Rod Stewart cancels Las Vegas shows last minute due to | Music News

Rod Stewart has issued a health update after pulling out of two Las Vegas performances this weekend, just hours before he was set to take the stage.

The 81-year-old former Faces frontman had been scheduled to carry out on May 29 and 30 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace as half of his long-running Encore residency.

Both shows have been called off shortly before Stewart was due to seem. In a assertion to the Las Vegas Review, a spokesperson for the rock legend said: “Following his doctor’s advice, Rod Stewart has regretfully canceled his performances at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on May 29 and 30, but is scheduled to return with shows beginning June 2.” This comes as Rod’s spouse spoke out about his prostate cancer diagnosis in 2017.

Stewart himself also addressed followers immediately, including, “My apologies to my family of fans. I am on vocal rest as I recover from a sinus infection. I look forward to seeing you at a future show at Caesars Palace or on tour this summer.”

Stewart was reportedly in good health following a profitable efficiency last Wednesday and is anticipated to return to the venue on June 2. Ticketmaster has confirmed that refunds can be issued for the cancelled shows.

His spouse, Penny Lancaster, had beforehand disclosed that her husband “is in the doctors all the time” following a sequence of health battles.

Stewart was recognized with thyroid cancer in 2000 and prostate cancer in 2017, but has since achieved remission for both circumstances. Earlier this yr, during an look on the Loose Women panel, Lancaster shared with viewers that she believes males are the “worst culprits” for avoiding doctor visits.

The model explained: “When it comes to men in particular I think that they’re the worst culprits. My husband, who is 81 now, has just gone off on tour again, would you believe it? Fitness freak, always been fit and healthy.

“I feel that’s why he is type of survived the rock and roll years, because he needed to always be match for a Sunday morning soccer recreation.

“But 26 years ago, when he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, that was a huge shock to him, and then prostate cancer about 10 years ago.

“Once you have got cancer as a diagnosis, it is like a little black shadow that hangs over you. So he is in the medical doctors’ all the time, so he does not waste time. He’s in the health club, he is at the doctor’s, he desires to go on perpetually.”