Sir Rod Stewart, 78, heads to Melbourne on a private jet to perform for fans in Geelong

Sir Rod Stewart, 78, is heading to Melbourne on a private jet to perform to fans in Geelong, after canceling the original show three hours before he was due to go on stage.

Sir Rod Stewart was seen waiting to board a private jet on Friday to return to Melbourne to make up for the Geelong show he missed.

The legendary rocker, 78, has recovered after suffering a bout of strep throat that forced him to cancel the original Victorian show three hours earlier.

On Friday night he made up for the last-minute cancellation, which angered fans at the time, by returning to the South in the middle of the Sydney leg of his tour.

The hitmaker kept things casual in a white polo shirt with a stand-up collar while slipping into black Adidas sweatpants and white Adidas sneakers.

He was seen shielding his eyes from the sun and stretching out his exhaustion from doing back-to-back shows with Cyndi Lauper and Jon Stevens this week.

Sir Rod Stewart, 78, (pictured) was seen on Friday waiting to board a private jet to return to Melbourne to make up for the Geelong show he missed.

Despite being a bit tired, he seemed relaxed as he chatted affably with the staff members as he waited for his jet to be ready for boarding.

Rod was in top form when he took the stage at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Wednesday night.

The iconic singer performed his classic catalog of hits with the gusto for which he became famous, showing no sign of having been down recently.

The legendary rocker has recovered after suffering a bout of strep throat that forced him to cancel the original Victorian show three hours earlier.

The legendary rocker has recovered after suffering a bout of strep throat that forced him to cancel the original Victorian show three hours earlier.

The Maggie May hitmaker surprised staff at a model train shop in western Sydney early on Wednesday by making a surprise visit.

He dropped into the Woodpecker Model Railways store in Pendle Hill to look for toy trains to add to his collection.

Rod is a keen collector of model railways who has spent 30 years designing a model of an American city in his home in England.

On Friday night he made up for the last-minute cancellation, angering fans at the time, returning to the South in the middle of the Sydney leg of his tour.

On Friday night he made up for the last-minute cancellation, angering fans at the time, returning to the South in the middle of the Sydney leg of his tour.

The sighting comes after he rescheduled his anticipated concert at the Mt Duneed Estate, which he performed with Cyndi and Jon on Friday.

In a statement he sent out earlier this month, the rock star said he was feeling “good” and asked fans to “hold your tickets.”

The best-selling music artist told his fans he was doing well after suffering a bout of strep throat.

Roundhouse entertainment director Michael Newton said he was “delighted” that he was able to “find an open date” for Rod, Cyndi and Jon to do a make-up presentation.

Rod was in top form when he took the stage at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Wednesday night.  The iconic singer performed his classic catalog of hits with the gusto for which he became famous, showing no sign of having been down recently.

Rod was in top form when he took the stage at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Wednesday night. The iconic singer performed his classic catalog of hits with the gusto for which he became famous, showing no sign of having been down recently.