Sir Rod Stewart’s appearance at the Glastonbury Festival has sparked a mixed reaction from BBC fans watching at home after he blurted out a rude comment live on air. The forever young 80-year-old is following in the footsteps of country icon Shania Twain and disco diva Diana Ross by performing in the teatime legends slot.

After belting out the first song of his set, the Maggie May star yelled to the masses: “Hey, I’m here. Music brings us together – we need music.” However, just moments later, he accidentally blurted out an f-bomb despite the set being streamed live on the BBC in the daytime.

The rocker, who came out onto the stage wearing a black suit and white shirt, had to take his jacket off after a couple of songs because it was extremely hot at the Somerset venue, with temperatures in the high 20Cs. The star was heard saying he was taking his jacket off as “it’s f****** hot”.

Taking to X to comment on Rod’s set, one fan said: “Rod Stewart still got it at 80! #Glastonbury #RodStewart.” Another penned: “This Rod Stewart set up to now is absolutely class. What a total legend.”

A third penned: “Rod Stewart at 80 still better than that s**** on last night.” Despite the positive reviews, some fans were less than impressed and voiced their annoyance.

One said: “Waiting for Rod Stewart to hit a note,” while another added: “Rod Stewart murdering classics.”

Rod’s set will last 90 minutes, as he requested. Tonight’s headliner will be Olivia Rodrigo, who will sing her pop ballads, such as Good For You and Vampire.

Ahead of his set, Rod took to Instagram to share his latest album, Ultimate Hits, which is out now.

The album features some of the biggest and most iconic hits released across his glittering career. It includes his signature breakthrough hits, Handbags and Gladrags and Maggie May, as well as each of his UK number ones, including Sailing, Do Ya Think I’m Sexy, Baby Jane and others.

Glastonbury can be streamed on BBC iPlayer and listened to on BBC Sounds.