{"id":733935,"date":"2026-08-10T22:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/733935\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:50:12","slug":"rod-stewart-rushed-to-hospital-as-he-cancels-performance-over-unforeseen-medical-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/733935\/","title":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart rushed to hospital as he cancels performance over ‘unforeseen medical procedure’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rod Stewart has been taken to hospital for an unexpected minor medical procedure, resulting in the last-minute cancellation of his planned performance in Cincinnati on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

The 81-year-old rock legend had been due to take the stage at Riverbend Music Center on August 9 but was forced to pull out at short notice after requiring urgent medical attention.<\/p>\n

The venue broke the news to fans on social media just hours before the gig was set to begin, confirming that the show would be rescheduled rather than cancelled outright.<\/p>\n

According to the announcement, Mr Stewart is anticipated to recover swiftly and has expressed his eagerness to return to Cincinnati for a future performance.<\/p>\n

In its official statement, Riverbend Music Center said: “Due to an unforeseen but minor medical procedure that required prompt attention, Rod Stewart’s performance tonight in Cincinnati has been postponed. <\/p>\n

“Rescheduling is currently underway, with additional information to follow on Tuesday. <\/p>\n

“All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date. Rod is expected to make a quick recovery and looks forward to returning to Cincinnati.”<\/p>\n

Ticketholders have been reassured that their existing purchases will remain valid for whatever replacement date is ultimately confirmed, meaning fans will not need to seek refunds or buy fresh tickets.<\/p>\n

\"Rod<\/p>\n

Rod Stewart was rushed to hospital<\/p>\n

| GETTY<\/p>\n

Supporters were quick to rally around the singer on social media, sharing messages of concern and well-wishes following the announcement.<\/p>\n

One fan wrote on Instagram: “Sadly, Rod, like the rest of us, is not forever young. I hope that he can recover and rebound to hit the tour again.”<\/p>\n

Another offered words of encouragement, posting: “Hope Rod feels better soon. Take care of yourself first. Your true fans will be there for you always.”<\/p>\n

A third simply wrote: “Oh no!! Prayers for Rod.”<\/p>\n

\"RodRod Stewart has cancelled a number of gigs over the last couple of years | PA <\/p>\n

The hospital dash comes during what has otherwise been a joyful period for the Stewart family. <\/p>\n

His daughter Ruby, 39, recently gave birth to her second son,<\/a> Levi Rhodes Kalick, making the rock star a grandfather for the sixth time.<\/p>\n

Ruby shared the happy news on Instagram alongside her fianc\u00e9 Jake Kalick, writing: “We welcomed our little (big) Levi Rhodes Kalick at 6:58pm on 8\/4\/26 at 9lbs 20inches…. <\/p>\n

“His name Levi means My Heart and his arrival has grown our hearts to 10 times the size.”<\/p>\n

\"Rod<\/p>\n

Rod Stewart recently required emergency oxygen assistance during his concert in Utah<\/p>\n

| GETTY<\/p>\n

She added that watching her eldest, Otis, meet his baby brother had been “the greatest experience of my life so far.”<\/p>\n

Stewart has eight children from relationships with five different women, including his three marriages to Alana Stewart, Rachel Hunter and current wife Penny Lancaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart has been taken to hospital for an unexpected minor medical procedure, resulting in the last-minute cancellation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":733936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[830,96,59,24105,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-733935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-celebrity","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-rod-stewart","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/733936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}