Rod will now not attend tomorrow’s Rock and Roll Hall of ame induction ceremony in Cleveland he has declined to attend due to sudden illness.
Rod was originally scheduled to reunite on stage with the classic lineup of the Faces, but he announced today that he will have to miss the ceremony.
This afternoon, Rod and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released a joint statement via his publicist:
Unfortunately Rod is battling the flu this week and regrettably he is unable to accept his induction in person in Cleveland.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame congratulates Rod on his 2012 Induction and wishes him a speedy recovery.
“I’m absolutely devastated,” Stewart said. “Shattered that I’m going to miss my second induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – and this time alongside my mates.”
Faces will play a short set after they are inducted with Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall singing vocals. We are thrilled that Mick dropped everything to hop on a plane to be here to play with Faces on Saturday night.
Earlier this week, Faces guitarist Ron Wood told Rolling Stone that the group’s reunion would include a spin through “Stay With Me” and a possible instrumental. He joked, a bit prophetically, “I’m going to sing ‘Ooh La La,’ whether Rod likes it or not.”
