Roger Taylor on tour: Guest appearances

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25.05.2013 The Kings Arms, All Cannings, UK (Rock Against Cancer with SAS Band)

01. A Kind Of Magic (Roger on vocals)
02. Under Pressure (Marc Martel and Roger on vocals)
03. Say It's Not True (Roger on vocals, Jeff Beck on guitar)
04. Little Wing (Roger on vocals)
05. Peter Gunn Theme (Roger on drums, Jeff Beck on guitar)
06. New Orleans (Roger on drums, Jamie Moses on vocals)
07. All The Way (All Star finale with Roger on vocals)

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28.12.2012 Mike Rutherford's house, Loxwood, UK (Christmas party)

Roger and Sarina attended a Christmas Party at Mike Rutherford's house in Loxwood, Surrey. No idea about the setlist.

01. Drum duet (Roger and Harry Rutherford on drums)

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15.10.2012 Gothenburg, Sweden (IFS World Conference 2012 with SAS Band)

This was a private gig at a large software conference - the line-up included Roger Taylor, Roger Daltrey, Jeff Scott Soto and Patti Russo.

01. Heroes (Roger on vocals)

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12.08.2012 Olympic Stadium, London, UK (Olympic Games closing ceremony)

London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony featured not only Freddie's famous vocal improvisation from Wembley 1986 but also a live performace by Brian and Roger.

01. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums and timpani, Jessie J on vocals)

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14.05.2012 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical (10th anniversary))

Plenty of celebrities in the audience - Robert de Niro, Nick Mason, Samantha Fox, Andrew Lloyd Webber, DJ Chris Tarrant, original cast of We Will Rock You and others. Brian played in BoRhap as always (during the final 'any way the wind blows' line a virtual Freddie was supposed to appear but in fact nobody saw anything. Roger played only in the last minute of Show Must Go On because according to his tweet, 'Spinal Tap moment for me drums failed to appear due to lift failure'.

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

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26.04.2012 Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA (American Idol)

Another performance at the American Idol, this time with the Queen Extravaganza band. This is a new reworked version of Somebody To Love and it does sound great!

01. Somebody To Love (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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25.04.2012 Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA (American Idol)

Unless the broadcast was cut, the finalists seemed to perform just a five-minute medley of those four tracks.

01. Fat Bottomed Girls (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Top 6 American Idol finalists on vocals)
02. Another One Bites The Dust (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Top 6 American Idol finalists on vocals)
03. We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Top 6 American Idol finalists on vocals)
04. We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Top 6 American Idol finalists on vocals)

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20.03.2012 Apres Ski Bar, Farinet, Verbier, Switzerland (with Waste)

Waste were the 'Apres Ski Band' in hotel Farinet and Roger joined them for a cover of The Black Keys' song. Also Sir Richard Branson and Sir Bob Geldof were in the audience.

01. Lonely Boy (Roger on drums)

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01.03.2012 Bush House, London, UK (BBC's 80th birthday)

BBC World Service celebrated 80 years of international radio broadcasting. Roger sang a special (and quite appalling!) version of Radio Ga Ga - with guest editor William Orbit on electric guitar, Malian duo Amadou and Mariam on vocals, Anoushka Shankar on sitar, Pirashanna Thevarajah on percussion, Rosey Chan and Spike Edney on keyboards and Gus Isidore and Neil Fairclough on guitar and vocals.

01. Radio Ga Ga (Roger on vocals)

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03.12.2011 G Live, Guildford, UK (with SAS Band)

01. A Kind Of Magic (Roger on vocals)
02. Voodoo Child (Roger on vocals)
03. Heroes (Roger on vocals)
04. The Show Must Go On (Chris Thompson on vocals, Roger on drums)
05. We Will Rock You (All Star Finale, Roger on drums)
06. We Are The Champions (All Star Finale, Roger on drums)
07. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Roger on vocals)
08. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Chris Thompson on vocals, Roger on drums)

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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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16.10.2011 Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, Pioneertown, CA, USA (with SAS Band)

A private event (Spike's 60th birthday and Kyle's 50th birthday) featuring Spike Edney, Jamie Moses or Neil Murray. Roger actually sang more songs but these three are the only ones known (thanks to Neil Murray). It was basically an impromptu performance.

01. Rip It Up (Roger on vocals)
02. Voodoo Chile (Roger on vocals)
03. Rock And Roll (Roger on vocals)

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01.10.2011 Davington Priory, Faversham, UK (Bob Geldof's 60th birthday party)

Bob Geldof's 50th birthday bash was held in his home and guests included: Bono, Roger Taylor, Anna Friel, Bill Wyman, Jerry Hall. Apparently an impromptu concert of a supergroup followed: Roger Taylor on drums, Bill Wyman on bass, Gary Kemp on guitar and Bono and Bob Geldof on vocals.

Setlist not available

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

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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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02.07.2011 Bowl, Milton Keynes, UK (with Foo Fighters)

01. Cold Day In The Sun (Roger on drums)

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04.06.2011 Wintershall Estate, Bramley, Surrey, UK (Picnic & charity concert with Gary Brooker's all-star band 'Band Du Lac')

Band Du Lac featured: Eric Clapton (guitar, vocals), Lulu (vocals), Gary Brooker (keyboards, vocals), Georgie Fame (keyboards, vocals), Andy Fairweather Low (guitar, vocals), Paul Carrack (keyboards, vocals), Dave Bronze (bass), Paul Bevis (drums), Tracy Linscott (percussion), Nick Pentalow (horn section), Frank Mead (horn section), Matt Wynch (horn section), Tracy Graham (backing vocals), Anna McDonald (backing vocals), Roger Taylor (drums). Roger's band consisted of Rufus Taylor (drums), Spike Edney (keyboards), Steve Stroud (bass) and Jason Falloon (guitar).

01. Radio Ga Ga (Roger on vocals)
02. Heroes (Roger on vocals)
03. Fat Bottomed Girls (Roger on vocals)
04. Voodoo Chile (Roger on vocals, Ronnie Wood on guitar)
05. A Kind Of Magic (Roger on vocals)
06. Say It's Not True (Roger on vocals, Jeff Beck on guitar)
07. Manic Depression (Roger on vocals, Jeff Beck on guitar)
08. People Get Ready (Roger on vocals, Jeff Beck on guitar)
09. Nessun Dorma (Roger on percussion)
10. Uptight (Everything's Alright) (All Star Finale - Band Du Lac with Roger on drums)
11. Shout (All Star Finale - Band Du Lac with Roger on drums and Lulu on vocals)
12. Cocaine (All Star Finale - Band Du Lac with Roger on drums and Eric Clapton on vocals)

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23.02.2011 Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark (WWRY musical)

Both Brian and Roger were supposed to play in Bohemian Rhapsody. Sadly Brian has sustained a hand injury which prevented him from playing on this occasion. In his own words: 'I'm very sorry I couldn't play tonight, but I was in a fight with a tin can and I lost. Copenhagen, I owe you one!'

01. Bohemian Rhapsody (Roger on drums)

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