Rod Stewart's Final Encore: What the 2027 Farewell Tour Covers
Rod Stewart has announced that his next tour will be his last. The Guardian
He is 81. The tour is called Rod Stewart: The Final Encore. It will cover the UK and Europe starting in April 2027. Stewart said it will "most definitely be my last." He said the time has come to say goodbye to life on the road after more than six decades.
He has not ruled out one-off gigs after he stops touring. A one-off gig means a single concert planned on its own, not as part of a long series of dates.
The announced routing opens in Ireland, moves through Britain, then continues across continental Europe. It includes April 23 at 3Arena in Dublin, April 27 at SSE Arena in Belfast, April 29 at OVO Hydro in Glasgow, May 4 at Utilita Arena in Birmingham, May 6 at Co-op Live in Manchester and May 11 at The O2 in London. The dates in Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London form the core UK run.
The European leg includes May 28 at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 29 at AFAS Dome in Antwerp, Belgium, June 1 at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany, June 3 at PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany, June 6 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 9 at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki, Finland, June 11 at Dalhalla in Rättvik, Sweden, June 13 at Sverresboro in Trondheim, Norway, and June 15 at Plenen in Bergen, Norway. The tour is scheduled to finish in Hanover, Germany, in July.
Stewart also has live dates scheduled after the tour at Red Rocks, Colorado, in September 2027. Those dates were moved from June because of inflamed vocal cords. The June dates were part of One Last Time, his farewell tour of the US. The Guardian
Health interruptions have marked his recent schedule. In Utah, he paused a concert to use an oxygen mask after nearly fainting, then cancelled the rest of the US tour after having a heart procedure. In 2025, he cancelled concerts because of flu, Covid and strep throat and needing vocal rest, or time without singing to let the voice recover. He performed his Glastonbury legends slot even though flu put the show at risk.
The broader context here is the difference between touring and performing. Ending life on the road closes a specific kind of work. It ends repeated travel, singing night after night for weeks, and the logistics of moving a full production between arenas and outdoor sites. It is like playing a demanding match every night while also traveling between stadiums. It does not necessarily end appearances as such. One-off gigs, short festival bookings and limited engagements follow different schedules and allow longer recovery time.
In my view, the calendar tells that story clearly. A UK and Europe arena and outdoor routing from April into July, followed by rescheduled US dates in September, keeps Stewart on stage beyond the announced finale. That sequence suggests The Final Encore is best read as a farewell to extended touring rather than a hard stop to live singing. For promoters and venues, the open question is how those one-off options will be defined after July, and what format will suit a voice that has required repeated rest and medical attention.
