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'Tone deaf' Rod Stewart flies to World Cup game hours after concert cancellation

Rod Stewart causes backlash after show cancellation

Sir Rod Stewart has sparked backlash after he was spotted at a World Cup football match just hours after cancelling a gig at short notice.

The 81-year-old rocker had been due to perform at Chula Vista, California's North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on Friday (12.06.26) but released a statement saying that he couldn’t take to the stage as scheduled because he’s battling laryngitis, a condition where the voice box or vocal cords become irritated or swollen.

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