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Post by mortified on May 25, 2024 9:29:30 GMT
Yeah, I saw that. I'm not 100% sure why he was even on the prog. Trying to sell more tickets presumably, although I think they've sold pretty well anyway. These daytime interviews are so inane and generic but I guess they're not really aimed at the long term fan. More the casual punter who will no doubt say, "oh, are they still going?" You mean they ARE still going? Nah... yer 'avin a larf! Good point
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Post by noproblems on May 26, 2024 8:51:55 GMT
I think there won't be a definite end to Status Quo. There won't be a big farewell tour - there probably won't be any tour after 2024. Francis will perform more solo gigs and Quo will just drift away.
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Post by noproblems on Jun 25, 2024 17:09:11 GMT
Well, it looks as if there won't be a Quo tour in 2025; Francis has often said there was unlikely to be one and his newly announced solo tour for next year confirms that. Maybe Francis is finding a Quo tour hard work - he's 75 now and not many 75 year old rock stars can shake it like Mick Jagger (81 in July). This is my mere speculation, but I also think he's going to find a Quo tour in 2026 harder work at the age of 77, no matter how fit he keeps himself.
Will there be enough demand for a Quo tour in 2026? I think they can pull it off for a summer tour, yes. But will they? Rhino is the youngest of the 70+ trio at 71 with Andy at 78. We know Rhino certainly has the energy but very little has been said about Andy by himself or anyone else - how does he feel about gigging at 80? (Andy retiring won't necessarily be the end for Quo - we all thought Rick was irreplaceable and look what happened there.)
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Post by mortified on Jun 26, 2024 13:56:16 GMT
I'd say they might muster the odd summer gig but when you listen to Francis talk, he is always very careful to point out the amount of rehearsal and regaining of fitness required, both of which seem to take a long time.
Starting up again in 2026 with one of them in their 80's and two others well into their 70's does seem unlikely. The Stones are more or less an exception. And, if I'm honest, they seem to have a much looser approach to their live performances and their music in general. Always have.
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Post by noproblems on Jul 24, 2024 11:35:43 GMT
metro.co.uk/2024/06/24/legendary-70s-rock-band-announce-will-retire-summer-tour-21094442/Francis seems to be getting closer to confirming what we've been suspecting for some time. What he never seems to say is how much discussion he's had with the other septuagenarians. I looked at the possibility of seeing them in Taunton as it fitted some important criteria for my travelling companion: a seated section and a level terrain (Scarborough is hilly and my companion's fragile back would not have coped with that). Had to rule Taunton out - the seated section was tucked away in a corner nowhere near the stage. There may have been big screens to see them on, but I can do that at home. Plus it was Aug bank hol weekend - not a good time to travel and it usually rains anyway. Shame - Zummerzet could have been quite nice in August. If Quo continue, it will be in name only.
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Post by mortified on Jul 24, 2024 13:10:59 GMT
If I'm honest, I simply cannot be ar$ed with the travel anymore. Travelling in the UK is a ball ache. Whether it's by train, plane or automobile. I could list the issues but we all know what they are. Travelling north from Edinburgh is a genuine pleasure. Relatively quiet roads and trains that run and are not rammed like the 6:15 to Mumbai. South of about Lancaster or Newcastle and it just becomes chaos or static; road or rail. I was genuinely tempted to have one last shot at seeing Sheryl Crow live when she played in Halifax in June but I talked myself out of it. I knew how I'd feel when I got up in the morning and had to face that journey. Miserable old sod that I am
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Post by noproblems on Jul 24, 2024 14:03:54 GMT
If I'm honest, I simply cannot be ar$ed with the travel anymore. Travelling in the UK is a ball ache. Whether it's by train, plane or automobile. I could list the issues but we all know what they are. Travelling north from Edinburgh is a genuine pleasure. Relatively quiet roads and trains that run and are not rammed like the 6:15 to Mumbai. South of about Lancaster or Newcastle and it just becomes chaos or static; road or rail. I was genuinely tempted to have one last shot at seeing Sheryl Crow live when she played in Halifax in June but I talked myself out of it. I knew how I'd feel when I got up in the morning and had to face that journey. Miserable old sod that I am I can relate to that. The travel as much as the miserable old sod. Just before Covid kicked in, Genesis announced their "Last Domino?" tour. The obvious place to see them for me living in Hertfordshire was the O2 Arena, but the best tix were sold out* and so we (Her Maj's brother and I) trekked up the A1 to Newcastle. Good show though it was, five hours plus a break at Wetherby was a long trek, then there's the hotel costs. I mulled over the possible final Quo show in Taunton, but a number of similar factors weighed against it. The mioserable sod bit was because there were acute fuel shortages in the South East at that time and brother-in-law spent the whole of the night before and all the journey to Newcastle moaning about it - and it was misreable. I promised myself I wouldn't go to any shows again with him, but I relented (under duress from Her Maj) and we're at Wembley tomorrow. * Because of Covid, the show was cancelled twice and people returned their tix - we would have been better off in Greenwich. Oh, well - hindsight is a wonderful thing.
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