Your Sunday night plans just got derailed. Rod Stewart’s Instagram delivered the gut punch at 6:50 p.m.: “I am sorry to inform you that I’m not feeling well and my show tonight at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is being rescheduled to June 10.”
This latest health scare adds another line to Stewart’s growing medical ledger. He already canceled three January shows after testing positive for COVID and battling strep throat. Last month in Milan, he wore a sign reading “Sorry. Cannot talk. Having vocal rest.”
Your tickets remain valid for June 10, but the cancellation exposes the fragile economics powering rock’s golden-age survivors. Vegas residencies typically generate $1-2 million monthly for established acts—roughly equivalent to a 20-city tour without the physical punishment of constant travel.
Stewart’s not alone in this high-stakes health gamble. Ozzy Osbourne postponed his farewell tour indefinitely due to spinal surgery. Paul McCartney battles voice issues at 82. Bob Dylan‘s voice has declined during recent tours, and his prized Fender Stratocaster can’t fix the problem. The industry has quietly adapted, building shorter sets, longer breaks, and backup plans into contracts.
The Colosseum operates with Swiss precision—shows start at 7:30 p.m. sharp, the 19-piece orchestra arrives hours early for sound checks. When Stewart’s health forced the halt, that million-dollar machine ground to an expensive stop.
His Glastonbury Festival appearance looms June 29, where he’ll take the prestigious teatime Legends slot. “I’m proud and ready and more than able to take the stage again to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury,” Stewart announced with characteristic bravado.
But Glastonbury demands different stamina than climate-controlled Vegas theaters. Somerset weather ranges from blazing heat to driving rain. Your festival experience depends on an 80-year-old’s vocal cords surviving outdoor acoustics and unpredictable conditions.
Stewart boasts he can “run 100 metres in 18 seconds at the jolly age of 79,” but tour schedules don’t negotiate with human biology. He’s extended his residency through October 2025 and planned a North American tour with Cheap Trick spanning June through August.
After 55 years of surviving disco, punk, grunge, and digital revolution, Stewart’s enemy isn’t irrelevance—it’s the one opponent no rock star has ever beaten.
