Rod Stewart Faces Backlash After Voicing Support For Nigel Farage In Run-Up To Glastonbury

Rod Stewart on stage at Glastonbury on SundaySir Rod Stewart found himself at the centre of backlash in the lead-up to his Glastonbury set this weekend when he shared his take that people have “got to give” Reform leader Nigel Farage “a chance”.On Sunday afternoon, the legendary crooner had one of this year’s most anticipated Glastonbury sets, performing in the so-called “Legends” slot.However, the day before he was due to perform, The Times published an interview with Sir Rod which left many people feeling less enthused at the prospect of seeing him perform.During the interview Sir Rod was asked for his take on the current political situation in the UK.“It’s hard for me because I’m extremely wealthy, and I deserve to be, so a lot of it doesn’t really touch me,” he said. “But that doesn’t mean I’m out of touch.“For instance, I’ve read about Starmer cutting off the fishing in Scotland and giving it back to the EU. That hasn’t made him popular. We’re fed up with the Tories. We’ve got to give Farage a chance. He’s coming across well.”Nigel FarageSir Rod added: “What options have we got? I know some of his family, I know his brother, and I quite like him.”When The Times’ reporter suggested Farage represented “Brexit, tightened immigration policies and unrealistic economic promises”, the Maggie May singer responded: “Yeah, yeah. But Starmer’s all about getting us out of Brexit and I don’t know how he’s going to do that.“Still, the country will survive. It could be worse. We could be in the Gaza Strip.”I’m one of the biggest Rod Stewart fans around.I was delighted to read last week that he called out Trump and Netanyahu.And having read the full quote, I agree that we need alternatives to the two main parties in this country. But Jesus Christ — Nigel Farage isn’t it. https://t.co/7PFGPt8jyT— Mark Sloan (@marksloan91) June 27, 2025The Ages of Rod Stewart2018: Advocates for a second Brexit referendum saying that voters might have been misled in the first one2021: Brexit has been a “disaster for the UK”2025: "Give Nigel Farage a chance"So Rod Stewart wants to give the person who misled the British…— Farrukh (@implausibleblog) June 28, 2025Rod Stewart’s call to “give Nigel Farage a chance” at running the country is a tone-deaf fantasy from a multimillionaire perched in his ivory tower. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/QZwQ8hu22S— Red Labour (@RedLabour_) June 28, 2025Farage’s divisive rhetoric thrives on scapegoating the vulnerable—migrants, the poor, the desperate—while dodging the real issues caused by elite greed and systemic inequality. (2/3)— Red Labour (@RedLabour_) June 28, 2025We don’t need to “try” a populist who fuels hate; we need leaders who ~lift up the marginalized~ *invest in our communities and public services, improve all of our lives , not exploit ~them~ the *migrant or vulnerable* for votes. (3/3)#Glastonbury2025#GlastonburyFestival— Red Labour (@RedLabour_) June 28, 2025Multimillionaire Rod Stewart has decided he quite likes Nigel Farage now, since he announced his scheme for tax cuts for multimillionaires. Altogether now: 🎶 If you want my taxes, and you think I’m greedy 🎶🎶 Come on, Glasto tell me so 🎶 pic.twitter.com/ukbKrhCLhF— Mark Cockerton (@CockertonMark) June 28, 2025Rod Stewart “It’s hard for me because I’m extremely wealthy, and I deserve to be, so a lot of it doesn’t really touch me. But that doesn’t mean I’m out of touch. “Yes it fucking does, Rod. Completely out of touch. https://t.co/csbXvRtq9z— Steve Coats-Dennis (@blondsteve) June 27, 2025I didn't expect great takes from Rod Stewart but this is...beyond parody— Elle Turpitt / elleturpitt.bsky.social (@elleturpitt) June 28, 2025the cognitive dissonance of supporting celtic fc and reform… https://t.co/tWFiswjK8D— s ⭐️ (@inthdorothea) June 29, 2025i don’t want to see any of our fans defending him again https://t.co/aFMXKJX3P6— Arron (@arron1s) June 27, 2025I hope everyone at #Glastonbury tells Rod Stewart exactly what they think of him and his support for Farage. pic.twitter.com/UINOyBQNVg— Socialist Opera Singer (@OperaSocialist) June 28, 2025Look, Rod Stewart is free to support Nigel Farage if he wants to. But if someone turned up at Glastonbury and played the theme tune to Cagney & Lacey on the theremin for two hours during his set, and more festival-goers went to watch that instead, I would find that most amusing. pic.twitter.com/VM5RNZg3l6— Moog (@a_toots) June 29, 2025Many also took the opportunity to repost comments attributed to Sir Rod in 1970, in which he supported Enoch Powell and suggested that the UK is “overcrowded” and that “immigrants should be sent home”.Rod Stewart has come out in support of Reform and Nigel Farage? What a surprise... Here is an interview with Rod Stewart (International Times No 94 December 17-31 1970) 🤔 pic.twitter.com/UlcTXPfN2w— Matthew Black (@NoirMJ) June 27, 2025Until recently, Sir Rod had been a supporter of the Conservative Party in the UK, most recently endorsing Boris Johnson in the 2019 general election.After conceding last year in another Times interview that Johnson had “turned out to be a lying fucking public schoolboy”, he voiced the opinion that Keir Starmer’s Labour party “deserved a crack at” running the country.READ MORE:Sir Rod Stewart Tears Into Former Friend Donald Trump Over His Support Of IsraelSir Rod Stewart Accuses 'Bully' Gregg Wallace Of 'Humiliating' His Wife On Celebrity MasterChefHere's What Rod Stewart Actually Said In His Censored American Music Awards Speech

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