Wednesday's Rod Stewart concert in St. Paul is postponed until Oct. 14

The Rock Hall of Famer has strep throat. He'll return with Cyndi Lauper this fall.

August 14, 2018 at 8:32PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Rod Stewart/ Photo by Drew Gurian, Associated Press
Rod Stewart/ Photo by Drew Gurian, Associated Press (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

He's done it again. Rod Stewart has postponed his concert set for Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center because of strep throat. He will now perform Oct. 14.

"Gutted that strep throat has left me unable to perform this week in Kansas City and the Twin Cities. Thanks to the fans and promoters for their support and swift rescheduling - I look forward to seeing you in October," he said in a statement.

Longtime fans will recall that in 1988 Stewart canceled a concert at the old Met Center in Bloomington 50 minutes after the show was scheduled to begin. He was ill.

In 2000, he was treated for throat cancer.

All tickets for Wednesday's concert with Cyndi Lauper will be honored in October. The singers also postponed their concert for Tuesday night in Kansas City.

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Jon Bream

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Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

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