Rod Stewart announces special Edinburgh concert in honour of his dad ahead of Father's Day

AuthorKatie Williams
Published date17 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The announcements comes as the singer prepares to release the heartfelt video for his song, Touchline - a track dedicated to his father, Robert

Speaking about song, he said: "If you know anything about me you know that our dad's love of football has most definitely left its impact on me and my brothers and I'm delighted that it's now such an important part of my children's lives as well.

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He added: "The song Touchline was my tribute to him and I'm so happy and moved that the new video takes that to the ultimate level just in time for Father's Day.

"We just played a magnificent show at the Hollywood Bowl which has me excited for both our North American and UK tours and it's terrific that we'll be able to have both NHS workers and doctors and nurses who have been on the front lines these last couple of years as our guests!"

As the Daily Record reports, another thoughtful move comes as it's been confirmed that select tickets across the tour will be donated to NHS frontline workers.

The full video for Touchline will be released on Friday just after Sir Rod unveiled a stunning teaser video.

Taken from his acclaimed 31st studio album The Tears Of Hercules, Touchline and the accompanying video are a dedication to...

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