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Post by therockdoctor on Oct 15, 2016 22:22:14 GMT
Just got back from the Zurich gig. What a night! Huge venue and very close to a sell-out crowd - and a very involved one too. No setlist surprises after Austria, but it went down very well and the big crowd certainly got into it. It was the Dalai Lama sharing his wisdom in the Hallenstadion yesterday, but tonight it was Francis with his views on Brexit. I'll post a fuller review when I get a chance, but suffice to say, a very satisfied crowd filtered out of the Hallenstadion into a chilly Zurich evening - like it or not, there's a big audience for this brand of Status Quo and they do what they do superbly well. (The gig was recorded and available immediately after the show via Live Here Now.)
As seems customary at this venue, they issued flyers announcing the next gig in two years time, watch this space in 2018!
Oh - and the support band were young Aussie rockers "Laced In Lust", they only had about 20mins but made quite an impression, good stuff.
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Post by derryquo on Oct 16, 2016 2:02:17 GMT
Can't wait for the review.
Don't forget to include, most of the audience didn't appear to Care that Rick wasn't there and they loved RAOTW. And yes there is clearly an audience for this band and the other tribute bands that are out there. Perhas they could do a joint tour with the Drifters and do each others sets on alternate nights...sure no one would notice anyway as long as they do the hits.
And it's no surprise that they are playing other gigs..They got a last contract from a promoter for this tour and needed a gimmick to get attendance figures up.
If this band tried to get a promoter to take them on tour again without Rick, they would have no chance. But there are always festivals where they will book them because of their name...mores a pity
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Post by stusqo on Oct 16, 2016 6:47:38 GMT
Nice one Rockdoctor. Glad you are "Just doing it". and having a great time. Keep the reports coming. Those of us who love Quo and their music enjoy hearing your views of each show. Great to see those that don't give a stuff cannot help commenting. Derryquo always good for a laugh. Sad sack really..
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Post by derryquo on Oct 16, 2016 8:34:01 GMT
Nice one Rockdoctor. Glad you are "Just doing it". and having a great time. Keep the reports coming. Those of us who love Quo and their music enjoy hearing your views of each show. Great to see those that don't give a stuff cannot help commenting. Derryquo always good for a laugh. Sad sack really.. Rockon Wilquo letsrock Sometimes the truth is sad.... |
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Post by madtom on Oct 16, 2016 11:01:47 GMT
As seems customary at this venue, they issued flyers announcing the next gig in two years time, watch this space in 2018! Did the flyers give any clue as to whether the 2018 show would be acoustic or electric? |
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Post by madtom on Oct 16, 2016 11:04:19 GMT
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Post by markquo on Oct 16, 2016 12:43:29 GMT
Sometimes the truth is sad.... We finally agree Derry. You are a sad sack.... Rockon Wilquo Rossi could walk onstage and have a shite and you'd still think it was the best thing Quo ever did Cheers |
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Post by derryquo on Oct 16, 2016 14:32:41 GMT
Good deletes admin
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Post by therockdoctor on Oct 17, 2016 18:22:20 GMT
Time for a more complete review of my experience seeing Quo in Zurich. The Hallenstadion is a few kilometres out of the city, so an efficient tram ride saw me arriving there at about 5.45pm. There were two lengthy queues at the "front" of the venue so I wandered past them in search of other options. Two smaller queues were forming on the "other" side of the venue and I spotted a couple of familiar UK fans who'd done this gig before, so joined that queue in the knowledge they'd be well positioned for scoring a good spot once the doors opened. The queues soon became long but doors opened at a little after 6pm so it wasn't a long wait and then it was the usual dash for the best spots. It was a significant run from the entrance to the stage (this is a big venue!), but I was happy to be second row on Rhino's side, not bad for a very short queuing time! This was my view looking back in the arena then:  It was a lengthy wait until the show got under way, with the support band appearing at 8pm. They played heavy rock and quickly announced themselves as being from Australia & called Laced In Lust - I hadn't heard of them before but they certainly didn't lack confidence and well down well with the growing audience in the Hallenstadion. They only got twenty minutes to display their wares, but did a fine job and got an appreciative farewell as they vacated the stage for Quo's crew to take over. The venue had filled up nicely by now, here's my view at about 8.30pm:  It was the usual clinical process of preparing Quo's stage and the crew were ready with time to spare, the drone not kicking in until about 9.05pm. It was down to Richie Malone to do the honours and open the gig as usual with "Caroline" and then a weak pairing really of "The Wanderer" and "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like". After those, it was good to get into rockier territory with "Rain", perhaps a surprise inclusion to some given Rick's absence but nonetheless a crowd favourite and Rhino did a good job on lead vocals. Next up was a welcome return for "Softer Ride", again always a crowd favourite and it really got the big audience revved up. "Beginning Of The End" kept the momentum going but it was "Hold You Back" that got things really rocking. The medley also went down well, with "Paper Plane" being one of those never fail songs. "The Oriental" and "Creepin' Up On You" kept their place in the set, they seem tired but I was surprised how much this audience got into them before it was time for the band to all take centre stage with "Gerdundula", which was played brilliantly and at least gives all five members their chance to be up front. The set really starts to build again at this point, with "In The Army Now" getting the full treatment and some seriously loud reactions in the singalong parts thanks to the sheer size of this crowd. Leon certainly stepped up the drum solo to play to the crowd and then it was time for the "big four". "Roll Over Lay Down" is always a winner (and one of my favourite Quo songs) and then it was time for perhaps the killer song of the entire current set in the shape of "Down Down", with Francis milking the crowd for all they had. When he has a big audience in the palm of his hand like this, it's hard to imagine he can ever stop doing it. "Whatever You Want" (with a fine intro from Richie) and "Rockin' All Over the World" did their job in climaxing the crowd to end the major set. It was good to hear "Burning Bridges" kicking off the encore, it always gets the crowd bouncing along before the inevitable "Rock and Roll Music" (with Rhino taking lead) and "Bye Bye Johnny" closed out a memorable performance at about 10.45pm.   This may well end up being the biggest gig of the LNOTE tour (and Quo almost sold as many tickets as the Dalai Lama the day before!) and it would have been a lucrative one. The merch stand was frantic and all T-shirts sold out. The gig was also recorded by Live Here And Now and there were very long queues to pick up the CD after the show (so much so that I've opted to mail order it instead). A nice piece of memorabilia also disappeared quickly, the flyer for the band's next appearance at this venue, apparently already booked in for November 2018! I really enjoyed this gig - the band played well and fed off the massive audience. The vibe was great too, passionate but friendly, and thousands of punters once again went home happy, job done. |
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Oct 17, 2016 18:36:27 GMT
Impressive crowd numbers by the looks of it.
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Post by paul70 on Oct 18, 2016 5:13:45 GMT
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Post by 4th Chord on Oct 18, 2016 7:40:39 GMT
Impressive crowd numbers by the looks of it. Photoshopped. |
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Post by stusqo on Oct 18, 2016 9:41:23 GMT
Excellent report Rockdoctor. Huge crowd by the look and good to hear they enjoyed performance.I see 4th chord feels slightly threatened by the size of the crowd. I guess he and Derry become a little consumed by the size of quite a few things these days. I reckon they may well hang out together....
Think I have pre ordered the cd , so looking forward to it arriving.
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Post by Gaz on Oct 18, 2016 9:44:49 GMT
Just got back from the Zurich gig. What a night! Huge venue and very close to a sell-out crowd - and a very involved one too. No setlist surprises after Austria, but it went down very well and the big crowd certainly got into it. It was the Dalai Lama sharing his wisdom in the Hallenstadion yesterday, but tonight it was Francis with his views on Brexit. I'll post a fuller review when I get a chance, but suffice to say, a very satisfied crowd filtered out of the Hallenstadion into a chilly Zurich evening - like it or not, there's a big audience for this brand of Status Quo and they do what they do superbly well. (The gig was recorded and available immediately after the show via Live Here Now.) As seems customary at this venue, they issued flyers announcing the next gig in two years time, watch this space in 2018! Oh - and the support band were young Aussie rockers "Laced In Lust", they only had about 20mins but made quite an impression, good stuff. Thanks Lee. Ive never heard of the Aussie band 'Laced In Lust' so I checked them out... |
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Post by Gaz on Oct 18, 2016 10:08:34 GMT
Excellent report Rockdoctor. Huge crowd by the look and good to hear they enjoyed performance.I see 4th chord feels slightly threatened by the size of the crowd. I guess he and Derry become a little consumed by the size of quite a few things these days. I reckon they may well hang out together.... Think I have pre ordered the cd , so looking forward to it arriving. Rockon Wilquo Cmon stuz... even I can see 4th is takin the piss.  |
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