Rod Stewart admits it is 'the end of an era' as he prepares for big Edinburgh shows

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Sir Rod Stewart’s last big Scottish gigs are going to be filled with nostalgia, emotion and a sense of history.For six decades, he has been one of our greatest singers.But Rod, 78, revealed to the Record last year he is looking for new challenges and to spend more time with his children and grandchildren.His two Edinburgh Castle gigs in July will be the last time he does the big rock’n’roll spectacle shows.And while he insisted he’s not retiring, they will be “an end of an era”.Rod said: “I don’t know how I’m going to feel on the night but I’m sure the Edinburgh crowd will make me feel very much at home.“It may get teary.

I’m going to put in a few songs I haven’t done for a long time, like Wild Mountain Thyme.“It feels like an end of an era. My father came from Leith so I’m going to dedicate the evening to him.

I just hope it doesn’t rain like it did last time I was there.”While the heavens opened in 2010 when he last played Edinburgh Castle, Rod is hoping there will be sunshine not just on Leith but on the whole city for the two nights he plays.Family has become an important part of Rod’s daily life.

A dad of eight, he became a grandad when daughter Kimberly had Delilah in 2011. And now both his son Liam and daughter Ruby are expecting children this year.But the singer has had to bury both his brothers recently.