When I die, I’ll be buried in a casket made from melted Quo records
September 2021
Alan Lancaster obituary
Status Quo bassist Alan Lancaster dies aged 72
February 2018
Greatest splits: Wild Beasts and the art of breaking up
As the Kendal four-piece play their final shows – apparently departing on an amicable note – we assess the best and worst ways for a band to call it a day
August 2017
Shortcuts
Rip it up and start again: Status Quo, LCD Soundsystem and the fastest reformations ever
Your favourite band is playing their last gig. Or maybe not. If history is anything to go by, they will probably be back together again soon
March 2017
Shortcuts
Adele in a box, U2 stuck in a lemon ... pop’s bizarre stage entrances
The Hello singer’s way of getting on stage may be undignified – but pop history is littered with artists who have come unstuck between dressing room and auditorium
Goodbye Rick Parfitt, you were one of rock's heroes
May 2016
Festivals 2016
The fest test: Francis Rossi v Ghostpoet
Who’s had the wildest festival experience? The veteran Status Quo frontman takes on the Mercury-nominated musician
December 2015
Status Quo/Wilko Johnson review – trance boogie and bluesy pub rock
The Quo deliver a hypnotic rave for pogoers, while Johnson’s magnetic stare and machine-gun strut light up a stodgy set
January 2015
Mark Ronson sets new streaming record with Uptown Funk
Nation’s No 1 chalks up 2.56m streams, while Status Quo chalk up their 500th week on the album chart
October 2014
Webchat with Status Quo – as it happened
From Rockin’ All Over The World to Down Down, Status Quo guitarists Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt are behind some of the biggest hits of the 70s and 80s. They answered your questions on biscuits, John Peel and fashion. Read their answers below
August 2014
Status Quo's Rick Parfitt makes 'rapid progress' after hospitalisation
Status Quo cancel live shows after Rick Parfitt is hospitalised
June 2014
Download festival review – Aerosmith's ageless anthems electrify crowd
Steven Tyler brings characteristic unhinged abandon, while metal quintet Avenged Sevenfold prove ready for festival headliner glory, writes Dom Lawson
March 2014
Music blog
Status Quo: Britain's most underrated rock band
The power of the latest reunion from Quo's 'Frantic Four' line-up makes you wonder why so many people still think of them as laughable
February 2014
Word of Mouth blog
Which band's beer is top of the hops?
Tony Naylor: Merch has moved on from T-shirts and posters, bands do beers these days. We line up the offerings from Elbow, Iron Maiden, Status Quo and more
