Francis Rossi kicks off 2026 in emphatic style with two brand-new songs, released today as a digital double single and taken from his long-awaited new studio album ‘The Accidental’, out January 30th, 2026. ‘Push Comes To Shove’ and ‘November Again’ are available for streaming and download. Listen to the digital 2-track single – here ‘Push […]
‘Money Don’t Matter’ was originally released on Status Quo’s 2002 album ‘Heavy Traffic’. The original demo version, out today, captured the very essence of the song so well that it even made Rossi reconsider the released version. “Oh I loved this, thought it was marvellous. The demo was great, the playing is so relaxed. I […]
Francis Rossi of Status Quo will release ‘The Way We Were Vol. 1’ on May 2nd, 2025, via earMUSIC on CD, 2LP and Digital formats. This 17-track album is an illuminating collection of previously unreleased demo recordings, all taken from his own personal archive, and written by the powerhouse songwriting team of Francis Rossi and […]
Francis Rossi is embarking on a 34-date tour of the UK from April to June 2025, with a brand new show billed as ‘An Evening of Francis Rossi’s Songs from the Status Quo Songbook and More…‘. These shows will feature songs that he has not ever played before in this format and offer first hand […]
Status Quo release ‘The Early Years (1966-69)‘ on the 15th of March 2024 via BMG on 5CD clamshell boxset. This collection features songs from the Pre-Status Quo days, as the first iterations of the bands that developed into Status Quo found their feet, and began to find their sound, and also early material from the […]
Status Quo’s bass player, John ‘Rhino’ Edwards, will release the album ‘Just Sayin’’, on 1 March 2023 through Molano Music, again produced by long term collaborator Mike Paxman. Francis Rossi plays the guitar solo on the forthcoming single ‘Never Too Old’ and contributes backing vocals, he also co-wrote ‘Can’t Count Me Out’ and ‘Tried & Tested’. […]
Status Quo are delighted to announce the release of deluxe reissues of the ‘Heavy Traffic’ [3CD – Cat. No 0744345] and ‘Riffs’ [2CD – Cat. No 0744370] albums through UMC on 30th September 2022. This year marks the 20th anniversary of ‘Heavy Traffic’ which was the band’s milestone 25th album. This collection marked the rekindling of the writing partnership of Francis Rossi and Bob Young, who between them of course penned many of the band’s classics. Francis described the process of recording these songs as akin to having “a new lease of life”, whilst the band felt at the time that the […]
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