On this day 11/12/1976 Rod Stewart

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On this day, 11th December 1976, rock legend Rod Stewart played the first of two nights at Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre on his "A Night On The Town" Tour.

Having split from the Faces the previous year, Stewart had moved to LA and released the Atlantic Crossing album and followed this success with the release of A Night on the Town, Rod Stewart's seventh album.

The album is regarded as one of Stewart's finest. "The Killing Of Georgie" is one of Stewart's most hard hitting set of lyrics, a melancholic tale of a gay friend who is cast out by his family and becomes a sensation in the New York nightlife, only to be mugged and beaten to death by a New Jersey gang in New York City.

Controversial "Tonight's the Night" was a No. 1 hit but was banned by some radio stations due to the very obvious lyrics about sex and loss of virginity. A cover of Cat Stevens' "The First Cut Is the Deepest" was also a success and has since become one of Stewart's signature songs.

The Band

Rod Stewart - vocals

• Gary Grainger - guitars

• Jim Cregan - guitars

• Billy Peek - guitars

• Phil Chen - bass

• Carmine Appice - drums

• John Jarvis - piano

Setlist

Three Time Loser

You Wear It Well

Big Bayou

Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)

The Wild Side of Life

(Hank Thompson cover)

This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)

(The Isley Brothers cover)

Sweet Little Rock & Roller

(Chuck Berry cover)

The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)

I Don't Want to Talk About It

(Crazy Horse cover)

Maggie May

Angel

(Jimi Hendrix cover)

True Blue

You Keep Me Hangin' On

(The Supremes cover)

Get Back

(The Beatles cover)

(I Know) I'm Losing You

(The Temptations cover)

Sailing

(The Sutherland Brothers Band cover)

Encore:

Stay With Me

(Faces song)

Twistin' the Night Away

(Sam Cooke cover)

Sir Rod Stewart On This Day 7/7/2007

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On this day, 7 July 2007, rock legend Rod Stewart played Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on his Rockin' In The Round Tour with support provided by The Pretenders.

Rod Stewart, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.

Review - South Wales Argus

A leggy blonde playing the saxophone wearing a skirt smaller than my hankerchief could only mean one thing - Rod Stewart was in town.

Although far from capacity, the audience filled the stadium with song as they gave the legendary rocker a warm, sunny Welsh welcome.

Rod appeared on stage in front of a video montage, entitled The Rodfather, which contained pictures and footage from what seems to be a lifetime existence in showbusiness.

Wearing a sparkling orange jacket, he opened with You Wear it Well and pretty much rocked the tartan-clad stage with energetic performances for the next two hours - not bad for an old man.

Rod, joined by the vocal crowd, belted out his classics Maggie May, It's a Heartache, Hot Legs and You're in My Heart.

No-one was left seated as he sang Sailing, joined by a Welsh choir, and, of course, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy.

His trademark gruffled voice was perfectly showcased in I Don't Want To Talk About It and First Cut is the Deepest.

Plus he did a rousing rendition of his New Faces classic Dirty Old Town, dedicated to one of his Celtic footballing heroes.

And, as well his trademark footballs kicked into the audience, Rod had a bash at kicking rugby balls - efforts which Stephen Jones would have been proud of.

The newlywed star strutted his stuff, shining brighter than his gold shoes and glitter jacket and the show ended literally with a bang with fireworks.

The Rodfather showed no sign of slowing down for the encore, proving he can still rock with the best of them even at the age of 62.

By Chris Tinsley

Setlist

You Wear It Well

Some Guys Have All the Luck

(Robert Palmer cover)

Sweet Little Rock & Roller

(Chuck Berry cover)

It's a Heartache

(Bonnie Tyler cover)

Rhythm of My Heart

(Marc Jordan cover)

Reason to Believe

(Tim Hardin cover)

Handbags and Gladrags

(Mike d’Abo cover)

Father and Son

(Cat Stevens cover)

Every Beat of My Heart

Having a Party

(Sam Cooke cover) (with Alistair)

Stay With Me

(Faces song)

Hot Legs

I Don't Want to Talk About It

(Crazy Horse cover)

Dirty Old Town

(Ewan MacColl cover)

2:

Every Picture Tells a Story

The First Cut Is the Deepest

(Cat Stevens cover)

Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)

This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)

(The Isley Brothers cover)

Young Turks

Sailing

(The Sutherland Brothers Band cover) (with choir)

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?

You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)

Baby Jane

Maggie May

Encore:

Twistin' the Night Away

(Sam Cooke cover)

I Was Only Joking