Main photo Ionica Adriana iProductions
Children with Cancer UK
On Saturday Rod and Penny attended the Children With Cancer UK Fundraising Gala 2026 at The Peninsula Hotel in London, The event was hosted by Gaby Roslin.
Sam Simpson who has ran 6 World Marathon Majors in one year for the charity was attending the event and got a great photo with Rod and her 6 star medal, Sam has ran Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York,
You can support Sam and her amazing efforts at https://www.justgiving.com/page/sam-simpson-9
Also in attendance was Ionica Adriana from iProductions who took these stunning photographs including our main photo on the night.
To find out more about Children With Cancer UK go to https://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/
Claire Robinson also got a fantastic shot with Rod
The CD is back
Compact discs are enjoying an unexpected revival among younger buyers. According to market-research firm Luminate, CD sales in the United States rose 16% in the first half of this year to 16.3 million units, with Gen Z and millennials driving much of that growth.
The more surprising finding is that roughly half of younger CD buyers reportedly do not have a device to play them on. For these consumers, the disc itself is increasingly being treated as an affordable collectable, piece of merchandise or physical connection to an artist rather than simply a way to hear an album.
Here at SMILER we didn’t know they had gone away and Rod Stewart Greatest Hits Volume Two and Three are currently on the office CD player!
It’s Never Over / Live San Francisco 1970
And while we are talking CD’s December 4th see’s the release of a double Rod Stewart & The Faces CD titled It’s Never Over / Live San Francisco 1970
The CD is released by Homespun from Czech Republic
Get ready for a gloriously rowdy blast of British rock ‘n’ roll as Rod Stewart and the Faces take over San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore West. Captured live on October 28, 1970, and broadcast on KFOG-FM this vintage radio broadcast transports you straight back to the golden age of rock, when long hair, loud guitars and a healthy disregard for good behaviour ruled the stage.
With Rod Stewart’s unmistakable raspy vocals leading the charge, the Faces deliver their signature cocktail of bluesy swagger, pub-rock looseness and infectious, hard-living charm. Ronnie Wood’s guitar work, Ronnie Lane’s rock-solid bass and the band’s wonderfully unruly chemistry combine to create a sound that’s equal parts soulful, gritty and gloriously unpredictable.
Forget slick production and carefully choreographed performances – the Faces thrived on spontaneity, camaraderie and the sheer joy of playing loud. Their live shows were legendary for good reason, blending hard-rocking energy with blues, folk and a devil-may-care attitude that made every night feel like one enormous party.
Track Listing
Disc 1
1 Devotion
2 You’re My Girl (I Don’t Want To Discuss It)
3 The Wicked Messenger
4 Country Comfort
5 Flying
6 Too Much Woman
7 Cut Across Shorty
8 Maybe I’m Amazed
Disc 2
1 Around the Plynth
2 Gasoline Alley
3 Love In Vain
4 Three Button Hand Me Down
5 It’s All Over Now
6 I Feel So Good / Love Ballad
The same recording was released by London Calling a couple of years ago under the title Rod Stewart and The Faces Live At The Fillmore 1970
Rod on TV
My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani
On Saturday 14 November BBC TWO are repeating the excellent interview with Rod and Penny on My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani 11:05 AM to 12:05 PM
Anita strikes up an in-depth conversation with rock star Rod Stewart and his wife, broadcaster Penny Lancaster, discovering what makes Christmas special for them, and how it’s been a marker for memorable moments in their careers, family life and faith
My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani airs on BBC Two HD at 11:05 AM, Saturday 14 November. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
MobLand
Rod has received a shout-out in hit crime drama MobLand on Paramount+, with Emmett J. Scanlan’s character mentioning that he had VIP tickets to see Rod at the 02
Scanlan plays Paul, one of the guards working for the Harrigan family, in a cast that includes Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. Hardy stars as fixer Harry Da Souza, who finds himself dealing with the family’s increasingly dangerous problems.
In the clip Paul askes Kevin Harrigan played by Paddy Considine if he wanted his spare VIP ticket to see Rod, “you get to meet him and everything”
later on in the show when Paul is given his orders for the evening he asks “What about Rod?” Kevin snaps back “They are VIP, You don’t get to fucking meet him”
The shout-out comes in the second series’ eighth episode, We Don’t Talk Anymore, that was released on Friday, November 6. in the same episode Paul makes it clear he is also a Celtic fan with the line “Up the Celtic.” last week he gave a sarcastic response to being asked whether something had surprised him. “This, a surprise? Nah,” he replied. “Nah, see, only this morning, my nan, she signed for Celtic.”
This week’s Rod Art
This week we feature the work of a talented artist Aly Rogers from Pembrokeshire, Wales, who did this great chalk on acrylic A3 size of Rod and the good news it is for sale
Talking to SMILER this week Aly said “I’ve been a fan of Rod for many many years and to this day Baby Jane is my favourite record of all time. Rod was my first ‘big name ‘ concert, I was 17 and remember how exciting it was to travel to Earl’s Court to see him. Since picking up art again only a year ago, I’m working my way through drawings or paintings of my favourite things, including musicians as music is another great love of mine. Of course Ron Wood is a great mate of Sir Rod and I loved the Faces too (Rod the Mod). Here is my Ronnie Wood drawn as part of The Rolling Stones set on my page.”
To see more of Aly’s work you can go to her first Art Fair that features something for everyone and for all budgets ! Here’s a sample of what to expect ! #christmaspresentArt #AlyMarieArtForSale Tuesday 24th of November at Regency Hall Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire from 10am- 3pm.
Or if you are interested in buying Rod or seeing more artwork go to https://www.instagram.com/mostyngirl/
Ronnie’s new shoes
After Ronnie played the Moviestar Arena in Argentina he was presented with a set of Daniel Marra shoes from the Shoemaker to the stars himself!
The artwork on the box included photos from both Faces and The Stones and of course a shot of Ronnie and Rod!
What’s On
TWO BEST FRIENDS. A LOT OF STORIES. ONE BIG NIGHT 
Join Holly Brewer and Joanne Harper at Crazy Coqs for an evening of live music, big vocals, backstage gossip, life on tour with Sir Rod Stewart and plenty of laughs.
Crazy Coqs, Soho, London
Wednesday 3rd February 2027
8:45pm | 80 minutes
£30 per ticket
Come and join them! 
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Rod is getting in shape
On Tuesday Rod posted a photo of himself in a retro Celtic 2003/04 home kit at his home gym and announced that he is getting into shape ahead of his headline tour.
Roy Keane has another swipe at Rod
Ex Celtic player Roy Keane has taken another swipe at Rod, appearing on The Overlap podcast alongside Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Jill Scott the conversation turned to Rod’s announcement that The Final Encore 2027 tour would be his last
“And we got good news he’s retired from going on tour, isn’t he, Rod Stewart? What good news that is! Wow”, Keane said.
“Should have done it 20 years ago!
“I heard on the radio he’s stopped touring. I’m like in the car screaming ‘yessss, wow’. Now he can go to more Celtic games.”
Scott then asked how old Rod was, to which Keane replied:
“Aw I’m going to say 100, 112.” Neville then confirmed that he’s 81.
Keane also referenced Rod’s previous cancelled gigs as wright spoke about seeing Rod live
.Wright said: “I remember going to see him at Wembley once and I remember thinking to myself, he’s out of touch.
“He just starts singing a couple of lines, everyone sings the song for him!
“It’s an amazing gig, he’s sitting kicking footballs into the crowd.”
Keane quickly seized on how long ago the concert had taken place.
He said: “And what year is that going back, like donkey’s years?”
After Wright admitted it was during the 1990s and praised Rod’s “very soulful” voice from the time, Keane replied: “Yeah, 30 years ago. We were good players 30 years ago, we’re not anymore are we?”
“And he’s announced his retirement from touring. He did cancel about 60 gigs in the last two years, you know, when he wasn’t feeling well, you know what I mean?
“And then the next night he’s at a Scotland match, you know what I mean. Forget the people who travelled thousands of miles.”
Guess Keano has still not got over Rod calling him a bully In December 2021 on talkSPORT when Rod called him “a bit of a bully” and said his punditry and attitude were far too aggressive.
Who looked best in the number 10 shirt..At Manchester United Roy Keane wore 16 for the vast majority of his time at the club (1993–2005). He also briefly wore number 9 and number 10 [Like Rod] in early/cup fixtures (such as the 1993 Charity Shield) before settling into 16. He famously declined the offer of the number 7 shirt after Eric Cantona left, recommending David Beckham instead. at Celtic he wore 16 during his brief stint in 2005–2006.
Shane MacGowan 20th Century Launch Party
On Wednesday Rod attended The Shane MacGowan 20th Century Launch Party at the London Irish Centre in Camden with John Mclaughlin and Duncan Frew from Wolfie’s Whisky for the launch of 20th Century Paddy-The Songs of Shane MacGowan album.
And finally…
On Remembrance Sunday Penny posted a lovely photo of the black metal soldiers in the garden that she bought for Rod’s birthday
See you next week….
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