Glastonbury 2025: Rod Stewart joined by Ronnie Wood, Lulu and Mick Hucknall in Pyramid Stage legend’s slot
Rod Stewart was joined by Ronnie Wood, Mick Hucknall and Lulu in the legend’s slot on Sunday afternoon at Glastonbury 2025.
The veteran singer took on the celebrated mid-afternoon slot – made famous over the years by the likes of Johnny Cash, Shirley Bassey, Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie – on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday (June 29).
Played on stage by an extended string section and strains of bagpipes, he went into the smooth rock of opener ‘Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)’, before greeting the audience with: “Enjoy yourselves ladies and gentlemen, please. Music brings us together – we need music!”
As confirmed earlier this year, the set saw him reunite with his former Faces bandmate and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, marking the first time they have played together in public since the 2020 BRIT Awards.
They played the 1971 classic ‘Stay With Me’, and it followed the news that they have reportedly recorded “about 11 tracks” for a new album – which would be their first full-length effort in over 50 years.
Rod Stewart kicks off his #Glastonbury2025 Legends slot. pic.twitter.com/87lDbqDLkc
— Variety (@Variety) June 29, 2025
The other major guests were Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall, who joined Stewart in a huge singalong duet of ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’, and Lulu, who sang ‘Hot Legs’ with Stewart.
Shortly into the set, Stewart said: “There’s been a lot about the Middle East recently and quite rightly so, but I want to draw your attention to the Ukraine with the next song,” before launching into his version of The O’Jays’ ‘Love Train’.
His support for Ukraine has been ardent since 2022, when he rented out a home for a family of refugees from the country. However, he also make headlines in recent days when he appeared to endorse the right-wing Reform UK party.
Speaking to The Times, he was asked about the current state of UK politics. “We’re fed up with the Tories,” he said. “We’ve got to give Farage a chance. He’s coming across well. What options have we got? I know some of his family. I know his brother, and I quite like him.”
Rod Stewart stuns in a hot pink suit at #Glastonbury2025. pic.twitter.com/04JYNI3mBy
— Variety (@Variety) June 29, 2025
His comments did put him in the crosshairs of Kneecap during their controversial set at the festival on Saturday, and one member of Stewart’s audience was shown on camera sporting a sign reading: “We’re here for Olivia, fuck Reform”, referring to Sunday’s Pyramid headliner Olivia Rodrigo.
Stewart also took a moment to bid a happy birthday to festival founder Michael Eavis, who was wheeled out by his daughter Emily and waved to a loud ovation from the vast Pyramid crowd.
Rod Stewart played:
‘Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)’
‘Having A Party’
‘Some Guys Have All The Luck’
‘Love Train’
‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’
‘Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)’
‘Forever Young’
‘You Wear It Well’
‘Maggie May’
‘Young Turks’
‘It’s A Heartache’
‘I’d Rather Go Blind’
‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?’
‘Lady Marmalade’ [performed by the backing singers]
‘I Don’t Want To Talk About It’
‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’ [with Mick Hucknall]
‘Baby Jane’
‘Proud Mary’ [performed by the backing singers]
‘Stay With Me’ [with Ronnie Wood]
‘Hot Legs’ [with Lulu and Ronnie Wood]
‘Sailing’
This year’s Glastonbury has seen outspoken politics sets from the likes of Kneecap and Amyl & The Sniffers, as well as a Bob Vylan performance that the festival itself said it was “appalled” by due to frontman Bobby Vylan leading chants of “death to the IDF”.
Elsewhere, The 1975 “delivered a reminder of their chops for tunes and showmanship” during their Friday night Pyramid headline slot, Neil Young “proved there is still power to be found in an old-school approach” the following night, while Charli XCX delivered a final victory lap for her ‘Brat’ era on the Other Stage on Saturday night.
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