Rod Stewart Announces North American Tour with Cheap Stick
Legendary singer-songwriter Rod Stewart has announced a summer 2020 tour across North America in support of his latest album Blood Red Roses.
On the upcoming tour, American rockers Cheap Trick will be joining him as special guests.
The 21-city excursion begins on July 21st in Cuyahoga Falls and continues all the way to September, with notable stops being Toronto, Saratoga Springs, Atlantic City, Columbia, Nashville, Tampa and Cincinnati.
In addition to the tour, Stewart will be hosting another extensive Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace’s Colosseum.
The Blood Red Roses is Stewart’s 30th studio album, which was released on September 28th, 2018 via Decca Records and Republic Records. The same year, he launched another major co-headlining tour with Cyndi Lauper across North America for the second consecutive year.
He has also collaborated with Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler and they’ve sung together “Battle of the Sexes,” the track from her 2019 studio album, Between the Earth and the Stars.
Back in 2005, he won a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for 2004’s ‘Stardust … The Great American Songbook Volume III’ and is considered one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide.
More recently Stewart released an orchestral album “You’re in My Heart” with some of his older songs, as well as the new song “Stop Loving Her Today”. The album features new versions of the hit songs “Maggie May”, and “It Takes Two” featuring Robbie Williams.
The songs are accompanied by new arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
“I told them I’d like to hear a couple of takes and see what they can do with these songs,” Stewart explained. “I was pleasantly surprised with what they came back with.”
You can buy the tickets for all of his shows here.
Rod Stewart and Cheap Trick Summer Tour 2020
Show Date and Time: July 21st, 2020 – September 5th, 2020
Show Location: Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
