Concert detail

Queen live at the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland [30.04.1978]

Basic information

Artist Queen
Date 30.04.1978
Venue Hallenstadion
Hallenstadion
City Zurich
Country Switzerland
Support band none or unknown
Audio recording Length: 117:16
Quality: VG [an average audience recording]
Direct download: https://mega.nz/folder/wp5ynLCQ#ldXVQr428oGfgxecdpn7yQ
Video - information doesn't exist - if you have any footage, please contact me
Line-up Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano, tambourine),
Brian May (electric guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo),
Roger Taylor (drums, lead vocals, backing vocals, tambourine),
John Deacon (bass guitar, triangle)

Memorabilia

News Of The World tour program (Europe/UK) concert program
(from my own collection)
European tour 1978 concert poster
Queen in Zürich on 30.04.1978 concert poster
Queen in Zürich on 30.04.1978 concert poster
European NOTW tour 1978 - guest pass backstage pass
(from my own collection)
European NOTW tour 1978 - photo pass backstage pass
(from my own collection)
Queen in Switzerland, probably 1978? backstage pass
News Of The World green backstage pass backstage pass
(from my own collection)

Photos

Photos supplied by: Luca Rascher

Concert photo: Queen live at the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland [30.04.1978]
Concert photo: Queen live at the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland [30.04.1978]
Concert photo: Queen live at the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland [30.04.1978]
Concert photo: Queen live at the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland [30.04.1978]
Concert photo: Queen live at the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland [30.04.1978]
Concert photo: Queen live at the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland [30.04.1978]

Articles

Newspaper review: Queen live at the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland [30.04.1978]

Fan stories

Written by Luca Rascher

For the News of the World tour leg Queen played for the first time in Zurich, my home town – and like in Basel the year before, I was at arournd 10 in morning at the front door with my girlfriend. Since we were totally in love the hours of waiting seemed to fly. Luckily this time the main door opened so we were just in front of the stage. After the tipical one hour delay with beatiful classical music the stage exploded and the huge crown was rising towards the roof with enourmos amounts of smoke – what a start ! We were all stunned and couldn’t believe our eyes. Freddies energy was just magnificent and his voice was in great shape, enjoying every second on stage. When he sang Love of My Life, he looked to my girlfriend an me with a beatiful smile – and the guy next to us asked if we knew Freddie… Being a real concert fan (I have seen mostly everybody except the Beatles) I could really tell how magic, powerful and brillant Queen were on stage. There are no equals to this in my eyes. When Freddie turned for the enocores in his lurex suit the place went completely nuts and sang in a way I have never witnessed before. The setlist is still one of my favourites of Queen concerts.