 2002. Different artists who’ve carried out within the Legends slot embrace the likes of Shania Twain, Yusef/Cat Stevens, and Diana Ross in recent times. Kylie Minogue, Dolly Parton, James Brown, and Al Inexperienced have additionally appeared on the stage through the years.

Stewart will return to North America in March as a part of One Final Time 2025 tour. With numerous dates scheduled betwen March and August, he’ll even be returning to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace all through March, Could and June for extra reveals in his prolonged Las Vegas residency.

Information of his prolonged keep in Vegas got here simply hours after the musician was compelled to cancel his two hundredth and last present of his 13-year residency. “Most individuals can work with strep throat however clearly not me,” he informed dissatisfied followers. “I’m completely gutted.”