Rod Stewart was "booed by the crowd" during his concert (Image: Getty) Sir Rod Stewart has responded after he was "booed by the crowd" during his concert in Germany. The 79-year-old is currently touring in Europe and performed in Leipzig’s Quarterback Immobilien Arena on Friday, June 14. While singing the 1991 hit Rhythm of the Heart, which he has described as a war song over the years, Sir Rod appeared to be jeered as photos of Ukraine 's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were shown.
As he saluted the Ukrainian leader while the country's flag was projected on screen, loud boos, shouts, and whistles could be heard from the crowd. Sir Rod has now defended his support of Ukraine , telling PA news agency: "I have supported the Ukrainian people throughout this war. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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