A few days ago, veteran singer Rod Stewart announced that due to health-related issues, he would be cancelling his latest concert appearance. However, he still ended up attending the FIFA 20026 World Cup ceremony in Boston in order to watch Scotland’s win against Haiti. After reports of his being present at the ceremony were circulated online, many fans and netizens alike expressed their disappointment over the matter and how he could cancel his concert; however, he still attended a crowded venue as an audience member.
Rod Stewart faces backlash for attending FIFA 2026 World Cup opening ceremony
The singer has been a huge supporter of the Scottish team and has been quite vocal about his love for them. He took to his social media to share a video of himself sitting in a private jet along with his two sons, Liam and Alastair, as he travelled to Boston in order to attend the FIFA World Cup.He posted the video on his account along with the caption, “Me and the boys off to Boston to see our Scotland in the World Cup! No Scotland no party.” Further on, in the video as he posed along with his sons, Stewart stated: “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.”Not only that, but photos and videos of the famed singer were also circulated online as he happily cheered for the Scotland team as they won their respective match against Haiti. However, many people criticized Stewart for cancelling his concert, which was originally planned to be held on June 12.
Fans and netizens criticize Rod Stewart for attending FIFA 2026 World Cup
Many people took to their social media accounts in order to share just how disappointed they felt over the news that the ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’ singer had flown in all the way to Boston for the sports event.A few days ago, only hours before he was set to get up on stage, the singer had issued a public statement about how he was suffering from acute laryngitis, which is why he had to cancel the concert at the last minute. At the time, fans had wished him well and told him to recover soon. However, due to his recent actions, many people called him out for his behaviour and flooded his comment sections.One person explained, “Mr. Rod Stewart, you cancelled the concert at Chula Vista at the last minute, claiming acute respiratory infection and laryngitis. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of ticket holders were at the parking entrance when they were turned away.” They further claimed that many fans had driven and flew in from different spaces in order to see him, but were extremely disappointed by the last minute news.Another person shared, “My 3 sons took my 82 year mother out of her nursing facility and drove to San Diego last night. Thanks for crushing an 82 year old and the 3 young men who wanted to share that moment with her. You suck.”Another social media user added that if the reason behind his cancellation had been legit, and if there were things to worry about, no one would have called him out. However, only days after cancelling the concert, his appearance at FIFA raised a big question mark for everyone. They further added in their post that “Those of us who have followed your career know that you have built an extraordinary legacy thanks to the support and loyalty of your audience. For that very reason, we expected a little more empathy, consideration, and respect for those of us who were there and incurred expenses that will never be recovered.”Another fan wrote, “I love Rod Stewart I always have I always will. This is the only thing I’ve ever disagreed with that he’s done. People are so hurt all through this thread and it’s understandable. I am so sorry to all of you in San Diego that were heartbroken and then have to see this video.”At the time of writing, the singer, not his representatives java issued any kind of public statement about the matter.
