Status Quo City Hall Newcastle 24 November 2010
I’d been looking forward to this, but when the night came I wasn’t that excited about going. Don’t get me wrong, I still love Status Quo, but the set lists don’t change much from year to year and it has all been getting a bit samey for me. Also it was pretty cold and I didn’t fancy going out.
Anyway along I went to the City Hall, and I arrived just as the support act was finishing. After a quick visit to the bar, I took my seat half way back in the stalls. It wasn’t long before the familiar Quo drone heralded the arrival of the boys, starting as always these days with Caroline. The set was pretty much the same with a few changes, but actually I did enjoy the show more than I had expected. Francis in particular was on top form in one of his great cheeky moods, with lots of banter with the crowd. And he played more and better guitar solos than he usually does. Rick on the other hand seemed quite reserved and his voice seemed to be suffering. All in all a pretty good show; perhaps not top form; but better that last year at Sheffield Arena.
Setlist: Caroline; Something ’bout You Baby I Like; Break The Rules; Mean Girl; Softer Ride; 4500 Times; Rain; Beginning Of The End; Medley: Mystery Song / Railroad / Spinning Wheel Blues / Wild Side Of Life / Rollin’ Home / Again And Again / Slow Train; The Oriental; Creepin’ Up On You; For You; In The Army Now; Drum Solo; Paper Plane; Roll Over Lay Down; Down Down; Whatever You Want; Rockin’ All Over The World
Encore: Don’t Waste My Time; Rock ‘n’ Roll Music / Bye Bye Johnny
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