Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart and Howard Jones perform at Co-op Live in Manchester, bringing together a British rock singer and an English new wave and synth-pop artist on one bill.

Rod Stewart is a British rock singer whose music draws on pop, blues rock and rhythm and blues. Born in London in 1945, Rod Stewart has been performing since 1961. Alongside the group Faces, the solo career includes the single Maggie May, released in 1971, and Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?, a 1978 hit.

Howard Jones is an English pop singer associated with new wave, pop rock and synth-pop. Born in Southampton in 1955, Howard Jones has been active since 1982. The singles New Song and Things Can Only Get Better, both from the mid-1980s, are among the best-known records of the synth-pop era in Britain.

Co-op Live is a concert and performance venue in Manchester. This concert brings together the two acts, each with a long career and a distinct sound, in one evening at the venue.