Rod Stewart’s Detroit adventure began 57 years ago at the late, great Grande Ballroom. It most likely ended Tuesday on a nostalgic, rainy evening at Pine Knob Music Theatre.

The British pop-rock star, still wielding oodles of charisma and his signature sandpaper voice, hit the amphitheater as part of his One Last Time Tour, a farewell outing boasting a 1-hour, 45-minute set stocked with hits.

At 80, Stewart has slowed a bit, and the songs are now pitched down to accommodate his vocal range. But Tuesday was an undaunted, upbeat celebration of his career, complete with all the concert trademarks: He flirted with fans in the front row. Each shimmy of his hips drew shrieks from female fans. He even managed a solid punt of a soccer ball into the crowd to kick off “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy.”

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