Status Quo certainly know how to keep their loyal fans entertained and last night’s show at Dudley Castle proved no exception.
There was a feeling of great anticipation in the air as the crowd prepared for the rock legends to grace the stage.
And both young and old members of the audience were soon having a great time singing, dancing and waving their arms in the air during the 90 minute performance.
Even constant downpours didn’t get in the way of the audience making the most of the opportunity to see their favourite band and the castle grounds provided a great atmospheric venue for an open-air concert.
The group, made up of Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Brown, John ‘Rino’ Edwards and Mat Letley, also seemed to be enjoying themselves as they hardly paused for breath as they played song after song.
Most fans seemed to know every word and many were wearing T-shirts branded with details of previous tours, some going back decades. Both Down Down and Whatever You Want were obvious crowd pleasers and went down a storm with the eager fans, but it was Rockin’ All Over the World which everybody had been waiting for.
It was greeted with loud applause, singing and dancing as the crowd went wild. The show left plenty of happy and contented faces among the fans as they made their way home afterwards. For Lorraine Handley and Glen Stevenson, from Great Barr, it was the 35th time they had seen their heroes perform in recent years.
Lorraine, aged 32, said she thought the castle grounds provided “the perfect setting”.
Matt, Helen, Brian, Ade and Sharon Longville had travelled from Kingswinford for the concert. Sharon said: “ I think they ought to have a lot more concerts here. It’s a great place.”
Long-time friends Diane Harold, Ian Gray, both from Aldridge, and Tess Price, from Dudley, were enjoying a picnic despite the damp weather as they waited for the main act.
Tess said: “It is a fantastic venue. It’s really a good idea to hold concerts here.”
19 Comments
It really was a great night at the castle. I hope the summer’s events are seen as a success and a prelude of what we can expect to see in the future and hopefully attract more big name acts to the town
yes the quo fantastic despite weather great gig good setting mention to hayseed dixie who were outstanding to.
venue great, quo awsome(as always), weather terrible - but a good night was had by all-thumbs up!
quo fab as ever young and old alike rockin all over the zoo
IT WAS GOOD NIGHT AT CASTLE DESPITE
THE BRITISH WEATHER, QUO WERE BRILL AS USUAL, THROUGHT DR & THE MEDICS QUITE ENTERTAINING
yes i agree its a great setting,i saw The Australian Pink Floyd on saturday ……what a gig!!!!!
Wet,wet,wet, but a fantastic setting and great performance from the Quo
First time at a Status Quo concert - and I loved it!
The setting was great, pity it rained - but at least I had a rain coat!
I really enjoyed it Sunday, I hope that Status Quo return to Dudley and put on another shop like that of Sundays. Keep on Rocking Status Quo.
Hi just a quickie on the other concert that took place at dudley castle on saturday night, The Aussie Pink Floyd. WHAT A NIGHT brilliant vocals and musicians and wow what a light show. The setting in the castle was amazing and well done to all involved, this is one of the best gigs i have been to and please Dudley castle lets have even more next year.
who was that young band who came on and sang a few songs?cheers
Great night by the Quo ! The crew worked hard to make this one happen on time, well done lads. LMS Events were spot on !
Great venue, great night, great band. This was my 81st Quo gig so, despite the rain, it was worth the journey from Leicester to see such a great line-up. If I’m honest though Dr. and the Medics stole the show. They were brilliant.
I saw the real floyd at earls court so the tribute can’t do it for me i’m afraid
reply to comment 11.tj barker: young band were called Aura; i bought their cd…ace! brave of them to do all original stuff (unlike other 2 supports!)good luck to them …Quo were ace as usual
another flawless peformance from the masters in an idillic setting
response to 15. thanks for the support, i thought i’d just plug the website
really good night overall!
http://www.myspace.com/aurarocknblues whoever thought dr & the medics stole the show… well they played covers and badly so i’m not so sure, if u want to see a joke band then i’d recommend them… hayseed dixie were really good fun though, and fantastic players, and the quo were awesome
thought the young uns did good,the singer was born to it and great voice;quo rocked!!
Note to Jamie
Guard your words carefully for they may come back to haunt you.
Lets see you in 25 years time my son!!!