Rod Stewart Plays First Show in Athens, Greece

By Elena Marika Konstantinou

December 14, 2025

Sir Rod Stewart finally made it to Greece, and he turned his first ever Greek concert into a Saturday night party. The 80-year-old played Telekom Center Athens at OAKA on Saturday, December 13, as part of his One Last Time tour, according to Rockrooster and Rthess.

It was a debut decades in the making. When the show was announced, Ethnos called it his first ever concert in Greece. Rockrooster put it simply: he came late, but he came. Greek singer Angelika Dusk opened the night.

At 8:30 p.m. sharp the red curtain went up, Rthess reported, and Stewart walked out with his band to Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love," followed by "You Wear It Well" and "Ooh La La." Rthess said his trademark raspy voice was unchanged.

He did not slow down. Rthess said he danced, joked and kept talking to the crowd all night. Kathimerini noted that he reminded the audience more than once that it was Saturday night and they had come out to have a good time.

The big ballads turned the arena into a choir. "Tonight's the Night," "I Don't Want to Talk About It," "The First Cut Is the Deepest," "Downtown Train," "Maggie May" and "Sailing" were among the songs the crowd sang along to, Kathimerini reported.

There was a serious moment too. Kathimerini said he paid tribute with songs, words and images on the video wall to late collaborators including Tina Turner, Christine McVie, Jeff Beck and Muddy Waters, and sang Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready."

When the band started throwing footballs into the crowd during "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", a security guard began arguing with a fan who wanted to move up and catch one. Stewart sent the guard away from the barrier, telling him he was spoiling the atmosphere, according to Kathimerini. The show closed with "Love Train" and a burst of colorful balloons, Rthess said.

On Sunday, the day after the show, he played tourist. Stewart visited the Acropolis with his band, the Rod Stewart news site Storyteller reported, and Gossip-tv said he walked the hilltop site that is home to the Parthenon, dressed in white with a beige sweater, stopping to rest on a rock and chat with his team. A first trip to Greece, and he made it count.