Rod Stewart - The Final Encore

A farewell concert by Rod Stewart, the British rock singer, staged at the Utilita Arena Birmingham, with English pop singer Howard Jones on the bill.

Rod Stewart is a British rock singer whose music draws on pop, blues rock and rhythm and blues. Born in London in 1945, he has been performing since 1961. The show is billed as The Final Encore, marking the closing chapter of a long career in the rock and pop repertoire.

Howard Jones is an English pop singer associated with new wave, pop rock and synth-pop. Born in Southampton in 1955, he has been active since 1982, and his work is rooted in the synth-pop and new wave sound of the 1980s. His presence on the bill places two very different strands of British popular music side by side in one evening.

The concert takes place at the Utilita Arena Birmingham, a venue that hosts concerts and shows in the city. The evening suits listeners who follow classic British rock and pop, as well as fans of the synth-pop and new wave of Howard Jones.