| Danno99 12.03.2013 17:40 |
Hey all, I'm new here. Be gentle :) I think I might be older than a lot of folks here. My very first concert was when I was about 14 y.o. and saw Queen with Billy Squire at the Boston Garden. I think it was just after A Night at the Opera was released. What was yours? Dan in NH US |
| MackMantilla 12.03.2013 18:53 |
hello |
| Wiley 12.03.2013 18:57 |
Do Queen+ gigs count? My first time seeing them was on the Queen + Paul Rodgers tour, in Vienna on April 13th, 2005. Brian played a part of the Blue Danube during his solo. It was a great show. They had been on the road for a couple of weeks, they seemed both nervous and excited. A great feeling. |
| Saint Jiub 12.03.2013 19:02 |
Please cry for me as whither away in senility with my life woefully unfulfilled ... I wanted to see Queen in Chicago in '78 , but I was the eldest child, and my parents were over-protective (worries about drugs, bad neighborhood and horrible snowstorms). I was away at college when they came to Chicago in '80, and I was unaware they were touring the US in 1982 in support of Hot Space. However, I did see Brian May in '97 (I think) and Queen + PR in 2007 (I think). |
| sgs8789 12.03.2013 20:51 |
Queen : New Orleans, LA (Halloween) 1978 Oakland, CA 1978 Essen, Germany 1980 Frankfurt, Germany 1980 Frankfurt, Germany 1982 Brian May Band: Birmingham, AL (Opening for Guns N' Roses) 1993 Queen + Paul Rodgers: San Diego, CA 2006 |
| Pim Derks 12.03.2013 23:48 |
Brian May, Utrecht 1998 "Queen", Amsterdam 2002 Queen + Paul Rodgers, Paris 2005 |
| Cruella de Vil 13.03.2013 05:01 |
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| Cruella de Vil 13.03.2013 05:07 |
Oops, too much red wine I'm afraid! Sorry about teh slip. Let's clarify a few things first; Queen, Night at the Opera Tour, Boston (Tick), Billy Squier, not till Hot Space Tour of 1982. Now back to memories, Sydney, April 1976 in the Horden Pavillion. My very first rock concert at 15. Overwhelmed by the lights, flash bombs, still clear memories of Brian crossing the stage from side to side during Brighton Rock, Roger's drum solo, Freddie's white piano and the total sense of disbelief mixed with fun when he appeared in his kimono, singing Big Spender to reveal those candy striped hot pants to sing jailhouse Rock- the whole place went ape shit! |
| tomchristie22 13.03.2013 05:38 |
Never in any capacity. :( |
| scollins 13.03.2013 06:00 |
i saw them in my home land Scotland in ingliston Edinburgh 1982 during the hotspace tour then I saw them at Newcastle 1986 and Stevenage 1986 they were awesome |
| waunakonor 13.03.2013 07:02 |
Sadly, the closest I've gotten to Queen live is QE May 31, 2012 |
| . 13.03.2013 08:32 |
Hyde Park 1976, the first of many! link |
| Missreclusive 13.03.2013 09:35 |
I'm so jealous! Never saw Queen back in the day...the closest I would have been to going would be Houston in the 70's and I just didn't, I do regret not seeing them when I could have. Did see QE last year. |
| jpgthfc 13.03.2013 09:51 |
Closest I got to Queen was seeing them last year with Adam Lambert at the first of the Hammersmith shows! VERY loud |
| Belladonic haze 13.03.2013 10:45 |
February 28, march 1st, march 4, march 6 and march 8 (all 1981 Argentina shows), Wembley july 12 1986, Brian at Guitar Legends in Seville 1991, Wembley April 20 1992 (Tribute), november 1st and 6th 1992 (Brian's BTTL tour), november 21 2008 Rock the cosmos tour. I will one day get a Tardis or a Delorean or other sort of time travel machine and get me arse down to ANY 1974 gig, ANYWHERE. |
| master marathon runner 13.03.2013 11:11 |
Liverpool Empire, June '77 Stafford Bingley Hall, May '78 Wembley Empire Pool, May '78 Newcastle city hall , Dec '79 Birmingham NEC, Dec '80 Royal Highland Showground, Ingleston, Edinburgh , June '82 St. James' park, Newcastle , July '86 ......... and also..... Freddie tribute, Wembley , April ,'92 Brian, Whitley bay ice rink, '92 Brian, Newcastle City Hall, '98 With Paul Rogers , Newcastle Arena , 05 and 08. Brian and Kerry, Sage, Gateshead, '11 |
| waunakonor 13.03.2013 12:10 |
However, my first (full) Queen concert I listened to on the Internet was Stockholm 1978, courtesy GregSynthBootlegs. |
| Jazz 78 13.03.2013 17:35 |
Providence Rhode Island November 14, 1978 and August 26, 1980. Quite an experience for a teenage boy!!! Hey Belladonic Haze, if you get that Delorean, could I hitch a ride and you drop me off in 1978? I got gas money! |
| The Real Wizard 13.03.2013 22:46 |
Danno99 wrote: My very first concert was when I was about 14 y.o. and saw Queen with Billy Squire at the Boston Garden. I think it was just after A Night at the Opera was released.ANATO was 1976 and Billy Squier was 1982. Sounds like you're mixing up two shows ! My first Queen-ish show was Queen+Paul Rodgers at the Meadowlands Arena in NJ, 2005. |
| The Real Wizard 13.03.2013 22:48 |
sgs8789 wrote: New Orleans, LA (Halloween) 1978 Oakland, CA 1978 Essen, Germany 1980 Frankfurt, Germany 1980 Frankfurt, Germany 1982 Belladonic haze wrote: February 28, march 1st, march 4, march 6 and march 8 (all 1981 Argentina shows)Both of these are impressive !! |
| scottmax 14.03.2013 05:33 |
Brian May Whitley Bay Ice Rink 93 and Newcastle City Hall 98 Roger at Newcastle Uni 94 (not sure) and Newcastle Riverside 99 (again not 100%) Queen and PR Newcastle Arena 05 Nottingham Arena 08 |
| rschoorl 14.03.2013 06:11 |
Queen Madison Square Garden 2/5/77, 12/1/77, 11/17/78, 11/18/78 Hartford Civic Center 1980 Boston Garden 1982 Queen + Paul Rodgers New Jersey Meadowlands, Nassau Coliseum Brian May and Les Paul Fat Tuesdays Brian May Beacon Theatre |
| master marathon runner 14.03.2013 07:20 |
scottmax wrote: Brian May Whitley Bay Ice Rink 93 and Newcastle City Hall 98 Roger at Newcastle Uni 94 (not sure) and Newcastle Riverside 99 (again not 100%) Queen and PR Newcastle Arena 05 Nottingham Arena 08you from Newcastle then? |
| Belladonic haze 14.03.2013 10:13 |
The Real Wizard wrote:sgs8789 wrote: New Orleans, LA (Halloween) 1978 Oakland, CA 1978 Essen, Germany 1980 Frankfurt, Germany 1980 Frankfurt, Germany 1982Belladonic haze wrote: February 28, march 1st, march 4, march 6 and march 8 (all 1981 Argentina shows)Both of these are impressive !! :D Again, I'd gladly exchange one or two off those five for just ONE in 1974, oh well :p |
| Holly2003 14.03.2013 11:06 |
RDS Dublin 1984 (both nights) Brian May Royal Albert Hall, London 1998 Queen+PR Cardiff CIA 2008. |
| Planetgurl 14.03.2013 14:06 |
ANATO tour - November 29th 1975...life-changing |
| scottmax 14.03.2013 14:45 |
Yes mate, born and bred. Although I moved away a few years ago! You? |
| Garden Lodge 14.03.2013 15:34 |
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| Garden Lodge 14.03.2013 15:45 |
Its funny how we don't see any of the all-time-know-it-all-queen-gurus responding here ha ha... anyway... Mexico 81 (First gig) Vancouver 80 Seattle 80 Portland 80 Montreal 82 Portland 82 Seattle 82 vancouver 82 Barcelona 86 FM tribute 92 Q+PR Vancouver 05 |
| scottmax 14.03.2013 15:46 |
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| scottmax 14.03.2013 15:46 |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ too true |
| master marathon runner 14.03.2013 15:53 |
scottmax wrote: Yes mate, born and bred. Although I moved away a few years ago! You?your friendly neighbour from Sunderland. |
| scottmax 14.03.2013 15:55 |
Ha ha! I suppose someone has to be ;-) |
| ParisNair 14.03.2013 16:25 |
I have only seen them live (as in real-time) one time- Brian and Roger during the Olympics closing on the TV broadcast. |
| Bad Seed 14.03.2013 17:30 |
FM tribute '92 Brian May - Whitley Bay '93 & Newcastle city hall '98 Roger - Newcastle Riverside '99 Q+PR - Newcastle arena '05 & 08, Nottingham '08 Q+AL - Hammersmith '12 |
| waunakonor 14.03.2013 18:39 |
Garden Lodge wrote: Its funny how we don't see any of the all-time-know-it-all-queen-gurus responding here ha ha...What exactly does that mean? I would consider Kurgan and The Real Wizard to be "gurus" of sorts. |
| Garden Lodge 15.03.2013 19:31 |
Nevermind. Not trying to put anyone down. It's just that there are just a "very few" know it alls that are always making fun of people that are either new or don't know much or just try to get some basic info. These serious collectors and queen gurus (haven't seen one replying this post mind you) are surprisingly quiet when it comes to say if they have ever been at a queen show.....that's all. As you can see I've been to some gigs and I have a couple of personal stories about the band but something you will never see from me is either arrogance or contempt or a diva attitude which can be very prevalent here...that's all.There is a saying that I like that goes: "tell me what you brag about and I'll tell you what you're lacking of..." I really like it when people post and answer in a team-like constructive way and unfortunately that is not the prime example of some of the people that should be helping the newbies no matter how stupid the question this might me (is BoRhap about AIDS?) right? my 2 cents that's all GL |
| The King Of Rhye 16.03.2013 13:10 |
Panchgani wrote: Please cry for me as whither away in senility with my life woefully unfulfilled ... I wanted to see Queen in Chicago in '78 , but I was the eldest child, and my parents were over-protective (worries about drugs, bad neighborhood and horrible snowstorms). I was away at college when they came to Chicago in '80, and I was unaware they were touring the US in 1982 in support of Hot Space. However, I did see Brian May in '97 (I think) and Queen + PR in 2007 (I think).Ever listen to that Chicago 78 show? I used to have that on CD....awesome! |
| The King Of Rhye 16.03.2013 13:12 |
anyway, my first (and only) one was Q+PR March 2006 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in MI |
| Dubroc 16.03.2013 14:37 |
Magic tour Leiden 1986 BM Rotterdam 1992 BM Utrecht 1998 Queen + PR Antwerpen 2005 Queen + PR Arnhem 2005 Queen + PR Rotterdam 2008 |
| Your Fairy King 17.03.2013 10:55 |
Dayton, Ohio 1978 and Cincinnati, Ohio 1979. |
| The Real Wizard 17.03.2013 14:35 |
Garden Lodge wrote: Vancouver 80 Seattle 80 Portland 80 Portland 82 Seattle 82 vancouver 82Your lot is pretty impressive too. Do you recall much about the shows, or is it all kind of hazy now? |
| The Real Wizard 17.03.2013 14:36 |
Your Fairy King wrote: Dayton, Ohio 1978 and Cincinnati, Ohio 1979.They only played Dayton in 75 and 77, and Cincinnati is either 78 or 80. Do you remember much about the shows? |
| Saint Jiub 17.03.2013 20:29 |
The King Of Rhye wrote:Thanks to many generous people on QZ, I have 78, 80 and 82 Chicago concerts. Most would probably prefer '78, but Chicago '80 is my favorite of the threePanchgani wrote: Please cry for me as whither away in senility with my life woefully unfulfilled ... I wanted to see Queen in Chicago in '78 , but I was the eldest child, and my parents were over-protective (worries about drugs, bad neighborhood and horrible snowstorms). I was away at college when they came to Chicago in '80, and I was unaware they were touring the US in 1982 in support of Hot Space. However, I did see Brian May in '97 (I think) and Queen + PR in 2007 (I think).Ever listen to that Chicago 78 show? I used to have that on CD....awesome! |
| LouLou 18.03.2013 20:03 |
As fan since '74 my first concert was Rotterdam '79, Jazz tour. Than Leiden '80 (The Game tour), Leiden '82 (Hot Space tour, 2 gigs), Leiden '84 ( The Works tour) and Leiden '86 (the Magic tour, 2 gigs). iwas at The Crossconcert, Amsterdam '90, I attended The Freddie Mercury tribute at Wembley '92. And I saw Brian's Back To The Light tour Rotterdam '93 and Queen + Paul Rodgers Arnhem and Aruba '05. |
| Planetgurl 18.03.2013 21:11 |
Mine are - ANATO 1975 Hyde Park '76 Wembley (x2) 1978 Brighton '79 Rainbow '79 Kampuchea, Hammersmith '79 Dortmund '82 Leeds '82 Leiden '84 Wembley (x2) '84 Brussels '86 Leiden '86 Zurich (x2) '86 Newcastle '86 Wembley (x2) '86 Manchester '86 Knebworth '86 & Fred's Tribute Concert I would have traded most of those Magic tour gigs for some in 1974/5! |
| ozspark 19.03.2013 00:37 |
My first was in 1975 at Wolverhampton civic hall it was my first concert at the tender age of 15 and what an introduction that was! My friend and I were sitting up in the balcony looking straight down on Freddie's piano & champagne glass and he attempted to throw red roses up to us but they kept landing on the lighting rig - my friend stopped me from climbing up to grab one. There was a roadie fast asleep on the steps next to us and I didn't understand how he could be sleeping through such an amazing event! The tour was the same you can see for the Hammersmith Christmas concert and though I saw Queen every tour from then on I think that concert is the one that I cherish the memories of the most it was all so new and exciting and raw - miss ya Freddie! xxx |
| Planetgurl 19.03.2013 05:08 |
ozspark wrote: My first was in 1975 at Wolverhampton civic hall it was my first concert at the tender age of 15 and what an introduction that was! My friend and I were sitting up in the balcony looking straight down on Freddie's piano & champagne glass and he attempted to throw red roses up to us but they kept landing on the lighting rig - my friend stopped me from climbing up to grab one. There was a roadie fast asleep on the steps next to us and I didn't understand how he could be sleeping through such an amazing event! The tour was the same you can see for the Hammersmith Christmas concert and though I saw Queen every tour from then on I think that concert is the one that I cherish the memories of the most it was all so new and exciting and raw - miss ya Freddie! xxxThat's a great memory! I loved the opening on that tour: what an impact it had on me! I was 14 and it was my first gig... I never looked back after that :-D |
| banksy 19.03.2013 16:12 |
i have been a queen fan since 74,as i lived abroad inbrunei during the 70s was unable to see queen during this time although i was offered a ticket for earls court in 77 but didnt have the money although i was in the uk.so my first queen concert was wembley dec 1980 also wembley x3 84 milton keynes 82 brussels 82 84 86, wembley stadium 86 brian may band brixton,hammersmith and rah 93 and rah 98 queen and paul rodgers paris 2005 hyde park 2005 and london o2 2008 and fm tribute wembley 92 |
| Holly2003 19.03.2013 16:32 |
Planetgurl wrote: Mine are - ANATO 1975 Hyde Park '76 Wembley (x2) 1978 Brighton '79 Rainbow '79 Kampuchea, Hammersmith '79 Dortmund '82 Leeds '82 Leiden '84 Wembley (x2) '84 Brussels '86 Leiden '86 Zurich (x2) '86 Newcastle '86 Wembley (x2) '86 Manchester '86 Knebworth '86 & Fred's Tribute Concert I would have traded most of those Magic tour gigs for some in 1974/5! Outstanding! What was the best one? |
| Planetgurl 20.03.2013 05:46 |
Thanks Holly - oh gawd - too many! But I suppose I have to say Kampuchea, with both Wembley '78 a very close second with the first night at Hammersmith '75. The latter because it was the week that Bo Rhap made No.1 and so it was pretty celebratory... |
| Your Fairy King 20.03.2013 19:36 |
The Real Wizard wrote:Obviously not the dates. There was a big crush outside the Dayton Arena. There were chairs set on the floor and the people on the floor got rid of them, just folded them up and passed them down the line. I've watched Houston a lot and it was pretty much the same show. I think I was shocked at how much of a rocker Freddie actually was.Your Fairy King wrote: Dayton, Ohio 1978 and Cincinnati, Ohio 1979.They only played Dayton in 75 and 77, and Cincinnati is either 78 or 80. Do you remember much about the shows? The Cincinnati (my hometown) show was Jazz. I was on the floor, so close I could see the whites in their eyes. I got real excited that they played If You Can't Beat Them. I don't remember if they actually played Fat Bottomed Girls but they definitely did It's Lake because I went nuts. I remember thinking it was really weird that Freddie made lots of eye contact and Brian always looked straight into the back of the arena. I also think John stood in the drum riser the whole show and never moved onto the stage. It was a long time ago, but I have always been glad I saw them. I hang with a lot of younger musicians and have a 4 Faces Queen 2 tee shirt i wear to local shows. I always get lots of compliments. |
| The Real Wizard 21.03.2013 12:07 |
Your Fairy King wrote:Ha !The Real Wizard wrote:Obviously not the dates.Your Fairy King wrote: Dayton, Ohio 1978 and Cincinnati, Ohio 1979.They only played Dayton in 75 and 77, and Cincinnati is either 78 or 80. Do you remember much about the shows? Why did you find the eye contact weird? Because bands just generally didn't acknowledge the audience much in those days? |
| brunogorski 22.03.2013 10:04 |
My dad was at both Sao Paulo shows (1981) and both Rock in Rio shows (1985). |
| MercuryArts 22.03.2013 13:37 |
My first ever concert was on July 24, 1982 at the Philadelphia Spectrum. Then I saw the Q+PR shows in the Meadowlands on Oct. 16, 2005 Washington DC on March 9, 2006 Philadelphia Spectrum, March 14, 2006 Quicken Arena, Cleveland March 21, 2006 (I took my then 14 year old nephew to his first ever concert, his b-day way the next day. Now 7 years later, he is 21 TODAY!) |
| splicksplack 24.03.2013 15:57 |
Earls Court '77 Wembley '78 Paris (x 3) '79 Birmingham '79 Liverpool (x 2) '79 Ally Pally, London '79 Wembley (x 3) '80 Leeds '82 Milton Keynes '82 Brian - London '93 Roger - London (x 2) '94 Roger - London '99 Q + PR - Hyde Park '05 Q + AL - London '12 |
| mabseyuk 26.03.2013 15:33 |
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| jpgthfc 26.03.2013 18:25 |
splicksplack wrote: Earls Court '77 Wembley '78 Paris (x 3) '79 Birmingham '79 Liverpool (x 2) '79 Ally Pally, London '79 Wembley (x 3) '80 Leeds '82 Milton Keynes '82 Brian - London '93 Roger - London (x 2) '94 Roger - London '99 Q + PR - Hyde Park '05 Q + AL - London '12Which was your favourite out of that list? And which was the best crazy tour one? |
| splicksplack 27.03.2013 07:31 |
That's difficult. Either Earl's Court (because I was in the front row thanks to the fan club) or the first night in Paris (because the Pizza Oven was just incredible and there was about 20-30 of us together - the Royal Family). On the Crazy Tour Liverpool was best because one night I was in the fromt row and the next in the 4th row. Also, it was a big meet up for the Royal Family (a lot of us from L'pool and N Wales). And met the band for long chats at the hotel. Happy days. |
| brENsKi 27.03.2013 13:14 |
Danno99 wrote: My very first concert was when I was about 14 y.o. and saw Queen with Billy Squire at the Boston Garden. I think it was just after A Night at the Opera was released. Dan in NH USBilly Squier never had a record out til 1980. that's five years AFTER ANATO was released!!!! btw - my first? Birmingham NEC - crazy tour 1979 |
| Hangman_96 27.03.2013 18:17 |
So many people on here who have visited so many concerts, and still I haven't met a person who was at the Rainbow shows in November 1974 :-( Is it possible that the people who attended those shows are still alive? |
| Planetgurl 28.03.2013 11:53 |
I have a friend who went and bought the programme which she still has. She said they were great. I was so desperate to go but I was too young: 13 and not living in London. That's why I read and reread the Rosie Horide review so many times......... :-D |
| The Real Wizard 28.03.2013 11:59 |
Lostman wrote: So many people on here who have visited so many concerts, and still I haven't met a person who was at the Rainbow shows in November 1974 :-( Is it possible that the people who attended those shows are still alive?I'm quite sure there is... check your email. |
| Hangman_96 28.03.2013 13:34 |
The Real Wizard wrote:Thanks, good sir! Got it.Lostman wrote: So many people on here who have visited so many concerts, and still I haven't met a person who was at the Rainbow shows in November 1974 :-( Is it possible that the people who attended those shows are still alive?I'm quite sure there is... check your email. |
