Rod Stewart is a rock legend with a musical career that started in the late 1960s.  I remember as a kid learning the lyrics to “Maggie May” and later on dancing to “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” and “Young Turks”.

So, when a friend called me and asked if I could cover an assignment for him as he had to be out of town, I said “of course, what do you need?”  When he said “can you cover the Rod Stewart concert for Live Nation“, my answer was “hell yeah”.

The show was held at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion at The Woodlands - one of the nicest concert venues you could be at.  The only down side was the shooting location.  Normally, you get to shoot from the area between the stage and the security barricade or from the sound mixing area.  On this night, it was neither of those.  It was from an area directly in front of the columns that support the projectors and some spotlights.  Now, please don’t get me wrong, there is not a single bad spot to see a show at the Pavillion, but for photography you like to have a clear shot without arms waving in the air - and they were on their feet and waving their arms from the moment Rod stepped on stage.

Rod Stewart still sounds the same and he put on a great show.  He truly is a legend.  So, here are some of the photos from the show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like I said, it was a great show and “Some Guys Have All The Luck” certainly applied to me in this case!  I don’t get to shoot many concerts - OK, I’ve only shot two but they’ve been legends:  Depeche Mode (my absolutely favorite band) and now Rod Stewart - but I hope to shoot more of them in the future.