Wow Rod has dropped through the basement in my estimation

Just another stupid old millionaires wanker

Stewart may be a Tory twat, but he's spoken about against the genocide, unlike lots of public figures who present themselves as progressives www.jewishnews.co.uk/rod-stewart-...

Rod's all over the place, time for him to retire.

He hasn't worked out Faridge is a Trump wannabe.

Rod’s net worth = £300million. I think he knows www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

And I believe he is known to be careful with his dinero.

Grifters always come over well, I gather Rod Stewart hasn't seen Farage's Cameo vids from a couple of years ago..

Is it Charlie Mullins in disguise?

Greedy, selfish f'kers could be bookends.

Rod Stewart lives in a bubble world. He won't have to suffer the consequences of the Naziism, Farage represents. He inhabits a never, never land of escapism. Malevolent!, He should engage his brain before opening his mouth & maybe contemplate what legacy this will leave for his grand-children

Rod's voice is one for the ages , buthe gave himself away with this statement ... Farage is infected with the same disease as American Republicans... he can only further harm an already deeply wounded Great Britain...

Can’t stand him anyway!

Glastonbury had its day several years ago. It's long since stopped being a culture fest and turned into a money spinning vehicle for whatever new outrage appears there. The MC5, Doors, Sex Pistols etc al, had something to say. Kneecap, Chali XCX and returning old guard have fuck all to say!

Cool story bro

Farage is 'politics' for the apolitical. So he sort of is.

The fucker doesn’t need the NHS. The country does though and Farage wants to get rid of it 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Hope the crowd boo him right off 🤬🤬🤬

Deary me. I’m not sure I can believe I’m reading this. Have you been hacked.

I hope he gets roundly boo’d, the old tosser

Just on his voice alone.

I’m hoping it’s 20,000 pints of boiling hot piss.

I’m confused, are you describing Stewart or hoping he is covered in pints of piss because both descriptions work for me.

Oh I’d only hoped that the crowd would fire hot piss at him, but I’ll take it all!

Don’t we all

Ideally, I’d be looking for this: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lwd9...

I wouldn't throw a bottle of boiling piss over him if he was on fire.

I don't know maybe you should ask Bob why his song is political?

I’d go further and wish for media to not ask musicians about their politics in the first place

Glastonbury, turn your backs on racism. Rod's got form. International Times, December 1970.

Rivers of blood Enoch?

Yeah, Enoch Powell made a quite racist speech in which he referred to Rivers of Blood... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_... Which kind of made him a pariah even in the blood and thunder Tory party of the time.

what a wanker. He thought Boris Johnson was ok too. There was a brief moment when he stuck up for nurses getting decent pay when I thought he might be ok but I was wrong.

can't sing either. Fits neatly into the "retired" Brexit types.

good grief.

Looking forward to Rod and Clapton high-fiving in Racist Heaven/Regular Hell

Well done for finding this in the archives. That deserves a follow!

"The immigrants should be sent home." I assume Rod made exceptions for his two foreign-born wives. And it didn't apply to him during the decades he spent living in the States?

"Who is Nigel Farage?" @ledbydonkeys.org youtu.be/mfyiSk8Rjc8?...

Once a bigot, always a bigot.

He was asked, why should he not be able to answer the question? Performers are voters too!

No-one stopped him answering the question. Which was kind of the point - did you not detect the obvious sarcasm?

Do you know Billy Bragg’s work at all?

I am not

What's that they say about having to explain a joke?

Hey Billy it's because he's now a rich twat with all the confusion, like - let's sell off the NHS - that immense wealth brings. ... and don't forget, he actually cancelled his earlier US dates to bring this message to Glastonbury. C'mon Glastonbury you know what to do.

Rod Stewart exit!

The nouveau riche are ripe for the picking, love to join the in-crowd. The fucker took the knighthood, says it all.

He was asked his opinion.

And now we all know it. What you do with that information is entirely up to you.

This is THE place to get political and always has been. Whether you agree with him or not. He'll soon learn what Glasto is all about

That's his Green Brigade pass gone then.

He’ll get a seat on the Celtic board now.

Holy shit

Maggie Nige

Anyone who votes Tory is a cunt. Anyone.

Has yewtree talked to rod yet?

You’ll get kneecapped fir that 🤣 🟢⚪️🟠

Exactly. Perform not Reform.

Accidental Partridge?

What a welcome he will be getting on his next visit to Parkhead ….

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The ‘c***’ was given a chance with Brexshit and see what happened. He’s a no-nothing grifter who’s given extraordinary airtime by the British media who elevate him well beyond his value and ability.

I’ve long thought that. Not too keen on Farage either.

How did it work out with Boris Johnston and he was only playing at being a populist

😉

Piss off you sell out when you played you were always political .maybe you could doca duet your politicsacarecalmostcaligned now.

I hope they boo him off the stage

He should be fucking booed ON.

He just might, but the Glastonbury crowd these days is white collar middle-aged folk (like me).

Probably to try and keep himself relevant as his voice went years ago.

ROD STEWART THE W⚓️

Da Ya Think I'm Brexit?

The first cut is the bestest.

In my view Farage is a self serving Trump lover , a racist, homophobe hiding his fascism & extreme right wing views. Heaven help us if he ever gets into power, Rod Stewart is rich enough to get out, most of us are not.

Have some alt text. Please help keep bluesky accessible

Because he has Lee Anderson on keyboards.

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Imagine paying hundreds of quid to hear a jeremiad to Farage

Maybe they brought Rod in for balance?

Said a tax exile

I’m sure he’ll get the shit booed out of him for that. Good.

Shut up and perform? Ah, christ, you had me going there for a second.

Same goes for the ridiculous pro Palestine bullshit. Ban it.

Wicked messenger

Oh dear Another one gone over

It's marketing. #RodStewart made the remarks boost views of his set. He's obviously hoping there will be no #Glastonbury "Jeremy Corbyn" chants, or super powered piss/water canons and banners being broadcasted by the ReformUK biased BBC. Hoping, later, Neil Young makes an anti fascist statement.

Never forget what he said in 1970. bsky.app/profile/snig...

Same as (Sir) Roger Daltrey. Thatcherite Brexity bastard. Still one of the greatest voices in rock-'n'-roll, but...

Exactly. RS has held these views for a very long time.

🤣🤣🤣

have a conversation with this misguided performer...? Artists stand up ... sometimes for climate, human decency, and Gaza...what amoral dummies they 'd be otherwise.

Boo him off the stage.

Yes, and what shite politics he's fucking on about.

Just as I was getting excited about this apparent three-fifths of Faces reunion 😕

It’s ‘wake up Rod Stewart’ isn’t it.

Every Picture Sells A Tory. (apologies to Chris Dean)

Smash his head in Billy lad 💪✊

Ultimately it's not really about politics in the traditional sense. When I was growing up, and in the wake of WW2, it wasn't really thought "political" to vehemently oppose fascism, genocide and later apartheid. There was no both-siding. It was a matter of fundamental human decency

Just before his Glastonbury show! Oh dear!

Stick to singing Rod as you clearly have no idea about politics!

Says the liberal enabler, that helped the current right wing party into govt, because the leftwing version was too left for him.

And that fascist lover can't help bringing up his singing of 'Grace' like he's a rebel against intolerance, subjugation and colonisation. Disgusting individual

Robert Jenrick got his body parts mixed up today and has just performed a citizens arrest on Bicep while they were recording a new studio album. The silly goose!

Brilliant! That made me laugh so much I alarmed the other people on the tube…

I've never minded artists voicing political statements, everyone should have a voice, it's only when the statements are stupid I object.

BTW, I've not read the article, so I've no idea what he actually said, could be just headline grabbing.

Am I missing the irony here? Glastonbury is so political it’s insane!

Yes. It's Billy Bragg!

This is why he can’t be Scottish. No matter how much he pretends.

Are you being ironic? Hello, Kneecap? Speeches about Gaza? (I approve of both, by the way).

all we are saying 🎶

Give him a chance to do what, get rid of the NHS?

Racism. He's just a disgraceful racist

I was not going to watch this shit bag limp around the stage but I might bother too now. Would not want to be assigned to his security detail. I hope Glastonbury shows him the middle finger.

Mr Bragg. You made a career out of being political. Not defending Stewart’s ill-informed ramblings but really?

Get him over to Leftfield, Billy. Put some manners on him.

Totally. Don't suppose there's too much Gammon at Glastonbury, either.

I don't mind a little politics but I draw the line at encouraging people to support what looks & smells very much like facism

That is a weak-ass attempt to co-opt the term fascism in such an assbackwards manner. The Israeli state = fascist. Those who support them in a genocide = fascist. A musical group decrying Israel and genocide, calling for the freedom of those upon whom Israel inflicts ethnic cleansing = not fascist.

Bollocks it is Now look at the case we're talking about Reform are early stage fascists with strong support for Donald Trump & his ideas on what a "democracy" should look like They're not stupid enough to announce all their intentions officially but are dumb enough not to reign in members who do

There are far too many cases like this to ignore www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rod Stewart is such a piece of shit that he even married a cop.

That's a little unfair on his wife... thirteen years of being married to him and his politics rotted her brain to the point she became a cop.

Like they say: the job attracts the asshole.

🎶 Do you think I’m fashy? 🎵

He's also a fan of Enoch Powell... www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nice one!

Oh Rod. Come on now……….put your trousers back on and go inside mate.

For a minute there………..😂

I'm sorry but you can't really make this argument when Kneecap, a political hip hop group, is also there. What you can do is call Stewart what he is, a fascist

It’s no Unisex Chipshop, that’s for sure.

I remember a much kinder, more humanitarian Rod Stewart... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scot...

Why is this a shock ? The full title of Maggie May was "Actually, Maggie May have a point when she destroyed manufacturing and the mining industry in the U.K. I think it makes sense"

Thatcher did have a point when she shut down the mining industry. She may have done it badly, but if she hadn’t, the Labour government after would have shut it down

The only sensible political statement to have come out of Rod Stewart's mouth has to be "Wake up, Maggie!"

The guy who's most well known lyric is about a "slit eyed lady"? I'm shocked

Because he was asked?

Least he's a bloke. We know you don't listen to women

Well, I've been giving Rod Stewart repeated chances since 1980. So far they haven't paid off.

Artists are political. This is an abomination of that artistry. This is an insult to Art itself. Shame on that privileged cunt.

Awaiting gammon outrage at Billy....

touché!

today i learned that Rod Stewart is a fan of a fascist. oof...

Not sure that's a surprise. The notoriously parsimonious Stewart cleared off to America for years, so he didn't have to contribute here. He can always go back if he's that keen on living under a fascist dictator

Nononononono thanks though.

🤣

Didn't he support Thatcher?

He supported Enoch Powell, so the odds are in favour.

Really hope he doubles down on Sunday - he'll get showered on.

But plumbers, electricians, and nurses can get political?

🤣 👏

Egg him

That’s a waste of eggs. Piss is free.

Haha!

What a cunt.

Because he’s a dick…

Yuck! Shut up and play your voice! (or with your model trains).

I don't think anyone seriously listens to old farts talking crap so l wouldn't worry about Rod too much.

Crowds on the other hand………🤞

He should stick to plumbing.

Give him a chance to what? Destroy our country.

He won’t be singing “I Am Sailing” then because Farage doesn’t like small boats sailing “ to be free.”

To be honest, I never really forgave him for replacing Steve Marriott.

Quite right, and Steve Marriott's voice was 10 times better

Yes it was, now don't get me wrong, I love Maggie May, it brings back some wonderful teenage memories, but Rod ain't Steve, nobody ever could be.

Yes, early Rod Stewart and the Faces brought out some good stuff, but then he completely lost his way, imo. Steve Marriott was one of the greats.

Couldn't agree more.

Has sucked since he let the Faces - every racist tells a story - should have stayed a grave digger what an asshole

Well that’s the rub innit. When political statements become bigger than your art then it gives everyone licence. Gone are the days where political artists like yourself had an ounce of intelligence about their political statements. Now it’s all slogans for clout and the art is secondary.

Too ironic for Bluesky… 😂

dick head from i am sailing, and now apparently before, worst vid ever, do you think i'm sexy dancing on railway in tights what a tosser

Yes, a leopard never changes its spots...especially on its tights.

I would question why you continue to perform at an event so gentrified that is now on the social calendar for the wealthy elite. An event so expensive it precludes working class kids from attending. This isn't an attack Billy, it is asking that you consider what Glastonbury has become.

You are being funny aren't you Billy?

He is of course ☺️😂

Smacks of desperation to remain in the news....I'm sure the audience will let him know how they feel....or will they? The Beeb won't show it if there's trouble I guess, it all has to be shiny happy people doing shiny happy things these days doesn't it?

That’s strange cause he is usually quiet isn’t he about these things? Either way, don’t listen to him

I manier concerned about his awful singing

I think just Rod should shut up, plenty of other ones are fine

He answered a question in a press conference to promote his appearance in the tea time slot. He did not bring the subject up. He answered honestly. I don't agree with the multi millionaire singer but don't knock him for politicising Glastonbury. The journalist did that.

He’s mates with Farage’s family. I would put good money on that line, which appears naive and innocuous, having been carefully honed. We know what Farage is. He doesn’t need a chance any more.

Ha ha ha. Nice one. But seriously... Give a Farage a chance...? Meanwhile in Warwickshire the county council is in chaos as reform leaves an 18 year old in charge of the council... It is ludicrous

Same thing with Kid Rock in the US. Biggest bootlicker this side of the pond.

Kinda hoping the crowd boo the fucking fossil now.

This must be #RodStewarts #EricClapton moment!

Let’s hope they boo him off the stage 😀maybe frog face is joining him 😂

Stewart, along with Clapton, also supported Enoch Powell in the 1970s - once a National Front always a National Front

Lots of dodgy rock star behaviour in that era David Bowie calling Hitler the first rock star and performing a nazi salute on stage- although the 2nd part is disputed

Doesn't make it right.

Nope

Is the plan that the same old people are going to play Glastonbury until they all die, and then that'll be it finished?

Said without irony!

TBF, hasn't Billy always been consistent with his politics? I think so. And a favourite of mine since I discovered him a long,long time ago.

He's giving Farage humanity. A golem can't survive in the light.

That’s true! I just don’t understand him moaning about doing politics at Glastonbury!

He's giving Farage humanity. A golem can't survive in sunlight.

Never been to Glastonbury festival, and I've only recently been informed that Glastonbury festival is, traditionally, a socialist gathering. And now Rodney is making R/wing statements at Glastonbury festival.....? So, can you see how I get so confused about it?

Love you Billy!

Ugh.

And stays in America as well, dearie me.

To which we should all add…”ok boomer”

Is that aimed at Rod or Billy?

Rod

FFS

Of course he will. Farage will look after him and the 1% Doesn’t even live here!!! What a pratt

Here’s hoping that Glastonbury lets him know how wrong he is and doesn’t turn up to his show

😂😂

Fcuk him.

/subtle

Rod is failing, rod is failing, in small boats, across the sea. I thought that making the news for filling in potholes so that it was more comfortable to drive his Ferrari didn't smell right. Turns out it smelled far-right. 'Doooo ya think I'm sexist?'

🤣

Hey, Billy, just wondering if you are going to call out Knee Cap? Or is it only people you don’t agree with who have to shut up?

Do keep up mate open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...

It’s a joke? Why? I can only presume because Rod Stewart has said that before. Why would I know that? I don’t listen to a word that twat says. But, yeah, BlueSky is ‘nicer’ than X.

The joke…and I hate having to explain jokes…is that Billy Bragg would never tell anyone to “shut up and play” but that phrase is a common criticism from right wing yobs.

It's much nicer. People actually know something about what they're posting about, and care to explain their stance. If you care to listen to just one song by Billy Bragg you may start to see how the point passed you by.

I was listening to Bill Bragg in the 1980s, buddy.

oh dear

Do you object to CMAT leading a chant of Free Free Palestine ?

'No surprises' Stewart tbf. Way past his sell-by date

Bruce Springsteen he is not!

Rod Stewart supported Enoch Powell. Do I think he's sexy? Fuck, no.

Sorry @billybragg.bsky.social but everyone has the right to speak out. Your opinion and mine matter. One of the great things is we can have discourse, work to convince people people they are wrong, and not care whether we hurt your feelings.

Point missed.

Quite. And hilariously while Starmer wants to ban Kneecap he is silent on Stewart and his much more incendiary views. The Glastonbury crowd should turn their backs on Stewart when he performs.

If the Glasto crowd don’t give the racist old has-been what he deserves I’ll be disappointed.

Some artists like having bottles of piss thrown at them, Billy. Each to his own.

Hope that happens mate.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Erm…

Glastonbury is one big political opportunity.

Oh, Froggy McFar-age!

Are any of your songs political? Asking for a friend. The more salient question is why a Reform-supporting reptile like Stewart was asked in the first place. Celtic supporter my arse!

celtic told him where to stick it.

I didn’t like that banner one bit I’d never vote Tory but either were a club open to all or we’re not Many in that crowd and our support will vote Tory, I hate them but that wasn’t cool Other opinions are available

Fuck the Tories, Fuck Rod Stewart, Fuck Farage and Fuck the Zionists. Fixed it for you.

I don't think "open to all" includes racists.

Not all Tory’s are racist It’s a poor banner For the avoidance of doubt I hate the Conservative Party

I was talking about the Rod Stewart banner.

indeed. saw this later yesterday from the 70s. he's a bad egg.

Greenwashing through Celtic

totally fair pov, sir #bhoys #hailhail 🍀

“Shout out to all the landlords, hedge fund managers and nazis let me see your hands!!…”

Separately, he’s still got Mac’s B3 hasn’t he. Rod the sod.

Get his ass, Billy.

What are you even talking about? Music is political. Rod Stewart’s opinion aside, “artists should just shut up and perform” is a horrible position. One bad take doesn’t deserve another.

Billy is probably quoting something Stewart said at one time or another. And if Rod didn't say it, there will be plenty of other reactionary 60s rockers who have.

Ya, I didn’t catch that. And Johnny Rotten comes to mind.

He's being sarcastic.

I sure hope so.

It's Billy Bragg, do you not know anything about him?!

I know that his response to Kneecap was luke warm at first when he didn’t sign on to the artists letter in support of them. And then his justification of that didn’t sit well with me, which is where my scepticism came from.

Fair enough, I confess I actually completely missed that! I am guilty of presuming he's usually 100% sound. In fairness he didn't quite attempt to "both-sides" genocide and he has been unequivocally supportive since, but now I do understand why you might have been suspicious.

This is why I like BlueSky. We can actually have real conversations. I should have been more thoughtful before jumping on BB.

And I was perhaps overly quick to be defensive of him beause he is one of the relatively few Big Old Lefties who has been really loud about trans rights ad I really appreciate that about him!

A good ol’ “ooooh, Jeremy Corbyn” singalong is required I reckon.

Rod Stewart talking about Ukraine in his set, after telling people to give Nige the Putin fan a chance.

Damn - has he not been booed off?

Half the audience must vascular dementia just like Phyllis.

I knew there was a reason I did not like Rod Stewart.

If you think I’m racist,and you have a bottle…fill with piss and give it a throw , if you nearly miss me , try again to touch me, come on sugar throw your flow…

😂

I wonder how the crowd will react? (although, Glastonbury doesn't attract as many of the same circle it did in the eighties!)

The organisers booked the known racist to give Farage a chance at the whitest festival in existence.

Just wait till he starts singing "All we are saying, is give Nige a chance"...

That Rod Stewart interview is a classic of the "Long-established rich & privileged person being carefree candid without a conception of how it might land" genre. But not all his opinions are so terrible as the Garage one.

"I'm extremely wealthy and I deserve to be". Nothing like a bit of humility is there?

And yet… https://bsky.app/profile/snig.bsky.social/post/3lsnwznpyfc2s

I know, but that was 54 years ago. If we aren't going to allow people to learn & change them we might as well just fight to the death now.

Fair point.

It's difficult. Maybe Rod Stewart still believes in racist rhetoric, idk

Ongoing challenge of the past 100 years is how people react to immigration in the UK. 3 camps roughly: A. Racists + xenophobes B. People who aren't really A. but worry about scant resources being shared by more people C. People who welcome immigrants (+ more public services) Austerity unites 1 + 2

Helpful. Obvs, I am in C.

Me too. But there are a lot of people in B, far more than in A, and they have swallowed the RW bullshit narrative that immigrants are the reason Britain is shit, not Austerity (or Brexit). Sadly we seem to lack politicians and media willing to really explain all that.

Often, because, we are told, they are swing voters, and therefore their vote is much more prized than, say, mine.

I'm not excusing it, btw.

oh that autocarrot is vexacious

I did wonder what he had against garage music for a minute...

😂 ✊

He's obviously never read that letter the headmaster of the school the leader of U̶K̶I̶P̶ Reform attended. For someone born around the year WWII ended, he needs to brush up on his history.

Considering he came out in support of Enoch Powell years ago its not a surprise. He should piss off to ibrox. They love fascists

Ha ha, nice one centurion, like it.