Sir Rod's return after 36 years: A night for free hearts

Yesterday evening, around 34,000 fans experienced a night of musical superlatives at the packed Estadio La Corrgidora in Queretaro, Mexico.
The organiser presented the passionate Mexicans with not only two hours of pure Rod Stewart, but also Paul Young, the Earth, Wind & Fire Experience and UB40 as support acts.

For Sir Rod, it was his first return to the Mexican metropolis of 860,000 inhabitants since April 1989, when the British singer with Scottish roots made music history in front of 100,000 visitors.
Now Stewart has returned to the place where he once ensured that the country reopened its doors to mega music events with two gigantic performances. Previously, Mexicans had to endure an almost two-decade drought when it came to live events. Today, experts refer to these performances as ‘the Mexican Berlin’ or ‘the fall of the Berlin Wall of rock’.

Yesterday, Paul Young opened the long evening and immediately whipped the stadium into a frenzy with his hits such as ‘Wherever I Lay My Hat’ and ‘Every Time You Go Away’.
Then the tribute band ‘Earth, Wind & Fire Experience by Al McKay’ took to the stage and brought the sound of the disco and funk era of the 1970s to the euphoric audience.
Hits such as ‘September’ and ‘Boogie Wonderland’ really got the crowd going and had the masses on their feet.
UB 40 then took over and created just the right atmosphere with their mix of reggae, dub and pop before the main act of the evening took to the stage.
At 10.55 p.m. local time, Rod Stewart entered the stage to thunderous applause and boundless cheering.
Dressed in a golden suit with glittering accents, Sir Rod kicked off the show and captivated the audience right from the start.

Young Hearts be free tonight: the London musician had fans dancing and singing along to his hits, with many in the vast crowd forgetting their everyday worries and starting a huge party. Whether it was ‘Baby Jane’, ‘Da Ya Think I'm Sexy’ or ‘Sailing’ – the 80-year-old left nothing out on stage and really got the fans going with his endless dance routines. Sir Rod hardly gave the vocal cords of young and old in the stadium a break.
Teenagers celebrated with their parents, people in their mid-50s with their grandparents – the atmosphere was a mix of emotion and gratitude. Rod admired the activity and repeatedly thanked the audience for their seemingly endless energy. The entire concert, which lasted a good hour and a half, became a journey through time full of nostalgia and vitality.