Sir Rod Stewart was names as the first huge artist to be confirmed for next year's Glastonbury, but the iconic singer revealed just how much the performance will cost him.
The Maggie May star, 79, appeared on talkSPORT Breakfast in his first interview since his legends slot appearance was announced yesterday. But he shockingly admitted it will set him back a fortune.
When host Alan Brazil asked him how long he had to think about agreeing to the gig, Rod said: "Immediately. It's a great honour." However he stunned listeners when he added: "It's going to cost me a fortune to do it - $300,0000.
"I’ve got to bring all my band back from America, of course Glastonbury don't pay for that. But I don't care if it cost me $1 million, I would have done it. This is a great honour. It really is the greatest honour."
Rod broke the news of his performance on Instagram yesterday. Taking to the social media platform, he gushed: "I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that I’ll be playing @glastofest 2025! After all these years, I’m proud and ready and more than able to take the stage again to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury in June. I’ll see you there!"
The news went down a storm with his legion of fans, who quickly reacting to his news in the comments section of his post. "Going out on a HIGH in 2025," one fan told the singer with another insisting: "I'll be in the front row."
The appearance will come over 20 years since his last headline act at the iconic festival. He previously headlined the festival in 2002 alongside Coldplay and Stereophonics.
The announcement followed a confession earlier this month that he was changing his way of working. Earlier this month he insisted that while he wasn't planning to retire, he was making a change to his performances. He has dealt with both prostate and thyroid cancer in recent years and said he was choosing to end his large-scale world tours. Sharing a heartfelt - yet lighthearted - message on Instagram at the time, he confirmed: "This will be the end of large-scale world tours, but I have no desire to retire." He added: "I love what I do and I do what I love. I'm fit, I have a full head of hair and can run 100 metres in 18 seconds at the jolly old age of 79."
He made it clear his career on stage will go on, and said he would like to "move onto a Great American Songbook" or "Swing Fever tour" in 2026. He also confessed he had ideas to take his show to smaller venues in the coming years to feel intimacy. However, he then teased: "But then again, I may not…"
You can listen to the full interview on the talkSPORT app.
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