Rod Stewart could be in hot water after being spotted at Scotland's opening World Cup match, just hours after abruptly calling off a concert in California due to health issues.
A day before the singer was spotted watching Scotland's game against Haiti last Saturday (June 13), a statement was released by his team, saying that “on the advice of his doctors and following a diagnosis of an acute upper respiratory infection that has resulted in laryngitis, he is unable to take the stage this evening".
Following this, Stewart said in a statement: “Following treatment, I’m feeling much better, but my voice is not. I’m very disappointed and sincerely apologise for any inconvenience to my fans".
Stewart later shared a video of himself flying via his private jet to Boston to watch his beloved Scotland play Haiti with his sons.
“Here we are flying off to Boston to see Scotland in the World Cup,” Stewart said in the Instagram video. “It’s been 28 years, so these kids, I’ve told them about it, but they’ve never been. I’ve been to seven World Cups".
The video ended with a chant of “No Scotland, no party".
This led to strong criticism from fans in the comments section, considering that he had cancelled his show in Chula Vista, less than an hour before he was due to take to the stage.
He was later spotted throwing his arms in the air as he watched on in the stands, as Scotland secured a 1-0 victory over Haiti, thanks to a goal from John McGinn.
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Stewart is fixed to perform his next show in Colorado's Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre tonight (June 15).
In June last year, Rod Stewart also called off a run of shows as part of a residency in Las Vegas due to illness. The singer was due to play live at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. More on this story here.
