Rod Stewart cancels A Day on the Green in Australia due to ‘viral infection’

British singer was billed to perform on Saturday alongside Cyndi Lauper and New Zealand singer John Stevens

Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled a performance in Australia after being told he has a “viral infection”.

The 78-year-old singer-songwriter, who has had six No 1 hits in the UK charts including Baby Jane and Maggie May, was due to sing at the festival A Day on the Green in Mt Duneed Estate, Geelong.

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49 victims of Pulse massacre remembered in daylong services

Church bells tolled 49 times, a giant rainbow flag hung from a county government building and the names of the victims of the Pulse nightclub attack were read aloud at various ceremonies Monday as people in Orlando and beyond remembered the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. At 2:02 a.m., survivors, victims' families, club employees and local officials were gathered for a private service at the gay club at the exact time Omar Mateen opened fire a year ago and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.