Rod Stewart in Mount Pleasant: the planned concert should no longer be treated as an active date
Rod Stewart was scheduled to perform at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, in the U.S. state of Michigan, with Richard Marx as a special guest. The concert had been announced for September 3, 2026, at 8:00 PM and represented one of the final North American stops on Stewart's "One Last Time" tour.
But for visitors who had already entered that date into their travel plans, the most important information is newer: Rod Stewart canceled the remaining 2026 tour dates in August. More recent concert databases list Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort on September 3 among the canceled performances, while some event pages created earlier still display the old date. Because of that discrepancy, the date should not be considered an active concert.
The announcement about the cancellation of the remaining performances came on August 11, after Stewart was advised to undergo a period of recovery following a medical procedure. This did not change his long-term intention to continue performing, but it affected a schedule that included Las Vegas, several U.S. cities and later dates in Mexico.
If you were planning a trip specifically because of the concert in Mount Pleasant, do not travel relying only on an older event page. If you already have a ticket, it is worth checking the latest information regarding the status of your purchase, refunds or a possible new date before booking transportation and accommodation.
What had been planned for the evening with Rod Stewart
Had it taken place according to the original schedule, the concert would have brought the current version of Stewart's "One Last Time" tour to Michigan, a project that began in 2024 and over the following years covered North America, Europe, Asia and other parts of the world.
The tour's name could easily be interpreted as a farewell to the stage, but while presenting it Stewart emphasized that he did not plan to stop performing. The idea was rather to close the era of major world tours and present his career through a repertoire connecting its different phases.
For the audience, that means music that does not belong to only one category. Stewart's career spans rock, soul, pop, R&B, blues, folk-rock, disco and interpretations of American standards. His raspy vocal remains the recognizable link between very different periods.
Among the songs that define his catalog are "Maggie May", "You Wear It Well", "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)", "Hot Legs", "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", "Young Turks", "Forever Young", "Rhythm of My Heart", "Have I Told You Lately", "The First Cut Is the Deepest" and "I Don't Want to Talk About It".
That does not mean that all of those songs would necessarily have been performed in Mount Pleasant. The final set list for the canceled concert was never performed and cannot be reconstructed in advance as a fact. Nevertheless, recent performances on the tour show what its musical framework was like.
What recent performances show
Set lists from concerts held during 2026 regularly combined major solo hits, songs associated with the Faces period and covers revealing Stewart's soul, blues and rhythm and blues roots.
At different performances, songs such as "Infatuation", "Forever Young", "Maggie May", "Young Turks", "The First Cut Is the Deepest", "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)", "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)", "Stay With Me" and "Ooh La La" appeared. The repertoire changed from city to city, which is important because lists from previous concerts are not a promise for future performances.
That combination is precisely what explains the broad profile of the audience Stewart still attracts. Long-time fans get songs that accompany several decades of their own musical history, while audiences who know him primarily through his biggest hits get a concert made up of a large number of easily recognizable choruses.
The tour was not conceived as a chronological retelling of the discography. More recent performances feel more like a rapid succession of different chapters of his career, from guitar rock and soul interpretations to major pop singles.
- "Maggie May" and songs from the early 1970s represent the period in which Stewart became an international solo star.
- "Hot Legs", "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" and "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" connect him with the later 1970s and major radio hits.
- "Young Turks" and "Infatuation" show his transition toward the sound of the 1980s.
- "Forever Young" and "Rhythm of My Heart" are among the songs that remained an important part of his concert identity in later decades as well.
- Faces songs and covers of soul, blues and rhythm and blues recall the musical foundations from which Stewart developed his vocal style.
The current chapter of his career is not only a retrospective
Although "One Last Time" relies heavily on songs audiences have known for decades, Stewart's more recent discography shows that he has not limited himself to a catalog of old hits.
His latest studio album is "Swing Fever", recorded with Jools Holland and released in 2024. The album turns to big band and swing standards, including compositions such as "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Pennies from Heaven", "Sentimental Journey" and "Lullaby of Broadway".
"Swing Fever" reached number one on the UK albums chart. It was Stewart's eleventh album to top that chart, while the project gave Jools Holland his first number one.
Musically, the album is an interesting contrast to a tour composed of rock and pop hits. It demonstrates Stewart's long-standing inclination toward interpreting other people's songs and styles that existed before the rock era, something that has already been an important part of his catalog for years.
A year later, the compilation "Ultimate Hits" also appeared, further confirming that the current phase of his career is simultaneously focused on retrospection and continued concert work. For audiences on the tour, however, the emphasis remained on the songs that marked his solo career and his period with Faces.
Richard Marx had been confirmed as a special guest
The planned concert in Mount Pleasant had additional appeal because of Richard Marx, who was listed as a special guest. This was not a random pairing of performers: Marx appeared alongside Stewart on selected tour dates.
His pop-rock and adult contemporary catalog made a particularly strong mark on the late 1980s and early 1990s. The songs "Right Here Waiting", "Hold On to the Nights", "Should've Known Better" and "Hazard" remain among his most recognizable recordings.
Such a combination would have brought two different generations of radio pop-rock onto the same stage. Stewart's catalog reaches much deeper into the 1960s and 1970s, while Marx brings the sound that became dominant on American radio stations a decade later.
However, no schedule was published that would allow the reliable specification of the length of Marx's performance or the exact time each performer would take the stage. Such details should not be assumed on the basis of other tour dates.
Soaring Eagle has a large outdoor concert venue
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort is located at 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd. in Mount Pleasant, a city in central Michigan. The complex has two main concert configurations: an indoor Entertainment Hall with a capacity of 3,255 seats and an outdoor concert venue with a capacity of 12,500 visitors.
Concert performance databases listed Rod Stewart's date at the outdoor stage, which would have meant a considerably larger format than the indoor Entertainment Hall. The size of the outdoor venue changes the concert experience: it offers a more festival-like atmosphere and a larger number of visitors than a classic theater or club venue.
For outdoor concerts, Soaring Eagle states that they take place even in the event of rain. Umbrellas are not permitted, so visitors are advised to wear weather-appropriate clothing for such evenings.
For a future or potentially rescheduled concert date, it is useful to know several venue rules:
- the outdoor concert venue accommodates up to 12,500 visitors;
- for outdoor concerts, admission follows the scheduled door-opening time, which is generally two hours before the start of the show;
- visitors pass through security screening and a metal detector;
- bags and handbags are inspected upon entry;
- prohibited items include professional cameras, professional audio or video recording equipment, selfie sticks, outside food and drinks, coolers, chairs and umbrellas;
- children aged 5 to 15 may attend a concert with an adult who also has a ticket, while visitors aged 16 and older may attend without a parent or guardian.
Those rules do not change the fact that Stewart's originally announced date should no longer be planned as an active event. They become practically important only if a new date appears or for another concert at the same venue.
Getting to Mount Pleasant and planning the trip
Mount Pleasant is located in the central part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, making a car a practical way to get there for many visitors from surrounding U.S. cities.
The resort itself is located outside a traditional city concert district, so it is useful to think about transportation in advance, especially after an evening program. Soaring Eagle also operates hotel facilities at the same location, and shuttle transportation is available between several properties associated with the complex.
For international travelers, an important detail is that the resort's location information relies on access through regional airports in Michigan. MBS International Airport in the Saginaw area is one of the closer options, while a broader selection of flights is available through larger airports in the state.
In this specific case, there is no reason to book a flight, car or hotel solely because of the September 3 date while the status of any replacement date has not been clearly announced. It is worth obtaining confirmation of a new date before creating non-refundable travel expenses.
Why this date attracted such a diverse audience
Stewart belongs to the small number of performers whose concert audience cannot be reduced to a single musical generation. Someone may associate him with Faces and the early 1970s, another person with major solo ballads, a third with the glamorous pop of the late 1970s and 1980s, and part of the audience with his interpretations of standards.
The "One Last Time" concert was therefore not interesting merely as a nostalgic return to one era. His repertoire includes songs created across a period of more than half a century and shows how Stewart changed production and musical frameworks throughout his career without losing his recognizable vocal character.
Richard Marx as a guest would have further broadened that range toward audiences who grew up with American radio in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Recent Stewart concerts also show that the program is not merely a sequence of his biggest singles. Alongside the hits are Faces songs, soul and blues covers, and musical interludes in which the accompanying musicians receive more space. As a result, the experience is closer to an overview of the sources from which his music developed than to the simple performance of a greatest-hits compilation.
What to do if you already have plans or a ticket for this date
The most important thing is to separate the old event announcement from its current status. Pages can still be found online showing Rod Stewart at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort on September 3 at 8:00 PM, but newer information about the tour states that the remaining 2026 performances were canceled, and concert databases mark Mount Pleasant as canceled.
If you already have a ticket, keep your purchase confirmation and check the information relating specifically to your transaction. Do not assume that the ticket can automatically be used for a future date until such a date has been confirmed.
If you were only considering the event, it is not reasonable to buy a ticket or incur travel costs on the basis of an old page that still displays the original schedule. Any new date should be treated as separate information only once it has been clearly announced.
The "One Last Time" tour has not completely disappeared from Rod Stewart's future schedule. Concert dates already exist for 2027, confirming that the cancellation of the remaining performances in 2026 is not the same as the end of his concert career. That is precisely why the possibility of future performances is realistic, but a date for Mount Pleasant should not be invented when none has yet been confirmed.
Sources:
- Associated Press - August 2026 report on the cancellation of Rod Stewart's remaining tour dates and the circumstances surrounding the interruption of the performances.
- Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort - event calendar, address, capacities of the Entertainment Hall and outdoor concert venue, door-opening times, security rules, bag policies, age restrictions and information for outdoor concerts.
- Michigan.org - original announcement of the Rod Stewart concert in Mount Pleasant with Richard Marx as a special guest, including date, time and location.
- Official Charts - information about the album "Swing Fever", its number-one position on the UK chart and Rod Stewart's album statistics.
- Setlist.fm - documented set lists from Rod Stewart performances during the "One Last Time" tour in 2026, used exclusively as an overview of previously performed repertoire, not as a prediction of the set list for Mount Pleasant.
- Concert Archives - updated status of Rod Stewart's date at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort as canceled.