Queen on tour: Brian + Roger + guests

20.04.1992 Wembley Stadium, London, UK (Freddie Mercury Tribute)

Guest musicians also included: Spike Edney, Mike Moran, Josh Macrae, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley, Chris Thompson and The London Community Gospel Choir.

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19.11.1992 Walfisch, Vienna, Austria (DoRo party)

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18.09.1993 Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex, UK (Festival)

Roger and John were billed as 'Queen' at this festival with plenty other stars such as Pink Floyd or Genesis.

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17.01.1997 Theatre National de Chaillot, Paris, France (Bejart Ballet premiere with Brian, Roger, John, Spike and Elton John)

This was the very last concert appearance of John Deacon with Queen.

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19.07.1997 Surrey, UK (Brian's private birthday party with SAS Band and Roger Taylor)

Line-up: Spike Edney, Jamie Moses, Neil Murray, Geoff Dugmore, Brian, Roger

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07.02.1998 Nikodemus, Purkersdorf, Austria (DoRo party)

The exact setlist remains unknown but some footage was broadcasted recently on an Austrian TV show.

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25.11.1999 Brixton Academy, London, UK (with Roger & Foo Fighters)

From the video it's obvious Roger came on the stage and replaced Taylor Hawkins only for the final two minutes of Now I'm Here.

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09.07.2000 Hyde Park, London, UK (Party In The Park)

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27.09.2000 Millenium Dome, London, UK (with Roger & 5ive)

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19.03.2001 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY, USA (Hall Of Fame induction ceremony)

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06.10.2001 Davington Priory, Faversham, UK (Bob Geldof's 50th birthday party)

Bob Geldof's 50th birthday bash was held in his home and guests included: Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Sting, Jools Holland, Brian May, Alan Yentob, John Hurt, Anita Dobson, Jerry Hall, Bono, Van Morrison, Dave Stewart, Jeremy Irons, David Frost, Anjelica Huston, David Bailey, Marie Helvin, Katherine Hamnett, Tom Stoppard and also a bunch of fit models hired to mingle with the guests. There was a band of celebrity musicians jamming on a small stage in a marquee - Roger Taylor on drums, Brian May on guitar, Jools Holland on piano, Bill Wyman on bass and Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp and Bob Geldof on guitar. The setlist is unknown although one of the tracks was Miss You with Mick Jagger on vocals.

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24.11.2001 Ocean club, London, UK (with SAS Band and special guests)

On 10th anniversary of Freddie's death the fan club held a special party in the Ocean Club in London with SAS Band as the main act. They were joined by Bruce Dickinson for I Want To Break Free and above all by Brian May and Roger Taylor for six songs.

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30.04.2002 Museum Square, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Dutch Queen's birthday)

A special one-off performance that was kept secret until the day of the concert.

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14.05.2002 Astoria Theatre, London, UK (WWRY premiere afterparty)

The premiere was on 14th May but the afterparty was a few hours later so technically it was maybe 15th May early in the morning :-)

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18.05.2002 London, UK (Parkinson TV show (with Brian, Roger and the WWRY cast))

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03.06.2002 Buckingham Palace, London, UK (Queen's Jubilee)

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18.10.2002 Club 1650, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Walk Of Fame afterparty with SAS Band and Roger)

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16.11.2002 London, UK (Children In Need - Brian, Roger & WWRY cast)

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14.05.2003 Billingsgate Market, London, UK (ARK Charity gig with SAS Band)

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27.05.2003 Parco Novi Sad, Modena, Italy (Pavarotti & Friends)

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12.06.2003 Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, NY, USA (Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

Brian screwed up the words on the second verse of WWRY ("buddy you're an OLD man"), then went softly "ooooh" and slightly turned back to Roger who just kept going. Brian then started the second verse over without really waiting to jump into a measure that made sense metrically. The third verse is musically VERY interesting and different from previous versions.

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07.08.2003 Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (WWRY afterparty)

Rufus Tiger (Roger's son) had a drum solo after Rock And Roll!

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29.11.2003 Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa (46664 charity festival)

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08.09.2004 Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA (WWRY afterparty)

Line-up: Brian May (guitar), Steve Vai (guitar), Nuno Bettencourt (guitar), Steve Lukather (guitar), Paul Crook (guitar), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), Chad Smith (drums), Eric Singer (drums), Simon Phillips (drums), Glenn Hughes (vocals in SCC, bass in last four songs), Meat Loaf (vocals in one song) and two main singers from the WWRY musical - Jason Wooten and Kacie Sheik.

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08.10.2004 Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Australia (WWRY)

This was a special promo-only filming for TV (without any audience).

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09.10.2004 Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Australia (WWRY afterparty)

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16.10.2004 The State Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia (MTV Russia)

Queen were introduced by Konstantin Habenskiy as special guests of the Russian Music Awards Ceremony (RMA 2004)

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17.10.2004 The State Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia (WWRY afterparty)

Apparently Jim Beach sang backing vocals during the whole concert and he seemed to be a bit "in party mood"! :-)

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11.12.2004 CCN CongressCenter, Nuremberg, Germany (Wetten, dass...?)

Famous German TV show in which the forthcoming (2005) tour was announced.

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12.12.2004 Flora, Cologne, Germany (WWRY afterparty)

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12.01.2005 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (1000th performance of the WWRY musical)

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17.06.2006 Hyde Park, London, UK (with Foo Fighters)

Taylor Hawkins surprised the crowd when he left his drumkit, chanted the famous Freddie's "Day-O" vocal improvisation and dedicated the encore to Freddie Mercury.

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05.09.2006 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical - Freddie's 60th birthday party)

Freddie's 60th birthday party in the Dominion Theatre. Don't Stop Me Now features guys from McFly. Brian and Roger came on stage during BoRhap and then performed a short set as a tribute to Freddie.

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10.03.2007 Studio 1, South Bank, London, UK (Al Murray's Happy Hour TV show)

At the end of the show, the WWRY cast sang WWRY before a curtain was dropped to show Roger Taylor and Brian May at the other side of the stage. After the guitar solo a brief bit of Tear It Up followed and the show ended with WWRY again, with Al Murray joining in. After the credits it showed Al Murray in bed, waking up saying he had a dream of singing with Queen. The camera panned out to show Brian and Roger in bed with him.

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14.05.2007 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical)

Fifth anniversary of the We Will Rock You musical in Dominion. The evening performance was only for fans, not for general public. Brian May in his white frock coat appeared for the guitar solo in BoRhap and Roger joined him for the rock finale. After Brian's and Ben Elton's speech The Show Must Go On followed (with the cast leads taking a verse each).

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01.08.2007 Canon Theatre, Toronto, Canada (WWRY musical + Canadian Idol)

Soloists in order of appearance: Yvan Pedneault, Erica Peck, Alana Bridgewater, Sterling Jarvis, Suzie McNeil, Evan Buliung. The Canadian Idol Top 7 finalists: Jaydee Bixby, Dwight D'eon, Carly Rae Jepsen, Brian Melo, Greg Neufeld, Tara Oram, Matt Rapley.

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17.11.2007 O2 Arena, London, UK (with Foo Fighters)

Brian and Roger performed this song on the satellite (acoustic) stage. Brian sang the first verse and chorus (Taylor Hawkins sang the second verse), Roger played tambourine and occasionally hit a cymbal and of course, the rest of Foo Fighters played in the song too (Dave Grohl, Jessy Greene, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee and one guy I didn't recognize). They sang the song in its entirety (just like on ANATO)

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25.03.2009 Palace Theatre, Manchester, UK (WWRY premiere)

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02.07.2009 Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK (WWRY musical)

As the drumkit slid towards the front of the stage on its platform it caught Brian who fell into Roger's kit knocking over a cymbal, a mic and dislodging a couple of drums. Both Brian and Roger recovered quickly (with the help of a couple of cast members) to complete the song to great cheers and applauses. Once Bo Rhap was complete Brian told the enthusiastic audience: "It took us ages to rehearse that fall. I'm not sure if Roger's kit will ever be the same again." He then introduced Ben Elton who joked that Taylor was to blame: "That's what comes of wearing your sunglasses indoors." Ben also thanked the cast, band, crew and audience.

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09.11.2009 Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, UK (WWRY musical (press night))

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15.11.2009 Fountain Studios, London, UK (The X Factor)

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10.05.2010 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical (8th anniversary))

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11.05.2010 Scala, London, UK (with Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders)

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25.09.2010 Roger's garden, Surrey, UK (Roger's wedding party)

Roger Taylor married his girlfriend Sarina Potgieter. The 36-year-old bride wore a purple wedding dress and the celebrations had a black and red theme as the pair staged an unusual ceremony at their home in Surrey. The reception was in a huge black and red marquee in their garden and all the waiters wore black. The tables were black and they even had black patent leather sofas outside. The theme was almost bondage. The party included live music performed by close friends - Brian May, Joe Elliot, Roger Daltrey, Bob Geldof, Martin Chambers, The SAS band, Mike Rutherford, Nick Mason, Rufus Taylor, Felix Taylor, Josh Macrae, Gary Brooker, The Fabba Girls, Ryan Molloy and Jeff Scott Soto. Unfortunately we have absolutely no idea about the tracks they played. Also Sarina's tatoo proves that the wedding was most likely on August 26 but the afterparty was almost certainly on September 25.

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17.11.2010 Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (Princes Trust Rock Gala)

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25.11.2010 Battersea Power Station, London, UK (Collars & Coats Gala Ball)

The event was held to celebrate Battersea Dogs & Cats Home's 150th anniversary. According to Brian, the organisers failed to run the evening to time and there was a strict curfew so a lot of songs had to be cut; among them being Brian's "Fire" and "I Don't Want Nobody (Teasin' Around With Me)".

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11.07.2011 Camden's Roundhouse, London, UK (iTunes Festival with Foo Fighters)

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05.09.2011 The Savoy, London, UK (Freddie For A Day - Freddie's 65th birthday party)

This concert was part of a FM birthday bash held to raise funds for The Mercury Phoenix Trust. As this was unfortunately an event for the "C-lebrities", we don't know much about the performance and there are no audio or video recordings either which is a shame because the setlist was highly interesting! Please note Brian and Roger may not have played in ALL those tracks - this was just my assumption. All I know is that Brian and Roger played in *most* tracks, Spike was on keyboards and Neil Fairclough on bass...

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25.04.2012 Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA (American Idol)

Unless the broadcast was cut, the finalists seemed to perform just a five-minute medley of those four tracks.

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26.04.2012 Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA (American Idol)

Another performance at the American Idol, this time with the Queen Extravaganza band. This is a new reworked version of Somebody To Love and it does sound great!

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14.05.2012 Dominion Theatre, London, UK (WWRY musical (10th anniversary))

Plenty of celebrities in the audience - Robert de Niro, Nick Mason, Samantha Fox, Andrew Lloyd Webber, DJ Chris Tarrant, original cast of We Will Rock You and others. Brian played in BoRhap as always (during the final 'any way the wind blows' line a virtual Freddie was supposed to appear but in fact nobody saw anything. Roger played only in the last minute of Show Must Go On because according to his tweet, 'Spinal Tap moment for me drums failed to appear due to lift failure'.

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12.08.2012 Olympic Stadium, London, UK (Olympic Games closing ceremony)

London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony featured not only Freddie's famous vocal improvisation from Wembley 1986 but also a live performace by Brian and Roger.

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28.07.2018 Roger's garden, Puttenham, UK (Felix Taylor's wedding)

The event took place in Roger's garden in Puttenham while the wedding ceremony was held in the Baptist church just across the street :-) Brian May then joined the wedding band for three songs (as he confirmed on Twitter) - with presumably Roger on lead vocals (?). Among attendees were also Anita Dobson, Debbie Lang or Jim Beach.

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