STATUS QUO
Olympia Hall - Paris, France
October 10 2011

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Wille and the Bandits at the Olympia Hall in Paris France

Wille and the Bandits was the opening band for Status Quo tonight.
This nice trio combined some powerful drums, a groovy bass and slide accoustic guitars.
Original, and not bad at all!

Francis Rossi from Status Quo at the Olympia Hall in Paris France

Now, it's been two years since the last time Status Quo played in Paris.
It was at the Casino de Paris, for the Pictures 40 years Of Hits Tour.

Rick Parfitt and his Union jack guitar, live with Status Quo

The band published a new album this year, called Quid Pro Quo.
Last summer, I was lucky to see one of the first dates of the Quid Pro Quo Tour in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and it was a very good show.

Tonight, 3 generations of Status Quo fans were gathering in front of the Olympia Bruno Coquatrix Hall waiting for a pure rock'n'roll show!

Andy Bown and Rhino Edwards enjoying their time in Paris with Status Quo

But there was one problem with the organization: there were no standing places, everyone was seated.

Is this rock'n'roll or what? It's OK for the people on the balcony to be seated, but on the pit?

The Quo entered the stage at the Olympia and everyone in there had only one thing in mind: rock'n'roll for the next two hours!

From the first note, everyone jumped off their seats and enjoyed the show standing, as it should have been.

Rick Parfitt, Francis Rossi and Rhino Edwards with Status Quo

For 1 hour and 40 minutes the Quo rocked the Olympia, with good humour and a good mood.
Francis Rossi was as usual very dynamic on stage, pulling faces while playing his solos and making jokes between the songs.
Jokes that not everyone understood, but he was prepared for that... after years of touring all over France...

Rhino Edwards and Andy Bown at the Olympia Hall in Paris, live with Status Quo

There were some guys from the USA in the balcony, so Rossi tried out his best American English accent while talking and staring at them.

The setlist was the same as in Gelsenkirchen: hits, more hits, a couple of new songs (also hits!) but also some rarer stuff.
Of course they couldn't play all their well known songs, but still I don't think anyone was disappointed by this Rock'n'Roll longevity lesson.

After more than 40 years on the road, the Quo know how to rock. You're never too old to rock, and that's the lesson given tonight.

Long live Status Quo!

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Setlist Status Quo – Olympiahall - Paris, France – October 10 2011

01. Caroline
02. Something 'bout You Baby I Like
03. Rain
04. Rock'n'roll and You
05. Mean Girl
06. Softer Ride
07. Beginning of the End
08. Two Way Traffic
09. Medley:
What you're Proposing
Down The Dustpipe
Little Lady
Red Sky
Dear John
10. Big Fat Mama
11. The Oriental
12. Creeping Up On You
13. Let's Rock
14. Living on an Island
15. In the army now
Drum solo
16. Roll Over Lay Down
17. Down down
18. Whatever You Want
19. Rockin' All Over The World
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20. Rock and Roll Music
21. Bye Bye Johnny

Status Quo Line-up:

Francis Rossi – Vocals, Guitars
Rick Parfitt – Guitars
Andy Bown – Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica
John "Rhino" Edwards – Bass
Matt Letley – Drums

Francis Rossi live at the Olympia Bruno Coquatrix

Rick Parfitt on guitars with Status Quo, live at the Olympia Bruno Coquatrix in Paris

Francis Rossi on guitars and Andy Bown on guitars and Harmonica, live with Status Quo

Francis Rossi giving a Status Quo guitar pick to a fan on the first row

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STATUS QUO
Olympia Hall - Paris, France
October 10 2011