Today it has been announced that Rod will be the Sunday night headliner for the Isle of Wight Festival next year.
He is the second act announced for the festival, which was under threat of being cancelled.
Rod will be closing the festival, with Arcade Fire playing on the Saturday night. Previous headliners at the festival include Queen and The Who.
The four-day festival at Seaclose Park, Newport will run from 8-11 June 2017.
For information on tickets go to
https://www.festicket.com/packages/isle-wight-festival-2017/?referrer=google-ppc&FestivalEN
Photo Karen Chande