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\n Rod Stewart post to Instagram Instagram<\/p>\n
ROD STEWART HAS cancelled the remainder of his 2026 US tour after undergoing heart surgery.<\/p>\n
The 81-year-old singer will take four weeks off to recover after undergoing a coronary stent procedure, effectively cutting short the US and Mexico performances for the remainder of the year, which was due to stretch into September.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m already feeling better and very much on the mend<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank the doctors, nurses and everyone who has taken such wonderful care of me,\u201d he said in a statement on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\n Rod Stewart post to Instagram Instagram<\/p>\n
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\u201cI am deeply disappointed to miss these shows and sorry to let my fans down, but I look forward to getting back on stage and having a good time with you all again soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was scheduled to perform events across Ohio, Illinois and Mexico, as well as a six-night stretch at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
His representatives said Stewart was \u201cdoing very well\u201d following the procedure and had \u201creturned to his normal daily activities\u201d.<\/p>\n
The statement added: \u201cOn the advice of his doctors, he will take the next four weeks to recuperate and regain full fitness before returning to the stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, this means he will be unable to continue his current tour dates.<\/p>\n
\u201cInformation regarding affected performances will be communicated by the respective promoters and venues.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two further dates in Colorado are scheduled for September 2027.<\/p>\n
The announcement came after Stewart postponed shows in Cincinnati and Cleveland following medical concerns.<\/p>\n
Cleveland\u2019s Rocket Arena earlier confirmed the cancellation on social media, writing: \u201cFollowing a period of monitoring, doctors have advised Rod Stewart to rest for at least 48 hours. As a result, his performance tomorrow night, 11 August 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland has been cancelled.<\/p>\n
\u201cRod is disappointed to miss the show and appreciates everyone\u2019s understanding. He looks forward to returning to the stage soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Health problems had also forced the cancellation and postponement of shows in May and June.<\/p>\n
In May, the Maggie May singer sent \u201capologies to my family of fans\u201d in a statement to the Las Vegas Review-Journal after cancelling performances in Nevada, adding: \u201cI am on vocal rest as I recover from a sinus infection.\u201d<\/p>\n
Less than a month later, he cancelled his San Diego show after being diagnosed with a respiratory infection that resulted in laryngitis.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, the rocker welcomed his sixth grandchild after his daughter Ruby gave birth to a son called Levi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ROD STEWART HAS cancelled the remainder of his 2026 US tour after undergoing heart surgery. The 81-year-old singer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":632923,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[75],"tags":[18,117,30105,19,17,53096,107,267416],"class_list":["post-632922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-heart-surgery","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-rod-stewart","tag-us","tag-us-tour"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117081719818879704","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}