Queen live at the Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA [13.12.1978]
Basic information
Artist
Queen
Date
13.12.1978
Venue
Coliseum
City
Portland, OR
Country
USA
Support band
none or unknown
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),
Roger Taylor (drums, lead vocals, backing vocals, timpani, tambourine),
John Deacon (bass guitar)
Memorabilia
ticket stub (from my own collection)
concert program (from my own collection)
backstage pass (from my own collection)
backstage pass (from my own collection)
flyer/ad (from my own collection)
Fan stories
Written by E.S.
A little about the 1978 concert experience.
I was 15 years old. It was my first rock concert.
No opening band but the audience had to wait over two hours in the arena with only a repeated string of ten prerecorded songs being looped again and again.
Some of those songs were annoying to here even only once. I was not the only one a little furious.
When Queen finally came on stage all was forgiven.
I was thrilled to goose bumps at each song. Never heard music being played that loud before. I was a little concerned about ear damage but "let it be done. This is great."
The light display was colorful. A little to blindingly bright a few times. I was concerned about retina damage but "let it be done. This is great."
I could have done without the marijuana smoke floating in the air.