The Hectics (1958 - 1962)
Line-up
Dates are unknown but all the concerts took place in the St. Peter's School, Panchgani, India.
Ibex (May 1969 - October 1969)
Line-up
Ibex were successors of a band called Colours (1966) which was based in Widnes (near Liverpool) and the members were: Mike Bersin (electric organ), John 'Tupp' Taylor (bass), Mick 'Miffer' Smith (drums, vocals), Gordon Fraser (guitar), Ken Hart (drums), Colin McDonnell (lead guitar). Ibex were actually formed in 1966 but Freddie joined the band in 1969.
Tour itinerary
23.05.1969 | Honiton Hall, Penketh, UK |
1969 | Wade Deacon Grammar School For Girls, Widness, UK |
August 1969 | Technical College, St. Helens, UK |
23.08.1969 | The Bolton's Octagon Theatre, Bolton, UK |
24.08.1969 | Open Air Festival, Queen's Park, Bolton, UK |
09.09.1969 | The Sink, Liverpool, UK |
19.09.1969 | College Of Technology, St. Helens, UK |
Known setlists
23.08.1969 The Bolton's Octagon Theatre, Bolton, UK 01. Jailhouse Rock |
09.09.1969 The Sink, Liverpool, UK Recorded by Geoff Higgins (Ibex roadie) on his Grundig TK14 reel-to-reel machine, later sold in an auction to a private collector, then lent to Queen Production for the purpose of including 'Rain' in the FM Solo Collection box set, then leaked to the bootleg market. This concert was very important because Ibex were joined by Brian May and Roger Taylor for the encore which means it's the very first concert with Freddie, Brian and Roger on one stage. Sadly, the tape ran out after 30 minutes so it misses this encore. 01. I'm So Glad (Skip James) - Cream 02. Communication Breakdown (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones & John Bonham) - Led Zeppelin 03. Rain (John Lennon & Paul McCartney) - The Beatles 04. We're Going Wrong (Jack Bruce) - Cream 05. Rock Me Baby (Riley. BB. King & Joe Josea) - Truth 06. Stone Free (Jimi Hendrix) - Jimi Hendrix 07. Jailhouse Rock (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) - Elvis Presley 08. Crossroads (Cross Road Blues) (Robert Johnson) - Cream 09. Vagabond Outcast (Freddie Bulsara) 10. We're Going Home (I'm Going Home) (Alvin Lee) - Ten Years After |
Wreckage (October 1969 - November 1969)
Line-up
Wreckage were basically Ibex, only the name has changed (yes, you can guess who was responsible for the change :-)
Tour itinerary
26.10.1969 | Ealing College Of Art, London, UK |
31.10.1969 | Ealing College Of Art, London, UK |
November 1969 | College Of St. Martin & St. John, , UK |
November 1969 | Ealing College Of Art, London, UK |
November 1969 | Hall, Fulham, UK |
05.11.1969 | Imperial College, London, UK |
12.11.1969 | Rugby Club, Richmond, UK |
14.11.1969 | Liverpool, UK |
24.11.1969 | Wide Deacon Grammar School For Girls, Widness, UK |
26.11.1969 | Rugby Club, Twickenham, UK |
Known setlists
26.10.1969 Ealing College Of Art, London, UK 01. Green 02. Without You 03. Blag-A-Blues 04. Cancer On My Mind |
31.10.1969 Ealing College Of Art, London, UK 01. Cancer On My Mind 02. Vagabond Outcast 03. F.E.W.A 04. Without You 05. One More Train 06. Lover 07. Jailhouse Rock 08. Crossroads 09. 1983/Rain 10. We're Going Wrong 11. Communication Breakdown 12. Boogie 13. Universal Theme 14. Blag-A-Blues 15. Green 16. Rock Me Baby 17. Let Me Love You |
Sour Milk Sea (February 1970 - Spring 1970)
Line-up
Sour Milk Sea were formed in 1968 as "Tomato City" and became Sour Milk Sea in late 1968.
Sour Milk Sea were named after a track by a guy called Jackie Lomax - written by George Harrison and featuring Eric Clapton on guitar. Sour Milk Sea started off doing mostly blues covers but then also introduced some original songs that mostly Chris had written. One of them was Lover, which was probably a base for Queen's Liar. Once also Sour Milk Sea played on the same bill as Smile (in All Saints Hall, Notting Hill, in front of about 10 people) but I'm not sure if it was with Freddie or not because the last concert of Smile was in January 1970 while Freddie joined Sour Milk Sea in February 1970. Sour Milk Sea broke mainly because Paul and Jeremy were unhappy about the band's direction. Thank god :-) Freddie has joined Brian and Roger and the rest is history...
Tour itinerary
spring 1970 | Randolph Hotel, Oxford, UK |
20.03.1970 | Highfield Parish, Oxford, UK |
28.03.1970 | The Temple at Lower Wardour Street, London, UK |
04.04.1970 | Dagenham Roundhouse, London, UK |