In an interview with The Times, Sir Rod showed his support for Reform UK, sharing: “I’ve read about (Sir Keir) 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? What options have we got?
“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.”
Sir Rod’s comments come ahead of his Glastonbury Legends set on Sunday, June 29 and has sparked debate amongst his fans on social media.
Sir Rod Stewart branded ‘grotesque’ amid Farage comments
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one fan of Sir Rod wrote: “To agree that Farage needs a chance is grotesque.”
Another comment on X read: “Stupid thing to say” as a third wrote: “Rod Stewart has come out for Farage? Oh mate.”
One more X user said they disagree with Sir Rod’s comments but still respect the singer: “No not giving Farage a chance, but respect what Rod Stewart has done and his career.”
In the interview with The Times, Sir Rod admitted that his wealth ensures “a lot of it doesn’t really touch me”.
Insisting that he is not out of touch, and expressed his support for Ukraine, criticising US President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance for their treatment of Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky on his visit to the White House, and Gaza.
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“It’s depressing, what’s going on in the Gaza Strip,” he said. “Netanyahu doesn’t realise that this is what happened to his people under the Nazis: total annihilation. And Trump is going to turn the Gaza Strip into Miami?”
Stewart said a prolonged bout of flu, which forced him to cancel five shows in the US, nearly forced him to withdraw from a Glastonbury appearance he described to ITV as his “World Cup final”.
He confirmed he will be joined at Glastonbury by former Faces bandmate Ronnie Wood, Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall and Lulu, as well as performing the song Powderfinger by Saturday headliner Neil Young.
