New single from Francis Rossi
This song has been tucked away in FR’s archive for quite some time and remained unreleased… until now.
‘Scary Mary’, the first single from the forthcoming album ‘The Way We Were Vol. 1’ is out now on all good streaming services.
Stream/download via https://francis-rossi.lnk.to/scary-mary
Francis Rossi to tour Denmark and Norway in 2026
FR is bringing ‘An Evening of Francis Rossi’s Songs from the Status Quo Songbook and More…’ tour to you in April 2026 at the following venues:
25 Denmark / Skive / KulturCenter Skive
https://www.ticketmaster.dk/event/862155667?language=da-dk&brand=dk_kcl
26 Denmark / Vejle / Vejle Musikteater
https://www.vejlemusikteater.dk/program/an-evening-of-francis-rossis/
28 Denmark / Copenhagen / Amager Bio
https://www.ticketmaster.dk/event/1064266641
29 Norway / Oslo / Sentrum Scene
https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/1905739979
Tickets on sale April 1st at 10am local time
FR25 Dartford new date announcement.
FR’s show at The Orchard West due to take place on June 1st has been rescheduled to October 19th. Original tickets remain valid.
New Francis Rossi Merch
Francis Rossi 2025 tour t-shirts are now available to pre-order: https://statusquo.backstreetmerch.com/collections/francis-rossi/products/francis-rossi-tour-tee
Francis Rossi of Status Quo will release ‘The Way We Were Vol. 1’ on May 2nd 2025, via earMUSIC on CD, 2LP and Digital formats.
This 17-track album is an illuminating collection of previously unreleased demo recordings all taken from his own personal archive and written by the powerhouse songwriting team of Francis Rossi and Bob Young. Five songs are previously unreleased and have never before been heard outside the studio, whilst others went on to appear on a Status Quo or Francis Rossi album.
Pre-order: https://francis-rossi.lnk.to/TheWayWeWereVol1
Tracklisting:
1. Gotta Get Up And Go
2. Pennsylvania Blues Tonight
3. Scary Mary
4. You'll Come 'Round
5. Tongue Tied
6. Electric Arena
7. I Don't Wanna Hurt You Anymore
8. If You Believe
9. Tallulah's Waiting
10. Money Don't Matter
11. Faded Memory
12. Another Day
13. Why I’m Walking
14. Load On My Mind
15. Strike Like Lightning
16. Can't Change The World
17. Life Has Changed
‘Status Quo - Live!’ is going to be released as an 8CD edition in May
This collection offers up - for the first time ever - the full live sets from each of those legendary nights at the Glasgow Apollo Theatre in 1976. This edition contains the original ‘Live!’ album itself, newly mastered – plus the original mixes - as well as the full concert recordings from the 27th, 28th and 29th October 1976, which have never before been released in their entirety.
Available to pre-order now: https://statusq.lnk.to/live
Record Store Day
Released on vinyl for the first time exclusively for this year’s Record Store Day on 12th April is ‘Status Quo – Live!, recorded at the legendary Glasgow Apollo. Newly mixed and mastered from the original tapes, this is the first-ever issue of night one (27th October 1976) in its entirety.
Don’t miss out - find your local independent participating record shop at www.recordstoreday.co.uk
30 Dates Added to Francis Rossi’s 2025 Tour
Due to phenomenal demand, 30 extra dates have been added to ‘An Evening of Francis Rossi’s Songs from the Status Quo Songbook and More…’ 2025 tour
Tickets + VIP Meet & Greet on sale now!
Francis Rossi Fine Art Prints
Spent a great day in London signing a collection of never to be repeated, fine art photographic prints with our friends at The Original Memorabilia Company.
Officially released today at www.ORIGINALMEMORABILIA.co.uk
Just 500 of each to be sold.
Driving to Glory
“Driving to Glory” is OUT NOW
Amazon CD: https://geni.us/SQUOcd
Picture Disc 12” Single: https://geni.us/SQUOpd
Spotify: https://geni.us/SQUOsp
Also available directly from Cherry Red: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/artist/status-quo
The release has been personally overseen by the producer Mike Paxman who said: “Known for their hard-driving style, it’s fitting that this Status Quo collection is called Driving To Glory. Many of the songs included were recorded for soundtracks or to go with non-album single releases - this collection brings them together for the first time”
1. Driving to Glory
2. Analyse Time
3. Fighting with the Pack
4. Obstruction Day
5. Famous in the Last Century (Full Length Version)
6. You Let Me Down
7. Money Don’t Matter
8. The Madness
9. Don’t Bring Me Down
10. You’ll Come ‘Round
11. Thinking of You
12. Lucinda
BONUS TRACKS:
13. Whatever You Want (New Version)
14. Don’t Waste My Time (’98 Version)
Francis Rossi 2025 UK Tour.
We are delighted to announce the Francis Rossi UK 2025 Tour.
Join us for an evening of FR songs from the Status Quo songbook and more….
Tickets: www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/francis-rossi/
A strictly limited amount of VIP tickets will be available at each show, and will include: a pre-show Meet & Greet with Francis, personal photo opportunity (please bring your own phone/camera for this), signing opportunity for one of your own items, one of the best seats in the house for the show, and an exclusive tour merchandise item.
The VIP/Meet & Greet tickets will be available direct from the venue websites on 28th June.
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ON VINYL
Francis said of the impending release, “It is great that ‘We Talk Too Much’ is getting a vinyl release. It looks fantastic. This album is close to my heart, it’s a different kind of sound to what I do with Quo, but I love this music. ‘Broken Memory’ also deserves to see the light of day, so I am glad we’ve been able to include that as an extra”.
Tracklisting:
LP Side A
01. I'll Take You Home
02. I’ve Tried Letting It Go
03. Oughta Know By Now
04. But I Just Said Goodbye
05. Waiting For Jesus
06. I'm Only Happy
LP Side B
01. Rearrange
02. I Talk Too Much
03. Heartbreaker
04. Good Times Bad Times
05. Sinking In Blue
06. Maybe Tomorrow
07. Broken Memory (Bonus Track)
Rhino news - new solo album
We are delighted to announce that 'Just Sayin', the new album from John 'Rhino' Edwards, will be released worldwide by Molano Music on Friday, March 1, in the following formats: digipak CD (numbered limited edition of 1,000) and 140g black vinyl (hand-numbered and signed limited edition of 250).
Both formats are exclusively available from Rhino's official website and can be ordered here: http://www.rhinosrevenge.com/
Two T-shirt designs have also been added to the store.
Various videos promoting songs from the album can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/@RhinosRevenge
