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Sir Rod Stewart has reportedly planned to bring his beloved 1,500 sq ft model railway station to Glastonbury and is considering making a mini version of the festival.
The hitmaker, 79, was the first act confirmed for Glastonbury 2025, with the rock star performing the Legends slot on the Pyramid Stage.
But according to his friend and train enthusiast Jools Holland, the rocker will be carrying more weight than usual, as he told The Mirror he plans to bring one of his stations.
Speaking to the publication, Jools said: ‘You can’t bring everything placed because it is huge.
“But when he’s on tour, he’ll have a station building that he’ll take with him to the hotel.
“You could create your own little railway that goes around Glastonbury, a little ride-on vehicle that goes up to the Healing Fields, around the jazz tent and back to the Pyramid Stage.”
Sir Rod Stewart has reportedly planned to bring his beloved 1,500 sq ft miniature train station to Glastonbury and is considering making a mini version of the festival.
The hitmaker, 79, was the first act confirmed for Glastonbury 2025, with the festival announcing on Tuesday that the rock star will play the Legends slot on the Pyramid Stage.
Jools toured with Rod earlier this year and also scored a number one hit album with Swing Fever.
But in his interview Jools confessed that he ‘didn’t know how to react’ and joked about whether he should put his Rolls-Royce in a swimming pool.
Jools’ interview comes just days after Rod revealed the lengths he went to in his quest to transport his beloved collection of model railways to the UK.
Earlier this month he revealed his unlikely hobby for the first time, after deciding he no longer feels “embarrassed” about it.
Rod reportedly hired three giant shipping containers to keep his model railroad in one piece, and even built an entire wood shop in California for the job.
He hired the same company that manages the logistics of his concerts to take care of the transportation of his model railroad.
TO A grid plan of the old layout was made recording the location of all sets, structures and details, and the contents were then securely packed and divided into 46 sections, making reassembly as easy as possible.
Rod described walking into his workshop as “like walking through the gates of heaven” and admitted the hobby “has taken over his life”.
According to his friend and train enthusiast Jools Holland, the rocker will be packing heavier than usual, as he told The Mirror, and plans to bring one of his stations.
But Rod said he was afraid to reveal his new hobby because he thought “railway modeling and rock’n’roll didn’t go together” and so he hid it for years.
Rod showed off his incredible model railroad design, which he calls ‘Grand Street & Three Rivers Railroad’.
he said Railway Modelers Magazine who finds working on his set “relaxing” and often spends “four to five hours” in his workshop.
Rod said: ‘When I walk into my workshop, it’s like walking through the pearly gates for me. It’s just ahhh… this is my moment. I would say I spend an average of four or five hours a day if I can. Even if it is twenty minutes I approach my workshop.
‘In twenty minutes I can do a lot of things. And it’s really taken over my life a little bit. In a wonderful way. There was a time when I hid from it.
‘Because I thought that model railroading and rock’n’roll didn’t go together and I was a little embarrassed. But I’m not anymore, I’m proud of it. I mean, obviously, music is my main life’s work, but this is definitely my second.’
Rod transported his 900 feet of track 5,000 miles from Los Angeles to his home in Essex, with plans to expand the model even further.
He also swaps set items with close friend and model train fan Jools Holland, he revealed.