Caravan romance: Rod Stewart gives spontaneous mini-concert in the middle of London

London, UK. It's a rainy Saturday. We are on Denmark Street, on the edge of London's West End, somewhere between St. Giles In The Fields Church and Tottenham Court Road Station.

People are bustling back and forth, many of them sheltering from the rain with umbrellas. So far, it's a completely normal Saturday with typical British weather. But then, out of nowhere, this red... let's call it a caravan... appears.

The striking vehicle, decorated with large ‘Wolfie's’ lettering, is pushed into position.

Not too many passers-by are taking notice of the vehicle, which has ‘The Wild Ones Jukebox’ written on the top.

But that is about to change quickly. Hard-working helpers open the large window, revealing a microphone. Next to it are several bottles of Wolfie's whisky. The first curious onlookers approach the vehicle, asking questions. ‘What on earth is going on here?’

The crowd in front of the caravan grows larger by the minute. People's curiosity is piqued. And then suddenly a man appears under an umbrella, makes his way through the eagerly waiting passers-by and climbs into the ‘Wolfie's Mobile’.

This gentleman, smartly dressed, is none other than music legend Sir Rod Stewart, whose appearance causes astonished and amazed looks among those waiting.

He takes a seat on a chair inside the caravan and adjusts the microphone in front of him. In the meantime, more people have squeezed into the rolling jukebox and are tuning the instruments they have brought with them. Slowly, it dawns on some of them what is about to happen. The mini band strikes up the first chords and then Sir Rod belts out his Faces hit ‘Ooh La La’ to the crowd. Attracted by the sounds coming from the caravan, more and more people gather in front of what is probably the smallest stage Sir Rod has ever played on. Smartphones are pulled out, photos and videos are taken, and some even sing along – some rather badly than well. But the singer likes it so much that he immediately follows up with his start-up song ‘Maggie May’.

The audience braves the rain and celebrates this spontaneous mini-performance with great enthusiasm. After all, it's not every day you get to experience a superstar face to face, so to speak.

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