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Rock icon Rod Stewart<\/a> needed to take a literal breather during a show in Utah on Friday night. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Footage posted by TMZ, which can be seen here<\/a>, shows Stewart, 81, leaning on the keyboard, drum screen and more through the 1981 hit \u201cYoung Turks<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Despite that struggle, he managed to keep singing, tap his feet and wiggle a little to the song. But eventually, an assistant came out with an oxygen tank. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe show must go on,\u201d he said after a few deep breaths of the oxygen. \u201cI nearly fucking fainted up there.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n He said trying to do his dance moves didn\u2019t help matters. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWould you mind if I sat down for this one?\u201d he said as he lowered himself onto the stage\u2019s steps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Eventually, someone brought out a chair. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n According to Setlist.fm, Stewart \u2015 a two-time member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his work as a solo artist as well as his time with Faces \u2015 did another seven songs after the scare to complete the show. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n TMZ noted that the show was held in West Valley City, some 4,300 feet above sea level, which may not have helped matters. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n He performed on Sunday night in Rancho Mirage, California, with no apparent issues, based on reports on social media. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Stewart has been battling illness and has canceled a few shows in recent weeks \u2015 including several last week due to an acute upper respiratory infection and laryngitis. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n However, he caused a stir among fans when he was seen<\/a> at a World Cup game in Boston right after canceling a show in California. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been to seven World Cups,\u201d he bragged in a video<\/a> from what looked like a private jet on the way to the game, then sang \u201cNo Scotland, No Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n