Rod Stewart announces final tour for 2027 with Irish dates

Rod Stewart has announced his final tour, Rod Stewart: The Final Encore, with dates across the UK and Europe.

The arena run kicks off at the 3Arena, Dublin, on April 23, before UK dates and an extensive European run, closing in Hanover, Germany, in July.

"My dear friends, the time has come to say farewell to life on the road," said Stewart, confirming the tour will be his last.

"The Final Encore will most definitely be my last. I've been singing music I love since I was 19 years old, and I've had the privilege of taking it around the world to all of you."

Stewart still has live dates currently scheduled for after the end of Rod Stewart: The Final Encore in Red Rocks, Colorado, in September 2027. Those dates were rescheduled from June this year due to inflamed vocal cords.

The June dates were part of One Last Time, his US farewell tour. He later paused a concert in Utah to use an oxygen mask after almost fainting during the performance, before cancelling the remainder of the tour after undergoing a heart procedure.

Stewart has been touring since his teens; he spent time between groups such as Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions, Steampacket and Shotgun Express before joining the Jeff Beck Group, and then The Faces.

His solo career took off at the end of the 1960s and earned him commercial success after 1971's Every Picture Tells A Story. 

Tickets go on sale here, Friday, October 2.