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ROD STEWART IS SET TO PERFORM DURING GLASTONBURY'S LEGENDS SLOT LATER THIS MONTH LIAM DE BRUN TV and Celebrity writer and EMILIA BONA Content Editor 08:40, 05 Jun 2025 Sir Rod Stewart

has raised eyebrows with his candid remarks about Glastonbury as he gears up to perform in the festival's coveted legends slot. Although already confirmed for the special set at the

esteemed event, it was disclosed on Tuesday, June 3, precisely when Sir Rod would enchant audiences later in June. On Sunday, June 29, the final day of the festivities, the Scottish

superstar is scheduled to take centre stage from 3.45pm to 5.15pm. Having played host to some of the biggest global stars like Shania Twain, Cat Stevens, Diana Ross, and Kylie Minogue,

Glastonbury's legends slot is a highlight for festival-goers. Joining Nick Grimshaw and Annie MacManus on the BBC Sounds podcast Sidetracked By Glastonbury, British rock icon Sir Rod

spoke about his setlist for the Legends Slot, his surprise guests, and how he maintains his voice, reports the Manchester Evening News. When quizzed about what being dubbed a

'legend' signifies, Rod professed he 'deserved' the honour but confessed his aversion to the alternative label of 'the tea-time slot' given to the legends

performance. He said: "I don't mind, I think I deserve it. I just wish they wouldn't call it the tea-time slot." Rod also added that all his children have 'bought

their own tickets' for the Worthy Farm festival. Article continues below In another revelation, the hitmaker behind 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy' expressed that unexpected

figures tend to surface requesting tickets, including those he hasn’t communicated with 'for 25 years'. Annie asked: "At what point, did you become a legend? What's the

point when someone transcends into legendary status,". Rod said: "It's not for me to judge... I mean it's just pure luck that I'm here... had the voice and the silly

looks that you need, couldn't have been anything else but a rock star.." He added: "So many people have not made it that I've known, just didn't have the little

break of me being on the railway station when long john boarded saw me singing in the early sixties and asked me to join a band... simple twist of fate." Nick noted that

'luck' plays a part in artists' achieving stardom, but it also comes down to 'hard-work and talent'. Rod added: "You've got to be dedicated to it... When I

was 16, it was burning hot in my chest – I have to sing, I have to play guitar ... not football... I think a lot of kids don't have that desire now". Later in the interview, Rod

discussed the effects his throat cancer had on his voice, the technicalities of singing and perks of being on vocal rest. He said: "Strangely enough, I've looked into this [singing

with his throat] and doctors have said it's because I broke my nose playing football and that has given me this huskiness...and they've actually said if you straighten your nose,

you'll breathe better but you'll lose your voice so I said no way." Rod added: "I always wanted to sound like Otis Redding, so I purposely worked on the rasp but I think

it's purely by accident and was maybe God's gift. "My god, it's a good hour's warm-up...and a good half an hour warm up afterward, tons and tons of water. "And

if I lose my voice after a concert, if I over-stretch, the next day I have to wear a sign that says "I cannot talk to anybody", and I have voice-rest for 8-10 hours and it works

miracles.. Really is the crown jewels." Article continues below Hinting that he'll be joined by three special guests during his Glastonbury set, the 80-year-old star showed no

signs of slowing down. He said: "I love all of it... I'm enjoying performing now more than I've done in my entire life and I'm in my 80s... you'll see it at

Glastonbury, my energy and enthusiasm is overwhelming almost. "I've got a band I absolutely adore being with. This band has got six women in it, I think that's where the

balance has been found, some bands are all guys and there's egos and too much drinking but the girls have equalled it out , it's so lovely ... it's given me a sense of family

when I'm on the round, we have dinners."