Rod Stewart, 81, receives oxygen assistance onstage during Utah concert
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Tom Tapp
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81-year-old rock legend Rod Stewart needed oxygen assistance mid-performance during his show at the Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre in West Valley City, Utah. Video footage shows Stewart leaning on a piano while singing "Young Turks," then steadying himself against the drum screen before aides brought out an oxygen canister and the music stopped. This incident follows a string of canceled and postponed shows for the aging performer.
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He then takes a couple steps to his left and reaches out for the drum screen to steady himself.
After a few more bars, Stewart turns his back to the crowd and several aides wheel out an oxygen canister. The music stops abruptly
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