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VostertRock 2012
John Coghlan's Quo will be appearing in this years VostertRock at Bree, Belgium.
They will be appearing on Sunday 19th August. Other great acts appearing on the same day include; Uriah Heep, Slade, Sweet & The Animals. Tickets cost 30 Euros. More information can be found HERE
New JCQ Promo Videos
John Coghlan's Quo have two new promo videos available on Youtube.
The songs, recently filmed at the "Le Forum" Vaureal are Caroline & In My Chair
Video designed and edited by Russ Chadd.
Audio engineered by Damon Sawyer and Jack Capon.
Audio mixed & produced by Jack Capon.
Mastered by Damon Sawyer at Platform Music Studios.
Gig footage kindly contributed by "Le Forum" Vaureal, Russ Chadd and Paul Morgan.
Music by Rossi/Young
* IN 2012 *
In the new year John has even more gigs lined up. This includes the "Let There be Drums" tour (April-May) which features 3 drummers on stage!
As always see the GIGS section for more info.
Hello Quo!
Quo are currently filming their first ever cinematic documentary in which John features. It is currently planned for release in October this year. More information will be posted on the official Status Quo website when available.
* THANK YOU *
It has been a busy time recently for John. In October & November he had gigs in the Netherlands, France and Sweden playing along with the Pat Travers Band, Eric Sardinas & Clas Yngstrom as well as his own band.
John would like to thank all that attended these gigs and made them a great success.
Don't forget that there are still more gigs to come between now and the new year with many more already confirmed for 2012.
See you out there!
Lax 'n' Blues - France - Saturday 26 March 2011
What an amazing gig and a truly great event! 2,000 people in a village of 200! All of us at JCQ loved it and would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended.
Universal Music (UMC) have released 'Status Quo Live At The BBC', a compilation of the BBC's own recordings of Status Quo performances throughout the years. This includes various line-ups including many from John's period with the band.
John commented;"There's no doubt that the Beeb played a big part in getting Status Quo off the ground, and I'm just as excited by this anthology as the fans will be. It's about time it came out."
This fantastic release is available on a range of formats: 2CD 'best of' collection / DVD / 4CD box set and a limited edition collectors 8 disc complete set.
Please visit the official SQ: Live at the BBC webpage for full track listings and availability.
Now released is an album from Redding, Coghlan & Bell.
Featuring John, the late Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix Experience) and Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy) originally recorded live in 1999 it includes tracks such as Whiskey In the Jar, Manic Depression & Rain.
Priced at £7.99 for the album OR 79p for individual tracks.
A taster featuring several of the tracks is below (flash player).
Butlins Rock & Blues Festival – Skegness 2011
John Coghlan's Quo played at the Rock & Blues festival this January.
Below is a short review of JCQ.
"Old faithful friends – John Coghlan playing familier and not so familiar tracks from early Quo with his friends otherwise known as Predatur, demonstrating the wide range of styles when they were really rocking. As I tweeted at the time, a great example of a complex system, Quo songs have a far greater outcome/impact than the sum of their parts. A particularly powerful ‘Rain’ was my favourite."
September '08 saw the unveiling of a brand new show entitled "An Audience with John Coghlan" celebrating a very long and successful career of Quo's original drummer. The first show was held at The West End Centre in Aldershot, Hampshire.
The evening will commence with John talking candidly about his career as a drummer and his time with Quo. A personal question/answer session will also be included to conclude the first part of the evening.
A short interval will be followed by a live performance of selected songs from John's time with Status Quo where John will be joined on stage by Baz, Mick and Pete from Predatür.
The songs have been carefully chosen to include a few tunes that will be familiar, have not been heard for many years or even played by the original Quo. It promises to be a very entertaining evening that no true John Coghlan fan, Quo fan or fellow Drummer should miss. A very special item of historic Quo memorabilia will also be on display.
Full details of forthcoming events can be found on the gig page.
Aussie Rock Celebration: Unveiling the Bon Scott Statue - 24 Feb 2008
On the 24th February, John met up with fellow former Status Quo band mate, bassist Alan Lancaster for the "Unveiling the Bon Scott Statue" concert in Claremont, Western Australia.
To quote John and Gillie:
"The Concert was amazing - the crowd was fabulous, the Aussie bands were terrific, and it was just incredible for John and Al to play together again - they would love to take this all over Oz...."
A DVD will be released featuring Alan Lancaster and John Coghlans performances with The Party Boys in the Aussie Rock Celebration Concert which was held on 24 February 2008. The DVD will be autographed by John and Alan and a bonus CD featuring live recordings from the Bombers in which both John and Alan played will be included as a bonus together with the DVD of the 4 songs Alan and John performed with The Party Boys at the Aussie Rock Concert. Pre-orders will be available soon!!
To register your interest in this DVD please visit Aussie Rock
John can also be found on his official Facebook page.
DJ Tees have a selection of tops (Regular Tees, Mens Fitted Tees, Womens Tees, Hoodies) with an image of John on the front.
Prices start at £18.00
Please visit DJ Tees on the link below. CLICH HERE
Fireworks Interview
A full four page feature interview with Alan Lancaster and John, including them discussing the band's beginnings as The Spectres to their huge success as Status Quo, is now available in Fireworks #43.
Read some of the interview online at Rocktopia. CLICK HERE
Metalliville Interview
Glenn Milligan, editor of Metalliville (Rock & Metal webzine) interviewed John on a variety of subjects.
Visit http://www.metalliville.co.uk for the full interview. Enter the site and scroll down the main page to see entry.
Westie ReHoming
John and Gillie are pleased to announce they are the new patrons for the Westie ReHoming charity.
Is latest CD by the King Earl Boogie Band. It features John on many of the tracks. For more information click here.
Coghlan & Quo
Now it’s time for John Coghlan to tell his story.....
Coghlan & Quo by Steven Myatt covers both the group’s birth and how John came to walk out, but at its core will be the madness and the excesses of the Seventies.
To order this book please visit the MERCHANDISE section..
Looking for something different and unique?
CelebrityStarPortraits.com have a limited edition print of John available at a very reasonable price.
It's one of an awesome range of celebrity portraits from the talented artist Damyan. A must have item for music lovers!
