LONDON (AP) — Sir Rod Stewart has confirmed that Ronnie Wood will join him for a Faces reunion during his Legends set at Glastonbury 2025. In an interview on “That Peter Crouch Podcast,” Stewart noted that he remains in regular contact with Wood, a guitarist for the Rolling Stones. The two were bandmates in Faces, a blues rock band from the late ’60s and early ’70s that also included drummer Kenney Jones.
“Woody, I do [speak to] a lot,” said Stewart, 79. “Just recently, ’cause we’re gonna do Glastonbury together.”
Last month, Faces hinted at a comeback when Jones revealed to The Telegraph that the band had recorded “about 11 tracks” at RAK Studios in London for a new album—their first full-length project in over 50 years. “I can’t see it coming out this year. But I can see it coming out next year,” Jones said. “Everyone’s doing different things. We do little snippets [of recording] here and there. Then all of a sudden, The Stones are out [on tour] again, Rod’s out again…”
Faces was formed in 1969 through a merger of members from Small Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. The band existed for six years before Wood joined the Rolling Stones and Stewart pursued his solo career. They released four albums, with “A Nod Is As Good As a Wink… to a Blind Horse” reaching No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in 1971.
Glastonbury 2025 will take place at Worthy Farm, Somerset, from June 25-29, with headliners The 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo. Stewart last performed at the festival in 2002, sharing the stage with Coldplay and Stereophonics.
The “Maggie May” singer will perform on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday afternoon for the Legends slot, one of the festival’s most prestigious positions. Previous Legends slot performers include Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Lionel Richie, Kylie Minogue, and Diana Ross, with Shania Twain set to perform in 2024.
After being announced for the 2025 event, Stewart expressed his excitement, saying he was “proud, ready and more than able to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury.” He was the first confirmed act for the 2025 festival, which sold out in under an hour last autumn with a new online queuing system.
The 2025 festival will be the last event at Worthy Farm before the traditional fallow year in 2026, allowing landowner Michael Eavis and his family to let the grounds recover. The festival will return in 2027.
