By Daily Mail Reporter Rick Parfitt will miss his first Status Quo gig since he joined the band in 1967 after doctors told him to rest Rick Parfitt is to miss his first Status Quo gig since joining the band in 1967 after being told to rest by doctors following surgery. The 65-year-old guitarist had been due to return to the line-up tonight following an operation to correct a problem with his 1997 quadruple heart bypass. But he has now been told to continue his recuperation so a last-minute stand-in has been drafted in for a single show. Freddie Edwards - son of bass player John 'Rhino' Edwards - will step in for the concert at Clumber Park in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
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Rick Parfitt, 65, had been due to return to line-up tonight after operation
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He has now been told to continue his recuperation so stand-in drafted in
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Son of John 'Rhino' Edwards, Freddie Edwards, will replace him at concert
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Parfitt is 'disappointed' to be missing show at Clumber Park in Worksop
Rick will be back soon but, in the meantime, we look forward to welcoming @placeholder into the fold for what we are sure will be a memorable one-off.'