eric27
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Post by eric27 on Apr 26, 2023 18:35:48 GMT
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mortified
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Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on Apr 27, 2023 6:42:04 GMT
Great to see these 👍 I was lucky to be at Paris 2006 (Olympia), Lille 2007, Nice 2008, Paris 2009 (Casino de Paris), Annecy 2010, St Etienne (2010) and Paris (Olympia) 2011. We do like our French gigs. In fact, Paris 2006 is where I met the future Mrs Mortified. Also one of the best gigs I have ever been to. A privilege to be there. And RIP, Bruno while I'm on. Very sadly missed  |
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Post by backwater67 on Apr 27, 2023 11:26:36 GMT
Excellent. Some great information on Quo tours across France. Ticket stubs & press cuttings really interesting…Cheers. |
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Post by matt on May 3, 2023 8:04:59 GMT
Enjoyed that. Interesting.
They cancelled lots and lots of French dates over the years though. Up to 1982 looks like about half of them that were due to go ahead didn’t and the Army tour was cancelled in its entirety due to insufficient sales. Is this true?
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Post by backwater67 on May 3, 2023 19:51:22 GMT
Enjoyed that. Interesting. They cancelled lots and lots of French dates over the years though. Up to 1982 looks like about half of them that were due to go ahead didn’t and the Army tour was cancelled in its entirety due to insufficient sales. Is this true? Pretty sure Quo toured France in March 1987 on the Army tour. Can’t imagine insufficient ticket sales. Army was such a massive hit reaching no’2 & selling 700,000 copies in France alone. |
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Post by matt on May 4, 2023 20:22:37 GMT
Yeah that’s what I thought.
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Post by vivfromcov on May 22, 2023 17:49:27 GMT
Great to see the photos of the 17/02/79 Paris gig that I went to with the Daily Mirror Pop Club trip! Me and my friend Carol were lucky enough to be rounded up by ‘George‘ to go backstage to meet the band before the show (with a small group of of the British contingent of fans). I remember Francis chatting to us, saying we were mad to go all that way  (Not so far now compared to some dedicated fans) and he also shouted “Shad uppp at the chanting crowd singing Quo o o o o! |
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Post by 37 on May 24, 2023 17:00:38 GMT
One of my regrets of being a Quo fan is that I never saw them abroad. To be honest, I have never seen them outside of England. Glasgow is another regret. I really should have done them both. The naughty step for me!
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eric27
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Post by eric27 on Jun 18, 2023 19:42:59 GMT
Enjoyed that. Interesting. They cancelled lots and lots of French dates over the years though. Up to 1982 looks like about half of them that were due to go ahead didn’t and the Army tour was cancelled in its entirety due to insufficient sales. Is this true? Yes, in november 1986, the French promoters did not publicize the tour and few tickets were sold. The success of 'army' (652.000, n°2) changed things and the March 1987 tour was a real success (full zenith of Paris!!!) |
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(Not so far now compared to some dedicated fans) and he also shouted “Shad uppp at the chanting crowd singing Quo o o o o!