By DOLLY BUSBY SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER

Published: 17:20 BST, 17 June 2025 | Updated: 17:23 BST, 17 June 2025

He has penned over 195 songs and sold 120million records worldwide throughout his 60-year career.

But Glastonbury Festival have denied Sir Rod Stewart an extra 15 minutes on stage for his coveted Legends slot next Saturday at Worthy Farm, despite him losing £180,000 to play there.

The 80-year-old said: ‘It’s difficult because they only gave me an hour-and-a-quarter slot.

‘So I begged them, “Can I do another 15 minutes? Because usually I play for two hours.”

‘It means that there’s a lot of songs that people love that I won’t be able to play and I’ve got three guests coming on.’

The Maggie May singer, who has not performed at Glastonbury since 2002, confirmed that his Faces co-star and Rolling Stones guitarist, Ronnie Wood, will be making an appearance.

Sir Rod, 80, has revealed he is forking out £300,000 to play the Legends slot at Worthy Farm this Sunday

Sir Rod, 80, has revealed he is forking out £300,000 to play the Legends slot at Worthy Farm this Sunday

Sir Rod also revealed that he was bringing on his Faces co-star and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood to the Glastonbury stage

Sir Rod also revealed that he was bringing on his Faces co-star and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood to the Glastonbury stage

The rocker revealed Glastonbury bosses would not allow him to extend his slot by 15 minutes and was begging them because it meant he had to cut some fan favourite songs out

The rocker revealed Glastonbury bosses would not allow him to extend his slot by 15 minutes and was begging them because it meant he had to cut some fan favourite songs out

Sir Rod currently has a Las Vegas residency and has completed 217 shows, but because Glastonbury organisers asked him to perform, he is missing some shows at a hefty price.

He told the Radio Times ‘It was about eight months ago when I was asked to do it. Maybe a little longer, but it didn’t fit with my schedule because I’ve got to bring everybody back from America.

Factoring in the price of shipping over the equipment and staging, the father-of-seven said: ‘It’s going to cost me £300,000 to do it and they only pay you about £130,000.

‘So, it’s going to cost me.’

But Sir Rod insisted ‘it doesn’t matter’ and that he was not scrimping for the sake of his team and confirmed his dancers and band would be flying Premium Economy from Vegas to the UK.

Sir Rod performing at the 2025 AMAs last month in Las Vegas

Sir Rod performing at the 2025 AMAs last month in Las Vegas

The Maggie May singer told the Radio Times how he has forked out £300,000 to play on the Pyramid Stage during the Legends slot

The Maggie May singer told the Radio Times how he has forked out £300,000 to play on the Pyramid Stage during the Legends slot

Sir Rod appeared on the cover of this week's Radio Times ahead of his first Glastonbury performance in 23 years

Sir Rod appeared on the cover of this week’s Radio Times ahead of his first Glastonbury performance in 23 years

He added: ‘We’ve got a little orchestra coming on to play with us and we may have some bagpipes.

‘I’ve got the band all decked out in proper outfits. They all wear white jackets and black ties and the girls wear sequins.

‘It’s a bit more Las Vegas than it’s been before because obviously, I’m doing my residency.’

The You Wear It Well singer is set to perform next Sunday at the coveted teatime Legends slot but fears are mounting if he will be well enough to perform after he had to cancel or postpone six of his June concerts in the US because he was suffering from flu.

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Glastonbury bosses tell Sir Rod Stewart to cut short his show as he reveals the staggering cost to perform at the festival

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