And then when we got a couple of girls in there, we couldn’t stop fucking giggling. “We took all the furniture in the room and put it down the middle. One story was about how The Faces members used to share hotel rooms. Rod is also a gracious host at his party, sharing his stories, giving us all a glimpse into his life. Rod’s show is his party and everyone in the audience is his guest. None of that matters at a Rod Stewart concert. How appropriate that they fucked it up with a Faces song. We had one of those moments with this show when someone in the band didn’t notice ‘Stay With Me’ was a last minute addition to the setlist and launched into ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy’. They would start, fuck it up, stop, start again and it just made for a better show. (And I used sloppy in a good ol’ rock and roll sense). If you are old enough to remember The Faces, (Rod’s band of the early 70s), you will remember how sloppy they were. Rod’s point of difference with the recent Elton and Sting show is his ability to improvise his setlist. Whatever was happening in the world was left outside to deal with later. For 2 hours and 5 minutes, all eyes were on Rod. Right from the start with his cover of Robert Palmer’s ‘Addicted To Love’, Sir Rod pranced on stage with all the glitter and glam of old school professionalism. ![]() It seemed the most asked question leading into the tour was ‘can he still sing’?. ![]() Rod Stewart is unbelievably good at age 78.
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