Status Quo, Roy Wood and Kim Wilde Newcastle Arena Dec 16 2011
Quo at Xmas has become an annual event for me. This year’s end of year tour is entitled QuoFestive and sees the guys heading a three band bill alongside Roy Wood and Kim Wilde. They have also reduced the number of gigs on the tour and moved from a mix of theatres and arenas to a smaller number of arena gigs. This is going to be the pattern for the future, so instead of visiting the City Hall, Quo are at Newcastle Metro Arena.
I arrived around 8pm, which meant I missed Kim Wilde and Roy Wood had just started. I am a big fan of Roy and the Move, and saw him support Quo in Sheffield a couple if years ago. His set was good, and he got the crowd going, finishing with that Xmas song.
Quo came on stage around 9pm and played their usual set, with a few small changes from last year. The sound was clear and loud, and Francis was on good form, with the usual cheeky comments to the crowd. The show was usual Quo; good solid rock played perfectly. I enjoyed it more than I expected, but much prefer the City Hall as a venue. The encore saw the guys joined by Roy Wood and Kim Wilde for Winter Wonderland and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Good stuff. I must have seen Quo around 30 times now, and to be honest it is getting a little samey, but hey ho they are what they are, and they do it well. So will I go again next year? Of course I will.
Setlist: Caroline; Something ‘Bout You Baby I Like; The Wanderer; Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ You; Rain; Mean Girl; Beginning Of The End; Medley (What You’re Proposin’/Down The Dustpipe/Little Lady/Red Sky/Dear John); Big Fat Mama;
Two Way Traffic; The Oriental; Let’s Rock; Paper Plane; Living On An Island; In The Army Now; Drum Solo/The Killer; Roll Over Lay Down; Down Down; Whatever You Want; Rockin’ All Over The World
Encore: Burning Bridges; Walking In A Winter Wonderland; Santa Clause Is Coming To Town
I hate printed tickets
programme
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Posted by Sir_Bawls on April 15, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Here’s Kim Wilde’s setlist and band line-up for this show:
01. Chequered Love
02. Never Trust A Stranger
03. Cambodia
04. You Came
05. You Keep Me Hangin’ On
06. Ever Fallen In Love
07. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
08. Kids In America
Kim Wilde – vocals
Scarlett Wilde – backing vocals
Ricky Wilde – guitar
Neil Jones – guitar
Nick Beggs – bass
Steve Power – keyboards & keytar
Jonathon Atkinson – drums
Here’s Roy Wood’s setlist and band line-up for this show:
01. Instrumental intro (without Roy Wood)
02. California Man
03. Ball Park Incident
04. Kiss Me Goodnight, Boadicea
05. Fire Brigade
06. New York City
07. Angel Fingers
08. Flowers In The Rain
09. Are You Ready To Rock
10. See My Baby Jive
11. Goodbye Blackberry Way
12. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Roy Wood – vocals, guitar & bagpipes
Michelle Naylor – backing vocals
Neil Simpson – bass
Danny McCormack – keyboards
Roy Adams – drums
Posted by Sir_Bawls on April 15, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Oops, I missed Roy Woods sax players. Here they are:
Paul Corry – saxophone
Jim Corry – saxophone
James Russell – saxophone
John “Boysey” Battrum – saxophone
Posted by vintagerock on April 15, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Many thanks Peter