Sir Rod Stewart, 79, addresses retirement after announcing ‘end of large-scale world tours’-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro

Sir Rod Stewart has made a huge career announcement (Picture: Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Sir Rod Stewart has insisted he has no plans to retire, but has announced the end of his large-scale world tours.

The 79-year-old rock icon was showered in support after making a huge career announcement on social media.

He wrote: ‘This will be the end of large-scale world yours for me, but I have no desire to retire.

‘I love what I do, and I do what I love.

‘I’m fit, have a full head of hair, and can run 100 meters in 18 seconds at the jolly age of 79.’

Sir Rod went on: ‘I’d like to move onto a Great American Songbook, Swing Fever tour the year after next – smaller venues and more intimacy.’

The 79-year-old rockstar insisted he has no plans to retire (Picture: Gus Stewart/Redferns)

He then teased: ‘But then again, I may not…’, signing off as ‘The Ambiguous Sir Rod Stewart.’

The Maggie Mae hitmaker was flooded with comments from fans sharing their love, with @my_cosy_haven_home saying: ‘You are a rock legend. The best in the world.’

‘You do you Rod – you have been entertaining us for decades – you deserve all the best things in life,’ @sanmarsch said.

‘Do whatever suits you Rod, only you know your limits. You will always be the best. Xx,’ @auntyhadaway added.

‘I’m fit, have a full head of hair, and can run 100 meters in 18 seconds at the jolly age of 79,’ Sir Rod said (Picture: WireImage)

This comes after Sir Rod opened up about how he views dying and admitted his ‘days are numbered’, as he approaches turning 80.

‘I’m aware my days are numbered but I’ve got no fear,’ he said earlier this year, adding that he reckons he’s got ‘probably another 15’ years that he can do ‘easy’.

‘We have all got to pass on at some point, so we are all in the same basket. 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,’ he added in an interview with The Sun.

Sir Rod previously addressed his health and said he was ‘aware my days are numbered’ (Picture: Alastair Grant – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Sir Rod also admitted he’s ‘more aware’ of his health now than ever before, after previously having both prostate and thyroid cancer.

In August, he also had to postpone several shows and his 200th residency celebration show in Las Vegas after contracting Covid-19 and a bacterial infection strep throat.

Since then however, Sir Rod has returned to the stage and announced tickets for his 2025 One Last Time Tour.

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