Rod Stewart 2008 North American Summer Tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena

Rod Stewart, the British singer and author of songs such as “Maggie May”, "Tonight's the Night," and “Da Ya think I’m sexy is making another Las Vegas appearance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on August 2nd, 2008. Stewart’s 2008 North American Tour will be the first after three years of absence from the stage; the Tour will kick off in California on July 30^th. The Tour will later visit several cities within the U.S as well as Canada and Mexico.   

Famous and loved for his distinctive raspy voice and great versatility, Rod Stewart started his career back in the 60’s, making him one of the longest running artists around. Stewart begun his career with a strange fascination for Blues, Motown and R&B music, his first introduction to music was in 1963 when he joined an R&B group called Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions as a singer and harmonica player. The same year he joined the Hoochie Coochie Men and recorded the single"Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” in 1964. A few months after recording its first single and failing in the charts, the band was renamed as “Steampacket” and supported the Stones and other bands in the U.K. Later, Stewart worked with other bands including Jeff Beck’s Band, The Faces and Cactus, but in 1969 Stewart recorded his first solo album titled “An old raincoat won’t let you down” renamed “Rod Stewart Album”  for its release in the U.S. In 1970 Stewart launched his second album called “Gasoline Alley”, followed by “Every picture tells a Story” in 1971. The album positioned as a number one selling record in the U.S and in the U.K and the radio rapidly started playing singles such as “Maggie May” and “Reason to Believe”.

After several other records a numerous support tours, Steward finally reached the fame with his 1976 album “Night on the Town” thanks to its single "Tonight's the Night", which remained positioned as number one song in the U.S charts for eight weeks. The 1978 “Blonds have more fun” sold over 4 million copies, launching Stewart to notoriety and reserving him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years and several albums after that. But after enjoying a jet set lifestyle and selling millions of albums during the 80’s, Stewart decided to give his a career a more mature twist in the 90’s, launching an MTV Unplugged album, followed by the production called “If we fall in love Tonight”, which explored a more refined and adult oriented sound. Stewart was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, then Stewart became an adult contemporary favorite with the release of “Great American Songbook”, a series of albums that featured Classic American Pop songs as well as collaborations with producers and singers including Queen Latifah and Cher.

Rod Stewart has been gone from the touring scene for a while and has just missed being able to interact with the fans. Fans of Stewart know it takes him a little bit for his vocals to warm up on stage, so he usually opens the show warming up his voice with the crowd and having a little chat with the audience. Stewarts performances have received lots of great comments, the singer normally performs most of his greatest his including "This Old Heart of Mine", “Some Guys Have All the Luck", “Baby Jean”, "Dirty Old Town” and "Downtown Train". His on stage hasn’t changed that much over the years; he actually still like to wear his 80's attire, including his tight leather pants and leather sequined jacket. Stewart is backed up on stage by the "Rodettes" doing back ground vocals, which from time to time stay on stage alone and perform a series of solo acts and songs.

Rod Stewart 2008 North American Summer Tour begins on July 30^th and closes in Tampa, Florida on August 28^th, 8008. Tickets for Rod Stewart show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and other venues are available online. For more information on how to reserve or buy tickets for Rod Stewart 2008 North American Summer Tour please click here.