Slade, Status Quo, Lindisfarne and Caravan 1973
This was Status Quo’s first trek to Australia and New Zealand. It would become a regular trip during the 1970s but on this, their first tour, Quo played as support band to the UK glam rockers ‘Slade’. Quo would return to Australia within the year. The support act was Blackfeather.
Jands sound system was put to the test by Slade’s operator who took one look at the mixer and said “I don’t use the meters (or any of the other controls) just push all the faders to the top“. After the first show the DBX160 limiters were moved from the mix position to backstage and set to protect the speaker system!
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Tour Dates 1973
27 January – Auckland, (NZ) Hamilton Racecourse
28 January – Sydney, Randwick Racecourse
29 January – Brisbane, Lang Park Oval
31 January – Perth, Subiaco Oval
3 February – Adelaide, Wayville Showgrounds
4 February – Melbourne, Showgrounds
Status Quo gig September 1973 Hordern Pavilion Sydney Australia
I am currently working on digitising all my old 35mm slides. Two boxes, one of which is mostly Quo and the other a local support band the members of whom I remember.
All the “info” I can find says it was Sherbet but it is NOT Sherbet in my photos.
I know it’s the Quo concert as the equipment behind that of this local band is marked STATUS QUO.
Any ideas??
For Status Quo’s 1973 tour the support acts are listed as BAND OF LIGHT (BRISBANE), SHERBET (SYDNEY, MELBOURNE), ARIEL (MELBOURNE), FLAKE
https://australianrecordlabels.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Australian-tours-1950-1979.pdf
Flake were a Sydney Band and possibly played at the Hordern show. There’s a reference here:
https://historyofaussiemusic.blogspot.com/2013/09/flake.html
Flake supported overseas acts The Kinks (1971), Status Quo (1973) and Gary Glitter (1973).