Sir Rod Stewart was seemingly booed by fans in Germany when he displayed the Ukrainian flag and a picture of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The 79-year-old Do Ya Think I'm Sexy singer, who has been vocal about his support of Ukraine and even helped a family of seven refugees fleeing Russia's invasion with housing and money, performed at the QUARTERBACK Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany, on Friday evening.
During his set, he performed his 1991 'war song', Rhythm Of My Heart, which he has dedicated to Ukraine. Before playing the track, the Ukrainian flag was displayed behind him as he rocked a blue sparkling jacket. Clips shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed the Ukrainian president's image also being displayed on a screen.
Sir Rod had his back turned to the crowd as he saluted the President's picture on the screen. A mixture of boos, screams and whistles could be heard from the crowd while the musician seemed oblivious to the divided reaction.
It comes almost two years after it was revealed Sir Rod was helping a family of seven start their lives in the UK after fleeing from the war. Rostyslav and Olena and their children Taras, 19, Kostya, 18, Roman, 15, Mariia, 12, and Dymtro, four, moved into a house funded by the singer - who furnished it and paid their rent and bills for at least a year.
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"I walked through the door and they all came running down the stairs, all beautifully dressed in Ukrainian national costume," Sir Rod said at the time. "It was so lovely that they all made that effort. They made me a cup of tea and we had loads of biscuits and chocolates, although the baby kept nicking all of mine. It really was wonderful."
Sir Rod performed in Leipzig in Germany over the weekend (AFP/Getty Images)Months before, the singer and his wife Penny Lancaster were left heartbroken over the horrors that unfolded in Ukraine. "Words couldn't describe what we were watching," said Sir Rod to the Mirror. "The bombing of innocent children, the bombing of hospitals and playgrounds. Like everyone else, we were completely beside ourselves. I don't wish that one anyone. This is evil, pure evil."
His household was 'in shock' watching the news on TV as he also told the PA News agency: "Because I was born just after the war and so my family came through the Second World War, and to see another ground war with tanks, I never thought we’d say the day, it was just shocking and it’s just beyond belief now."
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