STATUS QUO
Amphitheater - Gelsenkirchen, Germany
June 17 2011

I learnt quite late that this concert was taking place, only a few days before it.
As I was in the area I thought it would be a good idea to see Status Quo presenting their new album Quid Pro Quo on one of the first dates of the tour.

The Amphitheater is a great open air venue, located in a green park in the city of Gelsenkirchen.

The scenery is very beautiful as the Amphitheater is surrounded by trees and behind the stage there’s the river.

Some metalheads would know it, as this is where the Rock Hard Festival takes place.

We were all ready for a night of Rock’n’Roll, as the Status Quo members got one by one on stage and started with the captivating riff of Caroline.

The lights were very good and the sound was excellent so everybody got in the mood really quick!
It began to rain during the song Rain, but instead of downing the ambiance, it made the song a very special moment.

The place was not sold-out, but everyone in there was trapped between the groovy rhythms and the catchy melodies of the Quo.
Lots of people were dancing and doing the typical left to right movement with their air guitars!

Francis Rossi asked us if we speak English before addressing the crowd. People replied that yes, but I don’t know why he asked that, he wouldn’t have talked in German anyway …

What's very impressing is the energy that this band has!

These guys are in the 60’s, have broken many records, and have nothing else to prove.
But they move a lot and one can see that they really enjoy being on stage.

Status Quo played a lot of their best known classics in the setlist. One and half hours is too short to play them all, but Roll Over Lay Down, In The Army Now, What You’re Proposing or Whatever You Want were all there.

A few new tracks were included, like Two Way Traffic and Rock'n'Roll and You. They sounded great, and were very well received by the audience.

Not long before the encores, it finally got dark and that’s when we could really appreciate the whole lightshow.
At this moment they played a memorable version of Rockin’ All Over The World… a song that could definitely describe the life on the road for a rock band, but can also apply to Metal Traveller!

Status Quo keep on rocking and delivering high quality shows. They’ll tour the world for their Quid Pro Quo album, so if you can, you should definitely catch one of their shows if they play near your town.
Next one for me was in Paris. Click here for Status Quo live at the Olympia in Paris.

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Setlist Status Quo – Amphitheater – Gelsenkirchen, Germany – June 17 2011

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