Concert detail

Queen live at the Castle, Cardiff, UK [10.09.1976]

Basic information

Artist Queen
Date 10.09.1976
Venue Castle
City Cardiff
Country UK
Support band Andy Fairweather-Low, Frankie Miller's Full House, Manfred Mann
Video - information doesn't exist - if you have any footage, please contact me
Bits and pieces Richie Blackmore & Rainbow refused to play Cardiff Castle because they couldn't get onstage their 35-foot high artificial rainbow which they regarded as an "essential part of their act". Probably they weren't allowed to put it up due to upstaging Queen! :-)
Line-up Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano, tambourine),
Brian May (electric guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo),
Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, tambourine),
John Deacon (bass guitar, triangle)

Memorabilia

Ticket stub - Queen live at the Castle, Cardiff, UK [10.09.1976] ticket stub
(from my own collection)
Ticket stub - Queen live at the Castle, Cardiff, UK [10.09.1976] ticket stub
A Day At The Races special program (Cardiff) concert program
(from my own collection)
A Day At The Races special program (Cardiff and Hyde Park) concert program
(from my own collection)
Pass for the Cardiff 1976 gig backstage pass
Press pass for the Cardiff 1976 gig backstage pass
(from my own collection)
Queen in Cardiff on 10.9.1976 flyer/ad
(from my own collection)
Queen in Cardiff on 10.09.1976 flyer/ad
(from my own collection)

Articles

Newspaper review: Queen live at the Castle, Cardiff, UK [10.09.1976]
Newspaper review: Queen live at the Castle, Cardiff, UK [10.09.1976]