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Old 31-01-2016, 21:27
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There are posts on Facebook tonight saying that this years tour will be the final Electric Status Quo gigs.

Monday February 1st: Status Quo today announce that their 2016 live shows will represent their last ever full on Electric tour. Following a final high profile European tour, which will start in October and include UK dates in December 2016, no further electric tours will be booked for this legendary band.
Francis Rossi said, “We’ve talked about it for some time and have decided that it’s time for us to hang up the electrics. It’s getting harder and harder for us to play those shows. It’s 30 years since we last said we were stopping but this is a final decision. It doesn’t mean we won’t do other things, perhaps the odd special, but we’re agreed that the moment has come. There’s more to come from us in the years ahead, but we won’t tour the electric set ever again”.

Rick Parfitt added, “We always thought we’d see a red light when it was time to stop. The show hurts now, physically. It’s hard to maintain that level of energy and without that it’s not really a Quo show. So we don’t feel we should continue. This is definitely the end of our lives on the road with the electric set, life won’t be the same for us – or many of the fans – but we can’t go on at this pace any more”.

“The Last Night Of The Electrics” Tour will go on sale in February 2016. Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John ‘Rhino’ Edwards and Leon Cave will plug back in and bring their thunderous electric live show back to the nation’s venues for the last time. Packed with hits, both new and old, taken from that unbelievable back catalogue. If you love Status Quo, you need to be there; if you’ve never before seen this truly legendary act play a full full-throttle no-nonsense electric set, you need to be there!

These tour dates will truly be the end of an era as Status Quo turn their back on constantly touring their fabled electric live set. Since first charting in 1967 the band have become a truly iconic and massively influential rock act. The world of music will not be the same once the dust has settled from “The Last Night Of The Electrics” Tour.’

In 2014 Quo recorded an Acoustic album and did a small tour of that last year. I expect though they will hang up the Fender Telecasters. They will carry on with small Acoustic tours and maybe the odd gig. However no more big tours.

Actually Francis Rossi hung up his Famous Green Fender Telecaster in 2014. Due to it being worn out. He has been using a custom made one for the past 2 years.
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Old 31-01-2016, 22:10
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Actually Francis Rossi hung up his Famous Green Fender Telecaster in 2014. Due to it being worn out. He has been using a custom made one for the past 2 years.
Well, if you play the same three or four chords so many times, it was bound to wear out!
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Old 31-01-2016, 23:04
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Gutted to see but it was always going to happen Quo haven't been off the road since 85 and only ever missed 2 years since 62 I think they will still do the odd festival and maybe acoustic shows
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Old 01-02-2016, 17:35
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Looking at the tour dates on their website, it's not much of a final tour
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Old 01-02-2016, 19:43
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Looking at the tour dates on their website, it's not much of a final tour
Don't think the dates and venues have been announced yet. What is there is the small summer tour they will be doing.
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Old 02-02-2016, 10:45
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Don't think the dates and venues have been announced yet. What is there is the small summer tour they will be doing.
Winter tour dates out this month
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Old 02-02-2016, 20:19
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Don't think the dates and venues have been announced yet. What is there is the small summer tour they will be doing.
That's cool then, hope they get over to Belfast
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Old 08-02-2016, 10:30
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Saw them last year in Brighton and they sounded great and seemed in good shape. Parfitt and Rossi are true rockers, I'd be surprised if they'd be willing to call it a day whilst they are still able to sell out tours every year. Good luck to them if they are though, after 50 years in the business they're entitled to they're retirement.
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Old 08-02-2016, 10:43
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I read somewhere Rick and Francis hardly talk away from the band these days
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Old 08-02-2016, 11:21
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I read somewhere Rick and Francis hardly talk away from the band these days
"I read somewhere"....love it
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