Rod Stewart Buried Alive After He Passed Out Drunk

Singer Rod Stewart once had to punch his way out of a coffin after getting buried alive when he passed out drunk at a concert. Stewart was performing at a festival with many other bands in Puerto Rico in 1972. He had too much to drink, passed out and woke up in a coffin.

Stewart was performing at the Mar Y Sol festival in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The show was in April 1972 and featured many artists of the day: Billy Joel, Alice Cooper, Allman Brothers Band, BB King, The J Geils Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Brownsville Station, Osibisa, Cactus, Nitzinger and Dr. John.

Foot Loose and Fancy Free

After his set Stewart was hanging around backstage drinking with the other artists. After a 24 hour drinking session, Rod passed out. As a joke, Alice Cooper and Gregg Allman laid him out in the trash and put a toe tag on him. The toe tag stated, “Foot Loose and Fancy Free”. Rod later used this as the name of his 1977 album.

Rod Stewart Buried Alive After He Passed Out Drunk

During an interview on the Senor Lipschutz radio program, Rod stated, “The only thing I remember is that I thought I was in my bed. I woke up and tried to get up to go to the loo to take a wee but I couldn’t move. Luckily I recalled my martial arts training and was able to punch my way through the coffin. Then i clawed and dug my way out of the grave.”

Mofongo

After his escape, a hung over, dirty, dehydrated Stewart found himself 50 miles from the festival grounds. “I borrowed a burro from an old lady in a local village. She gave me some water, mofongo and pointed me towards town. Cooper and Allman were laughing hysterically as I rode back into town. It was a good prank, I have to give them credit. I made sure that I never passed out since.”

Apparently festival workers saw a man with a toe tag and called local authorities. Morgue workers then threw Stewart into the back of a truck with other festival goers that expired and buried them.