Band members: Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, John Rhino Edwards, Jeff Rich#, Matt Letley (drums)

Additional Musician: Paul Hirsh (Keyboards/guitar/harmonica)

Main Setlist:  Caroline, The Wanderer, Somethin'bout you Baby I Like, Don't waste My Time, Backwater, Old Time Rock and Roll, Twenty Wild Horses, 4500 Times, Rain, Living on an Island, Dirty Water, In the Army Now, Roll over lay Down, Down Down, Whatever You Want, Rockin'all over the World, Roll over Beethoven, Hold You Back, Anniversary Waltz.
Additional songs performed: Big Fat Mama and Burning Bridges in the Set for the UK Tour.
Tour Crew: Andy Taylor (Tour Manager/FOH Sound), Dave Salt (Stage Manager/Bass Tech), Lyane Ngan (Band Personal Assistant), Andrew Carman (Drum Tech), Pat Marks (Lightning Designer), Tim Franklin (Monitor Engineer), Alan "Tonto" Jhowry (Guitar Tech), John Harper (Rigger)  Merchandiser: Bravado International Group  Management: Handle Group of Companies  Manager: David Walker.

Support bands: Fair Warning, Christina Lux* (Germany Tour), Two Timers (UK), Pit Hupperten** and Sweaty Glitter*** (Germany Tour 2001)
Tour Note: Matt Letley (drums) and Paul Hirsh (keyboards) replaced Jeff Rich and Andrew Bown. 4 shows were cancelled due to problems with promoter (Kuranda, Australia 29.10.2000 and Thalwitz, Germany 8.7.2001), bad weather (Plauen, Germany 1.6.2000.) or Rick's illness (Cambridge 7.12.2000).
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2000

27/03/  UK, London# - Sheperds Bush - last show with Jeff Rich -

19/05/  GERMANY, Kiel - Ostseehalle | 89' min. AUD Quality: 4
20/05/  GERMANY, Emden - Nordseehalle | 89' min. AUD Quality: 4 +
21/05/  GERMANY, Rostock - Stadthalle (support Fair Warning)
23/05/  GERMANY, Berlin - Columbiahalle | 88' min. AUD Quality: 4
24/05/  GERMANY, Hamburg - Stadtpark Bühne (support Fair Warning)
27/05/  GERMANY, Lemgo - Lipperlandhalle
28/05/  GERMANY, Kamenz - Huthbergbühne | 91' min. AUD Quality: 4 +
29/05/  GERMANY, Lübeck - MuK (support act MC Tonto & DJ Dave Salt)
30/05/  GERMANY, Magdeburg - Stadthalle
02/06/  GERMANY, Damme - Festival (with Fury and the Slaughterhouse)
03/06/  GERMANY, Gelsenkirchen - Kanalbühne
04/06/  GERMANY, Bamberg - MTV-Gelände (support Number Nine)
06/06/  GERMANY, Aschaffenburg* - Unterfrankenhalle | 74' min. AUD Quality: 4 -
07/06/  GERMANY, Stuttgart*- Kongress Zentrum | 92' min. AUD Quality: 3
09/06/  GERMANY, Hünfeld* - Hessentag | 83' min. AUD Quality: 3 +
10/06/  GERMANY, Steinbach* - Naturtheater
11/06/  GERMANY, Schwäbisch Hall* - Hagenbachhalle | 90' min. AUD Quality: 3
14/06/  PORTUGAL, Abrantes - Hipodrome
15/06/  SPAIN, Madrid - Sala Mecumba
16/06/  SPAIN, Jaen - Auditorio de Jaen
23/06/  DENMARK, Aalborg - Festival
25/06/  BELGIUM, Graspop - Festival
30/06/  AUSTRIA, Kapfenberg - Freibadbühne
01/07/  AUSTRIA, Wiener Neustadt - Arena Nova | 80' min. AUD Quality: 3 +
02/07/  GERMANY, Leipzig - Stadion [Euro Soccer Party] 
07/07/  SWITZERLAND, Kerzers - Festival | 75' min. AUD Quality: 4 +
10/07/  GERMANY, Konstanz - 6. Zeltfestival
11/07/  GERMANY, Bonn - Museumsmeile | 75' min. AUD Quality: 4
12/07/  GERMANY, Hamm - Maximilian Park | 79' min. AUD Quality: 2 - 3
13/07/  GERMANY, Freiburg - Festzelt Festival
14/07/  AUSTRIA, Rankweil - Open Air (with Bryan Adams)
20/07/  UKRAINE, Tavria - International Festival
28/07/  AUSTRIA, Burg Klam - Burgbrauerei
29/07/  LUXEMBURG, Remich Letiz Rock Festival | 76' min. AUD Quality: 3
10/08/  DENMARK, Skandeborg Festival
16/09/  HOLLAND, Rotterdam - Ahoy Hall | 95' min. AUD Quality: 4
01/10/  UK, Llandudno - Wales Theatre | 97' min. AUD Quality: 4
02/10/  UK, Southport - Theatre | 95' min. AUD Quality: 3
03/10/  UK, Hanley - Royal Theatre | 92' min. AUD Quality: 3 -
04/10/  UK, Blackburn - King Georges Hall | 89' min. AUD Quality: 4 -
06/10/  UK, Grimsby - Auditorium | 95' min. AUD Quality: 4 -
07/10/  UK, Scarborough - Futurist Theatre | 95' min. AUD Quality: 4
08/10/  UK, Sunderland - Empire | 95' min. AUD Quality: 3
10/10/  UK, Carlisle - Sands Centre | 94' min. AUD Quality: 3
11/10/  UK, Glasgow - Clyde Auditorium | 96' min. AUD Quality: 4 +
12/10/  UK, Aberdeen - Music Hall | 98' min. AUD Quality: 4
13/10/  UK, Dundee - Caird Hall | 95' min. AUD Quality: 4
15/10/  UK, York - Barbican | 95' min. AUD Quality: 4
16/10/  UK, Cardiff - St. Davids Hall | 96' min. AUD Quality: 4
17/10/  UK, Bristol - Colston Hall | 107' min. AUD Quality: 4 +
28/10/  AUSTRALIA, Grandchester - Railway Station | 32' min. AUD Quality: 2 + [free concert] 
29/10/  AUSTRALIA, Cairns - Civic Theatre
01/11/  AUSTRALIA, Townsville - Entertainment Centre
04/11/  AUSTRALIA, Brisbane - Entertainment Centre (support Outback Hippies)
05/11/  AUSTRALIA, Newcastle - Entertainment Centre (support Outback Hippies)
06/11/  AUSTRALIA, Sydney - Entertainment Centre (support Fox C)
08/11/  AUSTRALIA, Wollogong - Entertainment Centre
10/11/  AUSTRALIA, Hobart - Derwent Centre
11/11/  AUSTRALIA, Launceston - Silverdome (support Pete Cornelius)
13/11/  AUSTRALIA, Melbourne - Rod Laver Arena (support The Strand)
14/11/  AUSTRALIA, Adelaide - Entertainment Centre (support The Strand)
16/11/  AUSTRALIA, Perth - Entertainment Centre
29/11/  UK, Plymouth - Pavilions
30/11/  UK, Manchester - Apollo Theatre | 92' min. AUD Quality: 4
01/12/  UK, Liverpool - Empire | 92' min. AUD Quality: 3 -
02/12/  UK, Sheffield - City Hall | 94' min. AUD Quality: 3
04/12/  UK, Margate - Winter Gardens
05/12/  UK, Southend - Cliffs Pavilion | 90' min. AUD Quality: 3
06/12/  UK, Ipswich - Regent Theatre
09/12/  UK, Brighton - Centre | 92' min. AUD Quality: 3
10/12/  UK, Bournemouth - B.I.C.
11/12/  UK, Nottingham - Royal Concert Hall | 93' min. AUD Quality: 3
13/12/  UK, Harrogate - Conference Centre | 95' min. AUD Quality: 3 - 4
14/12/  UK, Oxford - Apollo Theatre
15/12/  UK, London - Wembley Arena | 96' min. AUD Quality: 3 +
16/12/  UK, Birmingham - N.E.C. | 95' min. AUD Quality: 3

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2001

24/01/  UK, Cambridge - Corn Exchange | 38' min. AUD Quality: 3 -
26/01/  UK, London - Wembley Conference Centre [private show for Allied Dunbar Insurance]

28/01/  HOLLAND, Leeuwarden - Expo Centre | 96' min. AUD Quality: 4 -
29/01/  GERMANY, Braunschweig - Stadthalle | 92' min. AUD Quality: 4
30/01/  GERMANY, Düsseldorf - Stahlwerk
01/02/  DENMARK, Copenhagen - KB Hallen | 98' min. AUD Quality: 4
02/02/  DENMARK, Odense - Idraetshallen | 92' min. AUD Quality: 4 +
03/02/  DENMARK, Skive - Skivehallerne | 92' min. AUD Quality: 4
04/02/  DENMARK, Aalborg - Aalborghallerne | 99' min. AUD Quality: 4
06/02/  SWEDEN, Stockholm - Solnahallen | 96' min. AUD Quality: 3
08/02/  SWEDEN, Gothenburg - Liseberghallen (support Midnight Blues)
09/02/  SWEDEN, Norrköping - Värmekyrken
10/02/  SWEDEN, Skövde - Billingehov (support Midnight Blues)
31/03/  SWITZERLAND, St. Moritz - Festzelt [private show for a German Consulting Company]
18/04/  GUERNSEY - Beau Sejour (support Alive)
19/04/  JERSEY - Fort Regent (support Take This)
21/04/  BELGIUM, Roeselare - Festival | 88' min. AUD Quality: 4 +
23/04/  IRELAND, Dublin - Olympia
24/04/  IRELAND, Dublin - Olympia | 102' min. AUD Quality: 4 -
25/04/  IRELAND, Dublin - Olympia
23/05/  SINGAPUR [private show for Fujitsu Siemens Computers]
02/06/  UK, Windsor [private show for an Arab sheik]
13/06/  GERMANY, Paderborn - British Army base [private charity open-air show]
14/06/  GERMANY, Osnabrück*** - Stadthalle | 93' min. AUD Quality: 3 +
15/06/  GERMANY, Gelsenkirchen - Amphitheater | 96' min. AUD Quality: 4 -
17/06/  GERMANY, München** - Circus Krone | 92' min. AUD Quality: 4
20/06/  GERMANY, Berlin - Columbiahalle | 93' min. AUD Quality: 3 +
21/06/  GERMANY, Bremen*** - Pier 2
23/06/  SWITZERLAND, Wohlen - Festival
24/06/  LICHTENSTEIN, Vaduz - Festival | 93' min. AUD Quality: 4
26/06/  GERMANY, Hannover*** - Stadionsporthalle | 60' min. AUD Quality: 3
27/06/  GERMANY, Nürnberg - Serenadenhof (support Pit Hupperten)
29/06/  GERMANY, Bocholt - Stadion Open-Air Festival (with Sascha)
30/06/  GERMANY, Meschede - Flugplatz | 77' min. AUD Quality: 3

01/07/  GERMANY, Dresden** - Schlachthof (support Pit Hupperten)
04/07/  GERMANY, Gundelfingen** - Schwabenstadion
06/07/  GERMANY, Wernesgrün** - Brauerei Festival (support Pit Hupperten)
07/07/  GERMANY, Emden - Nordseehalle (support Torfrock)
11/07/  GERMANY, Esslingen - Eisstadion
12/07/  GERMANY, Mannheim - Rosengarten Mozartsaal
13/07/  GERMANY, Singen - Hohentwiel Festival
14/07/  GERMANY, Ingolstadt - Antenne Bayern Festival (support No Angels)
19/07/  UK, Edinburgh - Castle (with The Beach Boys)
20/07/  UK, Warwick - Castle (with The Beach Boys)
21/07/  UK, Liverpool - Docks (with The Beach Boys)
22/07/  UK, London - Hyde Park (with The Beach Boys) | 89' min. AUD Quality: 4
01/08/  NORWAY, Sandnes - Kongeparken
02/08/  NORWAY, Kaje - Vinstra
04/08/  NORWAY, Guffstock Lyngen - Festival
12/08/  FRANCE, Colmar - Parc de Expo | 93' min. AUD Quality: 3
14/08/  FRANCE, Lourdes - Festival | 50' min. AUD Quality: 3

08/09/  SWEDEN, Gothenburg - Bingolotto TV Studio -3 tracks live-

*FACTS FROM THE ROAD

27.03.2000 - the long awaited fanclub-concert of the band took place in Londons Shepherds Bush. The band performed playback the 15 songs of the new cover album, which was to be released on 15th April. After the presentation a 50 minutes live show followed. The show was recorded and the songs "Gerdundula"; "4500 Times / Rain" were later published on the 2 single-releases... And it was the last concert of drummer Jeff Rich, who shortly announced his retirement..

19.05.2000 - Matt Letley's first ever Status Quo gig kicked off in the Ostseehalle Kiel. The german tour spanned a total of 18 shows and after 3-weeks break another 4 german dates. Special guests of the first shows were "Fair Warning", after that local bands appeared as support. Andy Bown retired from live work with the band because of personal reasons. His substitute was found in keyboard player Paul Hirsh, who had to learn the live set within shortest time to be ready for the german tour.

29.05.2000 - due to the lack of a support band, crew members Tonto and Dave Salt rented a DJ deck at the Lübeck MuK gig and goggles to treat the bemused audience to forty minutes of total mayhem and absolute confusion.   

10.06.2000 - the penultimate gig of the german tour in Steinbach provided the only fright of the tour where drummer Matt Letley really earned his wings when he threw a drum stick in the air at the end of "Roll Over Lay Down". he missed the stick, fell backwards off the riser and knocked over lights and a Marshall cabinet as he went down. Dazed and extremly confused, he immediately recovered his composition and carried on. 

28.10.2000 - By way of introducing the Australian public to their presence in Australia, Quo indulged themselves in another of their one-off "more bizarre the better" publicity stunts, on Saturday 28th October prior to the start of their Australian concert tour.

Leaving the Queensland capital of Brisbane in the morning, Quo and a party of around 130 invited guests took the opulent Great Southern Pacific Express train out to the historic township of Grandchester. Upon arrival, they were to play a short live set to their guests and the townsfolk, before returning to Brisbane. In the event, a few 'outsiders' had gotten wind of the event and the band would eventually see themselves before a crowd of around 500 eager fans who waited patiently under the fierce Queensland sun for their idols.

04.11.2000 - the show in Brisbane nearly didn't happen as, just before the doors of the Entertainment Centre were due to open, an electrical storm cut the venues power supply. Power was only restored an hour later when a feed was made from an emergency sub-station. Highlight of the show came when Quo's original keyboard player Roy Lynes (a long time Australian resident after the departure from Quo) joined the band for the encore to play "Roll Over Beethoven".

07.12.2000 - the show in Cambridge Corn Exchange was cancelled at short notice due to Rick Parfitt suffering severe stomach pains and was rescheduled to take place on 24.1.2001.

29.01.2001 - the band (without Francis) did an unusual interview for Germany's Radio 21 Rock Radio. The band were airlifted by helicopter from their Braunschweig Hotel to undertake a two hour long live interview at the station's Hannover base. Filled with an audience of Quo fans, the band answered questions from both the fans and Radio 21 presenters before being returned by helicopter direct to the sell out Braunschweig gig. 

13.06.2001 - the opening show on the German dates was a special charity festival for comedian Jim Davidson's British Forces Charity. The gig, which took place in the grounds of the British Army base at Paderborn, Germany, in front of 12 000 British troops and their families was the band's second bizarre private gig in less than six weeks. 

30.08.2001 - Manager David Walker dies unexpectedly at the age of 57 following a heart attack. David Walker had been Quo's manager for a total of 13 years. Rick and Francis had known David Walker since the mid-70s when he was also looking after Pip Williams, among others. David Walker had been involved with many artists (The Sweet, Mud, Kate Bush, The Moody Blues, Barclay James Harvest and son on..) either as manager, agent or production representative during his nearly thirty long career in the music business. 

08.09.2001 - Quo appeared shortly after the death of manager David Walker on the hugely popular Swedish bingo show "Bingolotto" on September 8th. Filmed in Göteborg, they kicked off the show with "Whatever You Want" and later played "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" plus "Rockin' All Over The World" live in the Studio.