| News and Updates | Last update 02-07-09 - click for recent updates |
Upcoming Tour Dates
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New Items in the Quo Shop
New items now added to the Quo Shop, in Accessories, Clothing and in the Rhino section - the Woodedz 09 t-shirt. |
Quo at Glastonbury, 2009
Watch highlights - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer Official Site: www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk Francis and Rick video interview:www.news.sky.com Francis interview:Francis interview: news.bbc.co.uk |
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Tour Dates
Tickets for Quo's appearance at the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on Thursday July 16th are now available. Also on the bill is John Fogerty.
Quo's show will be filmed and recorded for a Live DVD release later this year.The show at the Casino de Paris in Paris on October 17th is also now on sale... and three dates in Spain in September are now announced. |
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Quo at the Races
Quo will play Doncaster Racecourse on Thursday 23rd July and Newmarket on Friday 24th. Ticket details and pricing is available on the tour page. |
Matt's Marathon
Run - Blog
Matt Letley completed the London Marathon on Sunday April 26th with a very respectable time of 4 hours 50 minutes! Matt said "From halfway onwards it gets really tough and I began to slow dramatically. The only consolation is that you know everyone else is feeling the same. I would just like to say many thanks to all the fans that came along to cheer me on, it really helped!". By completing the course Matt raised over 6K for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, recently voted by a BBC poll as one of the most effective and popular wildlife charities in Britain. Matt's Marathon blog is on hissitenow. |
The UK Winter Tour 2009
Tickets are now on sale. Special guests for the nine arena shows in December are Roy Wood Rock & Roll Band |
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Pictures Tour Live Recordings - Ipswich 18-02-09
The fantastic 2xCD set recording of the February 17th show at Ipswich can now be purchased from Live Here Now. A small amount of CDs of the Brighton show on Dec 12th and the Birmingham show on Dec 22nd are still available from Live Here Now. Once current stocks of these exclusive CDs are sold they will not be re-pressed. |
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Francis Video Interview.
Belfast Telegraph journalist Gary Grattan interviewed Francis when Quo were in Belfast recently. Listen to it now on the Belfast Telegraph site. |
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Rhino's 'Pictures' Tourlog
Part 6 - The first of 2009. |
| Pictures - 40 Years Of Hits
Pictures - 40 Years Of Hits was released on November 3rd through UMTV on an array of formats including:
4 CD 'EarBook', 3 CD (featuring DVD and rarities), 2 CD, USB and Digital - offering differing configurations of content.
The first week UK chart position of number 8 for the week to 9th Nov makes it Quo's first top ten album since Don't Stop in Feb 1996. |
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The Bonhams Auction
To mark the fortieth anniversary of their first hit single, ‘Pictures Of Matchstick Men’, and raise money for The Prince’s Trust, Quo hosted a star-studded auction at Bonhams on Wednesday November 5th, supported by Coutts. Fifty renowned musicians, artists and stars took up a challenge from The Prince’s Trust and created their own versions of classic Quo single/album covers which were auctioned raising a total of £112,210 for The Trust. Personalities as diverse as Brian Wilson, Sir Tom Stoppard, Andrew Marr, Alice Cooper, Fiona Phillips, Brian May, Nick Mason, Sir Steve Redgrave, Harry Hill, Chris Tarrant, Rolf Harris, David Shepherd, Chelsea and Liverpool FC and the cast of Coronation Street contributed works. The master of ceremonies was Paul Gambaccini. |
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'Pictures' - Limited Edition Prints
David Shepherd CBE and eldest granddaughter Emily Lamb each donated an original painting to support Quo's 40th anniversary in conjunction with the Prince's Trust. Auctioned at Bonhams in November, they raised a wonderful £22,000! Limited edition prints of both works have been produced to support the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation and are signed by the artists, Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt. You can order yours by calling the Foundation on 01483 272323. Click images for larger versions
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Quo on Absolute Classic Rock Radio
A four-part interview with Rick and Francis. |
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Soundwaves
'Caroline' has been added to the Soundwaves portfolio which - personalised by the band members to make a unique piece of fine art memorabilia - will be sold at auction in aid of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. |
The Official 40th Anniversary Book
Status Quo 40 - The 40th Anniversary Book can now be purchased from the Quo Shop. The book comes in two editions, a Regular Edition and a Limited Edition, which comes with extra content. For more details, or to order copies of both editions now: |
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Tickets for Quo's appearance at the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on Thursday July 16th are now available. Also on the bill is John Fogerty.
Quo's show will be filmed and recorded for a Live DVD release later this year.





