Rod Stewart entertains on the granaries

Rod Stewart had the crowd swinging at the fourth large concert to be held on the granaries in Floriana this summer, following the Isle of MTV, the Joseph Calleja Concert and the show by Winter Moods.

The veteran Briton gave an energetic performance that belied his age as he belted out songs which have made him famous throughout the world.

There were some complaints, however about poor organisation and poor sound in a section of the granaries.

Earlier in the day, there had been a risk that the show would not go on when financial issues kept the power off, postponing a scheduled sound check, according to sources on site.

The PR company, Where’s Everybody, responsible for marketing the show, confirmed there was a payment problem but said it was later resolved.

The power was eventually turned on, giving the green light to the sound check, which resumed at around 4.15 p.m.

But organiser Roy Steer, who said it was a sell-out show, flatly denied any payment problems, saying the issue was just a rumour he did not care about.