Rod Stewart Extends Las Vegas Residency With ‘Encore’ Shows
Rod Stewart isn’t ready to let go of his Las Vegas run yet, so he’s set to return. The legendary singer has announced plans to return to Sin City in 2025 just as he’s set to conclude his 13-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace the same day. The new slate of shows will take place in the same venue at 7:30 p.m. from 12-22 March and from 29 May to 8 June for what Stewart calls the Encore Shows.
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“Vegas, I’m having too much fun for this to end so we are coming back for an encore!” the musician wrote on Instagram.
According to a press release, Rod’s Encore Shows will include his biggest career hits, plus “surprises” from his legendary song catalogue and “stunning new production elements” for concertgoers to enjoy. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Monday, 12 August at 10 a.m. PT.
Stewart played the final show of his critically acclaimed The Hits residency on Wednesday, following 200 performances at The Colosseum over the years. Per KTNV Las Vegas, he took to the Strip this past weekend to celebrate his monumental run, surprising fans with an appearance and a capella performances at The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails in The Cosmopolitan.
In a recent interview with The Sun, Stewart reflected on the conclusion of his years-long residency and shared that he plans to make the most of the “final 15 years” of his life by partying into his 90s. “I’m aware my days are numbered but I’ve got no fear,” he said.
“We have all got to pass on at some point, so we are all in the same basket,” the singer-songwriter continued. “I am going to be enjoying myself for these last few years as much as I can. I say few — probably another 15. I can do that easy mate, easy.”
Stewart admitted he doesn’t go hard with drinking as he once did “in the ’70s and ’80s.”
“I can’t stay up all night, get drunk and go mad and still have a voice just like that,” he said, adding that he enjoys himself enough to still preserve his singing voice for concerts.
Stewart added: “Nowadays I have to protect my voice before and after every show. The older you get, the more you have to do that. Water has a hell of a lot to do with it. But no, you think I just have water on my rider? You’re talking to Rod Stewart here, mate. We go mad after every show. There are 13 of us, six women, really great musicians and I make them drink. We absolutely love it.”
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