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Post by cammythemortonfan on Sept 28, 2017 19:50:50 GMT
Any word on who is supporting Quo on the UK leg?
I’d love Uriah Heep.
I think they need to crank up the publicity , it’s veen very quiet on the UK Quo front
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Post by snakelady on Sept 29, 2017 8:40:00 GMT
That's an interesting topic, Cammy - as far as I'm aware no support has been mentioned at all so far, not for the acoustic gigs either. And if one was planned they'd have a treaty with Quo already and it would be difficult to change now. You may get that strange accordion and drum duo we already had the dubious pleasure to experience . Otherwise Heep have been playing with Quo this summer again, for the third year actually, and I'd not mind some change, even though I'd doubt they'd be considered an adequate support for an acoustic tour anyway. I guess there's a fair chance you'll get them with your now electric tour though.
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Post by mortified on Sept 29, 2017 10:24:26 GMT
It is interesting that we don't have a support act announcement yet. Like Snakelady says, chances are a contract had been signed with someone to do the acoustic gigs in the UK which are now no more. Some wheeling and dealing no doubt to be done. I haven't seen Uriah Heep since 1975! I think it was the Return To Fantasy tour. Actually no; I tell a lie. They were at the "Monsters of Rock" at Donington in 1982. Well, anyway. Been a long time
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Post by problemshalved on Sept 29, 2017 17:56:57 GMT
There will be no support. It's going to a be a 2 1/2 set with a full length Forty Five Hundred Times and full length Roadhouse Blues complete with jig😀
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Post by tramper on Sept 29, 2017 20:13:20 GMT
There will be no support. It's going to a be a 2 1/2 set with a full length Forty Five Hundred Times and full length Roadhouse Blues complete with jig😀 If only !! Got a feeling it will be the same boring 1 1/2 set. 😔
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Post by smokie on Sept 29, 2017 20:19:07 GMT
I've seen some duff support acts in my time, I'd happily do away with them
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Post by kursaal75 on Sept 29, 2017 22:08:19 GMT
I don't really care who's supporting, the only Quo I'm seeing this winter is, John Coghlan's Quo at London's Dingwells in December.
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Post by snakelady on Sept 30, 2017 7:05:57 GMT
There will be no support. It's going to a be a 2 1/2 set with a full length Forty Five Hundred Times and full length Roadhouse Blues complete with jig😀 *.. and then he awakes* They did have support though even back then .. although I can't for the life of me remember a single one.
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Post by mortified on Sept 30, 2017 7:32:35 GMT
There will be no support. It's going to a be a 2 1/2 set with a full length Forty Five Hundred Times and full length Roadhouse Blues complete with jig😀 *.. and then he awakes* They did have support though even back then .. although I can't for the life of me remember a single one. There were no support acts between 1979 and 1984. Not in the UK. Meant we all got home at a reasonable time
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Post by snakelady on Sept 30, 2017 7:36:20 GMT
*.. and then he awakes* They did have support though even back then .. although I can't for the life of me remember a single one. There were no support acts between 1979 and 1984. Not in the UK. Meant we all got home at a reasonable time Maybe there weren't any here either ? I can't remember a support in 78 either though
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Post by mortified on Sept 30, 2017 7:42:31 GMT
I didn't see the band in 1978. They didn't tour the UK. They just played a couple of festivals if I remember rightly. Reading I think was one. Back to the scene of their famous triumph in 1972.
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Post by snakelady on Sept 30, 2017 8:37:40 GMT
I didn't see the band in 1978. They didn't tour the UK. They just played a couple of festivals if I remember rightly. Reading I think was one. Back to the scene of their famous triumph in 1972. That's interesting. They made their regular tour of Germany in 78 and an overwhelming success it was (in Feb. it was back then). The one year they didn't tour here (or at all ?) and merely played the San Remo festival was 80. That's why I've always had problems following John's reasoning in 81 that he needed a break from touring and that may have helped him so he'd not walked out. I can't help but think there must've been problems rooted deeper than this, after all they came from their longest break ever - him having been heavily into alcohol while all the others were druggies maybe ? I know he has said in interviews he felt lonely and alienated because of it .. Back to topic: None of my old ticket stubs mentions a support act, but I've seen tour posters from the 70s that did have support acts included. Maybe @inna can shed some light on this ?
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Post by mortified on Sept 30, 2017 8:56:41 GMT
Apart from that '79 to '84 period, I think there were support acts pretty much all the time. They weren't necessarily mentioned on tickets. There has been the odd isolated gig of course like the one at the Roundhouse or even in Barcelona where there was no warm up act but generally speaking there usually has been. As for Mr Coghlan, I think it was a combination of everything but I imagine the isolation he felt would have been even more acute when they were on the road. How Charlie Watts has managed to stay with the Stones all these decades watching what was going on in front of him and around him beats me!
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Post by Crapmodem on Oct 1, 2017 10:49:08 GMT
A good friend of mine had the dubious honour of being local Tour Guide to the Rolling Stones a few months ago in a major capital city.
His comments; "I only actually saw two members of the group. Ronnie Wood was an ignorant foul-mouthed pig and Charlie Watts was a gentleman - a pleasure to guide".
Back to the topic. Bring back Nicole Lacy!
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Post by mortified on Oct 1, 2017 12:50:33 GMT
Back to the topic. Bring back Nicole Lacy!
And why not? The fact that everyone still remembers her suggests she made an impact Her name always crops up!
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 16, 2017 14:41:18 GMT
I didn't see the band in 1978. They didn't tour the UK. They just played a couple of festivals if I remember rightly. Reading I think was one. Back to the scene of their famous triumph in 1972. That's interesting. They made their regular tour of Germany in 78 and an overwhelming success it was (in Feb. it was back then). The one year they didn't tour here (or at all ?) and merely played the San Remo festival was 80. I think the reason they didn't tour the UK in 1978 was because they were doing a tax break year. Remember Francis living in Ireland and Rick writing Living on an Island whilst living in Jersey. They were only allowed a limited number of days in the UK to avoid paying 83% tax.
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Post by kursaal75 on Oct 16, 2017 18:22:07 GMT
That's interesting. They made their regular tour of Germany in 78 and an overwhelming success it was (in Feb. it was back then). The one year they didn't tour here (or at all ?) and merely played the San Remo festival was 80. I think the reason they didn't tour the UK in 1978 was because they were doing a tax break year. Remember Francis living in Ireland and Rick writing Living on an Island whilst living in Jersey. They were only allowed a limited number of days in the UK to avoid paying 83% tax. They only played The Reading Festival in 1978 in the UK
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Post by mortified on Oct 17, 2017 5:56:03 GMT
I think the reason they didn't tour the UK in 1978 was because they were doing a tax break year. Remember Francis living in Ireland and Rick writing Living on an Island whilst living in Jersey. They were only allowed a limited number of days in the UK to avoid paying 83% tax. They only played The Reading Festival in 1978 in the UK That's what I thought but I wasn't 100% sure.
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Post by johnnymain on Nov 17, 2017 12:48:56 GMT
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Post by snakelady on Nov 17, 2017 12:55:12 GMT
Never heard of them .. Do you have any info who's going to support them during the acoustic leg of the tour ?
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Post by johnnymain on Nov 17, 2017 13:05:35 GMT
Never heard of them .. Do you have any info who's going to support them during the acoustic leg of the tour ? It's worth checking out Cats In Space, they're a great wee band. Support on the November/December Aquostic dates comes from Ken Hensley.
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Post by mortified on Nov 17, 2017 13:13:16 GMT
My sister tells me Cats In Space supported Thunder on their recent tour. Although she can remember little about them. I knew nothing about them at all but I've just checked out their latest album, Scarecrow. They sound a bit retro; dated even. Very 70's is my initial impression with guitars, keyboards and straightforward rock vocals. A sort of Styx meets Manfred Mann. But, to be fair, that's only on one brief listen to several samples. But it at least tells me what I'll be seeing. Or, more likely, missing
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Post by johnnymain on Nov 17, 2017 13:20:50 GMT
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Post by cammythemortonfan on Nov 23, 2017 21:05:29 GMT
I saw Cats in Space supporting Deep Purple last night and already I am looking forward to seeing them support Quo.
Make sure you catch them
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Post by mortified on Nov 24, 2017 6:52:15 GMT
I saw Cats in Space supporting Deep Purple last night and already I am looking forward to seeing them support Quo. Make sure you catch them My sister said that Europe supported Deep Purple in Glasgow. Were there three bands on? She never mentioned. The wee scamp.
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