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09.12.2011 Scala, London, UK (with Mel C)

01. One Vision (Brian on guitar, Mel C on vocals)

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01.12.2011 Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, UK (WWRY musical (Gala Performance in aid of the Mercury Phoenix Trust))

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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25.11.2011 Clapham Grand, London, UK (with SAS Band at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert)

Brian was an expected guest at this tribute concert; however he also promised to play with Darkness that night so instead of being a guest for the grand finale, he played simply at the very beginning of the concert. Roger was somehow expected too but his mum sadly died a few days before.

01. No-One But You (Kerry Ellis on vocals, Brian on guitar and vocals)
02. Somebody To Love (Kerry Ellis on vocals, Brian on guitar)
03. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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25.11.2011 Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK (with The Darkness)

01. Bareback (Brian on guitar)
02. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)
03. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)

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06.11.2011 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, UK (with Adam Lambert at MTV EMA Awards)

Brian and Roger accepted the Global Icon Award at the MTV EMAs. The band then closed the show performing a Queen medley with Adam Lambert on vocals.

01. The Show Must Go On (Adam Lambert on vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)
02. Under Pressure intro (Adam Lambert on vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)
03. We Will Rock You (Adam Lambert on vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)
04. We Are The Champions (Adam Lambert on vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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13.10.2011 Hippodrome, Bristol, UK (WWRY musical)

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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13.09.2011 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

Introduced by the show's writer and director Ben Elton, the performance was part of BBC Children in Need Pop Goes The Musical, a series of West End performances by pop stars to help raise money for the charity.

01. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar, Mel C on vocals)
02. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar, Mel C on vocals)

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05.09.2011 The Savoy, London, UK (Freddie For A Day - Freddie's 65th birthday party)

This concert was part of a FM birthday bash held to raise funds for The Mercury Phoenix Trust. As this was unfortunately an event for the "C-lebrities", we don't know much about the performance and there are no audio or video recordings either which is a shame because the setlist was highly interesting! Please note Brian and Roger may not have played in ALL those tracks - this was just my assumption. All I know is that Brian and Roger played in *most* tracks, Spike was on keyboards and Neil Fairclough on bass...

01. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar, Kerry Ellis on vocals)
02. These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Brian on guitar and vocals, Roger on vocals)
03. Under Pressure (Brian on guitar, Roger and Patti Russo on vocals)
04. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Matt Lucas on vocals)
05. Don't Stop Me Now (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Patti Russo on vocals, David Armand miming)
06. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Ty from Vintage Trouble on vocals, Mike Rutherford on bass)
07. It's A Hard Life (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Tom Chaplin on vocals)
08. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar, Jeff Beck on guitar, Rufus Taylor on drums, Kerry Ellis on vocals)
09. The Show Must Go On (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Tom Chaplin on vocals)
10. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, WWRY cast on vocals)

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28.08.2011 Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA (with Lady Gaga at MTV Music Video Awards)

01. You And I (Lady Gaga on vocals and piano, Brian on guitar)

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26.08.2011 Little John's Farm, Reading, UK (with My Chemical Romance at the Reading Festival)

01. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
02. Welcome To The Black Parade (Brian on guitar)

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20.08.2011 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

Mazz Murray's last show.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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16.07.2011 The Orange College Hall Officers Mess, Cranwell, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

The first half of the concert was the RAF Orchestra, who played lots of instrumental scores. Kerry came on in the first half (withou Brian) and sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings' and 'No-One But You'. The second half of the concert was the 'Anthems' set with Brian. There was no encore, they just played right through. Then there was a little presentation to Brian and Kerry at the end.Fireworks were being set off during the last two numbers overhead. During 'Last Horizon' it sounded like Brian was playing in a different key to the rest of the band. He stopped playing mid track and then resumed with the track in the correct key.

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
06. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
08. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
09. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
10. Happy Birthday To You (all - for Brian)
11. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
12. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
13. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
14. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
15. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
16. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
17. Anthem (Brian on guitar, with RAF College Band)
18. Land Of Hope And Glory (Brian on guitar, with RAF College Band)

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11.07.2011 Camden's Roundhouse, London, UK (iTunes Festival with Foo Fighters)

01. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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07.07.2011 Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK (WWRY musical)

Brian May revealed Roger was 'banned' from Birmingham this time. The pair helped create a glittering finale to the musical at the Hippodrome in 2009 but they collided. "That drum kit ploughed into me," joked Brian. "I'm amazed it didn't kill me. Roger's banned this time."

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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03.07.2011 Goodwood Estate, Goodwood, UK (Festival Of Speed)

The band (with Brian) performed on the back of a truck. There were rumours about a possible appearance of Roger but he didn't turn up.

01. Introduction (Brian on guitar?)
02. Driven By You (one verse and chorus - Brian on guitar and vocals)
03. One Vision (intro only - Brian on guitar)
04. Don't Stop Me Now (Brian on guitar, Kerry Ellis on vocals)
05. The Chain (part - Brian on guitar)

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24.06.2011 Magma Centre, Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, Spain (Starmus festival with Tangerine Dream)

The concert was part of the Starmus Festival which celebrated 50
years of space exploration. The 'Star Sounds' piece was a new composition by
Edgar Froese and contained sounds harnessed from the natural vibrations of
stars. The first two tracks were played before the actual Tangerine Dream set
while the other three were part of the encore. The concert will be released on
CD and DVD.

01. Star Sounds (Brian on guitar)
02. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar, Hoshiko Yamane on violin)
03. Sally's Garden (Brian on guitar, Linda Spa on flute)
04. We Will Rock You - rock part (Brian on guitar and vocals)
05. We Will Rock You - spheric part (improvisation - Brian on guitar)

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17.06.2011 Savoy hotel, London, UK (Born Free Foundation Gala Dinner)

The Born Free Foundation Gala Dinner was held to celebrate the 80th birthday of its founder, Virginia McKenna. Brian May and Kerry Ellis performed a reworked version of the song Born Free, which was reworded for the night by lyricist Don Black who was also present. Brian also played 'Happy Birthday To You' as Virginia took to the stage and thanked everyone for coming.

01. Born Free (Brian on acoustic guitar, Kerry Ellis on vocals)
02. Happy Birthday To You (Brian on acoustic guitar and vocals?)

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11.06.2011 Court Palace, Hampton, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

The setlist was the same as the last few gigs of the tour, the only differences was that Brian ad-libbed a little with his Red Special at the begininning of 'Last Horizon' and Kerry sang all of 'Gimme Some Lovin'. There was not a support band.

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)
08. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
09. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
10. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
11. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
12. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
13. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
14. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
15. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
16. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
17. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
18. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
19. Gimme Some Lovin' (Brian on guitar)
20. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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08.06.2011 His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, UK (WWRY musical)

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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31.05.2011 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical (9th anniversary))

Brian made a short speech between the tracks, during which Roger came onstage with an Olivier award, but did not actually speak nor play.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)
02. The Show Must Go On (Brian on guitar)

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21.05.2011 Forum, Bath, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)
08. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
09. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
10. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
11. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
12. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
13. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
14. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
15. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
16. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
17. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
18. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
19. Gimme Some Lovin' (Brian on guitar, Ty Taylor on vocals)
20. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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19.05.2011 Cliffs Pavillion, Southend, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)
08. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
09. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
10. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
11. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
12. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
13. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
14. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
15. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
16. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
17. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
18. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
19. Gimme Some Lovin' (Brian on guitar, Ty Taylor on vocals)
20. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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18.05.2011 Theatre, Milton Keynes, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)
08. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
09. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
10. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
11. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
12. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
13. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
14. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
15. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
16. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
17. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
18. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
19. Gimme Some Lovin' (Brian on guitar, Ty Taylor on vocals)
20. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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16.05.2011 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

'Gimme Some Lovin' now added to the set - it features Ty Taylor, lead vocalist from support band 'Vintage Trouble' (Ty was also 'Britney' in the Las Vegas production of the 'We Will Rock You' musical).

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)
08. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
09. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
10. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
11. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
12. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
13. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
14. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
15. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
16. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
17. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
18. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
19. Gimme Some Lovin' (Brian on guitar, Ty Taylor on vocals)
20. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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14.05.2011 St. David's Hall, Cardiff, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)
08. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
09. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
10. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
11. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
12. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
13. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
14. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
15. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
16. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
17. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
18. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
19. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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12.05.2011 Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' now added to the set.

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)
08. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
09. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
10. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
11. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
12. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
13. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
14. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
15. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
16. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
17. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
18. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
19. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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11.05.2011 Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
08. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
09. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
10. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
11. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
12. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
13. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
14. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
15. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
16. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
17. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
18. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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09.05.2011 Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
08. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
09. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
10. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
11. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
12. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
13. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
14. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
15. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
16. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
17. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
18. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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08.05.2011 Royal Centre, Nottingham, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

'You Have To Be There' now back into the set.

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
08. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
09. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
10. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
11. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
12. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
13. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
14. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
15. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
16. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
17. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
18. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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06.05.2011 City Hall, Sheffield, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

The 'Overture' intro was shorter, the first small section was taped and then the band came on and played the remainder live (a nice change). Also, today was Kerry's 32nd birthday so the crowd sang and the band played/sang 'Happy Birthday to you'.

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
08. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
09. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
10. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
11. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
12. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
13. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
14. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
15. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
16. Happy Birthday To You
17. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
18. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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05.05.2011 The Sage, Gateshead, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

'You Had To Be There' was dropped from the set and 'Defying Gravity' was moved from the encore and put before 'We Will Rock You'

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
08. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
09. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
10. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
11. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
12. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
13. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
14. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
15. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
16. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
17. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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03.05.2011 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

Start of the tour. Tie Your Mother Down added to the set.

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
08. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
09. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
10. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
11. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
12. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
13. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
14. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
15. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
16. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
17. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)
18. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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01.05.2011 Royal Albert Hall, London, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

This show included a full orchestra (The City Of London Philharmonic Orchestra) and a choir (The West End Chorus). The Overture intro was live (other dates on the tour was a taped intro). No One But You used the orchestra (again the other dates on the tour used an orchestral arrangement on the synthesizer). Somebody To Love used the choir for the backing vocals. This show also featured dancers for the 'Overture' and 'Diamonds Are Forever'.

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
08. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
09. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
10. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
11. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
12. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
13. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
14. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
15. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
16. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
17. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)

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01.05.2011 Royal Albert Hall, London, UK ('Anthems' tour with Kerry Ellis)

No change compared to the matinee performance.

01. Overture
02. Dangerland (Brian on guitar)
03. I Am Not That Girl (Brian on guitar)
04. I Can't Be Your Friend (Brian on guitar)
05. Diamonds Are Forever (Brian on guitar)
06. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar)
07. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar)
08. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
09. I Loved A Butterfly (Brian on guitar)
10. Save Me (Brian on guitar)
11. No-One But You (Brian on guitar)
12. You Have To Be There (Brian on guitar)
13. I Love It When You Call (Brian on guitar)
14. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)
15. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar)
16. Anthem (Brian on guitar)
17. Defying Gravity (Brian on guitar)

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23.04.2011 Arsenaaltheater, Vlissingen, Holland (Eddy Christianni Awards)

Roel van Velzen played a full gig with his band (the setlist included also Save Me or Somebody To Love) but Brian joined him for just two songs.

01. Don't Stop Me Now (Roel van Velzen on vocals)
02. Guitar solo
03. Tie Your Mother down (Roel van Velzen on vocals)

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22.03.2011 Millennium Centre, Cardiff, UK (WWRY musical)

Roger also attended but didn't play (he was sat in one of the boxes to the left of the stalls).

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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14.02.2011 West Lea School, Enfield, UK (Variety Club Children's Charity)

Brian visited the West Lea facility in Enfield to present teachers with a new, specially adapted minibus. Upon arrival, Brian and Anita were greeted with rapturous applause and a performance from the Kaos Choir, a combined group of singers from West Lea and neighbouring Hazelbury Infant School. Brian then signed a guitar, which the school will auction to raise money, before using it to play along with the choir as they sang again. Dail Express reports: "He played We Will Rock You and had all the kids clapping and stamping their feet. He even played a few numbers with the school choir."

01. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar)

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27.01.2011 Folketeatret, Oslo, Norway (WWRY musical)

Roger also attended but didn't play.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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20.01.2011 King's Theatre, Glasgow, UK (WWRY musical)

Roger also attended but didn't play.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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25.11.2010 Battersea Power Station, London, UK (Collars & Coats Gala Ball)

The event was held to celebrate Battersea Dogs & Cats Home's 150th anniversary. According to Brian, the organisers failed to run the evening to time and there was a strict curfew so a lot of songs had to be cut; among them being Brian's "Fire" and "I Don't Want Nobody (Teasin' Around With Me)".

01. Hound Dog (Brian on guitar and vocals)
02. Under Pressure (Roger Taylor and Patti Russo on vocals, Brian on guitar)
03. I Want It All (Roger Daltrey on vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)
04. We Will Rock You (All Star finale with Brian on guitar and Roger on vocals)
05. With A Little Help From My Friends (All Star finale with Brian on guitar and Roger on vocals)

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17.11.2010 Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (Princes Trust Rock Gala)

01. These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Roger on vocals, Brian on guitar, Rufus Taylor on drums)
02. Last Horizon (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)
03. It's A Hard Life (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Tom Chaplin on vocals)
04. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Midge Ure on vocals)
05. We Will Rock You (All Star finale with Brian on guitar and Roger on drums)

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13.11.2010 Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (British Legion Festival of Remembrance)

Kerry Ellis sang 'Anthem' with Brian May on guitar in presence of the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Family, Vera Lynn, armed services and war veterans.

01. Anthem (Brian on guitar, Kerry Ellis on vocals)

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21.10.2010 Theater des Westens, Berlin, Germany (WWRY musical premiere)

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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25.09.2010 Roger's garden, Surrey, UK (Roger's wedding party)

Roger Taylor married his girlfriend Sarina Potgieter on September 25, 2010. The 36-year-old bride wore a purple wedding dress and the celebrations had a black and red theme as the pair staged an unusual ceremony at their home in Surrey. The reception was in a huge black and red marquee in their garden and all the waiters wore black. The tables were black and they even had black patent leather sofas outside. The theme was almost bondage. The party included live music performed by close friends - Brian May, Joe Elliot, Roger Daltrey, Bob Geldof, Martin Chambers, The SAS band, Mike Rutherford, Nick Mason, Rufus Taylor, Felix Taylor, Josh Macrae, Gary Brooker, The Fabba Girls, Ryan Molloy and Jeff Scott Soto. Unfortunately we have absolutely no idea about the tracks they played.

Setlist not available

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11.09.2010 Hyde Park, London, UK (Proms In The Park)

Rufus Taylor on drums! WWRY was just one verse + chorus, WATC featured a nice guitar intro by Brian.

01. Dangerland (Brian on guitar, Kerry Ellis on vocals)
02. I'm Not That Girl (Brian on guitar, Kerry Ellis on vocals)
03. Anthem (Brian on guitar, Kerry Ellis on vocals)
04. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar, Kerry Ellis on vocals)
05. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar, Kerry Ellis on vocals)

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04.09.2010 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

Cast change - this was the last show of the 2009-2010 cast. Brian played in both the matinee and evening shows.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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03.09.2010 Beatrix Theater, Utrecht, Holland (WWRY musical premiere)

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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11.05.2010 Scala, London, UK (with Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders)

01. I'm In Love With My Car (Brian on guitar, Roger on vocals and drums)
02. Sleeping on the Sidewalk (Brian on vocals and guitar, Roger on drums)
03. Long Away (Brian on vocals and guitar, Roger on drums)
04. Tenement Funster (Brian on guitar, Roger on vocals and drums)
05. Way Down (Brian on guitar)

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10.05.2010 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical (8th anniversary))

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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02.05.2010 Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (with Kerry Ellis - Night Of 1000 Voices)

01. Who Wants To Live Forever (Brian on guitar, Kerry Ellis and Adam Pascal on vocals)
02. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar, Ricardo Alfonso on vocals)

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31.01.2010 O2 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (WWRY musical)

Final date of the Irish leg of the We Will Rock You Tour. Roger didn't play but he joined Brian for a speech at the end of the evening show.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar) - both the matinee and evening performances

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04.12.2009 Allianz Teatro, Milan, Italy (WWRY musical premiere)

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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15.11.2009 Fountain Studios, London, UK (The X Factor)

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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12.11.2009 Apollo Theater, Stuttgart, Germany (WWRY musical (charity evening))

1 year anniversary of the WWRY musical in Stuttgart and also a special charity performance for the 'Ein Herz für Kinder' foundation.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)
02. The Show Must Go On (Brian on guitar)

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09.11.2009 Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, UK (WWRY musical (press night))

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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01.11.2009 Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (Pinktober - Women of rock)

Charity show with Brian playing with a newly formed 4-piece girl group called 'Woman' (Mazz Murray, Kerry Ellis, Gina Murray and Ajay Casey).

01. I'm A Woman (Brian on guitar)
02. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian on guitar)

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17.09.2009 Hippodrome, Bristol, UK (WWRY musical)

One of the shows of the WWRY UK tour. Rufus Taylor on drums.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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12.09.2009 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

Cast change - this was the last show of the 2008-2009 cast. Brian played in both the matinee and evening shows.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar) - both the matinee and evening performances
02. Show Must Go On (Brian on guitar) - the evening performance only

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23.07.2009 John Moores University, Liverpool, UK (Opening of a new media centre)

Brian did an impromptu performance at the opening of John Moores University's new media centre. He also signed one of his signature Red Special guitars and an amp which will go on display at the centre.

01. Guitar improvisation

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02.07.2009 Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK (WWRY musical)

As the drumkit slid towards the front of the stage on its platform it caught Brian who fell into Roger's kit knocking over a cymbal, a mic and dislodging a couple of drums. Both Brian and Roger recovered quickly (with the help of a couple of cast members) to complete the song to great cheers and applauses. Once Bo Rhap was complete Brian told the enthusiastic audience: "It took us ages to rehearse that fall. I'm not sure if Roger's kit will ever be the same again." He then introduced Ben Elton who joked that Taylor was to blame: "That's what comes of wearing your sunglasses indoors." Ben also thanked the cast, band, crew and audience.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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26.06.2009 Shaw Theatre, London, UK (with Kerry Ellis)

01. Who Wants To Live Forever (Brian on guitar)
02. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)

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25.06.2009 Shaw Theatre, London, UK (with Kerry Ellis)

01. Who Wants To Live Forever (Brian on guitar)
02. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)

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21.06.2009 Shaw Theatre, London, UK (with Kerry Ellis)

01. Who Wants To Live Forever (Brian on guitar)
02. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)

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20.06.2009 Shaw Theatre, London, UK (with Kerry Ellis)

Brian watched the first part of the set together with his wife Anita and Jim Beach. Then he joined Kerry Ellis for the encore.

01. Who Wants To Live Forever (Brian on guitar)
02. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian on guitar)

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18.06.2009 Luton Hoo, Luton, UK (Mazz Murray's wedding)

Brian played a special version of Love Of My Life which Mazz Murray dedicated to her new husband - Oren Arush. I'm not quite sure whether Tie Your Mother Down was sung by Mazz or her sister Gina - the original article was quite unclear in this.

01. Love Of My Life (Mazz Murray on vocals, Brian on guitar)
02. Tie Your Mother Down (Mazz Murray on vocals, Brian on guitar)

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11.06.2009 Sunderland Empire Theatre, Sunderland, UK (WWRY musical)

Brian attended the premiere on June 10 but decided to play the following night.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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20.05.2009 Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, USA (American Idol finale (season 8))

Both finalists of American Idol shared vocals in this song. Brian and Roger appeared as big surprise guests during the first chorus.

01. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert on vocals)

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18.05.2009 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

7th anniversary of the We Will Rock You musical. As always, Brian came up through the smoke during BoRhap but this time he was joined by Ben Elton. After BoRhap Ben gave a short speech about the anniversary, Brian and his first appearance from the trap. This was then followed by Brian and the cast performing The Show Must Go On which started with a nice guitar intro.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)
02. The Show Must Go On (Brian on guitar)

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25.03.2009 Palace Theatre, Manchester, UK (WWRY premiere)

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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10.01.2009 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

Brian has announced his appearance in advance and played BoRhap in both the matinee and evening shows.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)

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11.12.2008 London Palladium, London, UK (Royal Variety (80th anniversary))

01. Defying Gravity (Kerry Ellis on vocals)

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27.06.2008 Hyde Park, London, UK (46664 - Nelson Mandela 90th birthday)

01. Is This The World We Created? (Andrea Corr on vocals, Brian on guitar)

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21.05.2008 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

Sixth anniversary of the We Will Rock You musical in Dominion. Brian surprisingly played the full version of Don't Stop Me Now. For BoRhap he was supposed to come up through the trap door with a cloud of smoke but the trap door didn't open because the guy from the crew couldn't find the switch in the dark! Brian at least managed to make his way up and to the back of the stage for the head banging section.

01. Don't Stop Me Now (Brian on guitar)
02. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar)
03. The Show Must Go On (Brian on guitar)

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04.04.2008 Studio 1, South Bank, London, UK (Al Murray's Happy Hour TV show)

Only C-lebrity and All Right Now were broadcasted. WWRY was played afterwards (as a special bonus for the audience I think), stories about BoRhap are not true (that was just Al's joke; the band played just the final few chords) and also there was this short improvised sketch with Brian, Roger and Paul on backing vocals.

01. C-lebrity
02. Bohemian Rhapsody (the final chords only)
03. All Right Now
04. We Will Rock You
05. Football Was Our Idea (a short improvised song by Al Murray with Brian on unplugged guitar and Roger and Paul on backing vocals)

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24.01.2008 Raimund Theater, Vienna, Austria (WWRY premiere)

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (with WWRY cast)

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29.12.2007 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

Brian's words: "In the afternoon, I just strolled on and played the solo, like the chaps normally do, because there was no time to rehearse with the cast. But in the evening we risked me being on there in the headbanging section too... it was risky because we still hadn't managed to make the radio link work, so I had a physical lead on the guitar. This was the first time I've done an appearance without coming up in smoke in the trap."

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (with WWRY cast) - both matinee and evening performances

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17.11.2007 O2 Arena, London, UK (with Foo Fighters)

Brian and Roger performed this song on the satellite (acoustic) stage. Brian sang the first verse and chorus (Taylor Hawkins sang the second verse), Roger played tambourine and occasionally hit a cymbal and of course, the rest of Foo Fighters played in the song too (Dave Grohl, Jessy Greene, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee and one guy I didn't recognize). They sang the song in its entirety (just like on ANATO)

01. '39 (Brian on acoustic guitar and vocals, Roger on percussion and backing vocals, Foo Fighters + guests on plenty of other instruments :-)

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29.09.2007 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical (cast change))

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (with WWRY cast) - both matinee and evening performances

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01.08.2007 Canon Theatre, Toronto, Canada (WWRY musical + Canadian Idol)

Soloists in order of appearance: Yvan Pedneault, Erica Peck, Alana Bridgewater, Sterling Jarvis, Suzie McNeil, Evan Buliung. The Canadian Idol Top 7 finalists: Jaydee Bixby, Dwight D'eon, Carly Rae Jepsen, Brian Melo, Greg Neufeld, Tara Oram, Matt Rapley.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, WWRY cast on vocals)
02. The Show Must Go On (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, 7 Canadian Idol finalists on vocals)

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14.05.2007 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

Fifth anniversary of the We Will Rock You musical in Dominion. The evening performance was only for fans, not for general public. Brian May in his white frock coat appeared for the guitar solo in BoRhap and Roger joined him for the rock finale. After Brian's and Ben Elton's speech The Show Must Go On followed (with the cast leads taking a verse each).

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, WWRY cast on vocals)
02. The Show Must Go On (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, WWRY cast on vocals)

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10.03.2007 Studio 1, South Bank, London, UK (Al Murray's Happy Hour TV show)

At the end of the show, the WWRY cast sang WWRY before a curtain was dropped to show Roger Taylor and Brian May at the other side of the stage. After the guitar solo a brief bit of Tear It Up followed and the show ended with WWRY again, with Al Murray joining in. After the credits it showed Al Murray in bed, waking up saying he had a dream of singing with Queen. The camera panned out to show Brian and Roger in bed with him.

01. We Will Rock You with a snippet from Tear It Up (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, WWRY cast on vocals)

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07.10.2006 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

This was supposed to be the final WWRY performance in Dominion (but then the show was extended to 2007). Brian appeared in both performances and played BoRhap. For the evening show he also prepared a short speech: he said the show kept going because of all the the support, especially from the "regulars". Roger was in the audience too.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (with WWRY cast) - both matinee and evening performances

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22.09.2006 Wembley Arena, London, UK (with McFly)

Superb intro - after a minute of Don't Stop Me Now Brian zoomed up out of one of the traps rising through the floor of the stage into some cool pyrotechnic effects. He performed the rest of the song with McFly, then played a short guitar solo (basically some weird aeroplane noises :) and then joined McFly for one of their songs. Afterwards he exited down the same trap :-)

01. Don't Stop Me Now
02. Guitar improvisation
03. 5 Colours In Her Hair

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05.09.2006 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical - Freddie's 60th birthday party)

Freddie's 60th birthday party in the Dominion Theatre. Don't Stop Me Now features guys from McFly. Brian and Roger came on stage during BoRhap and then performed a short set as a tribute to Freddie.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (with WWRY cast; Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)
02. Love Of My Life (Brian on guitar and vocals)
03. Say It's Not True (Brian on guitar, Roger on vocals)
04. The Show Must Go On (with WWRY cast, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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16.07.2006 Novello Theatre, London, UK (Love Letter To Dan - A Tribute To Dan Crawford)

01. Who Wants To Live Forever (Mazz Murray on vocals, Mike Dixon on piano, Brian on guitar)

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17.06.2006 Hyde Park, London, UK (with Foo Fighters)

Taylor Hawkins surprised the crowd when he left his drumkit, chanted the famous Freddie's "Day-O" vocal improvisation and dedicated the encore to Freddie Mercury.

01. We Will Rock You (intro + finale only)
02. Tie Your Mother Down (Taylor Hawkins on vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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25.05.2006 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (VH1 Rock Honors)

Joe Elliott welcomed Brian May as "the official 6th member of Def Leppard."

01. 20th Century Boy (Brian on guitar)

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11.05.2006 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

4th anniversary of the We Will Rock You musical. Roger attended the performance too but didn't play anything because he was back from the hospital.

01. Bohemian Rhapsody
02. The Show Must Go On

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• Early days
• Back To The Light 1992
• Back To The Light 1993 [1]
• Back To The Light 1993 [2]
• Back To The Light 1993 [3]
• Another World promo
• Another World
• Guest appearances
• TV shows