Rod Stewart is closing one chapter on his own terms. The 81-year-old music icon announced The Final Encore, his last rock tour ever, in an Instagram video this week. The European run kicks off April 23, 2027 at Dublin’s 3Arena and wraps July 24, 2027 at ZAG Arena in Hannover, Germany, with stops across the UK, Europe and Scandinavia. But before you start mourning the end of an era, he made one thing very clear:“I’m not retiring, but this will be the last rock n’roll tour.”
The announcement follows a difficult year for Stewart, who fainted onstage during a show in Utah and underwent a coronary stent procedure that forced him to cancel the remaining dates of his North American One Last Time farewell tour. His decision to frame this as a final rock tour rather than a full retirement leaves the door open for future projects, and fans are already speculating about what those might look like.
With over 60 years of touring behind him, from the Jeff Beck Group and Faces to a solo career that spans generations, Stewart’s legacy is already cemented. The Final Encore is less about saying goodbye and more about choosing how to close out the rock chapter. What’s your favorite Rod Stewart memory? Let us know in the comments.
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