British legends Status Quo have played the first of a series of shows with their classic “Frantic Four” lineup in thirty years at the O2 Apollo in Manchester (Wednesday, March 6).
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Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan were together in the group from 1970 to 1976, the period that saw such classic albums as Piledriver and On the Level. All of the songs in the set came from that period in Quo history although they avoided all but two (Down Down (1974 / #1), Rain (1976 / #7)) of their biggest hits including Paper Plane (1972 / #8), Caroline (1973 / #5), Break the Rules (1974 / #8) and Roll Over Lay Down (1975/#9).
The set list:
Main Set
Junior’s Wailing (from Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon, 1970)
Backwater (from Quo, 1974)
Just Take Me (from Quo, 1974)
Is There a Better Way (from Blue For You, 1976)
In My Chair (single, 1970)
Blue Eyed Lady (from Hello!, 1973)
Little Lady (from On the Level, 1975)
Most of the Time (from On the Level, 1975)
April, Spring, Summer and Wednesdays (from Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon, 1970)
Railroad (from Dog of Two Heads, 1971)
Oh Baby (from Piledriver, 1972)
Forty-Five Hundred Times (from Hello!, 1973)
Rain (from Blue For You, 1976)
Big Fat Mama (from Piledriver, 1972)
Down Down (from On the Level, 1975)
Roadhouse Blues (from Piledriver, 1972)
Encore
Don’t Waste My Time (from Piledriver, 1972)
Bye Bye Johnny (from On the Level, 1975)
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