Rod Stewart is already looking forward to his next recording project, despite his new album having not even been released. Rod, who’ll release his 30th studio set, titled Blood Red Roses on September 28th, told Uncut that he’s leaning towards a “sparse and intimate recording” with Ultimate Classic Rock running the transcript of the chat in which he revealed he’s eying a project like Robert Plant and Alison Krauss‘ (Raising Sand album), “. . . but not yet. I’ve still got a lot of rocking stuff to be done. I’ve thought about getting a girl to sing with me on those kind of stripped-back ballads. I know the record company wants me to do it. But I need to find a girl I think I can sing with — Bonnie Raitt would be great — and the songs come, and they’re all in that vein, and they can all be interpreted, then I’ll do it. And it will happen.”
Seeing as so many of his peers have announced their retirement from the road, Rod was asked his he’s far behind them in hanging up his mic stand to which he replied, “Oh, please! When I first started, none of us thought about fame. We just had to play and people listened — that was all we wanted. It’s still the same. Plus, I’m a natural showoff! The audience is still there. Two nights, sold out, at the Hollywood Bowl. 15,000 a night. I’d be a mug to give it up.”
Rod Stewart & Cyndi Lauper tour dates (subject to change):
July 24 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
July 26 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
July 28 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
July 29 – Louisville, KY – KFC YUM! Arena
August 1 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
August 3 – Allentown, PA – PPL Center
August 4 – Atlantic City, NJ – Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
August 7 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
August 8 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 10 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
August 11 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
August 14 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
August 15 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
August 18 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 19 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 22 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center Arena
August 24 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
August 26 – San Diego, CA – Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
August 28 – Reno, NV – Event Center
August 29 – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 31 – Portland, OR – Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
September 1 – Laughlin, NV – Laughlin Event Center (Rod Stewart only)
September 8 – Nampa, ID – Fort Idaho Center (Rod Stewart only)
October 20 – Laughlin, NV – Laughlin Event Center (Rod Stewart only)
October 24 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Arena
October 26 – Billings, MT – Rimrock Auto Arena At MetraPark (Rod Stewart only)
November 21, 23, 24, 28 – Las Vegas, NV – The Coliseum At Caesars Palace (Rod Stewart only)
December 1, 2 – Las Vegas, NV – The Coliseum At Caesars Palace (Rod Stewart only)
