Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo: memorabilia
Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo, memorabilia, photo: Andrew Buckingham, courtesy of Barbican Music Library
Barbican Music Library exhibition celebrates seven decades of Status Quo
Free to visit until May 22 at Barbican Music Library in London, the exhibition Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo tells the story of the legendary British rock band through their music and memorabilia thanks to the contribution of Quo’s Official Fan Club and loyal collectors.
Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo: memorabilia
Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo, memorabilia, photo: Andrew Buckingham, courtesy of Barbican Music Library
Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo: the exhibition
Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo, installation view, courtesy of Barbican Music Library
Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo: the exhibition
Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo, installation view, courtesy of Barbican Music Library
So much has changed from when Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster formed the band – from the band’s name and line-up to changes in technological advances in audio formats. All of these aspects will be covered in this exhibition so we guarantee that there will be something here for everyone.
Paul and Yvonne Hanvey, The Official Status Quo Fan Club
Celebrating Seven Decades of Quo will run until 22 May 2023 at Barbican Music Library (Barbican Centre, Level 2) and it is free to visit during Barbican Library opening hours. Find all the details to plan your visit here.
The exhibition is the result of the collaboration of Barbican Music Library and The City Corporation, which owns and manages Barbican Music Library, with Paul and Yvonne Hanvey, who run Status Quo’s Official Fan Club ‘From The Makers Of…’ (FTMO…), Bob Young, aka “Status Quo’s unofficial fifth member” who gave his support alongside some memorabilia, and to Quo fans Jason Hodgson, Andy Poulter and Les Wainwright who also contributed with memorabilia from their collections.
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