Thursday, 30 December 2010

In A Music Interview With Status Quo


Status Quo annual UK tour is about to undertake and we can expect that it would going to be the last of its kind.

Singer and guitarist Francis Rossi confirmed that it could be the final year of doing the theaters.They want to focus now more on Arena for good future as theaters are killing them.

Francis and Rick Parfitt,both guitars are famously featuring Status Quo band and they are rigidly touring since last March.

Saturday, 18 December 2010

Roch Band Status Quo play for autistic Oxfordshire children


Rock band Status Quo has played a Christmas song to kindly cash for autistic Oxfordshire childre. It will get a premiere at Oxford United’s home game against Shrewsbury Town tomorrow about 700 children in it have autism.

Rock guitarist Ian Bramble performed a song, is available to download iTunes and Amazon.

John Coghlan said: “I am always delighted to help such a marvellous cause – and I wish everyone a very happy Christmas.”

Teacher Eddie Quinn said: “Working with children and young people with autism has been a big motivation behind the song. Music can be such a great way for everyone to express themselves but maybe especially so for children and young people living with autism. I urge everyone to remember why it’s Christmas and please download the song if you can.”

At Chinnor based Children In Touch, offers education and development support for children with autism.

Spokesman Gita Loba said, “Oxfordshire children and young people who are affected by autism struggle to access the help they desperately need, leaving many feeling isolated and desperate. We are so grateful to Eddie and the community of Oxfordshire for continuing to support our work and hope to have a good reason to be jolly this year by generating some much needed funds.”

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Status Quo for Lytham Proms


The stars of Lytham Proms 2011 next summer will be STATUS Quo and Katherine Jenkins.

And the outdoor music spectacular on Lytham Green is to be held over TWO nights on Friday and Saturday, August 5 and 6.

Following the overwhelming success of last year’s event,the event has been expanded. Last year crowd of 5000 participated to enjoyed a patriotic performance from Lesley Garrett, that was the climax to a Battle of Britain anniversary weekend.

Within the shadow of Lytham Windmill on Friday,August 5,legendary rock band Status Quo will perform.

Stunning opera star and Forces heart-throb Katherine Jenkins (below) will take to the stage the following night – accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra for another evening of flag-waving pomp and ceremony.

The concert is being organised by St Annes-based Cuffe and Taylor Event Management.

A spokesman said: “Securing these two massive names for Lytham is a fantastic opportunity for the area. People will actually come into the area to spend the weekend, which is great news for the businesses, the shops and hotels.”

Sunday, 28 November 2010

Status Quo, Newcastle City Hall


At Newcastle City Hall last night Status Quo celebrated more than 40 years in the business JAN STEPHENSON was there and found herself headbanging with the most ardent of fans

Status Quo strutted on the stage with a complete plan to entertain and rock their fans.

Whenever Status Quo is performing one can't sit back and as expected, from the first strains of the timeless classic Caroline, the audience were up on their feet, singing, clapping and some even head-banging.

The most entertaining things of their show is that you don't have any surprises and you are going to be treated with a great solid show.

The band know their stuff – and so they should after all the years they have been in the business.

It was clearly evident that the band thoroughly enjoyed themselves throughout and it was infectious.

A mixed bunch of young and old left the City Hall with smiles on their faces.

Thursday, 18 November 2010

Status Quo Still Lacking On There Long Awaited Show..

On their comeback Status Quo band members was looking different in their physical appearance but there hasn't been any change in their voice.

It seems that there is still something lacking when Status Quo made their long-awaited – and three-times postponed – return to the Regent on 16,Nov,2010.

Their fans waited for almost 2 years as the band previous winter's show was canceled thrice due to illness

That only increased the crowd’s anticipation – and unfounded rumours earlier this week that the show could be postponed only fanned the anticipation.

They are always pumped the crowd and rocks the stage, but this time they had different strategy in there mind.In the first half of show the band

During the first half of the near two-hour set the band revived several album tracks from the 70s and 80s that will have been unfamiliar to all but the diehard fans.

I’ve seen them several times, but there were tracks new to me. One of the finest was the Rick Parfitt song “For You” which showed a very different Quo to that most of us know and love.

During the second half of the set we were treated to more of the old standards that were familiar to all.

But the band doesn't look perfect with their voices aren’t as flexible or as durable as they once were.

Francis has always taken the lion’s share, in the end he was fumbling with his voice,he really needs the help of audience and rest of the band to continue more

But that is a very small niggle at the end of a great night of music – and after all the problems of last winter it was a real treat to see the boys back in town.

This was actually the first time I had seen the Status Quo at the Regent since 2006 although Ipswich has always remained a key date on all their tours – and coming back to see them after such an absence certainly helped me to appreciate just what a professional and committed act they still are.

Sunday, 7 November 2010

Status Quo 'Lived At BBC' To Be Released


Status Quo and the BBC is celebrated on 'Status Quo Live At The BBC' which is issued by UMC on 24 October 2010.

The release will be available on a range of formats: 2CD 'best of' collection / DVD / 4CD box set and a limited edition collectors' 8 disc complete set [see over for full tracklisting]. This collection underlies Status Quo's unassailable reputation as one of the world's greatest live acts and it is that prowess and power.

The band is supported by The BBC at crucial stages in their career and thus 'Status Quo Live At The BBC' should be seen essentially as an alternate Greatest Hits, his release is collated from all of the BBC owned Quo recordings that still exist in the archive and charts the inexorable rise of the band: from the first steps made as The Spectres, the brief incarnation as Traffic Jam and then the glory days as the mighty Status Quo

John Coghlan commented that " 'There's no doubt that the Beeb played a big part in getting Status Quo off the ground, and I'm just as excited by this anthology as the fans will be, It's about time it came out."

Fully supported and endorsed by the band ' the current line up but also the original incarnation of Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan - 'Status Quo Live At The BBC' is a triumphant collection of the defining moments of a truly seminal British rock act, as witnessed, broadcast and archived by the voice of the nation, the BBC. A set to be treasured

Friday, 15 October 2010


Adrid - British enclave of Gibraltar has stopped the work of a so-called tripartite forum which also includes Spain and Britain over what it sees as violations of its territorial waters by Spain, Gibraltar and Spanish media reported Fri
The forum, which in 2004 was the first to allow to participate as Gibraltar an equal partner in the talks on the status.
It is aimed at reducing tension between Madrid and the 6.5-square mile enclave on Spain's southern tip, which ceded to Britain by the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht.
Madrid claims sovereignty over Gibraltar, but London rejected such claims, arguing that Gibraltar's 30,000 inhabitants want to remain British.
Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana on Thursday accused Spanish police of making constant attacks on the enclave's territorial waters. Spain saw the water as she