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Status Quo: Live and Acoustic

At London's Roundhouse, Status Quo perform an acoustic set of classics such as Down Down, What You're Proposing, Whatever You Want and Marguerita Time, backed by a string section.

Throughout Status Quo's six decades of rockin' and double denim, they have notched up 65 hit singles, sold over 100m records worldwide and have spent 415 weeks in the British singles chart, so it's no wonder Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt were awarded OBEs in 2010 for their services to music. And now, in a rare departure from their usual heads-down and boogie approach, they've gone acoustic!

Autumn 2014 saw the release of their 31st studio album and, in a complete departure from their usual rock sound, they transformed many of their legendary songs into acoustic, stripped-down versions. To celebrate this unique enterprise, they then performed many of the songs live at north London's legendary Roundhouse. Sitting down!

This concert features many of their classic tracks including Pictures of Matchstick Men, Down Down, What You're Proposing, Whatever You Want, Marguerita Time, Rockin' All Over the World and many more, performed with a string section, percussion, accordion, backing vocals and a front line of five acoustic guitars. Throughout the show Francis and Rick reminisce about taking this bold step and remind us of some of the stories behind some of their classic songs.

59 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Apr 2022 22:20
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Status Quo

    And It's Better Now

  • Status Quo

    Again And Again

  • Status Quo

    What You're Proposing

  • Status Quo

    Down Down

  • Status Quo

    Pictures of Matchstick Men

  • Status Quo

    Nanana

  • Status Quo

    Paper Plane

  • Status Quo

    Mystery Song

  • Status Quo

    Little Lady

  • Status Quo

    Don't Drive My Car

  • Status Quo

    Claudie

  • Status Quo

    Marguerita Time

  • Status Quo

    Rock Til You Drop

  • Status Quo

    Whatever You Want

  • Status Quo

    Rockin' All Over The World

  • Status Quo

    Burning Bridges

Credits

Executive Producer Alison Howe
Producer Sasha Duncan

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