Rod Stewart to play the legends of the slot festival

Rock star Rod Stewart has been confirmed to play Legends of Glastonbury in 2025, 23 years after his last appearance at the festival.

One of the best-selling singers of all time, she will follow in the footsteps of Dolly Parton, Barry Gibb, Shania Twain and Kylie Minogue by playing the coveted Sunday Tea Party.

The news comes after the star announced his intention to stop playing a “big world tour” at the end of 2025.

The 79-year-old said she is “proud, ready and able to entertain and entertain my friends at Glastonbury” next June.

The Sunday afternoon venue always draws huge crowds for the festival, and Sir Rod will be the first person to headline the event and be handed the legendary fee.

Stewart previously headlined the festival in 2002, alongside Coldplay and Stereophonics.

That year, organizers were testing a five-kilometer “superfence” to keep out gate raiders, which was successful.

“He got a lot of good press around the country because everything was so well behaved and organized,” the Scottish singer told the audience during his set on Sunday night.

“I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing – but at least we know that Glastonbury will be going on for the next 30 years.”

At first, “the crowd was wary” of the singer, who “looked like he was taking himself too seriously”, BBC presenter Ian Youngs said in a review of the show.

“But the wavers were overcome by Maggie May’s double laugh and Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? half an hour into her set, when the crowd realized she really was cheesy enough to be inducted into the Glastonbury Hall of Fame.”

Playing for the audience, Stewart fronted and belted out hit songs, going through multiple costume changes with a white button-down shirt, unbuttoned almost to the waist.

He ended the night with Sailing, inspiring a huge chorus as fireworks exploded over the Pyramid Stage.

Stewart is the first act to be confirmed for Glastonbury 2025.

The event will take place at Worthy Farm in Somerset from 25 to 29 June, with headline acts including Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Wonder, Eminem and Charli XCX.

This year’s event saw Dua Lipa and SZA make their debuts at the top of the bill, with Coldplay playing a record-breaking sixth headline show.

Tickets, priced at £373.50 plus a £5 booking fee, have sold out. The last time Stewart played, the price was set at £97 – making it the last time the festival cost less than £100.

A limited number of resale tickets for next year’s event will go on sale in the new year.