Rod Stewart calls on Celtic FC fans to turn Glastonbury green and white

Sir Rod Stewart is hoping to see a sea of green and white when he takes to the stage at Glastonbury.
Sir Rod Stewart has one request for the crowd coming to see him at Glastonbury. The Maggie May icon takes the stage for the legend slot at the festival later this month.
Hoops superfan Rod wants to see a wave of green and white when he belts out his biggest hits from the iconic Pyramid Stage and is asking his fans to wear Celtic FC shirts to help him achieve the dream.
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The singer, 80, appeared on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 this week and revealed his hope for the much anticipated performance on Sunday, June 29.
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Throughout the years, various different artists have performed during the legend slot, such as Shania Twain, Diana Ross, Tom Jones and Lionel Richie. And Glastonbury fans have a history of showing up dressed as the artist they are there to see.
Zoe asked Sir Rod if he was expecting to see members of the crowd show up wearing his signature leopard print style, or even donning wigs in tribute to his much loved spiky, tousled look barnet.
Rod joked with Zoe as he said: "My fans usually wear Celtic shirts now.
"They're all in Las Vegas in the front row with their Celtic shirts - most of them don't know what the goalkeeper's name is, but their intention is good."
"I do hope there are a few Celtic flags up at Glastonbury," he continued.
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The You're in My Heart singer has recently been forced to cancel several of his tour dates - four in Vegas and two in California - due to health issues. Rod recently took to social media, sharing the news with his fans that he was under strict orders to rest.
He posted on Instagram: "I have to cancel and reschedule my next six concerts in June as I continue to recover from the flu. 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."
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Despite the recent health scare, the father of eight assured Zoe he has no plans to give up performing anytime soon.
Zoe joked with the rocker saying she couldn't imagine his retiring to play golf, to which he replied: "No, no, I think I'll keep singing until I fall flat dead on the stage like Tommy Cooper."
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With a laugh, he added that there's only one other way he'd want to go: "Or watching Celtic win another trophy in the stands."
Unlike other legendary slots at Glastonbury, Sir Rod's set will run for 90 minutes. He revealed he told festival bosses that "it wouldn't be fair to his mates in the crowd" to perform for the original hour and 15-minute slot.
He also revealed to Zoe that during his set, there will be three surprise guests. But Rod is remaining tight-lipped on who they might be. He wants fans to have that element of surprise, and wants them to speculate who it is right up until he takes to the stage, he told Zoe.

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