With Status Quo now history and Francis Rossi enjoying his An Audience With tours, a new album was far from his mind. But one thing led to another, and…

A key figure in 70s pub rock is back with more songs “about politics or idiots with fingers on buttons”.

The tour hasn’t even happened yet, but if 2025 is remembered for one thing, it most likely will be Rush announcing they were going back out on the road, with German drummer Anika Nilles, for their R50 shows.

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Don’t have a plan. Don’t be cocky. Doing drugs is dumb. He knows what it’s like to be poor. He’ll know when it’s time to quit – and will. These things and more shape his world view.