Yahoo Lifestyle Rod Stewart Announces North American Dates for One Last Time Farewell Tour: 'Unprecedented Evening of Iconic Hits'
The rocker previously told PEOPLE he has no plans to retire, but is done with "big tours"
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Rod Stewart performing in Stockholm, Sweden in June 2024.Rod Stewart is saying farewell to touring with one last run across America!
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, 79, announced his One Last Time tour will hit the U.S. and Canada for 20 new shows starting in March in Austin, Texas and ending in St. Louis in August.
Stewart previously took the concert on the road across Europe and Asia, with a stacked setlist including hits like “Maggie May,” “Forever Young,” “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?,” “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” “Young Turks” and “Ooh La La,” the Faces classic.
“Each show promises an unprecedented evening of iconic hits and a concert production befitting one of the era’s greatest live performers,” a press release says.
The singer, who will be joined by special guests Cheap Trick, released his 33rd studio album Swing Fever in February.
In addition to his new tour dates, Stewart will also play 13 Las Vegas shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace from March through June.
He was forced to cancel his milestone 200th Vegas residency show in August after coming down with strep throat. Though the canceled show was initially meant to close out his 13-year residency, called The Hits, he extended it for an encore that’ll now be played amid his new tour dates.
In 2023, he opened up to PEOPLE about his desire to hang up his hat when it comes to large-scale tours — but insisted he wasn't retiring.
"This will be the last time 'round, I think, to do the rock 'n' roll stuff because I want to move on to swing music and the Great American Song Book," he said. "But I'm not taking my songs to the cemetery and burying them. I might bring them out on the odd occasion, but I basically would like to put them to rest for a little while. No more big tours. I've said farewell to Australia and New Zealand and Mexico, so it's time to say farewell to the U.S. now."
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In an interview with The Sun in July, he got candid about what his next few years will look like.
“I’m aware my days are numbered, but I’ve got no fear,” he said. “We have all got to pass on at some point, so we are all in the same basket. I am going to be enjoying myself for these last few years as much as I can… I say few — probably another 15. I can do that easy mate, easy.”
Members of the star’s fan club will have access to presale tickets starting on Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. via RodStewart.com. Additional presales will run throughout the week, including for Citi cardmembers, and the general on-sale will begin Nov. 22 at 10 a.m.
See below for Stewart’s One Last Time tour dates.
March 7 - Austin, Texas - Moody Center ATX
June 14 - Lake Tahoe, Nev. - Outdoor Arena at Harveys*^
June 15 - Paso Robles, Calif. - Vina Robles Amp*^
July 8 - Raleigh, N.C. - Coastal Credit Union Music Park
July 11 - Gilford, N.H. - BankNH Pavilion
July 12 - Philadelphia - TD Pavilion at the Mann
July 15 - Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - Broadview Stage at SPAC
July 19 - Columbia, Md. - Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 22 - Toronto - Budweiser Stage
July 25 - Uncasville, Conn. - Mohegan Sun Arena^
July 26 - Mansfield, Mass. - Xfinity Center
July 29 - Charlotte, N.C.- PNC Music Pavilion
Aug. 1 - Alpharetta, Ga. - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 2 - Birmingham, Ala. - Coca-Cola Amphitheater
Aug. 5 - Brandon, Miss. - Brandon Amphitheater
Aug. 8 - Tinley Park, Ill. - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Aug. 9 - Noblesville, Ind. - Ruoff Music Center
Aug. 12 - Clarkston, Mich. - Pine Knob Music Theatre
Aug. 14 - Nashville, Tenn. - Ascend Amphitheater
Aug. 15 - St. Louis - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
*Not A Live Nation Date | ^Cheap Trick not on these dates
