Superstar Rod Stewart is to play the NIA in Birmingham next May as part of a seven-date arena tour – his first indoor tour in five years.

Rod, famous for hits including Maggie May, Sailing and Da Ya Think I’m sexy, will be at the NIA onMay 22, 2010.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 27, priced at £60 and £70 plus booking and transaction fees.

Rod Stewart returned this week with his new studio album Soulbook, which charted at No 4 in the US and No 10 in the UK, his seventh UK top ten album this decade.

The album features interpretations of 60s/70s soul classics and includes superstar duets with Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson.

Rod along with Robbie Williams is the only solo artist to have five platinum albums in the UK this decade. With 250 million album and single sales, he has now notched up 27 UK top ten albums, making him one of the most successful performers of all time.