Rod Stewart will play the legends slot at next year’s Glastonbury Festival. The 79-year-old singer and songwriter will perform at Worthy Farm on Sunday, January 29.
The official festival line-up is yet to be announced but excitement is already building over who could appear. Fans have started to speculate over which acts will headline next summer and Stewart is the first to be announced
Glastonbury Festival said in a post on X this morning (November 26): “We’re excited to announce that Sir @RodStewart will play the Sunday teatime legend slot at Glastonbury 2025.”
Co-organiser Emily Eavis added on Instagram: “Bringing Sir Rod Stewart back for the Sunday afternoon slot on the Pyramid Stage is everything we could wish for. What a way to bow out with the final legends slot before we take a fallow year. We cannot wait.”
He is known for hits including Maggie May, You Wear It Well and Sailing, accumulating 25 UK top 10 singles and 38 UK top 10 albums as a solo artist. Sir Rod previously headlined the festival in 2002 alongside Coldplay and Stereophonics.
Tickets for the upcoming festival sold out in just 40 minutes. Millions of hopefuls tried their luck to get a ticket for the event.