Status Quo rock Whitehaven
Last updated 11:37, Monday, 04 August 2008
I didn't know what to expect when I walked into the rugby ground at Whitehaven to see veteran rockers Status Quo perform on Saturday.
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And I didn’t expect to enjoy myself as much as I did.
As soon as I walked in, I noticed that there wasn’t a face without a smile in the 7,500-person audience.
There was plenty of room in the venue for you to stand or sit down. It didn’t matter where you stood in the stadium as you could see the 18m giant stage from everywhere.
Status Quo arrived on stage to a hero’s welcome, the crowd thrilled to see their favourite band. They opened the set with Caroline which had the whole crowd joining together with their love for the Quo, singing, clapping and dancing.
It was hard to believe that these guys have been around for 40 years – by watching them jump around you would think they were teenagers.
They charge about the stage almost dancing with each other. It’s energetic and infectious.
It was also hard to believe that this band who have recorded 63 British hit singles and played at Live Aid were actually performing at my local rugby club ground.
They just ploughed through hit after hit with the crowd going wild at their golden oldies and never having the chance to get bored.
Hits included Down Down, In The Army Now and Wanderer. But the song that had all hands clapping in the air and all mouths singing was Rockin’ All Over The World.
The word QUO kept flashing up on the backdrop of the stage throughout the performance adding to the already wonderful atmosphere – as if anybody needed reminded who was playing.
Not one person I spoke to said they didn’t enjoy the performance and all were so chuffed that we had this big name playing on our doorstep.
When the concert finished the party headed into town.
I had two faults from the night – one was the bar prices and the other was that it went in far too fast.
The organising committee and everybody who sponsored this event deserves a big pat on the back and hopefully we will get more big names coming to Whitehaven.
Were you there? What did you think of the day and Quo's show? Tell us here . . .
re the comments about the woman "barging" to the front.
I was at the concert early, around 5pm and noticed that there were people there already staking their claim at the front of the stage. We sat a bit further back as we felt it was quite unneccesary to be at the front from the start, we knew there would be a long wait and that toilet and refreshment breaks would be needed before the main event. How did the people at the front go to the toilet without losing their place? did they get someone to "save" it for them? Is that not as bad as going to the front later on in the night?
I have been to lots of concerts, both indoor and outdoor festival types and I have never knew anyone make such a fuss about someone making their way to the front during them. In fact it is probably expected that it happens. Everyone pays the same price for tickets when it is a standing gig, there is no reserved places and people can stand where they like. if some people are sad enough to guard their spot for hours before it starts then fair enough but they cant complain if people who have enjoyed the day, made use of the facilities and had a good day out decide to move closer to the front once it starts.
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we loved the concert all of it,what i want to know is why the local catering vans (the one inside and one outside the ground) were no where to be seen, were they pushed out in case there was burger van wars, cause they wouldn't charge ridiculous prices like them other ones that were there
Posted by nelly on 14 August 2008 kl. 22:59