LEGENDARY UK rock band, Status Quo, has today announced it will play an outdoor show in Taunton in August.

The band is the third artist to be announced for the Somerset Rocks line-up.

The Rocking All Over the World band, which has achieved nearly sixty Top 40 hits including two number ones, plus four chart-topping albums, will perform at Taunton’s Vivary Park on Friday, August 26.

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel will be The Quo’s special guests for the show on the first night of Somerset Rocks, the three-evening music event being held during the August bank holiday weekend.

Francis Rossi of The Quo, said: “Playing live, outdoors is what we love to do. We’re really looking forward to entertaining our fans in Taunton and being part of Somerset Rocks.”

Status Quo is made up of Francis Rossi; Rick Parfitt; keyboard player Andrew Bown; bassist John ‘Rhino’ Edwards; and drummer Leon Cave.

Status Quo will kick off the Somerset Rocks weekend and will be followed by Will Young, who will perform on the Saturday night with Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra bringing the three-show spectacular to a close on the Sunday.

St. Margaret’s Somerset Rocks is being promoted and organised with LCC Live, the same partnership that brought Rod Stewart to Taunton in 2014.

Les Kidger, director of LCC Live, said: “We’re thrilled to add Status Quo to the line-up for a wonderful series of live, outdoor concerts in Taunton.

"It’s shaping up to be a really exciting mix of artists reflecting a variety of musical genres and appealing to a range of ages.

“Tickets are selling really well for the other shows and from past experience, we expect demand to be high for tickets to Status Quo, which is the best UK rock band of all time.”

Ann Lee, chief executive of St Margaret’s Hospice, said: “This is an amazing coup that such an internationally renowned band is coming to perform at Somerset Rocks.

"We are absolutely thrilled to have secured such a superb line-up for this simply unique music event, aimed at helping to raise awareness of St Margaret’s.”

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday, December 11 priced from £39 and are available online at: www.ticketline.co.uk or by phone: 084488-89991.

Tickets are also available from St Margaret’s Hospice shops in Somerset.