STATUS QUO Guitarist RICK PARFITT Suffers Heart Attack Following Gig In Turkey
June 16, 2016, 8 years ago
Status Quo have revealed that in the early hours of Wednesday, June 15th, following the band’s gig at Expo 2016 in Antalya, Turkey, guitarist Rick Parfitt suffered a suspected heart attack.
“He is being treated in a hospital in Turkey and whilst his condition is serious, he has already demanded his customary cup of tea with two sugars and a sweetener,” says a message from the band.
Status Quo had already agreed to perform at the Rock On Windermere charity show on Saturday, June 18th to raise funds for the Cumbria Flood Appeal. Rick and the band did not want to cancel this important show, and so it will go ahead with Freddie Edwards, the son of Quo bassist John ‘Rhino’ Edwards, stepping in for Rick. It is likely that Freddie will stay with the band to allow them to honour their commitments and not let down the fans up to and including the show on Sunday, July 3rd at Gröna Lund Tivoli, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Simon Porter, the band’s manager said, “No further comment will be made at this stage until the completion of the next round of tests and assessments to be made over the next few days. We would ask you to respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time.”
Stay tuned for updates.
