Sorry - was working off the top of my head in the early hours! Yes it was 25th June '79. I remember my g/f getting a great photograph of Nuff, just as the girl in front flung up her Quo scarf and circled him in the pic.
I 'sort of' follow the current Quo. I think that "Quid Pro Quo" was the best album that they've done, possibly, since "Blue For You". I took a lot of interest in the mid-80s when they reformed because of the presence of Rhino and Jeff Rich, both ex-Judie Tzuke's band, who I'd also seen previously many times. I drifted away a bit - I'm not a big fan of the lightweight Rossi/whoever songs, I still prefer the heavier Parfitt/Lancaster compositions above almost everything. It was at Guilfest in 2005 (I was there for Marillion) when I hung around to see them again and was surprised at how much power they still had live that I really started to get interested again.
That 79 tour was great, my Dad recorded the 26th June, the night after you went.
Agreed on Quid Pro Quo. Wouldn't go as far as Blue For You, personally think the Whatever You Want album is excellent for example. Tracks like Two Way Traffic and Dust To Gold really are top notch though.
I was also at Guilfest in 2005! Great show, sadly the only time I saw them that year, as I had tickets to Wembley Pavillion [they were renovating the Arena] which they cancelled due to Rick's throat cancer scare.
The last 4 albums, Quid Pro Quo, In Search of the Fourth Chord, The Party Ain't Over Yet and Heavy Traffic are all excellent IMO. They're on a hot streak at the moment album wise, considering some of the absolute shit that came before that.
