{"id":512633,"date":"2026-06-22T13:26:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/512633\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:26:14","slug":"rock-legend-rod-stewart-needs-oxygen-onstage-in-frightening-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/512633\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Legend Rod Stewart Needs Oxygen Onstage In Frightening Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rock icon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/rod-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Rod Stewart\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a38ec86e4b058c5d1bff321\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/rod-stewart\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rod Stewart<\/a> needed to take a literal breather during a show in Utah on Friday night. <\/p>\n<p>Footage posted by TMZ, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TMZ\/status\/2068728736313462953\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"which can be seen here\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a38ec86e4b058c5d1bff321\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TMZ\/status\/2068728736313462953\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow\">which can be seen here<\/a>, shows Stewart, 81, leaning on the keyboard, drum screen and more through the 1981 hit \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zQ41hqlV0Kk\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Young Turks\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a38ec86e4b058c5d1bff321\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zQ41hqlV0Kk\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Young Turks<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Despite that struggle, he managed to keep singing, tap his feet and wiggle a little to the song. But eventually, an assistant came out with an oxygen tank. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe show must go on,\u201d he said after a few deep breaths of the oxygen. \u201cI nearly fucking fainted up there.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He said trying to do his dance moves didn\u2019t help matters. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you mind if I sat down for this one?\u201d he said as he lowered himself onto the stage\u2019s steps.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, someone brought out a chair. <\/p>\n<p>According to Setlist.fm, Stewart \u2015 a two-time member of the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame for his work as a solo artist as well as his time with Faces \u2015 did another seven songs after the scare to complete the show. <\/p>\n<p>TMZ noted that the show was held in West Valley City, some 4,300 feet above sea level, which may not have helped matters. <\/p>\n<p>He performed on Sunday night in Rancho Mirage, California, with no apparent issues, based on reports on social media. <\/p>\n<p>Stewart has been battling illness and has canceled a few shows in recent weeks \u2015 including several last week due to an acute upper respiratory infection and laryngitis. <\/p>\n<p>However, he caused a stir among fans when <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/2706071\/531511\/9070?subId1=6a38ec86e4b058c5d1bff321&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fsoccer%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F49070270%2Frod-stewart-scotland-world-cup-win-cancelling-concert-illness\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"he was seen\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a38ec86e4b058c5d1bff321\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/2706071\/531511\/9070?subId1=6a38ec86e4b058c5d1bff321&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fsoccer%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F49070270%2Frod-stewart-scotland-world-cup-win-cancelling-concert-illness\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">he was seen<\/a> at a World Cup game in Boston right after canceling a show in California. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been to seven World Cups,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZiKlBCty8R\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"he bragged in a video\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6a38ec86e4b058c5d1bff321\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZiKlBCty8R\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">he bragged in a video<\/a> from what looked like a private jet on the way to the game, then sang \u201cNo Scotland, No Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rock icon Rod Stewart needed to take a literal breather during a show in Utah on Friday night.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":512634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278,28227],"class_list":["post-512633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music","tag-rod-stewart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}