KiddyAid, Kidderminster Railway Station      1st May 2010
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at Kidderminster and it is certainly a venue we will remember -it's not often you have a railway carriage as a dressing room! Deborah Hodgson proved to be a brilliant support act and I'm sure we will be hearing more about her in coming years

Quo Boogie Day, The Diamond Club, Sutton in Ashfield, near Mansfield      27 March 2010
A Quo themed evening of entertainment when we played alongside Stated Quo and The Five B's featuring Quos' original drummer John Coghlan

ShamelessQuo's Annual Christmas Party, The Old Bell Hotel, Derby      18 December 2009
Possibly our best gig yet. A great audience who helped us raise £700 for the Lewis Mighty fund. We had a great time and was the first time we had played 'Marguerita Time' and 'It's Christmas Time' live - two tracks we added to our special Christmas set list

The Winding Wheel, Chesterfield   27 November 2009
A charity concert and some hard rockin' for a good cause. We we're first on the bill to get the night off to a great start

Tutbury Institute, Tutbury   20 June 2009
Another new venue for us. They were a bit surprised at the amount of gear we wheeled in but everything eventually found a place. Nice stage sound at soundcheck courtesy of Guy our regular sound engineer and we headed off to Bone Towers (and it's very impressive grounds) for a bite to eat. We returned somewhat later suitably fed and watered and were due on stage at around 9.15. The changing room was that small we had to enter in reverse order to that in which we would come on stage during the introductory drone. A good hot sweaty gig for us and the first time out with 'What You're Proposing' in the set. Good to see Brokenman and Nanana from the Status Quo Messageboard in the audience, who incidentally have posted some clips of the gig on youtube.

Rolls Royce Leisure Club, The Pavilion, Moor Lane, Derby   4 April 2009
First time out at this venue for us, and close to home too. We played 2 sets, which was fortunate as the high frequencies in our monitors disappeared during the first set due to a fuse blowing. Not only that but he in house lighting desk took it upon itself to lock up half way through the first set. "Oh, yes, it does that every now and then" we were told! The audience were probably not aware of all this going on, but after the interval with onstage sound and light sorted we ploughed through the hits in our usual style. The venue acoustics are actually very good and the sizable dance floor was full. The food was very good too. Thankyou to everyone who came along. The promoters were very pleased with the crowd we pulled in and will be booking us on their tribute bill for next year.

St Peters Church Hall, Chellaston, Derby   28 March 2009
A nice local gig for us a week before playing at Rolls Royce. Straightforward setup and plenty of back stage space. Nice to have Sparks lighting us once again and he tells us he'll be investing in a LED lighting setup soon so that we won't have to sweat so much! (those Par cans get very hot!!) Mr Bone launched into a stunning rendition of Bachs Toccata by way of a warm up during the soundcheck which gave rise to numerous heads peering at the stage from the hatch near the kitchen area and murmurs of "no way...!" He had to repeat it so that one lady could play it to her husband over the mobile phone. "It's one of his favourite pieces of music" she said. All this and the band haven't even played a song together yet. We had to make a quick trip to the local chippie just after soundcheck and very nice they were too. Later we could see that a few of the audience had arrived in suitable 70s gear, along with Elvis and two girls dressed as ZZ Top. Usual crowd reaction from these places that stop for the raffle etc half way through but they got on their feet eventually when we got to playing the well known hits. Nice evening, nice audience and not too far from home.

The Ostrich Festival, Longford, Derbyshire   5 July 2008
Another outdoor event promising a weekend of quality live rock, pop and blues acts over three days. We are headlining on the Saturday. More information can be found here

Duffield Carnival, Derbyshire   28 June 2008
This was an outdoor event so we hoped the weather would be good...and it was! Last year this event was cancelled due to the field it was to be held in being under three feet of floodwater but this year there wasn't so much as a puddle. We were the headlining evening act in the main marquee, the early afternoon spent setting up the PA and Lighting rig behind the Womens Institute tables. While soundchecking there was a loud whistling coming from the direction of the speaker stack stage right which we eventually realised was in fact a whistling kettle on the boil, being used by the WI on their tea and coffee stall!! We've not seen one of those for years (or heard one for that matter). We were supported by a young local band by the name of Gold Rush, who did a fine job of warming the audience up for us with their soulful jazz,funk numbers. We have been asked to return next year , unless of course the floods return.....

Wolverhampton Cricket Club, Tettenhall   6 June 2008
A corporate event for Lloyds bank. Lovely venue scenically, but the acoustics of the room left a lot to be desired

Bonefest 2008, Hanbury Memorial Hall, Hanbury, Derbyshire   21 March 2008
Andy Bones' Birthday bash with us being our own support act by not dressing up, swapping roles on the instrument front and playing some non-quo tunes for a change

ShamelessQuo's Annual Christmas Party, The Duke of York, Burton Road, Derby       22 December 2007
It's a long running tradition of ours to play a gig at Christmas at this particular venue, mainly because it's so close to home. Every year it gets a little bit bigger, a little bit grander and some years the pub doesn't run out of beer!!! This was a great way to end the year and our last gig of 2007! It's the first Xmas gig for Andy Bone our new man on keys, so we made sure he didn't fill half the stage with gear 'cos it's only tiny. Thanks to everyone who braved the cold winter air to see us. Good to see so many familiar faces in the crowd, especially those who sported our new 10th Anniversary tour shirts. Thanks to Sparks on the lights and Guy for doing a sterling job on sound. A clip of Rock n Roll recorded on the night is available to download below if you want to either relive some of the party all over again or if you are just curious to see what you missed. Here's to the next one!

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Allenton British Legion, Allenton, Derby  1st December 2007
We will be appearing at Allenton British Legion Club in Derby on the 1st of December. Have to say we,re looking forward to playing live again after a few months rehearsing a few new numbers to add to the set. For those attending it will also be a chance to get your hands on our new 10th Anniversary Tour shirts, so if you still need a few pressies for Christmas then look no further!

Cropredy Fringe Festival, The Brazenose, Cropredy  11 August 2007
Following last years appearance at the Cropredy festival we were asked to headline at the Brasenose in Cropredy village. Since we always pay a visit to the Brasenose while we are in Cropredy for the festival, what could be better! The main festival was sold out but you were able to see us if you could squeeze yourself into the large outside stage area at the Brasenose! This was no small gig as the village was virtually overrun with festivalgoers. We were supported by 'Leatherat' who are a great band in their own right. Information on how to get to Cropredy can be found on Fairport Conventions site at www.fairportconvention.com

Derby Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, Derby  13 July 2007
We were pleased to be asked to play the main stage again at this prestigious event. Lovely big air conditioned stage. Andy Bone made his first appearance as our new keyboard wizard too, so anyone attending this event will know what a treat this was! There was also obviously a lot of beer to be sampled. The crowd were amazing and made the hall appear much bigger by virtue of their cheering, so thanks for that! Doors for the evening session opened at 6.30 nd we were on the main stage around 9pm. Support on the night was provided by a great band called Chaser and Shamus Oblivion were also be performing in the smaller Darwin Suite. We had a great time despite the rain outside trying to dampen things whilst loading and unloading the gear. 'Nuff said!

 Duffield Carnival, Derbyshire  30 June 2007
An outdoor event so we hoped the weather would be good! Alas it wasn't and the event was cancelled due to the field it was to be held in being under three feet of floodwater. However we have been asked to return next year (weather permitting!)

St Peters School, Littleover, Derby  27 April 2007
We did our bit for 'charidee' by playing a fundraiser at St Peters Junior School in Littleover, Derby. The School has a new stage so we put it to the test, especially with the jumping up and down on Burning Bridges. A very enjoyable evening with lots of screaming fans and autograph signing. Most of the teachers were up and playing air guitars too. The Quo Army now has a few more members - some as young as five!

 The Fishpond, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire   3 March 2007
Our first time out at this popular venue, and thanks to everyone who came along and rocked their socks off. Great to see so many familiar faces again - Mr and Mrs Modem and family, Suzi Q and Dave, Fine Fine Fine - and a few new friends too including Brokenman and Quo-dacious both of whom we had previously only known from the official Status Quo message board. The acoustics at this venue are great, which is just as well as this gig was recorded with a view to being released as part of a CD/DVD package later in the year! Some tickets for this gig were also touted as prizes in a competition run during the day on Radio Derby.

Headline Slot at Northrepps Cottage, Overstrand, near Cromer   17 Feb 2007
February saw us braving the winter cold and travelling to Overstrand near Cromer for a bit of sea air and the odd Quo tune or two. Luckily we had some great weather considering the time of year. Many thanks to Scott at www.deckchairproductions.co.uk for booking us and a special mention to 'The Lost Boys' who did a great job in the support slot.

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