Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Rod Stewart Announces Final Rock-and-Roll Tour After Health Concerns
Rod Stewart says he will go on one more big rock-and-roll tour.
He calls it the Final Encore Tour.
The concerts will take place in the United Kingdom and Europe in 2027.
The tour starts in Dublin in April and ends in Germany in July.
Stewart says he is not fully retiring from music.
However, he says this will be his last rock-and-roll tour.
Earlier this year, he had a heart procedure and canceled some shows while recovering.
He thanked his fans for supporting him throughout his long career.
Rod Stewart announced that his Final Encore Tour will be his last rock-and-roll tour.
The UK and European tour will run from April through July 2027.
The tour begins in Dublin on April 23 and ends in Hannover, Germany, on July 24.
Stewart said he is not retiring but will stop touring rock and roll after more than six decades.
Earlier this year, he canceled performances after undergoing a coronary stent procedure and recovering on doctors’ advice.
- Who
- Singer Rod Stewart.
- What
- He announced the Final Encore Tour, which he says will be his last rock-and-roll tour.
- When
- The tour is scheduled to run from April 23 through July 24, 2027.
- Where
- The concerts will take place across the United Kingdom and Europe, beginning in Dublin and ending in Hannover, Germany.
- Why
- Stewart said that after more than six decades of performing, the time had come to say farewell to life on the road; he also recently faced health-related cancellations after a coronary stent procedure.
- Tour name
- The Final Encore Tour
- Tour period
- April to July 2027
- Opening concert
- April 23, 2027, at Dublin’s 3Arena
- Final concert
- July 24, 2027, at ZAG Arena in Hannover, Germany
- UK dates
- Scheduled stops include Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London
- European cities
- Planned stops include Amsterdam, Antwerp, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Rättvik, Trondheim, Bergen, Budapest, Munich, Pula, Prague and Kraków
- Recent health issue
- Stewart underwent a coronary stent procedure after nearly fainting during a June performance in Utah