Instruments: Day At The Races Tour [13.01.1977 - 06.10.1977]
Information > Instruments on tour > A Day At The Races
From now until The Game in 1980, all of the bands tours would start off in North America, which also began a trend of the band members buying instruments in the States at the beginning of the tour. On 6th October 1977, the band invited people from the Fan Club to attend a video shoot for their upcoming single (which turned out to be We Are the Champions) and they thanked them by giving a surprise concert. That concert is included here, and not on the News of the World tour, as they still played a Races-era set and used Races-era equipment.
At the end of the tour (Earls Court), Roger trashed his drum set. John began the tour with his Fender basses but then he got a Music Man Stingray and used it as his main for the remainder, including the 6th October surprise for the fans.
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Drum kit Ludwig 26" x 14" bass-drum. Bass-drum logo: white crest / black background. Gong [hit once at the end of Bohemian Rhapsody] Tambourine Triangle [Killer Queen] |
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Electric bass guitars Bass rig |
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Electric six-string guitars Guitar rig Acoustic guitar ['39] Ukelele-banjo [Leroy Brown] |
Piano |