Rod Stewart has flown to Boston on a private jet to support Scotland in the World Cup. The singer posted a video on board the aircraft this evening where he told his 1.7 million followers that he's off to the US to support the squad.
The Maggie May singer appeared in the clip alongside his son Alastair, dressed in a white shirt, trousers, and a blue blazer as he spoke excitedly about watching Steve Clarke's men take on Haiti tonight. The opening match kicks off at 2am BST on June 14 in the Massachusetts city.
The 81-year-old, whose father was Scottish and who is a devoted Scotland national team and Celtic fan, also shared his hopes for Scotland qualifying. He said: "Here we are flying off to Boston to see Scotland in the World Cup. 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. Argentina, Germany, France, Italy, Mexico, loads of them... this'll be my seventh. We want them to get through to the next round and I'll die a happy man. Come on, Scotland."
It comes after the rocker pulled out of a gig in California last night just before he was due on stage after being struck down by illness. The artist was due to perform in The Sunshine State as part of his One Last Time tour, but after travelling to the venue was forced to cancel the entire show.
A statement from his team broke the news to fans on Instagram. It read: "Rod Stewart very regretfully has had to cancel his show tonight in Chula Vista, California. He travelled to the venue and made every effort to perform, but 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 to the stage this evening."
Rod later shared a photo of himself looking glum on stage as he revealed how close he'd come to making the performance. He wrote: "Well here I am in beautiful Chula Vista as the stage is being taken down around me. 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. I did everything I could to make the show happen tonight, but unfortunately it just wasn't possible. I will do my utmost to reschedule."
Rod's next gig is at the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Colorado on June 15, giving him a few days to recover.
