Rod Stewart cancels US tour dates just weeks before Glastonbury

"I'm devastated and sincerely apologise for any inconvenience to my fans"

Posting on Instagram today (June 7), the 80-year-old announced: "I have to cancel and reschedule my next six concerts in June as I continue to recover from the flu. So sorry my friends. I'm devastated and sincerely apologise for any inconvenience to my fans. I'll be back on stage and will see you soon - Sir Rod."

Those cancelled performances included three nights at The Colosseum Theatre at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and one at the Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic.

This unfortunate news comes just weeks ahead of his scheduled Glastonbury Sunday slot, where he'll reunite with Ronnie Wood on stage as a certified legend of the festival.

Addressing the gig on That Peter Crouch Podcast, the 'Maggie May' tenor revealed he's due to play for 75 minutes on the Pyramid Stage.

"But I've asked them: 'Please, another 15 minutes' because I play for over two hours every night and it's nothing," he added.

In a statement from last year, Stewart emphasised to the world that he'd be scaling back his global tours from now on, although retirement isn't on his horizon.

"I love what I do, and I do what I love," he shared with his fans.

"I'm fit, have a full head of hair, and can run 100 metres in 18 seconds at the jolly age of 79. I'd like to move onto a Great American Songbook, Swing Fever tour the year after next – smaller venues and more intimacy. But then again, I may not..."