Rod Stewart Announces Final Encore Tour

Rod Stewart announced details of his Final Encore tour on Monday on social media. The 2027 tour will include dates in the U.K. and Europe between April and July. Stewart said it will be his final tour next year, while also stating that he is not retiring and that this will be his final rock ’n’ roll tour.

Final Encore will begin in Dublin on April 23, 2027, before continuing through the U.K. and Europe. The 21-concert tour includes Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London, and will end in Hanover, Germany, on July 24. The O2 confirmed that Stewart’s London concert will take place on May 11. Howard Jones will accompany Stewart on the U.K. and Ireland dates.

Stewart is also scheduled to perform four nights in Georgia, Mississippi and Florida in March next year, followed by two nights in Colorado in September. His latest solo studio album is The Tears Of Hercules, released in 2021, while his latest studio project is Swing Fever, recorded with Jools Holland in 2024. Presales for the U.K. dates will begin October 1, followed by general sales on October 2.