Roger Taylor on tour: Guest appearances

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

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

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

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

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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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04.07.2009 Longborough, UK (with SAS Band - Hugh Sloane's wife's birthday party)

There's not much info about this private party. We have guessed the date and venue (Sloane's house?) from a Sunday Express article and the SAS Band news. Roger apparently sang a few songs and then joined Roger Daltrey in a "duet"; I'm not sure if it was With A Little Help From My Friends (the only song from the setlist we're sure about) or something else. Other guests included the Sugababes, Patti Russo or Jeff Scott Soto.

Setlist not available

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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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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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25.03.2009 Palace Theatre, Manchester, UK (WWRY premiere)

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

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24.01.2009 IndigO2, London, UK (with SAS Band (Jeff Scott Soto, Patti Russo, Madeline Bell, Graham Gouldman, Toyah Wilcox and Roy Wood))

Roger launched his set with a duet with Patti Russo in Under Pressure. Then he introduced his son Rufus on drums and announced he'd sing something "really old" - Tenement Funster was a great surprise. After A Kind Of Magic Johnny Marter returned to his drumkit and Cosmos Rockin' (with two drummers and Roger on lead vocals!) followed. It was a unique performance that probably won't be repeated because the song didn't go very well (very simple drumming pattern, Jamie played a rhytm guitar and Roger had to read the words from a paper). WWRY followed (with Roger and his son in a drumming duet) and Roger finished his guest appearance with drumming in WATC.

01. Under Pressure (Roger Taylor + Patti Russo on vocals)
02. Tenement Funster (Roger Taylor on vocals, Rufus Taylor on drums)
03. A Kind Of Magic (Roger Taylor on vocals, Rufus Taylor on drums)
04. Cosmos Rockin' (Roger Taylor on vocals, Rufus Taylor on drums)
05. We Will Rock You (all, Roger Taylor on drums, Rufus Taylor on drums)
06. We Are The Champions (all, Roger Taylor on drums)

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12.07.2008 Goodwood House, Goodwood, UK (Festival of Speed Gala Dinner)

Roger attended this Festival of Speed together with his children and his girlfriend. He was also one of the judges during the Festival of Speed grande race. Roger then performed a percussive set together with Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) and Kenney Jones (The Who) - probably something similar to what he did at Live Earth.

Setlist not available

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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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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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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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07.07.2007 Wembley Stadium, London, UK (Live Earth)

01. Drumming extravaganza incl. snippet of We Will Rock You (Roger Taylor with Chad Smith, Taylor Hawkins and others)

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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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08.05.2007 Bain & Company, Sorrento, Italy (with SAS Band (Madeline Bell, Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri, Chris Thompson, The Fabba Girls and Tommy Blaize))

01. I Want To Break Free (Roger on vocals)
02. Radio Ga Ga (Roger on vocals)
03. Under Pressure (Roger and Kiki Dee on vocals)
04. We Will Rock You (All Star finale)
05. We Are The Champions (All Star finale)

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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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08.12.2006 Bisley Pavilion, Woking, UK (with SAS Band (Jeff Scott Soto, Felix Taylor, Tony Vincent, Kiki Dee and others))

01. Woman You're So Beautiful (Felix Taylor on vocals, Roger on guitar and backing vocals)
02. Strange Frontier (Roger on vocals)
03. Merry Xmas (War Is Over) (Roger on vocals, all the other guests on backing vocals)

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14.11.2006 Alexandra Palace, London, UK (Hall Of Fame)

Roger inducted Led Zeppelin into the UK Hall Of Fame and then played drums in a George Martin Tribute Band.

01. Golden Slumbers (Roger on drums)
02. Carry The Weight (Roger on drums)
03. The End (Roger on drums)

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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. Say It's Not True (Brian on guitar, Roger on vocals)
03. The Show Must Go On (with WWRY cast, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)

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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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