Rod Stewart has been forced to cancel the gig he was planning to perform tonight at Earls Court due to illness.

He has been advised by doctors to rest until his next gig on Wednesday in hope of recovery, with tonight's concert being rescheduled to a later date.

The Sun quotes a spokesman as saying: “Rod Stewart has been forced to postpone his first London engagement at Earls Court tonight because of a severe viral throat infection.

“Under doctor’s orders, Rod has been told to rest until his next scheduled Earls Court date on Wednesday May 11.???