Rod Stewart has suggested his planned 2027 UK tour could mark the end of his long touring career after more than six decades on the road.
The rock icon, who turned 81 in January, made the comments during an interview with talkSPORT while discussing his remaining live plans.
Rod Stewart says 2027 UK tour will ‘probably be it’
Stewart revealed he still has around 20 US dates left this year as part of his ongoing One Last Time Tour before returning to the UK next year.
Speaking about his future plans, he said:
“Then I’m touring the UK next year, and that’ll probably be it, I think.”
“I’ll have to do something new, come on your show more often, maybe.”
No official 2027 UK tour dates have yet been announced.
Stewart has spent more than 60 years touring
Stewart’s live career stretches back to the early 1960s, including his time with Faces and the Jeff Beck Group before launching his hugely successful solo career.
Across the decades, Stewart became one of Britain’s defining rock voices through classics including Maggie May, Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? and Sailing.
He has continued touring heavily into his late seventies and early eighties, including a major appearance at Glastonbury Festival last summer.
Rod Stewart previously ruled out retirement despite farewell tour
Although Stewart launched his One Last Time farewell tour in 2024, he previously insisted he had no plans to fully retire from music.
In 2024, the singer explained he was stepping away from “large-scale world tours” rather than live performance altogether.
“I love what I do, and I do what I love.”
“I’m fit, have a full head of hair, and can run 100 meters in 18 seconds at the jolly old age of 79.”
The singer also spoke candidly about ageing during interviews around his 80th birthday celebrations.
“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.”
One of Britain’s biggest-selling artists
Over the course of his career, Stewart has sold more than 250 million records worldwide and remains one of the most commercially successful British artists in music history.
