February 15th, 2010 by Jessica Martinez

Status Quo’s Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt have revealed that their OBEs are their greatest achievement to date, after receiving the honours from the Queen on Friday night. The old-school rockers were given the award to honour their services to music and charity.

Speaking after the event to BBC News, Rossi said he thought the honour surpassed Status Quo’s role in opening Live Aid in 1985: ‘Live Aid was contrastingly very different and important… but nothing can make you forget this.’

Status Quo are set to tour the UK from May, with dates lined up at a number of venues including Liverpool’s Echo Arena (July 9) and Belfast’s Waterfront Hall (June 3).

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