Using the moniker Newbury LIVE, the venue has confirmed Rod Stewart - himself a visitor to the track - as the first act to go on sale at the racecourse, with the Grammy Award winning singer due to take to the stage on Sunday May 29.

Although the venue has staged gigs in the past, through its successful Party in the Paddock series, Stewart's show will mark the first time that Newbury Racecourse has held a concert not connected to ...