Rod Stewart promises 'sexy' show for Glastonbury

Rod Stewart has promised his performance at Glastonbury Festival will be "glamorous" and "sexy".
The Scottish singer, who will take to the Pyramid stage for the coveted Sunday tea-time legends slot later this month, also revealed his appearance will cost him financially, but said it "doesn't matter".
Stewart told the Radio Times that as he has been carrying out a concert residency in Las Vegas, he will have to pay to ship all his equipment back to the UK for the festival.
"It's going to cost me £300,000 to do it and they only pay you about 120,000 quid," he said.
Stewart, who has already revealed that his former Faces bandmate Ronnie Wood will join him on stage, said he will have three different guests coming on, plus an orchestra.
"I'm really looking forward to it," he added.
"And it is a different gig. It's like when you're playing a cup final: you're trying to treat it like another game. But, of course, it's not. It's special.
"It'll be glamorous, it'll be sexy.
"And we've got a little orchestra coming on to play with us.
"And we may have some bagpipes…"
Earlier this month, Stewart announced that he had cancelled or postponed a number of his US concerts after suffering from flu.
"I have to cancel and reschedule my next six concerts in June as I continue to recover from the flu," he wrote on Instagram.
"So sorry my friends.
"I'm devastated and sincerely apologise for any inconvenience to my fans.
"I'll be back on stage and will see you soon."
Stewart will take to the Pyramid stage on Sunday June 29.
The 80-year-old has previously said he was only due to play for an hour and a quarter but has begged to be allowed to play for an extra 15 minutes so he can fit more songs into his set.
In 2024 he promised he would not retire but confirmed his 2025 European and North American shows would bring an end to his "large-scale world tours".
His best known solo songs include Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Every Beat Of My Heart, and Maggie May.
Last month he was presented with a prestigious lifetime achievement award by five of his children at the American Music Awards (AMAs).

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