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Rick Parfitt Backs Cliff Richard Over Sex Abuse Claims
Status Quo star Rick Parfitt has thrown his support behind Sir Cliff Richard as the veteran singer faces a sex abuse probe.The Young Ones singer's home was raided in August (14) as part of a...
Status Quo Celebrate Beer Success
British rockers Status Quo are celebrating after selling one million pints of their own brand beer.Members of the group created Piledriver ale in collaboration with Britain's Wychwood Brewery and launched it earlier this year (14)....
Status Quo Strip Down For Cover Of Acoustic Album
Veteran British rockers Status Quo have stripped down and posed naked for the cover of their upcoming acoustic album.Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt, both 65, decided to take their new record, Aquostic (Stripped Bare), literally...
Rick Parfitt Gives Up Alcohol After Heart Scare
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has given smoking and drinking after his frightening heart scare earlier this month (Aug14).The rockers halted their European tour after Parfitt was hospitalised in Croatia with heart problems. He underwent...
Rick Parfitt: 'I Was An Inch Away From Dying'
Status Quo musician Rick Parfitt feared for his life when he suffered excruciating chest pains while on tour earlier this month (Aug14).The rock group axed a string of European tour dates after the 65-year-old guitarist...
Recovering Rick Parfitt Sitting Out First Ever Status Quo Show
Veteran British rockers Status Quo are set to hit the stage for the first time without longtime member Rick Parfitt to resume their European tour as the singer/guitarist recovers from heart surgery.The group had to...
Rick Parfitt Recovering From Surgery To Correct Heart Problem
Status Quo star Rick Parfitt is recovering after undergoing surgery to correct a heart problem.The 65-year-old singer/guitarist's medical woes began last week (01Aug14) when he was hospitalised in Pula, Croatia after falling ill onboard the...
Rick Parfitt "Back Rocking Soon" After Cancelling Status Quo Gigs
Rick Parfitt, guitarist in the legendary UK boogie-woogie rock band Status Quo for fifty years, has been hospitalised whilst on tour in Europe which has resulted in a slew of gigs being cancelled over the...
Status Quo Cancels European Tour As Rick Parfitt Is Hospitalised
Status Quo has cancelled six concerts in Europe after guitarist Rick Parfitt was hospitalised. The veteran rockers had been scheduled to perform on Saturday night in Pula, Croatia, but were forced to pull the show,...
Rick Parfitt To Undergo Hospital Tests In Britain
Status Quo star Rick Parfitt is to undergo a battery of medical tests in his native U.K. to determine the nature of a mystery illness which led to the cancellation of a number of tour...
Status Quo Cancel Tour Dates As Rick Parfitt Falls Ill
Veteran British rockers Status Quo have scrapped a string of live shows after singer/guitarist Rick Parfitt was taken ill on Friday (01Aug14).The Whatever You Want hitmakers are currently touring Europe and were due to perform...
Status Quo Axe European Tour Dates After Guitarist Rick Parfitt Is Taken To Hospital
Status Quo have been forced to axe their European tour after guitarist Rick Parfitt was taken ill in Croatia. The band had been due to play in the northern city of Pula tonight (August 2nd),...
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Francis Rossi: 'The Voice Is Biggest Mistake In Showbiz History'
Status Quo rocker Francis Rossi has blasted Tv singing contest The Voice as the "biggest mistake" in showbiz history.The singer/guitarist is convinced it is unfair to assess wannabe stars purely on their singing talents as...
Status Quo Launch Their Own Beer
Status Quo rockers Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt have become the latest celebrity beer makers following the launch of their new brew, Piledriver.The Rockin' All Over The World hitmakers have teamed up with experts at...
The 10 Worst Films Of 2013
10. A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III - Charlie Sheen exploits his bad-boy image in this fractured comedy in which he plays a paranoid idiot who thinks his ex is trying to...
Francis Rossi Backs Ice Cream Campaign
Status Quo rocker Francis Rossi has shown his softer side by backing a campaign to save Britain's iconic ice cream vans.The singer used to help his grandfather sell ice cream from a truck around London...
By WENN on 22 July 2013
Rick Parfitt To Undergo Leg Operation
Status Quo rocker Rick Parfitt is set to undergo an operation on his leg to improve his circulation.The 64-year-old musician underwent heart surgery in 1997, and treatment to clear a blocked artery following a frightening...
By WENN on 04 July 2013
Rick Parfitt Hunting Movie Stunt Double
Status Quo rocker Rick Parfitt is hoping to track down the stunt double who helped him out during filming of the band's movie in Fiji after he hurt himself on the set.The musicians play themselves...
By WENN on 01 July 2013
Status Quo Struggled On Tiring Movie Shoot
Status Quo rocker Rick Parfitt battled tiredness during the group's first foray into film because he is not used to working such long hours.The British band headed to Fiji to play themselves in 90-minute action...
By WENN on 12 June 2013
Status Quo Cancel Mexico Show
British rockers Status Quo have cancelled an upcoming show in Mexico due to "logistical issues".The musicians were due to take their Made in Britain tour to the Telmex Auditorium in Zapopan, Mexico on 25 April...
By WENN on 17 April 2013
Depeche Mode's Brit Annoyance
Depeche Mode are annoyed by "some of the bands who have won" a BRIT Award.The most successful electronic band in music history only have a solitary BRIT Award under their belt yet have sold over...
By Staff Writer on 25 March 2013
Original Status Quo Line-up Wind The Clock Back 32 Years To Tour
Though Status Quo haven’t stopped playing, it’s been over 30 years since the original line-up last trod the boards together. However that’s set to change with the news that the pioneers of, um, boogie rock,...
Status Quo Reunion Gigs - Britain's Most Successful Rock Group Are Back On Tour
It’s the moment British rock fans have been waiting for, their beloved Status Quo is back, as the legendary rock band are set to hit the stage once more with a much-anticipated set of shows.Francis...
Status Quo Bassist Loses Feeling In Thumb From Allergic Reaction
Alan Lancaster, the bassist for Status Quo, has revealed that his right thumb has no feeling due to an allergic reaction to hair dye. While colouring his hair one day, the founding member of the...
Status Quo Drummer Quits
Status Quo drummer Matt Letley has quit the English rock band after 12 years.The 51-year-old musician will play his final performance with the group on Wednesday (19Dec12) at the O2 Arena in their native London....
By WENN on 17 December 2012
Manic Street Preachers To Release New Album In 2014
Manic Street Preachers are planning to release their 11th studio album in early 2014. James Dean Bradfield, the group's lead vocalist and guitarist, insists the 'Design For Life' hitmakers' next record is ''much better'' than...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 November 2012
Francis Rossi Of Status Quo Reveals Odd Jimmy Savile Invitation
As more and more harrowing stories of Jimmy Savile's alleged case continue to get released, it's not just the poor victims that have something to say. Celebrities and people that knew Savile are also enlightening...
Francis Rossi Cringes At His Past Behaviour
Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi struggled to watch a documentary charting the band's rise to fame because his behaviour was so appalling.The Whatever You Want hitmaker found the film, titled Hello Quo, impossible to view...
By WENN on 05 November 2012
Francis Rossi Snubbed Shamed Jimmy Savile's Sleazy Offer
Status Quo star Francis Rossi once snubbed Sir Jimmy Savile when the shamed British Tv presenter tried to lure the rocker into a dressing room full of young girls.Rossi reveals the sleazy offer came in...
By WENN on 05 November 2012
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