Queen live at the Super Bowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana [07.10.1984]
Basic information
Artist
Queen
Date
07.10.1984
Venue
Super Bowl
City
Sun City
Country
Bophuthatswana
Comment
Freddie lost his voice - some sources say it was after Under Pressure (third song!) while others say it was after ~30 minutes. The concert had to be cancelled and the following one (October 9) as well. According to our sources and newspaper articles the October 10 gig DID take place while the October 12 gig was most likely cancelled (yes, it doesn't make much sense but that's what the articles say).
Support band
none or unknown
Attendance
6000
Video - information
doesn't exist - if you have any footage, please contact me
Bits and pieces
Freddie lost his voice after Under Pressure (third song!) and the concert had to be cancelled. Also the following two gigs (October 9 and 10) had to be cancelled.
Line-up
Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano, electric guitar),
Brian May (electric guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar),
Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals),
John Deacon (bass guitar, electric guitar),
Spike Edney (keyboards, piano, electric guitar, backing vocals)
Memorabilia
ticket stub (WANTED)
concert program (from my own collection)
backstage pass (from my own collection)
backstage pass (from my own collection)
backstage pass (from my own collection)
flyer/ad
Articles
Fan stories
Written by Gary Gerber
I was there and was devastated at the cancellation. After Somebody To Love (not Under Pressure), Freddie got up from the piano and left the stage. The auditorium went into darkness and after a short while the crowd started sounding the introduction to "We Will Rock You" with their hands and feet (stomp stomp clap etc.). This went on for a while before Hazel Feldman, concert organiser, came out and announced that the concert had been cancelled. (The ticket stub scan on the page is mine).