Rod Stewart performed to a bumper crowd at Glastonbury on Sunday during his Legends Slot at Worthy Farm, but some viewers at home were left confused by a certain choice by the rocker
Glastonbury: Rod Stewart performs to huge crowd
Wake up Glasto, Sir Rod Stewart has something to say to you. And while the likes of Kneecap and Bob Vylan caused controversy with their political views, the veteran crooner was more intent on winning the crowd over with his array of classics.
Despite being 80 years old the Do Ya Think I’m Sexy singer rolled back the years in his Legends Slot at Worthy Farm on Sunday. And after a brief political call regarding Ukraine, he broke into Love Train, with his performance roundly well received by those in attendance at home.
With his trademark raspy, soulful voice belting out his huge back catalogue of hits, Sir Rod was trying to make sure the weekend signed off with a bang.
However, not everybody was on board with Rod’s performance, with some going as far as labelling it like a pub concert. “This Rod Stewart performance. It’s just so s*. Strong Benidorm/Phoenix Club vibes. #Glastonbury,” fumed one Twitter/X user.
Another added: “Sir Rod Stewart don’t take this the wrong way. But it’s time to throw the towel in #Glastonbury2025!!” And a third asked why the star didn’t start the set with his own tunes. “Why is Rod Stewart “singing” (use the term loosely) covers and not his own hits? #Glastonbury,” they questioned.”
However, others were loving his performance. One gushed: “Rod Stewart is such a great performer man,” with a clapping hands emoji. A second agreed, saying: “#glastonbury. Like him or not. Rod Stewart has still got it!! He’s a showman, great entertainer, and can work a crowd. You go Rod! ! Big shout out to his Band. #bbc #RodStewart #uk”
Rather than use his time to speak to his fans, he explained: “I only have an hour and a half so I want to get through as many songs as I can – NEXT.” And then burst into his classic You Wear It Well.
He then worked his way through his impressive catalogue, quickly following it with Maggie May. And it was this switch up that had fans once again loving it online.
But he found himself come in at one point too soon. However, he laughed off his error as he readjusted before brushing sweat from his brow in the searing heat.
Earlier in the day, his wife Penny Lancaster had been spotted mixing it with fans of the singer. She was seen smiling as she posed for pictures with people dressed up as her superstar hubby – wigs and all.
On Saturday, Kate Nash took aim at the singer during her set. But her foul-mouth rant wasn’t solely pointed in Rod’s direction. Instead, JK Rowling – as well as Denise Welch, Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage were targeted in her rant.
The Foundations hitmaker, who was headlining the Left Field tent at festival on Saturday night, appeared to slam Harry Potter author Rowling on stage. She then launched into music bosses next.
And talking about Denise Welch, who was at the festival supporting her son Matty Healy’s band The 1975, Kate continued: “The music industry doesn’t know what to do with me. They tried to get rid of me, but they didn’t. There is a record executive sweating their t*** off with Matt Healy’s mum.
Then it was Rod’s turn. As she began her song D***head, she said: “F*** Rod Stewart. This one [Why You Being A D****head For] goes out to Keir Starmer, JK Rowling, Rod Stewart and Nigel f****** Farage.” It comes after Rod announced his support for Farage last week in an interview with the Times.
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