pittrek 09.04.2010 04:13 |
I am currently trying to put together ALL informations we have about the Knebworth show.
It was the LAST concert in the times, when Queen consisted of Freddie, Brian, Roger, John and Spike, so it deserves a "proper" release. Since we won't get it from official sources, I want to make my own.
That's why I search for all video bits, audio bits, photos, stories, anecdotes .....
These are some of the information I found during some googlin' , I hope some of it will be interesting for somebody from you.
The gig was according to wikipedia called : "It's A Kind Of Magic" - can somebody confirm this ???( link )
Before you continue, check this site : link
Belouis Some :
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2 anecdotes from link
1. Was standing by the mixing desk unit, about 40 yards out from the stage. Bottles started flying for about 5 minutes when a huge half a melon came flying over and actually hit one of the sound mixing guys on the back of the head. He was furious, staring out into the crowd with melon stuck in his hair, trying to find the culprit, to no avail. Me & my mate were crying with laughter. 2. The opening act came on (guy called Belouis Some, who was awful, but I think Freddie was 'fond' of him). Anyways, first three songs went by and he had a regular inflow of bottles. The idiot then announced that his next song was called 'Target Practice' (no joke), and the whole stage was then swamped for about 2 minutes non-stop. Funniest thing was people were running out of bottles and huge chunks of turf were then sent inbound. Fucking hilarious!Well from what I read he was "shit", "crap" etc., so a recording probably doesn't exist. Or does it ? Big Country : ---------------- link "This left the Scottish tinged act Big Country, to pave the way for the headliners,. Big Country were quite popular in the 80s,although they never had massive hits, their album ' The Seer" did chart at number 2 in 1986, but for all that , they were rather strange band to be on this bill, as they would not seem to appeal particularly to Queen fans . Their music had a celtic feel to it and really did not connect to the populistic and anthemic Queen tunes , but who knows, perhaps they were on the bill because members of Queen liked them..... or perhaps because they were not likely to outperform Queen and thus steal their glory ... Just how well Big Country went down is arguable as reported sources vary, with quotes regarding them doing four encores to none at all ! They were the recipients of a full 2 litre bottle of something or other thrown from the crowds, but they got a better reception than Beloius Some." Check out one of the Rarities cd's, there is little bits on it filmed by Ian, cant remember the song but it shows the whole crowd singing back to Stuart. From what i've heard Big Country went down great and im sure someone told me Brian May watched them from the side of the stage.- SO A VIDEO RECORDING OF BIG COUNTRY DOES EXIST ???? Does anybody have it ? Hi Andrew, I've got a bootleg CD of that gig and it sounds as though they're received very well, especially during the 2nd half of the set. The set list if anyone is interested was- 1)Wonderland, 2)Fields Of Fire, 3) Where The Rose Is Sown, 4)Remembrance Day, 5)I Walk The Hill, 6)Just A Shadow, 7)Look Away, 8)Chance, 9)IABC, 10)Harvest Home, 11)Lost Patrol, 12)Honky Tonk Woman, 13)Fields Of Fire scratch. Don't think they would have played scratch if they didnt enjoy it, and wouldnt have played for 70mins.- So an AUDIO recording DOES exist. Does anybody have it ? Status Quo : according to this site : link a bootleg recording DOES exist. Does anybody have it ? Taken from their official site : link 1986 - Quo returns with a new line-up. Joining Rossi, Parfitt and Bown for the recording of 'In The Army Now' are John 'Rhino' Edwards (bass) and Jeff Rich (drums). The band enjoy the sessions so much that they decide to go out on the road again. A giant European tour even includes three shows in different countries within 24 hours in Denmark, England (Knebworth) and Switzerland. The Top Ten 'In The Army Now' album includes four hit singles with 'Rollin Home' (No.9), 'Red Sky' (No.19), 'In The Army Now' (No.2) and 'Dreamin' (No.15) Well according to link "they had to leave early for a gig in Germany". Does anybody KNOW what is the truth ? Also this picture : link Does it come from the Queen show in 1986 as QueenLive (and other sites) suggest or from the 1990 show, as link suggests ? Does anybody know ? Queen : ---------- these are the songs which we KNOW that were filmed professionally : One Vision (by the TV station - TV Anglia ???) - does anybody know if they filmed more ? Is This The World We Created ? - by DoRo crew Tutti Frutti - by DoRo crew Hammer To Fall - includes some IDENTICAL angles to the footage which was show on the big screen Radio Ga Ga - at least 3 different cameras - one identical with the ITTWWC footage, the other filmed from either the stage or right below the stage, and the third identical to the footage from the big screen We Are The Champions - the same as GaGa God Save The Queen - many many different angles, including some IDENTICAL angles as those shown on the big screen. Well didn't Mr. Greg "ILoveJohnSStuartAndAllQueenMoaners" Brooks and Mr. Brian "IDontWareWigs" May claim that the footage which was transferred to the big screen wasn't recorded at all ? So how is it possible that we have professional bits which show the IDENTICAL angles like the video show on the screen ? Is it possible to have 2 camera men standing close together and filming the same object from the same angle ? This is quite strange. There are also many audio recordings 1) the soundboard recording - edited version released on Live Magic - unfortunately they played with the speed, the rock songs are faster, the ballads are slower 2) Crazy Ass master tape, released on bootleg Thank You All 3) 105 minutes long audience recording 4) an unknown recording - somebody standing VERY close to Crazy Ass also recorded the gig, on the TYA recording you can hear how "somebody" stops his "recording device" 5) official video source - as recorded by the DoRo film Does somebody have "source 4" or heard it ? Is there any chance it could be better than the "Crazy Ass" source ? SOOOOOOOOOOOOO Does anybody have any audio recording of the opening bands ? Does anybody have any video recording of the opening bands ? Does anybody have any photos of any of the performances ? Is anybody willing to share his/her memories on this day ? Any comments at all ? |
GT 09.04.2010 04:29 |
This is a great idea and topic. I hope you get the info you are after......it will be interesting to read. I don't think the pic of Status Quo is from the 1986 show at Knebworth because there is no catwalk at the front, and the Queen stage would of been covered in carpet. |
Martin Packer 09.04.2010 04:33 |
On Quo: Remember the roadie on top of the giant screen with a broom taking the piss? On Big Country: Remember Stuart Adamson taking out his camera and photographing the crowd? On Queen: Remember the organ pipes behind Brian on "Forever"? |
GT 09.04.2010 04:47 |
Oh yes the infamous organ pipes. These should of been incorporated into the show for 'Who Wants To Live Forever' at most of the outside shows, but could not be wheeled out from behind the curtain and under the walkways as there was not enough room. The stage was huge at Knebworth so this is where it was premiered. A similar version was later used in the 'Forever' video but not the same one. It would of made more sense to have this on the stage already at the side of the stage on Brian's side, so this problem would not of arisen. If anybody has any proof that they used the 'pipes' on stage apart from Knebworth do let me know. |
Luke 1982 09.04.2010 09:11 |
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people on streets 09.04.2010 10:38 |
GT wrote: This is a great idea and topic. I hope you get the info you are after......it will be interesting to read. I don't think the pic of Status Quo is from the 1986 show at Knebworth because there is no catwalk at the front, and the Queen stage would of been covered in carpet. Take a closer look. On the left side of the picture (not necessarily the left side of the stage) there IS a catwalk. I really do believe this is from the Queen Knebworth 86 show. |
pittrek 09.04.2010 11:06 |
Martin Packer wrote: On Quo: Remember the roadie on top of the giant screen with a broom taking the piss? On Big Country: Remember Stuart Adamson taking out his camera and photographing the crowd? On Queen: Remember the organ pipes behind Brian on "Forever"? Quo - hey thanks, I completely forgot that story :-) BC - well till today I never heard about it . Are the photos available somewhere ? |
queen79luca 09.04.2010 11:07 |
IMO they ve got the video, they can say everything, but they ve got it. Probably is not as WEMBLEY with 15 cameras, greats shoot etc.. Something that I don t understand is why to put out something like LIVE MAGIC..with Knebworth show, Budapest and 11th in Wembley with half songs and cutted songs..:(((((((( The picture of QUO is not from Knebworth 86..apart the stage(its enormous, but not queen Magic stage).I think its still knebworth but another year..probably late than 86. Sometimes there are mistakes also on Freddie picture..Newcastle is Wembley..etc..Budapest is Slane.. By the way..has someone noticed that from Slane Castle there are a lot of pictures ?..more than other show...I don t know what this mean but it could possibly been filmed? (not audience shoot)-- |
The Real Wizard 09.04.2010 11:28 |
pittrek wrote: 4) an unknown recording - somebody standing VERY close to Crazy Ass also recorded the gig, on the TYA recording you can hear how "somebody" stops his "recording device" Excellent topic ! This definitely deserves some attention. Where on the recording does this happen, btw.. !?? |
Mr Mercury 09.04.2010 11:32 |
Martin Packer wrote: On Quo: Remember the roadie on top of the giant screen with a broom taking the piss? On Big Country: Remember Stuart Adamson taking out his camera and photographing the crowd? On Queen: Remember the organ pipes behind Brian on "Forever"? I too remember the roadie on top of the giant screen above the stage during Quo's set. Thought he was rather funny. Quo were good. Big Country, as I remember it were far better than Quo. As for the gig itself, here is the only momento of that occassion I still have http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/mr_mercury/QueenKnebworthTShirtFront.jpg http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/mr_mercury/QueenKnebworthTShirtBack.jpg |
Mr Mercury 09.04.2010 11:36 |
queen79luca wrote: The picture of QUO is not from Knebworth 86..apart the stage(its enormous, but not queen Magic stage).I think its still knebworth but another year..probably late than 86. Quite correct. The Quo pic is Knebworth 1990 |
pittrek 09.04.2010 11:52 |
Sir GH wrote:pittrek wrote: 4) an unknown recording - somebody standing VERY close to Crazy Ass also recorded the gig, on the TYA recording you can hear how "somebody" stops his "recording device"Excellent topic ! This definitely deserves some attention. Where on the recording does this happen, btw.. !?? Cca 9 second before Harvey Goldsmith (I hope I got the name right :-) ) says "Right, that is the end of our show". |
pittrek 09.04.2010 11:53 |
Mr Mercury wrote:Martin Packer wrote: On Quo: Remember the roadie on top of the giant screen with a broom taking the piss? On Big Country: Remember Stuart Adamson taking out his camera and photographing the crowd? On Queen: Remember the organ pipes behind Brian on "Forever"?I too remember the roadie on top of the giant screen above the stage during Quo's set. Thought he was rather funny. Quo were good. Big Country, as I remember it were far better than Quo. As for the gig itself, here is the only momento of that occassion I still have http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/mr_mercury/QueenKnebworthTShirtFront.jpg http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/mr_mercury/QueenKnebworthTShirtBack.jpg Pretty nice wall :-) |
louis.007 09.04.2010 11:56 |
The Quo pic is from the Silver Clef awards at Knebworth in 1990. I was there and also at Queen's gig in '86. Stuart Adamson did indeed take a picture of the crowd and Big Country were on after Quo if memory serves me well - I believe Quo had another gig elsewhere that evening? Deaky did indeed trash his bass at the end of GaGa - apparently it had been resprayed (black) and was due to feature the Magic caricatures (which it didn't) but he didn't like the new finish so launched it at the end of the number (see 'Rare Live' for evidence). The organ pipes did indeed make their first appearance on UK soil during the tour and were wheeled on from Brian's side of the stage. When Queen arrived by helicopter the entire audience ignored whoever was playing and gave a huge roar of approval for the boys. It took 4 hours to get out of the bloody car park!! Official attendance was listed as 160,000, unofficial 240,000!! I knew 3 coppers who were on duty that day and was told that an hour before Queen hit the stage there were 80,000 people outside without tickets. For safety reasons and to avoid a possible riot the fencing was removed (it wasn't there when we left the venue!!) and those people were let in for free. I was at the Purple gig the year before and can tell you that the Queen crowd was enormous in comparison. |
pittrek 09.04.2010 11:56 |
Mr Mercury wrote:queen79luca wrote: The picture of QUO is not from Knebworth 86..apart the stage(its enormous, but not queen Magic stage).I think its still knebworth but another year..probably late than 86.Quite correct. The Quo pic is Knebworth 1990 Here are some youtube videos from Knebworth 1990 : Anyway I can't find the "correct angle" which would prove that the pic is from 1990. |
pittrek 09.04.2010 11:59 |
louis.007 wrote: The Quo pic is from the Silver Clef awards at Knebworth in 1990. I was there and also at Queen's gig in '86. Stuart Adamson did indeed take a picture of the crowd and Big Country were on after Quo if memory serves me well - I believe Quo had another gig elsewhere that evening? Deaky did indeed trash his bass at the end of GaGa - apparently it had been resprayed (black) and was due to feature the Magic caricatures (which it didn't) but he didn't like the new finish so launched it at the end of the number (see 'Rare Live' for evidence). The organ pipes did indeed make their first appearance on UK soil during the tour and were wheeled on from Brian's side of the stage. When Queen arrived by helicopter the entire audience ignored whoever was playing and gave a huge roar of approval for the boys. It took 4 hours to get out of the bloody car park!! Official attendance was listed as 160,000, unofficial 240,000!! I knew 3 coppers who were on duty that day and was told that an hour before Queen hit the stage there were 80,000 people outside without tickets. For safety reasons and to avoid a possible riot the fencing was removed (it wasn't there when we left the venue!!) and those people were let in for free. I was at the Purple gig the year before and can tell you that the Queen crowd was enormous in comparison. That's great, I really wish some times that I was born 10 years earlier and in the UK :-) |
louis.007 09.04.2010 12:14 |
Hi Pittrek, the gig was almost in my own back yard. At the time I lived in Letchworth (where Brian will be doing his book signing on 21/05/10) which on a good day was only 10 minutes drive from Knebworth. I remember getting there at about 9 in the morning on what turned out to be a glorious day weather-wise (it pissed down the whole time at Purple the year before). Having seen the band in Holland, Belgium, both Wembley shows and Manchester, this blew those gigs out of the water! They were on fire at Knebworth and you could just tell how knocked back they were performing before such a huge crowd (listen to Freddie's comments from the show and you'll know what I mean). I really can remember so much about that day, alot of it is personal because of who I was with (hell, I was 19 and in love (sic!)), but if prompted and with more time (should be working at the moment!) I'm sure I'll be able to remember a whole lot more. |
Penetration_Guru 09.04.2010 13:07 |
The concert was titled "A Night Of Summer Magic" - I used to have a sew on patch with that lettering. Can't help with much else though - you could look up the work someone did on the helicopter if you wanted to be really anal! |
Penetration_Guru 09.04.2010 13:12 |
Additional - GT is correct about the catwalk. Irrespective of any side catwalks, if that was 1986 there'd be a frontal one. FWIW Knebworth 1990 is available on DVD, so this could be checked, but I don't see the point. It's NOT a 1986 image. |
The Real Wizard 09.04.2010 14:15 |
Duly noted. So ... is this pic of the Quo from Knebworth 1986 then? It was labeled as such.. |
fordy69 09.04.2010 14:22 |
Oh what a day! If I had a time machine and could only re-live one day this would probably be it ! Having missed out on Wembley tickets I thought my only chance to see the band had gone, then they announced Knebworth and I was ecstatic, bought tickets end of May and had to wait 'til August, time passed slowly. Left Swansea 5am by coach and didn't get back 'til 6am on Sunday, took some big bottles of cheap lager and cos we couldn't take them in to the field we drank some and hid what we had left under an Edwin Shirley truck, which we managed to find on the way out and downed them, it was a hot day. The atmosphere and excitement was like nothing I had experienced, and I did not realise just how many people were there, with us being pretty close to front as it turned out, approx. level with the front sound/lights enclosure, which was to the right as you looked at the stage..............so the Quo photo is definitely not 1986, there was no tall tower in the middle, there was a 2nd shorter one futher back if you look at aerial shots. Do remember the roadie on top of the Jumbotron screen miming along to Quo, but I think he had a big cut-out guitar. And yes Big Country were tremendous for a support and easily better than Quo, who were on before them. Remember the tape of Bryan Adams' Run To You playing just before it cut-off and the smoke/dry ice started to fill the stage, lighting rig started to rise, the cheers,screaming, shouting was incredible. Nearly sang every word, voice gone by the end. 'In the lap of the Gods' was an amazing surprise. Shocked to see Deacy launch his bass towards the amps at the end, thought I was seeing things. Didn't appreciate how lucky I was to see what would be the last gig and it's a pity it was before the widespread use of home video cameras otherwise we would probably have some brilliant footage. Apologies for rambling! |
A Word In Your Ear 09.04.2010 14:35 |
I was there, got there early in the morning, no toilet facilities outside of the enclosed area, back of trees are great ;) they were selling official merch' outside of the enclosed area. Soon as they started letting people in, it's the fastest you've ever seen me run to get to the front. Harvey Goldsmith went on stage & told everyone to stop running, which of course nobody listened to him. later on there was a plastic bottle/food/rubbish fight. people throwing stuff forward, those at the front throwing it back (myself included) more stuff getting lobbed forward & back & so on. all I can say is the high ground won & I must have ended up being about 12" taller, due to all the rubbish I was standing on at the front + plastic bottles don't half hurt when they clock you in the face :( The helicopter flew over to cheers, later Brian appeared back stage watching "Big Country" through the right hand side rear back drop curtains. The queen set was great, I remember Brian broke a string on his black telecaster during "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" luckily it was before the Guitar solo & he had enough time to swap guitars & played the solo on his "Red Special" After the gig, it took me about 2 hours to get out of the park, I remember just turning my car engine off, sitting on the bonnet & me add my mates singing Queen songs along to the Tape cassette player in my car, other fans stuck in the traffic joined in singing. Originally I was not going to attend this concert, as I had already done Wembley & Manchester before on the tour, Little did I know, that it was going to be the last Queen gig with Freddie, so I'm really glad that I now decided to go. all in all, it was a great day, even though it was a long tiring one, all my mates fell asleep on the way home, leaving me the only one awake for a good 3 hour journey home, into the early hours of the next morning......... |
Jon home 09.04.2010 15:23 |
Hello all I was there, after my sisters boyfriend dumped her at the last minute & I got his ticket (Biggest mistake that ever existed or what?). I remember arriving in our austin 1300 Allegro early morning & walking for miles until we started going through small white walled tunnels & this is where the bootleg T-shirts were being sold for £5.00. We eventualy got to the park & were asked to dispose of our bottles & food etc. First things first, the portable toilets were absolutely disgusting & literaly a trench with water & wooden make-do cubicles placed over the top, the funny thing was a giant turd had made it's way down the trench & the screams were heard from the adjoining cubicles as it passed through (Must be an english thing to remember the turd ?). Anyway I remember Quo & Big Country - Big Country were the best support band for me as I am still a Big fan. The crowd was just unbeleivable & I was in total awe of the size of venue, I dont think anyone has mentioned this but a world war I plane going overhead dropping water onto the crowd as it was a very hot day & the beer tents ran out of beer, so I am sure this was not planned. We were stood 3/4 of the way back on the right hand side & anyone who has a good photo of the crown from overhead will see a giant tree, we were underneath that next to the St Johns ambulance van. When One Vision started, I was literaly extatic & to this day have never had that feeling from any conert I have attended, it was to be the night the penny dropped for me as far as music was concerned as I was watching a band that had the lot. by the bucket load. Apart from the worlds most expensive Pizza slice, I realy cannot add any more apart from my sister met up with the ex boyfriend a few years back & they are still together, oh how I love winding him up about the gig. I hope I havent bored you, just adding my bit ! Cheers : Jon |
people on streets 09.04.2010 16:27 |
Jon home wrote: Hello all I was there, after my sisters boyfriend dumped her at the last minute & I got his ticket (Biggest mistake that ever existed or what?). I realy cannot add any more apart from my sister met up with the ex boyfriend a few years back & they are still together, oh how I love winding him up about the gig. I hope I havent bored you, just adding my bit ! Cheers : Jon priceless. |
queen79luca 09.04.2010 18:32 |
This is a very nice picture of Knebworth crowd the day that Queen performed ! |
popy 09.04.2010 19:01 |
i believe the Status Quo pic is Knebworth 86. someone said that it wasn't because there is no catwalk. on Wembley DVD, the A Beautiful Day documentary, you can see the rodies moving the catwalk and other stuff on stage. by catwalk you mean the stairs that are on both sides of the drum kitt, right? as i said, i think they're not used on Status Quo set, but are added later. i was checking now the Wembley DVD i i believe that the structure where Roger drum kitt is on, and the side stairs are added AFTER Status Quo show. another thing, you can see the catwalk at the back of the stage, that Freddie uses after singing the last words of One Vision, he goes that catwalk behind Roger , and then goes down through the stairs that are on both side's of Roger drum kitt. and you can't see that catwalk behind Roger on the Status Quo Knebworth 1990 video Also look at all the amplifiers on Rockin' All Over The World video at 0:40. Where are they in the picture that pittrek posted? so, we know that that picture is NOT from 1990 show. i honestly believe it's from 1986. |
david (galashiels) 09.04.2010 19:24 |
austin 1300 Allegro .......fantastic lol. queen and an alegro.you were honoured lol. |
GT 10.04.2010 02:03 |
A catwalk is the protruding extra piece of staging that was at the front of nearly every Queen show since late 1974. This would be put into place when the main stage was put up and not after. The steps on either side of the stage are what they are....steps, leading to catwalks in front of the speakers that have been used by Queen in the large arenas since 1977. They are also known as a jetty. These days a catwalk is also a means of getting to a sub stage or a 'b' stage that a lot of bands use for an acoustic set or to be more closer to the audience, just like the Q+PR concerts. |
pittrek 10.04.2010 06:54 |
Thanks guys, it's really nice to read your stories :-) And what about recordings of the opening bands - anybody have them ? |
john bodega 10.04.2010 07:10 |
It was a really great day and a superb gig. I stabbed some asshole before I left; never did find out what happened to them. |
popy 10.04.2010 14:02 |
GT wrote: A catwalk is the protruding extra piece of staging that was at the front of nearly every Queen show since late 1974. This would be put into place when the main stage was put up and not after. The steps on either side of the stage are what they are....steps, leading to catwalks in front of the speakers that have been used by Queen in the large arenas since 1977. They are also known as a jetty. These days a catwalk is also a means of getting to a sub stage or a 'b' stage that a lot of bands use for an acoustic set or to be more closer to the audience, just like the Q+PR concerts. thanks for the info. but regarding the subject of the structure of where Roger drum kitt is on, watching now (again) the A Beautiful Day doc of Wembley, there is a shot at 0:13m:43s where you can see the rodies carrying Status Quo equipment and you can see that structure where Roger drum kitt is on , it isn't on stage. Later on the documentary, skip to 0:15m:00s and you can see the rodies assembling the steps that are on both sides of Roger drum kitt. so i believe that in Knebworth, and being the same stage (they used the bigger stage only in Wembley and Knebworth? even in Budapest it's the small one...) it's not very different from Wembley. the structure where Roger drum kitt is on it's assembled AFTER Status Quo show. i strongly believe in what i'm saying based on Wembley A Beautiful day Documentary footage. |
Major Tom 10.04.2010 15:32 |
I really can't see why this gig and the two nights at Wembley, or the whole Magic-tour for that matter, always is talked about as THE show, THE shows and THE tour. |
Bo Rhap 10.04.2010 18:27 |
Major Tom wrote: I really can't see why this gig and the two nights at Wembley, or the whole Magic-tour for that matter, always is talked about as THE show, THE shows and THE tour. You had to be at Knebworth to experience it. Whilst the toilet facilities werent all that great,At least the band was.That was easily the best that i've ever saw the band.And i've saw them 9 times all together. Btw i thought that Big Country were absolutely brilliant.I wasnt alone in that either. Status Quo.I thought that thier sound was pretty crap.Thier drummer was reduced to what sounded to me like a clicking sound,therefore suggesting that there was something wrong with the mics on the drums. Belouise Some were just plain bad. |
Major Tom 10.04.2010 20:58 |
Yeah I guess you are right. But didn't they peak, "live-wise", around Crazy tour(as musicians)? I'm talking sound, vocals etc. not the "Show" itself(lightning rigs and other scene specatculars). That has alway been a thought of mine. I haven't really been into all this bootleg stuff so I'm relying on the live albums, witch I know, count for shit. |
cmsdrums 11.04.2010 16:49 |
popy wrote: GT wrote: A catwalk is the protruding extra piece of staging that was at the front of nearly every Queen show since late 1974. This would be put into place when the main stage was put up and not after. The steps on either side of the stage are what they are....steps, leading to catwalks in front of the speakers that have been used by Queen in the large arenas since 1977. They are also known as a jetty. These days a catwalk is also a means of getting to a sub stage or a 'b' stage that a lot of bands use for an acoustic set or to be more closer to the audience, just like the Q+PR concerts. thanks for the info. but regarding the subject of the structure of where Roger drum kitt is on, watching now (again) the A Beautiful Day doc of Wembley, there is a shot at 0:13m:43s where you can see the rodies carrying Status Quo equipment and you can see that structure where Roger drum kitt is on , it isn't on stage. Later on the documentary, skip to 0:15m:00s and you can see the rodies assembling the steps that are on both sides of Roger drum kitt. so i believe that in Knebworth, and being the same stage (they used the bigger stage only in Wembley and Knebworth? even in Budapest it's the small one...) it's not very different from Wembley. the structure where Roger drum kitt is on it's assembled AFTER Status Quo show. i strongly believe in what i'm saying based on Wembley A Beautiful day Documentary footage. I wouldn't base any conclusions solely on any documentaries or other footage released by Doro - they are notorious for countless errors regarding venues, dates, years, etc.. within virtually all their hatchett compilation jobs on Queen video material. |
cmsdrums 11.04.2010 16:49 |
popy wrote: GT wrote: A catwalk is the protruding extra piece of staging that was at the front of nearly every Queen show since late 1974. This would be put into place when the main stage was put up and not after. The steps on either side of the stage are what they are....steps, leading to catwalks in front of the speakers that have been used by Queen in the large arenas since 1977. They are also known as a jetty. These days a catwalk is also a means of getting to a sub stage or a 'b' stage that a lot of bands use for an acoustic set or to be more closer to the audience, just like the Q+PR concerts. thanks for the info. but regarding the subject of the structure of where Roger drum kitt is on, watching now (again) the A Beautiful Day doc of Wembley, there is a shot at 0:13m:43s where you can see the rodies carrying Status Quo equipment and you can see that structure where Roger drum kitt is on , it isn't on stage. Later on the documentary, skip to 0:15m:00s and you can see the rodies assembling the steps that are on both sides of Roger drum kitt. so i believe that in Knebworth, and being the same stage (they used the bigger stage only in Wembley and Knebworth? even in Budapest it's the small one...) it's not very different from Wembley. the structure where Roger drum kitt is on it's assembled AFTER Status Quo show. i strongly believe in what i'm saying based on Wembley A Beautiful day Documentary footage. I wouldn't base any conclusions solely on any documentaries or other footage released by Doro - they are notorious for countless errors regarding venues, dates, years, etc.. within virtually all their hatchett compilation jobs on Queen video material. |
cmsdrums 11.04.2010 16:49 |
popy wrote: GT wrote: A catwalk is the protruding extra piece of staging that was at the front of nearly every Queen show since late 1974. This would be put into place when the main stage was put up and not after. The steps on either side of the stage are what they are....steps, leading to catwalks in front of the speakers that have been used by Queen in the large arenas since 1977. They are also known as a jetty. These days a catwalk is also a means of getting to a sub stage or a 'b' stage that a lot of bands use for an acoustic set or to be more closer to the audience, just like the Q+PR concerts. thanks for the info. but regarding the subject of the structure of where Roger drum kitt is on, watching now (again) the A Beautiful Day doc of Wembley, there is a shot at 0:13m:43s where you can see the rodies carrying Status Quo equipment and you can see that structure where Roger drum kitt is on , it isn't on stage. Later on the documentary, skip to 0:15m:00s and you can see the rodies assembling the steps that are on both sides of Roger drum kitt. so i believe that in Knebworth, and being the same stage (they used the bigger stage only in Wembley and Knebworth? even in Budapest it's the small one...) it's not very different from Wembley. the structure where Roger drum kitt is on it's assembled AFTER Status Quo show. i strongly believe in what i'm saying based on Wembley A Beautiful day Documentary footage. I wouldn't base any conclusions solely on any documentaries or other footage released by Doro - they are notorious for countless errors regarding venues, dates, years, etc.. within virtually all their hatchett compilation jobs on Queen video material. |
cmsdrums 11.04.2010 16:50 |
popy wrote: GT wrote: A catwalk is the protruding extra piece of staging that was at the front of nearly every Queen show since late 1974. This would be put into place when the main stage was put up and not after. The steps on either side of the stage are what they are....steps, leading to catwalks in front of the speakers that have been used by Queen in the large arenas since 1977. They are also known as a jetty. These days a catwalk is also a means of getting to a sub stage or a 'b' stage that a lot of bands use for an acoustic set or to be more closer to the audience, just like the Q+PR concerts. thanks for the info. but regarding the subject of the structure of where Roger drum kitt is on, watching now (again) the A Beautiful Day doc of Wembley, there is a shot at 0:13m:43s where you can see the rodies carrying Status Quo equipment and you can see that structure where Roger drum kitt is on , it isn't on stage. Later on the documentary, skip to 0:15m:00s and you can see the rodies assembling the steps that are on both sides of Roger drum kitt. so i believe that in Knebworth, and being the same stage (they used the bigger stage only in Wembley and Knebworth? even in Budapest it's the small one...) it's not very different from Wembley. the structure where Roger drum kitt is on it's assembled AFTER Status Quo show. i strongly believe in what i'm saying based on Wembley A Beautiful day Documentary footage. I wouldn't base any conclusions solely on any documentaries or other footage released by Doro - they are notorious for countless errors regarding venues, dates, years, etc.. within virtually all their hatchett compilation jobs on Queen video material. |
The Real Wizard 12.04.2010 00:19 |
Zebonka12 wrote: It was a really great day and a superb gig. I stabbed some asshole before I left; never did find out what happened to them. Ah, the things people do for their minute of fame.. |
The Real Wizard 12.04.2010 00:21 |
Double post.. What's happening with this forum? It's very unstable right now. |
pittrek 12.04.2010 03:24 |
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Kobayashi Maru 12.04.2010 17:54 |
I found a picture in one of the books I have of the audience with the same Japanese/Dutch flag (with Queen written on it) as in that Status Quo picture, so I guess that one is from 1986. I think you can see "qu" on the Dutch flag in the Status Quo picture. I don't have a scanner but I took a picture with my camera. Here it is: link |
pittrek 14.04.2010 11:59 |
Kobayashi Maru - Thanks a lot for the pic |
pittrek 10.06.2010 07:35 |
So, does anybody know when can the recordings of the opening bands be found ? :-) |
andreas_mercury 10.06.2010 10:34 |
when you say to that there's 'identical' shots of the bigscreen video out somewhere, where do you mean? where are they used, in documentary or else where? i trust you when you say they 'identical' but even i'd like to check for myself or to do my own comparison in photo shop |
pittrek 10.06.2010 14:08 |
Maybe this will help : link Check the part from 0:24, there I'm cutting between the AUD shot and the PRO shot. The same thing is e.g. in Now I"m Here |
andreas_mercury 10.06.2010 15:48 |
very interested that edit, thankyou i havent done to an exact photo shop comparison yet but it is very possibly that there was a film camera right near the TV camera, in this example you show. tv footage from the mid eighties (and earlier and later) has artifacts of banding and other ugly features that arent in the 'high quality' video you are using. its very obvious to see when you watch the friday night show of wembely. it to me almost certain that the high quality is film footage and not from a tv camera also to watch the moment of roger crossing freddie cape, and freddie turning his head to the floor, in the low quality roger is almost 'crossing over' but to freddie's head stands still, then in high quality roger goes back and crosses again and then only this time freddie begins to look down, so they are definitley not from the same camera (although clear that they must be sitting near to each and one an other) i am not to be one of those people who swears to there is no copy of the TV feed of knebworth show, maybe it is even out there somewhere ..... but looks very much like the shot you have is not from that feed. but thank you for the link it is great video i have not seen yet on this site |
emrabt 11.06.2010 02:10 |
It's hard to tell because of the low quality and different frames, but it looks as though the screen feed is slightly below and to the right of Doros camera, looking upwards. Is all the "identical stuff", filmed from this angle (left side of the stage)? link DoRo doesn't seem to know what they have, it all seems to be labeled under "magic tour", so maybe IT's a highly unlikely single a camera feed that nobody at Queen Productions knows about. slightly off topic, It will never happen, but if they pieced together all their knebworth stuff it would sell. Even thought it would be 4 full songs + snippets and the backstage stuff. |
bigV 11.06.2010 06:05 |
emrabt wrote: It's hard to tell because of the low quality and different frames, but it looks as though the screen feed is slightly below and to the right of Doros camera, looking upwards. Is all the "identical stuff", filmed from this angle (left side of the stage)? link DoRo doesn't seem to know what they have, it all seems to be labeled under "magic tour", so maybe IT's a highly unlikely single a camera feed that nobody at Queen Productions knows about. slightly off topic, It will never happen, but if they pieced together all their knebworth stuff it would sell. Even thought it would be 4 full songs + snippets and the backstage stuff. I hope that they'll pack in whatever they have in terms of pro-shot footage from Knebworth on the bonus-disc of "Live In Budapest". V. |
pittrek 11.06.2010 06:29 |
What do you think about this pic which ended in my mailbox ? :-) BTW I'll try to add some comparison pictures when I have more time |
cmsdrums 11.06.2010 07:18 |
Blimey - now that stuff seriously needs some proper investigating. I won't ask how you came about it! With film companies like DoRo etc..., is there ever any opportunity to buy old reels of film that they aren't interested in the contents of and are seen as simply taking up space in their vaults? They obviously don't care what is on it and clearly have never archived it. |
pittrek 11.06.2010 07:35 |
They obviously don't care what is on it and clearly have never archived it.That would probably explain why Greg claims THEY don't have it in the archives :-) |
Planetgurl 11.06.2010 07:46 |
Mmm - very interesting indeed! They look like the old high end broadcast quality telecine tape format - I have a film of mine on this stuff from 1987. The other pro quality tape formats at that time were Hi and Lowband U-Matics which I have tapes of (including the outer boxes) - but the above are not these. U-Matic boxes were thinner. What is written on the white labels? Is it just the brand or is it the logo of a transfer prod. co ? |
emrabt 11.06.2010 08:08 |
That is some interesting video tape boxes. Considering it was filmed in 86, it would probably be 1 inch Type C reel video. There’s way over 2 hours of stuff there if it is. Looks to be some wider storage boxes too. Whether or not anything is in them is another matter, Also looks like a Magnetic Reference Laboratory calibration tape. This is based on my extremely limited knowledge, so it’s probably very wrong. |
pittrek 12.06.2010 13:52 |
Brand new uncirculated audience photos from Knebworth Park : link |
Joma 17.06.2010 05:59 |
The Quo Pic is either from Knebworth '86 oder someone took a QUEEN-flag (the one under the Japan-flag) to a Quo concert.... It's also Freddie's Steinway on the left. |
pittrek 17.06.2010 06:07 |
Joma wrote: The Quo Pic is either from Knebworth '86 oder someone took a QUEEN-flag (the one under the Japan-flag) to a Quo concert.... It's also Freddie's Steinway on the left.SirGH changed the image, originally it linked to something else :-) |
Joma 17.06.2010 06:08 |
pittrek wrote: Joma wrote: The Quo Pic is either from Knebworth '86 oder someone took a QUEEN-flag (the one under the Japan-flag) to a Quo concert.... It's also Freddie's Steinway on the left. SirGH changed the image, originally it linked to something else :-) What a rotter! ;) |
pittrek 28.06.2010 01:16 |
A couple of newly found pics from Knebworth link Thanks to the original uploader for sharing his memories with other people |
Queenman!! 28.06.2010 02:54 |
If I remember correct this particular pic of those boxes of tape was explained on Brian May's site. Brian said those boxes were the multitrack tapes (audio) that were send to Justin Shirley Smith to take of the Song 'Under Pressure' for the under pressure '99 single that came out in Holland with a live version mix of UP in Knebworth. |
The Real Wizard 28.06.2010 11:06 |
Joma wrote: pittrek wrote: Joma wrote: The Quo Pic is either from Knebworth '86 oder someone took a QUEEN-flag (the one under the Japan-flag) to a Quo concert.... It's also Freddie's Steinway on the left. SirGH changed the image, originally it linked to something else :-) What a rotter! ;) Haha ! Sorry about that guys. I've changed it back. So what's the final word on the pic then? It's 1990? |
pittrek 04.07.2010 11:05 |
Good question, but I must admit I think it's 1990 |
zephead2112 06.07.2010 03:59 |
What a day that was. I was in the Royal Navy at the time and was at sea on HMS Intrepid in the Caribbean when the UK Magic Tour tickets went on sale. I was panicking that I’d miss out so I called my Mum on the ship’s Rad Phone and she got in touch with Jacky at the fan club who kindly sent me tickets for Wembley (1st night). I still have her hand written note somewhere that says “well, we couldn’t let a sailor boy down could we?”. Quite funny. That wouldn’t happen now in the age of internet ticket sales! I’m pretty sure I got the Knebworth tickets myself when I returned from sea but I could be wrong. As for Knebworth, I have a few personal memories. I drove North from Portsmouth to Lancashire on the Friday evening, got up early on Saturday, collected three friends and we headed off for Knebworth. I too remember the poor toilet facilities and joined the line of people who chose to whizz against the nearby fence; much more pleasurable than using the trench! We were quite near the front, close to the large tree which was to the right of the stage. Even from there it took me well over an hour to get to the toilet (fence) and back; why I didn’t just use a large bottle I’ll never know. I remember the helicopter arriving as I was trying to get through the crowd. The gig itself was immense and although not my personal favourite from the times I saw Queen (Leeds 82 or NEC 84 would be top of the list), it was a true spectacle and of course it turned out to be Freddie’s final farewell. If everybody in the audience had known that then, I can’t imagine what the already charged atmosphere would have been like. I remember looking back during Radio Ga Ga and seeing the vast sea of hands clapping in unison. The crowd was so big, it looked like a wave because of the time delay. As others have noted, it took us over 4 hours to get out of the car park. Because of the long drive the night before and the early start , I was really suffering and fell asleep at the wheel a few times on the M1. My friend in the passenger seat next to me still has nightmares about that journey. I also missed my turn off on the M1 and we ended up on Snake Pass at 6am on the Sunday morning. It was drenched in thick fog which only made the journey worse. We got back to Lytham at around 7:30am, totally exhausted. I remember waking up and being told that my girlfriend had called, worrying because she had heard on the national news that someone had been stabbed in the crowd during Quo’s (?) set. I believe that, sadly, the person died. Apologies if my persoanl memories are a little boring to others but I thought I may as well share them. Cheers, Keith. |
The Real Wizard 06.07.2010 11:51 |
Not at all. Thanks for sharing! |
pittrek 06.07.2010 12:00 |
Nice stories which make me sad that I wasn't born in the 1970's in UK |
pittrek 15.07.2010 04:15 |
Does anybody here collect Status Quo bootlegs, or do you know a site similar to Queenzone ? I'm on a good way of getting a copy of the Big Country performance, so it would be nice to have also the Status Quo concert. I have e-mailed a couple of people who I found with google, but got no replies yet :-( Any tips ? |
Smiling 12.08.2010 10:30 |
Working as I do at Knebworth House (and just having worked closely with Jacky Smith of the Official Queen International Fan Club to mount the Queen Live Magic exhibition of memorabilia at Knebworth until 31st August 2010 - you must visit! - see the fabled yellow jacket and white red/gold stripe trousers as well as Brian, Roger and John clothing, etc, etc) I can state categorically that the photo is DEFINITELY at Knebworth and definitely NOT 1986. |
pittrek 13.10.2010 06:16 |
I've been able to get a copy of the Big Country recording. Would anybody want to here it ? I'm asking just to know if it makes any sense to upload it here ? |
wufdogs 03.11.2010 19:00 |
Hi yes it would be a great idea to upload big country here. this was queens last concert so it would be good to have as much of that great day as possable. |
pittrek 07.11.2010 08:10 |
My copy is unfortunately mp3-sourced, and I can't rip track 12 :-( |
wufdogs 13.11.2010 09:21 |
Hi is there any chance of putting it up for download as a mp3 then. what i am doing is trying to get all or as much as i can from Knebworth 1986 as this was a big day for all queen fans ,so i can put together a package of the day. i am in talks with somebody over the status quo part and should get a copy of that. When all parts are together im planing on uploading the whole Knebworth experiance for all to re-live again. I also intend to put a small picture section together as well. so if theres any chance of uploading i would be very gratful. regards peter |
pittrek 13.11.2010 09:41 |
It would be great if you could get the Status Quo recording :-) |
pittrek 05.01.2011 09:30 |
Hey wufdogs, are you still here ? Any success with the Status Quo recording ? |
pittrek 05.02.2011 10:04 |
link |
pittrek 06.02.2011 08:04 |
For anybody interested, I shared the Big Country recording here : link Does anybody have access to the Status Quo recording or the complete Big Country performance ? |
TIMTIM 19.09.2011 11:14 |
The "Quo pic" is definately not from 1990 since the bassist on the pic is wearing yellow pants and he isn't doing so in the Knebworth videos from 1990. I'm not sure the picture is of Status Quo either since the bassist looks ginger and not like Rhino Edwards. Also I'm fairly sure he has only worn grey or black denim pants when performing live with the Quo over the years. |
The Real Wizard 19.09.2011 12:21 |
The pic is a link to my website which as since changed ... The pic is now of one of the other opening bands ! We had come to the conclusion that the Quo pic wasn't from Knebworth, so I just took it down. |
brENsKi 19.09.2011 12:54 |
zephead did you drive down the m1? were you in the massive tailback where people got out of their cars and had "water-fights" involving pop, beer and god knows what else thrown through car windows and sunroofs? i just remember that as being one of the quickest hr-long traffic jams ever...time passed quickly with all the high-jinks |
pittrek 24.03.2012 08:38 |
The Wardour "Thank You All" bootleg is now sold as a "special edition" featuring for the first time the audio recordings of Big Country and Status Quo, both coming apparently from the same taper - Crazy S. The tracklist : Status Quo : 1. Intro 2. Whatever You Want 3. Paper Plane 4. Roll Over Lay Down 5. Little Lady 6. Mystery Song 7. Most of the Time / Wild Side of Life 8. Hold You Back 9. Dirty Water 10. Rockin' All Over The World 11. Big Fat Mama 12. Don't Waste My Time 13. Roadhouse Blues / Price of Love 14. Caroline Big Country 1. Intro 2. Wonderland 3. Field of Fire 4. Where The Rose Is Sown 5. Remembrance Day 6. I Walk The Hill 7. Just a Shadow 8. Look Away 9. Chance 10. In A Big Country 11. Harvest Home 12. Lost Patrol 13. Honky Tonk Women 14. Fields of Fire Now all we need is the Belouis Some recording :-) |
on my way up 24.03.2012 10:19 |
That's great news. Looking forward to hearing those support acts:-) Thanks for the info, Peter. |
tomchristie22 25.03.2012 03:17 |
Great! |
The_Chief 13.04.2012 00:16 |
Im the biggest Quo fan in the world and that Quo photo is from 1990!...Its on the knebworth 90 DVD As for a Quo bootleg from the 86 gig, Im not entirely sure...I've never came across it, nor have I ever heard of anyone having it And there is some Quo footage out there from 86 at Knebworth so there is defiantly some more Queen footage despite what has been said |
Doga 13.04.2012 00:21 |
And there is some Quo footage out there from 86 at Knebworth so there is defiantly some more Queen footage despite what has been said ---- According to Brian May, no. |
pittrek 13.04.2012 00:25 |
The_Chief wrote: Im the biggest Quo fan in the world and that Quo photo is from 1990!...Its on the knebworth 90 DVD As for a Quo bootleg from the 86 gig, Im not entirely sure...I've never came across it, nor have I ever heard of anyone having it And there is some Quo footage out there from 86 at Knebworth so there is defiantly some more Queen footage despite what has been saidIs there any chance for getting the Quo footage from 86 ? |
dysan 13.04.2012 01:47 |
Good thread. |
Gaabiizz 13.04.2012 16:10 |
This is a perfect Info Knebworth is my favourite concert in the magic tour , I hope someday we have the full video |
The_Chief 13.04.2012 23:05 |
pittrek wrote:Some of it is on youtube...few seconds from a news report..Quo went of toe Switzerland that day then to Germany to do gigs...Reason it was on a new report was because Quo had just reformed and along with Queen, were the hottest bands in Europe...Only a min of footage was released for news stations...A clip with a few seconds is on youtube...Will try find it manThe_Chief wrote: Im the biggest Quo fan in the world and that Quo photo is from 1990!...Its on the knebworth 90 DVD As for a Quo bootleg from the 86 gig, Im not entirely sure...I've never came across it, nor have I ever heard of anyone having it And there is some Quo footage out there from 86 at Knebworth so there is defiantly some more Queen footage despite what has been saidIs there any chance for getting the Quo footage from 86 ? |
The_Chief 13.04.2012 23:08 |
There you go...From 27 seconds on...Al I can find link The audio is actually from wembley 86 with Queen...I've got the same bootleg |
pittrek 14.04.2012 03:46 |
The_Chief wrote: There you go...From 27 seconds on...Al I can find link The audio is actually from wembley 86 with Queen...I've got the same bootlegVery interesting footage. Are you sure it's 86 and not 90 ? Also which audio do you mean ? |
The_Chief 14.04.2012 12:35 |
pittrek wrote:Positive...Sure look at the stage...Thats Queen's stage!....I have 1990 on DVD and this is defo 86The_Chief wrote: There you go...From 27 seconds on...Al I can find link The audio is actually from wembley 86 with Queen...I've got the same bootlegVery interesting footage. Are you sure it's 86 and not 90 ? Also which audio do you mean ? The track on the video is from wembley 86 |
pittrek 14.04.2012 13:42 |
I see. Any chance to share your Wembley 86 boot ? :-) I mean of course Status Quo |
The_Chief 14.04.2012 17:46 |
pittrek wrote: I see. Any chance to share your Wembley 86 boot ? :-) I mean of course Status QuoYeah sure...Its actually on youtube man....Just type in Status Quo wembley 1986....its a radio broadcast |
airbrush phil 20.03.2013 15:27 |
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airbrush phil 20.03.2013 15:37 |
airbrush phil wrote: I was stationed in Turkey that year and took leave to come to England. I am from the United States. Knebworth '86 was the best concert I have ever seen. I had a girlfriend from Kent who had surprised me with tickets for a Birthday present. We caught the train out of London. The ride was fun and the countryside was beautiful. When we arrived we had a long walk to the entry gates. There was a man with a truckload full of beer selling it by the can. We stopped and had a few before entering figuring his beer would be cheaper than what was inside. Once inside we found a great spot to put down our blanket right by the main sound and light tower in the middle of the grounds. I chose that location thinking the sound would be best nearest the soundman and it was. The blanket thing was really different from what happens in the US. She told me that the blanket would mark our spot and nobody would mess with it. WOW! ...that would never work back home. LoL. The opener (Belois Som'e') not sure how to spell that. ...anyway we nearly had to hit the dirt to get away from the rotten fruit and veggies and giant plastic bottles that the people were pelting the band with. What a riot that was! Big Country sounded great...loved the bagpipes in a rock band! Seeing Queen arrive in several brightly colored helicopters was so cool. You could feel the electricity in the crowd when Freddie Mercury waved at the crowds from his helo. Queen was simply amazing. Freddie had total control of his enormous audience! ...never saw anything like it then or since then! The wierdest thing I saw at the event was in the men's urinal area. I went to take a piss and inside the means latrine area there was this crowd of very drunk guys urinating on a rather large female in her underwear. Other drunk guys were yelling out for her to put her clothes back on but she was obviously enjoying her "shower ". It was funny but pretty nasty. After the concert we walked past the guy with the beer truck. He had been drinking too much of his product and was now passed out flat on his back on the bed of the truck while passers by were now helping themselves to cases of beer! The once beautiful countryside was now totaly littered with trash.....all the way back to London! The train was pretty nasty now too. Best concert...best experience ever. Wish I could turn back time to do it all over again! There will never be another night like that one ....ever. |
Mr.QueenFan 20.03.2013 19:17 |
Thanks for the story airbrush phil. I think that Magical is the best word to define this concert. |
pittrek 21.03.2013 00:46 |
Great story man, even when a bit disgusting :-) |
Rubbersuit 21.03.2013 10:13 |
Call me crazy, and don't hate me, but to me that photo looks like Big Country not Status Quo. Stuart was wearing vests like that, played a guitar like that and the other guy looks like Bruce Watson. Even the drum kit looks like what they had, basing off other 1986 youtube videos. Also, if Status Quo were on just before Queen, why would there be another drum set set-up unless it was Roger's? |
Rubbersuit 21.03.2013 10:27 |
Rubbersuit wrote: Call me crazy, and don't hate me, but to me that photo looks like Big Country not Status Quo. Stuart was wearing vests like that, played a guitar like that and the other guy looks like Bruce Watson. Even the drum kit looks like what they had, basing off other 1986 youtube videos. Also, if Status Quo were on just before Queen, why would there be another drum set set-up unless it was Roger's?Awww. I didn't catch the post that said the image has been changed. Anyway, I can pretty much confirm that the picture now on page 1 is Big Country. |
The Real Wizard 21.03.2013 11:47 |
Indeed it is. The link in this thread is a direct link to my website. The post is a few years old, and since then that link has been replaced with a picture of Big Country. |
tomchristie22 22.03.2013 05:35 |
GT wrote: Oh yes the infamous organ pipes. These should of been incorporated into the show for 'Who Wants To Live Forever' at most of the outside shows, but could not be wheeled out from behind the curtain and under the walkways as there was not enough room. The stage was huge at Knebworth so this is where it was premiered. A similar version was later used in the 'Forever' video but not the same one. It would of made more sense to have this on the stage already at the side of the stage on Brian's side, so this problem would not of arisen. If anybody has any proof that they used the 'pipes' on stage apart from Knebworth do let me know.Very late reply, but I hadn't heard of this at all. Sounds pretty cool and dramatic really, too bad there's no video. EDIT: Went through this entire thread, all the anecdotes and stories are really interesting. Since I never got to see them live, it's nice to have people who have seen them who can paint a collective picture of the experience, beyond what's been captured on camera. Great thread :) |
Missreclusive 23.03.2013 10:00 |
Indeed great thread. There has to be many others out there who could share their story of that day, hopefully they will. |
pittrek 07.08.2015 15:04 |
So, the 29th anniversary is coming closer ... Would be anyone here interested in a merge of the best available sources for Status Quo, Big Country and Queen? |
Mr.QueenFan 07.08.2015 16:33 |
pittrek wrote: So, the 29th anniversary is coming closer ... Would be anyone here interested in a merge of the best available sources for Status Quo, Big Country and Queen?I would! I never get enough of this concert. For me personally, it is the most magical concert from any band. The legend is incredible and the fact that was Freddie's last concert makes it so special, considering the fact that more than 80.000 people without tickets showed up (this is more than a Wembley). Freddie had a magical farewell. Amazing! |
OhioMustapha 01.04.2018 11:50 |
Another fact that is rather sad; A person died at the concert. The person climbed up something to get a better view, but fell on top of another guy, and he killed the other person. |
Marlamir 01.04.2018 13:16 |
yes thats very sad, he just want to get better view. i think he was climbing on one light tower but fell and man stabbed him with broken glass to dead :( |
Marlamir 01.04.2018 13:24 |
Also can i ask if this pic is from knebworth or not? |
Vocal harmony 02.04.2018 15:57 |
The photo on page 1 of this thread is definitely Knebworth 86. The black kit on the riser is Roger's Yamaha. The cross stage walk way behind the kit is visible. It runs behind the two black scaffold towers, as it did in Wembley. The towers were put in to support the wider stage roof and large heavy video screen used at both shows. Also John Deacon's Sunn backline can be seen behind the backline being used by the band on stage. Also if you look further over to stage right the guy dressed in red has his back to Freddie's piano monitors and the keyboard end of Freddie's Steinway can also be seen. I can't see any question over this photo, it's a Queen gig on Magic Tour and could only be Wembley or Knebworth. |
pittrek 02.04.2018 16:41 |
Marlamir wrote: Also can i ask if this pic is from knebworth or not?He had the same pants in Knebworth but was he ever shirtless in Knebworth? I don't think the bootleg video shows him shirtless |
Jake12 02.04.2018 17:28 |
Fred was shirtless during WATC I believe.. I would say yes that’s from Knebworth but I could be wrong |
pittrek 02.04.2018 17:50 |
Jake12 wrote: Fred was shirtless during WATC I believe.. I would say yes that’s from Knebworth but I could be wrongCorrect, he indeed was. So yes, the chance that it's from Knebworth Park is pretty high |
Killer_queenIII 03.04.2018 04:14 |
Jake12 wrote: Fred was shirtless during WATC I believe.. I would say yes that’s from Knebworth but I could be wrongHe's indeed shirtless starting at the end of WWRY. I remember the screen showed him taking off that caped jacket near the end of said song. I've never seen that pic before, looks badass |
Cockeye 03.04.2018 10:36 |
I was 16 in ‘86 and this was my first big gig. I’d only seen a few bands in small theatres before this. My Dad drove me up from Glastonbury where we lived, and I remember being stuck in a traffic jam on the way and being surrounded by coaches with the people inside all clearly listening to radio ga-ga and doing the handclaps. I’d never seen so many vehicles headed to one place before.... We got there, I went in, and I remember finding the whole atmosphere just a little bit intimidating (my Dad had no interest in rock music so went into the nearest town instead and I was on my own). I remember bottles flying, and urine splashing on me. It wasn’t great. I hated Belouis Some, and Big Country. Didn’t mind status quo but just wanted Queen to come. I’m sure I remember Roger and one of his children being glimpsed side of stage but maybe that was Brian as others have mentioned, The crowd went wild then and also when the helicopter flew over. The gig was amazing as you would imagine, although I remember being confused. I didn’t have the massive musical knowledge that I have now so I thought the cover versions were Queen songs which I didn’t know which I didn’t think was possible as I had everything at that point even import 12 inches such as pain is so close to pleasure. Must have been years before I realised the truth. How embarrassing. Someone else mentioned the fences coming down. My dad got back from the town just as Queen were coming on. He walked in the back for nothing, stood there, watched them come on stage - and thought “too bloody loud and horrible noise”. He then went and sat in the car for the rest of the night. Took us four hours to get out of the car park. My dad was tanking. Looking back I owe him so much for taking me. My apologies if I’ve bored you. I’ve seen so many very very special gigs over the years - the one was right at the top. |