Guitar legends Status Quo gave rock 'n' rollers whatever they wanted at a beer festival.

The band, led by frontman Francis Rossi and guitarist Rick Parfitt, performed some of their greatest hits when they headlined the Hastings Beer and Music Festival on Saturday night.

They belted out classics such as Whatever You Want and Rocking All Over The World in front of a 6,000-strong audience at Alexandra Park.

Status Quo followed in the footsteps of Keane, who headlined the festival last year at Alexandra Park, to perform a stunning 90-minute set. Beer festival committee chairman Tim Pilbeam said: "Status Quo were phenomenal.

"It was a real coup to have such a big name headline the festival. They had only recently finished a world tour and you could tell they were still really hyped up.

"There were a lot of die-hard Status Quo fans. Predominantly, the audience was 40-plus and there were a lot of people with wheelchairs and zimmer frames having a great time but the youngsters also got into the spirit of the event."

Siobhan Burke, 15, who served food in the hospitality tent, said the atmosphere was fantastic.

She said: "People were doing the Quo dance, rocking their shoulders from side to side and then going backwards and forwards with their hands on their hips. It was bizarre to see everyone doing this dance but it was great watching everyone enjoy themselves so much."

Other bands at the four-day festival, which ended on Saturday, included Bad Manners, The Bohemians, Utter Madness, The Jackals and Abba Gold.

About 11,000 people turned up over the four days of the festival, which marked its 25th anniversary this year, and drank 25,000 pints of beer and 8,000 glasses of wine.

The festival is organised by the Hastings, Battle and Bexhill Round Tables in aid of local charities and has raised more than £250,000 since 1998. Last year, it raised £70,000 for St Michael's Hospice.

Mr Pilbeam said: "This year was a bit of a benchmark for the future to show we can stage a big band. Our aspiration for next year is to book a mainstream band with an even higher profile such as the Stereophonics or Travis."