The singer is undoubtedly running on top gear this year, taking a roaring 58 live gigs to the table. He will be carrying his performances around the world including USA, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Ireland, UK, Spain and Canada. He is kicking off this Tuesday, 14th February in Hollywood in the Hard Rock Live venue. The continuous shows will run through the next few months until he’s majestically gone around the whole globe finishing in Niagara, Canada on the Saturday, 2nd September at Fallsview Casino.

His 31st studio album, The Tears Of Hercules, was a great success and, considered by the writer himself, some of the best work he has ever created. Whether the legendary rockstar is on a busy roll because of its great outcome is unknown, but it is definitely a great way to recognise his significantly stunning work throughout the years.

He will be bringing the show onto UK roads on the Saturday, 24th of June in Plymouth at the Home Park Stadium, and will proceed to travel through Northampton, Durham, Bristol, Hull and finalise officially in Edinburgh. However, the legendary singer has come back this summer to drop-ship an unforgettable set of live experiences in “under the star” settings within astounding venues such as rugby and cricket stadiums, estates and even castles. As he states himself: “I’m impatiently awaiting this summer playing at a variety of special venues – football, cricket and rugby stadiums, estates and castles! We’ll all be dancing under the stars.”

The UK will be waiting to hear his famous raspy voice with open arms. Stewart has been pinned as one of the best singers of his generation and has received a number of deserved awards including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the ASCAP Founders Award for songwriting and most importantly was knighted by Prince William in the 2016 Birthday Honours after generating 10 number-one albums and 31 top-ten singles in the UK, six of which reached number one.

His presence is always a celebration for the music industry. This year is set to be a big one for Rod Stewart.

Click here for tickets.

Rod Stewart UK tour dates:

24/06/2023 – Home Park Stadium – Plymouth
28/06 – Cinch Stadium – Northampton
30/06 – Seat Unique Riverside – Durham
02/07 – Badminton Estate, Worcester Park – Bristol
04/07 – Sewell Group Craven Park – Hull
06/07 – Edinburgh Castle – Edinburgh

The new album, which was effectively announced around the same time as the musician’s divorce, is set to be officially released on June 2nd, 2023. The album revelation is coupled with an early single release “Easy Now” showcasing the guitarist’s trademark brit pop writing skills. It offers us a touch of his nostalgic sound, accompanied by a new music video featuring Milly Alcock, who recently starred in House Of The Dragon.

Gallagher explains in a Radio X interview how the album was written during lockdown and, although he considers the album should be interpreted as one desires, he recognises Council Skies as a reflective project. When Gallagher talks about the title of the release he says “It sparked off thoughts of my youth and all my dreams that I dreamt of underneath the council skies“.

It is a short tour, set to start on the Friday, 21st of July in Buckinghamshire, not long after the album release, which will run through to finally wrap up in Dublin at the end of August. If anyone knows how to put on a show it is Noel Gallagher. This is not just any other tour around the UK. He will be playing in a variety of locations such as the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham in Dublin as an outdoor show, as well as Wythenshawe Park in Manchester, not to mention Caldicot Castle in Monmouthshire, Wales, and several other festivals.

If the album release and locations aren’t reason enough already to awaken excitement and anticipation for these performances, a series of special guests will be making an appearance to jazz up the shows for us. Each performance will include a different guest star appearance, making each show just as unique as the other. We are expecting to see visits from artists such as Johnny Marr, The Zutons, Tom Meighan, Feeder, Primal Scream, Future Islands and Happy Mondays. 

Click here for tickets!

UK Tour dates:

21/07/23 – Pennfest – Buckinghamshire
28/07 – Crystal Palace Bowl – London
05/08 – Audley End – Essex
19/08 – Caldicot Castle – Monmouthshire
20/08 – Hardwick Festival – Sedgefield
26/08 – Wythenshawe Park – Manchester
27/08 – Royal Hospital – Dublin

Encore surveyed 560 musicians in the study to get a glimpse of the pandemic’s financial impact. They found musicians have lost an average of £11,300 in earnings since March as a consequence of cancelled bookings, made as part of the UK’s lockdown measures. This looks to continue, with 87% fewer gigs booked for August-December 2020 than the same period last year. A staggering 40% of respondents had no gigs booked for the remainder of the year.

With a majority of musicians considering leaving the profession and 40% having applied for non-music jobs since March, this exodus of musicians from the industry threatens wider disruption to the UK economy as a whole. According to a 2019 report published by industry representative and lobby group ‘UK Music’, the UK music industry contributes £5.2 billion to the UK economy and employs nearly 200,000 people.

Breaking down the statistics further, women have been worst affected, with 34% fewer gigs booked for the rest of 2020 than men. Women expect to earn 45% less than men in gig fees for the rest of 2020. Encore also found pop musicians suffered the most and lost an average of £19,900 in earnings as a result of cancellations since March.

Despite the government providing some financial support for workers hit by the pandemic, many musicians have slipped through the net, with 41% of Encore’s survey respondents failing to qualify for any government support.

Speaking about the results of the study, Encore CEO James McAulay said: “We’re acutely aware of the damage the pandemic has done to our musicians’ livelihoods, but I was still shocked to see just how few bookings most musicians have left in the diary for 2020.

“This problem is being felt across the industry – from signed veterans to young musicians at the beginning of their careers. The government must act now to make sure our musicians aren’t left behind.”