Rod Stewart has cancelled two more shows due to ill health (Image: Getty) Sir Rod Stewart has shared more devastating news on social media as he continues to battle health woes. On Thursday, the iconic rocker sparked major concern after suddenly cancelling the eagerly awaited 200th show of his The Hits Las Vegas residency . Although Rod put it down to “strep throat”, the 79-year-old has now revealed that he has “the summer strain of Covid -19”.

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Taking to Instagram , the statement read: “We regret to announce that tonight’s Rod Stewart concert in Stateline, NV, and his August 10 show in Lincoln, CA, have been postponed as the singer recovers from a summer strai.