Despite a recent illness forcing him to cancel his performance at the Royal Variety, Rod Stewart was back last night looking and sounding as good as ever.

“Individually we have been blessed to have played and worked with some of greatest and infamous stars of our time from the Pogues iconic frontman Shane MacGowan, to the enigmatic Echo and the Bunnymen, Glasgow’s own sons the Simple Minds and Ireland’s finest stompers The Dubliners. “