Have you ever attended a Queen, Q+ or solo concert? Post it here! [QueenConcerts]

Have you ever attended a Queen, Q+ or solo concert? Post it here!

BETA215 27.04.2015 19:08	I realized it would be a great thread, thanks to going back to old posts and reading stories (as the story told in the Earls Court thread). Just post your experience (or experiences, if you were lucky). Sadly, due to my age and country, I've never been in a show. But we would love to read your stories and the context (Ex.: I were with my cousin and he screamed to Fred 'faggot', and then Freddie answered 'fuck off and die you fag', or it you have some anecdote before or after the show.) I'm sure almost everyone has a story, don't be shy! Come on! :-) Also, if you have a recording (it doesn't matters if it's 5 min. or 2 hours) of the concert, you have the possibility to share it. Just upload it (in the QZone server) in WAV or FLAC packaged in a .zip.
Ale Solan 27.04.2015 19:46	Yo le zarpé un Rolex a Roger en 2008 en la puerta del hotel, lo vendí por 2000 pesos en la calle Libertad. Con esa plata compré la discografía de Adam Lambert (en mp3) en el parque Rivadavia.
Jake12 27.04.2015 20:04	I went to the first night of the Queen + AL in Chicago. I really was only there to see Roger and Brian obviously. I am not a fan of AL but I guess it was okay. Climaxes of the show were Love of my life when Freddie appeared on screen kind of like he was there, great feeling when that happened. Also loved Roger singing days of our lives and was great to hear Brian singing 39 and bohemian rhapsody was great when They showed Freddie singing! Overall i did have fun. I probably would go again if they tour The US again.
BETA215 27.04.2015 20:39	And post pics if you desire! I forgot it! (Tomorrow I'm gonna read them, I'm so crappily tired :/). I'm not a thinking person now guys, sorry about that.
Ale Solan 27.04.2015 21:59	Jake12 wrote: I went to the first night of the Queen + AL in Chicago. I really was only there to see Roger and Brian obviously. I am not a fan of AL but I guess it was okay. Climaxes of the show were Love of my life when Freddie appeared on screen kind of like he was there, great feeling when that happened. Also loved Roger singing days of our lives and was great to hear Brian singing 39 and bohemian rhapsody was great when They showed Freddie singing! Overall i did have fun. I probably would go again if they tour The US again. This is their last tour. (Brian & Rog) They won't tour ever again.
BradMay 28.04.2015 00:08	How are you so certain?
Queen Matt 28.04.2015 04:51	There touring in Sept so that's rubbish
Vali 28.04.2015 06:24	Ale Solan wrote: Yo le zarpé un Rolex a Roger en 2008 en la puerta del hotel, lo vendí por 2000 pesos en la calle Libertad. Con esa plata compré la discografía de Adam Lambert (en mp3) en el parque Rivadavia. qué cabronazo, Ale !!! yo hice lo mismo en 2008 con Brian...pero sólo pude zarparle un puto visor estereoscópico que nunca pude revender ni por 2 euros. My CV: - 01.08.1986 Barcelona: Magic Tour. Thanks mum & and dad for not letting me go !! - 05.07.1993 Barcelona: Brian supporting GNR - 14.12.1993 Barcelona: Brian - 17.09.1998 Barcelona: Brian - 28.03.2005 London: QPR Brixton Academy - 02.04.2005 Barcelona: QPR - 26.09.2008 Roma: QPR - 22.10.2008 Barcelona: QPR - 25.10.2008 Madrid: QPR - 01.02.2015 Vienna: QAL - - - - Ah, I forgot to tell one story: first time ever seeing Brian in '93 before the GNR gig. I was floating 5 cms above the floor, in heaven. 2nd row standing in front of stage. In front of him, my idol !! Suddenly, while Brian singing, a couple of bastards started yelling "Freddie's dead!!" and threw a plastic bottle to him. I faced them, yelled some "kind" words and the fight started within a second. Luckily I was attending the event with a good friend of mine, the typical heavy metal giant dude you woulnd't like to confront in a dark alley. It took him 5 seconds to won the battle for me. The bastards were thrown away and never saw them afterwards ;-P
people on streets 28.04.2015 12:15	Vali wrote: My CV: - 01.08.1986 Barcelona: Magic Tour. Thanks mum & and dad for not letting me go !! ouch....
people on streets 28.04.2015 12:24	I saw: - Brian May, 1998.09.23, Utrecht, The Netherlands. First concert i've ever visited. Great experience! - Queen+ , 2002.04.30, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. First time seeing Roger. Bad concert, great day! - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.04.19, Frankfurt, Germany. My first Q+PR show. Paul signed my ticket. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.04.20, Antwerp, Belgium. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.04.25, Dortmund, Germany. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.04.26, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.07.06, Cologne, Germany. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.07.10, Arnhem, The Netherlands. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2008.09.23, Antwerp, Belgium. 10 years after I first saw Brian May.
people on streets 28.04.2015 12:25	Ale Solan wrote: This is their last tour. (Brian & Rog) They won't tour ever again. Are you Jim Beach?
hobbit in Rhye 28.04.2015 12:28	Vali wrote: Ah, I forgot to tell one story: first time ever seeing Brian in '93 before the GNR gig. I was floating 5 cms above the floor, in heaven. 2nd row standing in front of stage. In front of him, my idol !! Suddenly, while Brian singing, a couple of bastards started yelling "Freddie's dead!!" and threw a plastic bottle to him. I faced them, yelled some "kind" words and the fight started within a second. Luckily I was attending the event with a good friend of mine, the typical heavy metal giant dude you woulnd't like to confront in a dark alley. It took him 5 seconds to won the battle for me. The bastards were thrown away and never saw them afterwards ;-P Hahaha. I hope the bastards survived your friend. But seriously, what they did to Brian, or to any artists, is down right rude. If I'd been there, I would probably have had some kind words with them too, and then gotten myself beaten to a pulp :D
BETA215 28.04.2015 13:03	Ale Solan wrote: Yo le zarpé un Rolex a Roger en 2008 en la puerta del hotel, lo vendí por 2000 pesos en la calle Libertad. Con esa plata compré la discografía de Adam Lambert (en mp3) en el parque Rivadavia. Se ve que está muy cotizado el Lambertito... / It looks like that Lamberty it's quite high priced... Decime, ¿cuánto sale la discografía de John Deacon en MIDI? Solo por curiosear. / Tell me, how much does it cost the John Deacon discography in MIDI? Just being curious. (Yo que vos lo hubiera guardado y vendido después de que su ejecutor se haya podrido.) :B
Costa86 28.04.2015 13:27	First and only time I saw Brian and Roger live was in January when they played the O2 with Adam Lambert. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the show a great deal. I am a die-hard Freddie fan, almost above being a Queen fan, but Adam did a good job I think. It was great to hear Brian's guitar live - it really sounded much better than it does on any live or studio recording. Roger's drumming didn't impress me as much, and Rufus played a good portion of the show instead of him. But, to be honest, just being in the same place with Brian and Roger was enough to make my month. Before the show I felt a certain kinship with all the other people waiting to enter the arena, whilst buying extremely over-priced beer from the bar. It felt good to finally be close to the band which meant so much to me. It was truly a magical experience for a guy who's been a Queen fan since he was old enough to appreciate music. And it was an almost spiritual experience when they got Freddie on the big screen, singing parts of Bo Rhap - I think they took the clip from Budapest - another clip might have been from Montreal - they only used the 35mm film footage, no Wembley as far as I could see. It feels really great when Freddie comes on screen, and you can hear huge applause from the audience. We didn't have the best seats, as can be seen from the attached extremely crappy photo which I took with my phone, but it was well worth going. To all those in Argentina and the other South American countries where Queen will be going - if you can go see them, make sure you do.
Chief Mouse 28.04.2015 13:58	No, unless they decide to tour again and come to my country, which is unlikely. Nice post, Costa86 :)
matt z 28.04.2015 15:28	Am I Living in a parallel universe? I keep reading the header as "have you ever ASSISTED" a concert. I took it to mean in some rigger, production work, Sounds engineering respect. Reading about Barcelona up there. ... makes me wonder what they'd intended on doing by saying FREDDIE'S DEAD. Was it mockingly or was it some kind of borderline tribute lost in translation? Crazy to hear about that. If it's have you ATTENDED a Queen or "Queen" show then yeah. I've attended Q+AL. Inglewood. The sound was low for elders and the house lights seemed to be dim but on for most of the entire gig. It made me wish I caught a Q+ PR gig. Brian played more surprises in his solo on those tours It was also a bad personal night (family member ill at the hospital) I only went because he'd have wanted me to. I missed attending QUEEN: written in the stars (Hollywood walk of fame induction) concert by being 2 weeks shy of 21 years old. That always irked me. It was a little known 300 or so capacity gig. I attended the ceremony but tried unsuccessfully to get a fake ID for the show. Do any recordings exist of it?
Vali 28.04.2015 17:10	matt z wrote: Reading about Barcelona up there. ... makes me wonder what they'd intended on doing by saying FREDDIE'S DEAD. Was it mockingly or was it some kind of borderline tribute lost in translation? They were just a couple of wankers. I recall we were a few Queen fans spread here and there in the front rows, enjoying and singing every single word during Brian's performance. Those stupid gnr kids thought they were the toughest guys in the audience and decided to attack us by making us remember Freddie was no longer with us. It was their way to say "fuck you Queen fans, you have no Freddie. Your time has passed". I'm sure they still remember today that a Queen fan released his hitman that day. And they were fucked off big time ..... .... yeaaaaaah!! (please read this "yeah" ala Axl Rose)
Vali 28.04.2015 17:32	people on streets wrote: Vali wrote: My CV: - 01.08.1986 Barcelona: Magic Tour. Thanks mum & and dad for not letting me go !! ouch.... Yep. Still unforgiven for that. But if you think it couldn't get any worse: 2 years later.... "mum, dad, Freddie will be performing tonight with Montserrat Caballé (the famous "La Nit" festival honouring the Barcelona '92 Olympics) and it's free, and I want to see Freddie at last, please, please, we could go together, it will be great!" Mum & dad reply: "you're nuts?? There will be thousands and thousands of people there! Besides, the show is being aired live on TV! We better watch it here at home!" Hey, I love them so much. Mum & dad, you know, but from time to time, so many years later, I still lock myself in the bathroom and scream and cry, and cry and scream in despair.... :-D
musicland munich 28.04.2015 18:38	matt z wrote: Am I Living in a parallel universe? I keep reading the header as "have you ever ASSISTED" a concert. I took it to mean in some rigger, production work, Sounds engineering respect. Exactly my thoughts :) I saw The Cross 91' and BM 93' In my opinion Brian was really good, and to be honest "The Cross" didn't flash me too much.Maybe the Beer wich I had before lowered my interests a bit :) But hey at Brians gig there was something like a "Queenish" feeling. The atmosphere was really good you see Queen flags, a lot of Denim Jackets with Badges on them etc. Edit: The FUCKING Bugs on this site makes the rest of my writing disappear, and I'am NOT writing it again !!!
Apocalipsis_Darko 28.04.2015 18:57	Vali, qué envidia ver el concierto con Freddie.... Brian May, 98, Madrid Brian May-We Will Rock You Musical-Madrid...2003 ?¿ Brian May+Taylor+ Paul Rodgers Madrid 2005 The Cross-2013
BETA215 28.04.2015 19:01	Corrected my non-intended Spanglish.
Ale Solan 28.04.2015 19:30	Queen Matt wrote: There touring in Sept so that's rubbish They're? Yes, they are touring for the rest of the year, then bye bye. How do I know it? I just know it ;)
The King Of Rhye 28.04.2015 20:15	Well I saw QPR in '06 (by myself) and QAL last year.......the story about that one, of course, is that Gregsynth took me there, and got lost on the way to pick me up due to some confusing directions! :D So that's why the recording of that show is missing the first few songs.......lol........luckily the traffic the rest of the way wasn't bad, we were flying down the freeways.......
matt z 28.04.2015 20:24	C'mon. You just KNOW they're gonna Tour again next year. Spike Edney and Jamie Moses on guitar rufus on drugs That filler guy from BÖC on bass Roger and Brian on vocals with Adam and John sitting in a plastic sphere onstage. One more time!
matt z 28.04.2015 20:25	*drums. Famn, Swype typing.
Ale Solan 28.04.2015 20:29	matt z wrote: C'mon. You just KNOW they're gonna Tour again next year. Spike Edney and Jamie Moses on guitar rufus on drugs That filler guy from BÖC on bass Roger and Brian on vocals with Adam and John sitting in a plastic sphere onstage. One more time! ">link
Wiley 28.04.2015 23:00	11 shows in the last 10 years or so. Five with Paul and Six with Adam. Liked them both, despite being so different. Here's the detail... Q+PR 2005: Vienna 4/13, Munich 4/14, Prague 4/16 & Leipzig 4/17. Loved Vienna as it was my first show and Brian played the Blue Danube. I stood relatively close to the stage. The band were a bit excited/nervous but that translated into a very energetic show. Munich I was on the benches so it wasn't as cool. In Prague I met the whole band except for Paul Rodgers outside of their hotel. I even caught up with Brian twice! (Before AND after the show). In Leipzig I was very close to the stage but I was so tired from travelling by then I didn't enjoy it so much. Brian sung the second verse of '39 for the first time in the tour. Q+PR 2006: San Diego 4/1 Mind blowing show. The whole band was TIGHT and ON FIRE. I even enjoyed AOBTD which I usually hate live. Paul was inspired and the audience seemed to sing his songs just as much as Queen's. I was right next to the catwalk on Brian's side with 4 friends. Amazing experience. Q+AL 2014: Montreal 7/14, Philadelphia 7/16, NY MSG 7/17, Uncasville CT 7/19 (Brian's Birthday!), Jersey 7/23 and Atlantic City 7/26 (Roger's Birthday!). Overall, amazing tour. The band was great. Adam shines. I welcomed all the 70's material. I went to all six shows with my dear wife. The band seemed a bit pissed off at Philadelphia for some reason. I'll never get used to Brian swearing. Montreal was the best experience for me. First show for me on this tour; 5th row, next to the catwalk. Philly was meh. NY was special because it was MSG. Uncasville was a smaller venue and it was Brian's birthday so that was cool as well. Curtain malfunction and no guitar cam in Jersey; Arrived 40 min late to the AC show (fuck traffic) but still managed to see the only variations in the setlist: Dragon Attack played and Staying Power added to the bass solo. Not a very good rendition but by that time, any variation was cause of joy. Good times!
Vali 29.04.2015 02:53	Apocalipsis_Darko wrote: Vali, qué envidia ver el concierto con Freddie.... No, no, no, dear Darko. Please read carefully my post again ! Mis padres no me dejaron ir ! Ok, I was just 10 back then, and most probably would have (very) blurred memories of the day in case my parents had been in better mood and let me go. But at least I would have been able to say today "I saw Freddie. I saw the man". I know 3 people that attended that show; and their love/apreciation for Freddie & Queen is... let's say it's not even close to mine. And every time I meet any of them, knowing the Queen freak I am, they always have that fucking minute to remind me how lucky they were to see Freddie and how glorious that Magic Tour show was (though I am sure they can't remember a shit of that parrticular day). anyway, it hurts. It hurts so much !
BETA215 29.04.2015 04:03	^ Silly bastards. :P
Apocalipsis_Darko 29.04.2015 04:43	OOOh, sorry Valis. I meet people who saw Queen in Spain. One of my best friends, his father, saw Queen in Barcelona three times....1974,1979.1986!!! But, he is a real lover of music. And yes, I can imagine they can't remember anything...when you want, we can do like Walter White with them ;)
The King Of Rhye 29.04.2015 07:04	matt z wrote: rufus on drugs No one's gonna play drums, Rufus will just sit there and take drugs for the whole show??? (yeah, I kinda figured that was a typo....LOL)
people on streets 29.04.2015 07:26	Vali wrote: 2 years later.... "mum, dad, Freddie will be performing tonight with Montserrat Caballé (the famous "La Nit" festival honouring the Barcelona '92 Olympics) and it's free, and I want to see Freddie at last, please, please, we could go together, it will be great!" Mum & dad reply: "you're nuts?? There will be thousands and thousands of people there! Besides, the show is being aired live on TV! We better watch it here at home!" No.....! And I thought I had terrible parents for not letting me go to see Brian in 1998 twice (I only went to 1 show that tour).
Pingfah 29.04.2015 09:23	Let me see. I saw Brian at Aston Villa Leisure centre on Back to the Light tour. Also saw Brian at some fan club thing at Hammersmith (?) late 90s, he came on dressed as Elvis. I'm not in the fan club, I went with a friend who is. Saw the final Cross gig at Gosport, and also saw Roger there the year after. I think I may have seen a general stop on the Happiness tour, but I can't remember now. Saw the Cross re-union gig a few years ago. Seen Q+PR at the NEC on their first tour, and Queen +AL at Leeds this year.
pidge123 29.04.2015 09:32	Earls Court '77 Wembley '78 Lyceum London '79 (crazy tour) Wembley all 3 nights '80 Brussels '82 Wembley 2 nights '84 Wembley stadium '86 Q+PR Wembley and 02 2008 Q+AL Hammersmith 2012 Q+AL 02 2015 Best memory was from Wembley 80. Went out the back of the arena after the show and saw all four members drive away in their individual limos. Quite a crowd, Brian was last to leave and suddenly stopped , got out of the limo and as I recall spent ages signing autographs for everyone that was there - an autograph which I have now lost damn it !!!!
Jazz 78 29.04.2015 09:43	I was fortunate to see them twice; Providence, RI on 11-14-78 and again in Providence on 8-26-80. Probably THE best Rock and Roll shows I've ever seen and heard!!!
BETA215 29.04.2015 11:36	Pingfah wrote: Let me see. [...] Also saw Brian at some fan club thing at Hammersmith (?) late 90s, he came on dressed as Elvis. I'm not in the fan club, I went with a friend who is. [...] Does this seems familiar to you? [img=link Also, do you have any recording of it?
BETA215 29.04.2015 11:39	pidge123 wrote: Earls Court '77 Wembley '78 Lyceum London '79 (crazy tour) Wembley all 3 nights '80 Brussels '82 Wembley 2 nights '84 Wembley stadium '86 Q+PR Wembley and 02 2008 Q+AL Hammersmith 2012 Q+AL 02 2015 Best memory was from Wembley 80. Went out the back of the arena after the show and saw all four members drive away in their individual limos. Quite a crowd, Brian was last to leave and suddenly stopped , got out of the limo and as I recall spent ages signing autographs for everyone that was there - an autograph which I have now lost damn it !!!! Oh my gosh! How jealous I am! Earls Court The Crazy Tour Wembley Brussels Hammersmith ... 3 WEMBLEYS! ... 4 WEMBLEYS!!! The only thing I can ask you is if you have any recording of them. I'm almost speechless.
hobbit in Rhye 29.04.2015 12:36	^ Me too! I was extremely bitter when I saw pidge123's post T_T (I was being bitter before you Beta, I just wasn't at home to voice it out.) @ Vali and people on streets: I can feel the hurt ~~~~ Why didn't go to the gig anyway and happily accept your parents' punishment afterward? :D
noorie 29.04.2015 12:53	The King Of Rhye wrote: matt z wrote: rufus on drugs No one's gonna play drums, Rufus will just sit there and take drugs for the whole show??? (yeah, I kinda figured that was a typo....LOL) Actually I thought matt z was being very very clever. Including the 'typo' bit in the next post.
Queen Matt 29.04.2015 13:48	Manchester 05 Manchester 08 Manchester 15
AlbaNo1 29.04.2015 16:02	Brian May Band, Edinburgh PlayHouse 1993 Roger Taylor, Liquid Rooms Edinburgh 1999 Brian May, Reading 1999 Queen & PR, O2, Dublin 2005 Roger gig probably the best of the above.
brENsKi 29.04.2015 16:43	yep. five times between 79 (b'ham NEC) and 86 (knebworth)...my Milton Keynes crappy 110 instamatic camera photos were posted on here some time ago - i was luck enough to be approx 15 feet from the stage - directly in front of Freddie at MK. other gigs 79 b'ham NEC - my first gigs after starting work (i'd been at work one month) 82 - MK - great day out 84 - NEC - nice stage set, nice show, but the NEC acoustics were a little tinny/echoey 86 - wembley - good gig 86 - knebworth - fantastic end of tour gig - nb - some of the lesser bands on the 86 gigs were great - Alarm, INXS esp...and even Quo did a good job
david (galashiels) 29.04.2015 17:25	my small contribution is....queen 1982.queen+paul 2008(same day i was 50)..queen+adam....brian may on the anthems tour(got the picture and the autograph as well)...and on a semi queen note,the queen extravaganza....loved them all.
Pingfah 30.04.2015 08:15	BETA215 wrote: Does this seems familiar to you? link Also, do you have any recording of it? That was it! It was a great time. I am afraid I don't have any audio of it though. I can't even remember what he played now.
sgs8789 30.04.2015 11:53	Got to see Queen, the Brian May Band and QPR and QAL in: [listu] [li]1978 - New Orleans, Louisiana - (Halloween Night - didn't get a chance to make it to the "infamous party" though) [li]1978 - Oakland, California Dec 16th - great show - actually remember more of this one than the one in New Orleans; remember a lady sitting next to me who worked for a record company saying "I hope they don't get any bigger than they are now or they'll lose a lot of their uniqueness". [li]1980 - Essen, Germany - Nov 29th - for some reason "Need Your Loving Tonight" stands out [li]1980 - Frankfurt, Germany - Dec 14th - just after Lennon was shot - remember them playing "Imagine" [li]1982 - Frankfurt, Germany - Apr 28th - they seemed overly energetic - maybe to makeup for the lack of interest in Hot Space? [li]1993 - Birmingham, Alabama - Feb 24th - Brian May Band - opened for Guns N' Roses - was able to get in early and watch a bit of the sound check - felt bad for Brian and the band during their show as the kids in attendance really weren't sure who Brian May was and were there strictly for Guns. [li]2006 - San Diego, California - Queen + Paul Rodgers - Apr 1st, loved the show even though I pretty much knew the running order because the release of the "Return of the Champions" CD/DVD. Thought Paul Rodgers did a great job on the Queen songs his voice was capable of singing and the "Bad Company/Free" songs were very good. The volume seemed much lower than I remember the previous Queen shows I'd been too. [li]2014 - Houston, Texas - Queen + Adam Lambert - was happy to see some songs performed that Paul Rodgers couldn't but wasn't, and still am not, a fan of Adam Lamberts voice overall although his new single "Ghosttown" is pretty good. The show was good and I'm glad I went because I fear they'll never tour the USA again. [/listu]
The King Of Rhye 30.04.2015 13:07	sgs8789 wrote:1982 - Frankfurt, Germany - Apr 28th - they seemed overly energetic - maybe to makeup for the lack of interest in Hot Space? "If you don't wanna hear it, fuckin' go home!" :D One of my favorite recordings!
Vocal harmony 05.05.2015 08:22	Wembley 78 Brighton 79 Lyceum. 79 NEC. 80 Wembley 80 A number of European Hot Space shows plus Milton Keynes 82 NEC. 84 Wembley 84 Paris. 86 Wembley 86 Manchester 2005 NEC. 2005 Wembley. 2005 NIA. 2009 Echo arena 2009 o2. 2009 Hammersmith 2012 x2 Metro Arena. 2015 Leeds Arena. 2015 NIA. 2015 Manchester. 2015 The Cross Kentish town and country club 1988 Roger Taylor Happiness several Uk dates Brian May band back to the light tour all the Uk shows Brian May band back to the light pt2 Albert Hall Brian May Band another world tour Albert Hall Brian May band Another World NIA academy Also seen BM at We Will Rock You in London, and as guest at several gigs through the years including Heart at the Dominion in the early 80's.
The King Of Rhye 05.05.2015 08:34	What about stories about ALMOST going to a concert? lol.....I had it all lined up to see Brian in '93 (Royal Oak, MI), but my friend backed out at the last minute :( Tried to find a recording of that show, but I dont think there is one.......
Rubbersuit 05.05.2015 13:43	Brian May Band - Hamilton Canada (opening for GnR). Got lost on the way to the show and missed the first couple songs. My first time seeing any Queen live so I sat there and soaked it all in. Good show. GnR were great too. Brian May Band - Montreal. Best show. On the floor about 3 rows deep. Also got backstage being connected to other Queen fans who were doing some charity work for AIDs and got permission from the promoter to get Brian's autograph to auction. Got an autograph on the backstage pass which I still have. Brian was very nice and friendly. I was a bit embarrased for how some "fans" were behaving - clamouring for his attention and bringing stacks and stacks of records for the band to sign. Brian May Band - Toronto. Night after Montreal I believe. Reserved seating and got bumped closer because we were right where the soundboard was. We were husled out of the Montreal backstage pretty quickly but the promoter promised us that we'd have passes for Toronto too. Didn't happen. I brought a date I was trying to impress with the promise that I could get her backstage but didn't get anywhere. Good show but not as good as Montreal. Queen + PR - Toronto. Not impressed with the recordings I heard from the tour I was going to skip it, but decided to go at the last minute - bought floor seats (15th row) off ebay for super cheap (the guy was super pissed off I got them for about half value). I decided to go myself so I craigslisted the extra ticket and got back all my money - making it a free show. My non-Queen fan friends already had tickets and they thought it was the best show they ever saw. I enjoyed the PR songs best - like it was Paul Rodgers with the worlds best backing band vs Queen with a singer who didn't fit the style. It was great seeing Roger play live though - I'll always remember that.
hobbit in Rhye 05.05.2015 13:57	Rubbersuit wrote: I enjoyed the PR songs best - like it was Paul Rodgers with the worlds best backing band vs Queen with a singer who didn't fit the style. sgs8789 wrote: a lady sitting next to me who worked for a record company saying "I hope they (Queen 1978) don't get any bigger than they are now or they'll lose a lot of their uniqueness" Some amazing comments and stories there ^^
The King Of Rhye 06.05.2015 11:27	Rubbersuit wrote:. I enjoyed the PR songs best - like it was Paul Rodgers with the worlds best backing band vs Queen with a singer who didn't fit the style. It was great seeing Roger play live though - I'll always remember that. I agree with that! Bad Company (the song) and All Right Now in the encore were pretty awesome.... I didnt have a computer at that time, so I wasnt following what they were playing on that tour.....so Bad Company came as a pleasant surprise, and I remember hearing WWRY, and thinking "what, no All Right Now?", but that just came next :D Next concert I go to, whatever it is, I'm gonna try to not know what the setlist is beforehand! It's kinda like knowing what your Xmas presents are before you open them.....lol Like when I saw Rush back in 98 and they played the complete '2112'.........I about lost my mind.......heheheh....
softcalavera2 08.05.2015 20:38	Three times: 2008 - Queen + PR Buenos Aires Argentina 2015 - Queen + AL London - O2 17th. 2015 - Queen + AL London - O2 18th. And i have tickets to: Rock in Rio, Porto Alegre, Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile.
tomchristie22 08.05.2015 22:47	Just Q+AL in Sydney, 2015.
Your Fairy King 10.05.2015 19:14	Dayton, Ohio 1978 Cincinnati, Ohio 1979
The Real Wizard 11.05.2015 03:06	musicland munich wrote: Edit: The FUCKING Bugs on this site makes the rest of my writing disappear, and I'am NOT writing it again !!! link ^ this is the best solution we've got.
musicland munich 11.05.2015 17:52	Exactly :) Thank you !
Viper 12.05.2015 08:17	I went to see Q+PR on the 2nd of july, 2005, at Lisbon. It was a magical night! As soon as I bought the ticket months earlier I started to dream about the show! I waited the entire afternoon on the artifical grass of Restelo stadium. By chance, I found there people from my own town and we were together the entire show! What a night! The moment I laid my eyes on Brian at the beginning of the show, tears appeared in my eyes! The whole show was very emotional, with all the 29000 fans singing to every single word of every Queen song. The crowd never took a rest, always shouting Bri and Rog's names! Brian missed the slide on TYMD guitar solo and, if I'm not mistaken, he felt some difficulties on the solo of Love Of My Life. I remember Brian, the next day thanking all the warm welcome on the show and saying he felt ill after eating some food. It remains as one of the best days of my entire life!
Dug 19.05.2015 11:12	Queen Wembley 86 [Saturday] The Cross Cardiff Uni 88 Brian May Cardiff 93 and Brixton 93 Roger Taylor Bristol 94 Roger Taylor Cardiff 99 Queen + PR Cardiff 2005, Dublin 2005, Hyde Park 2005, New Jersey 2005 Queen + PR Cardiff 2008
adrian b 21.05.2015 05:55	July 1986- st James park, newcastle. Stood outside with my mum aged 11 lasting memories of walking around the toon with radio gaga blasting through. June 1993- brian may at Whitley bay ice rink. Cozy Powell the loudest drummer ever, some weirded South American band supported. Day before my 18th birthday too November 1994- roger at newcastle riverside. One of the best gigs ever and a small venue wish I had got some autographs. Sadly venue not there but the new riverside hosts Geordie shore bollocks! October 1998 - brian may at newcastle city hall. Glad I got to see him at the legendary city hall, have a boot of the show and remember brian getting shirty with some hecklers. Opened wth since you've been gone and did sail away sweet sister which was awesome. March 1999 - roger at riverside again which was equally brilliant. Treana Morris did a very good version of sleeping on the sidewalk. December 2000 - roger at Manchester Apollo. Sas band tribute for Paul young. Lots of good acts on the bill, another great rock venue too outside of newcastle for once... May 2005 - queen and Paul Rodgers at newcastle arena, a great show and finally seeing RT @ BM together. Never a great venue though, remember watching liverpool beating chelsea in champions league semi when I to home. Happy days. September 2008 - queen @ pr at newcastle arena. Got crap seats at the back but liked the new stuff despite negative press. Also liked PR May 2011 and may 2013brian and Kerry. At the sage Gateshead, great venue and also support from vintage trouble. Brian had a barnyard with people talking at 2013 gig. January 2015 - queen and Adam lambert. Newcastle arena. A great performance and show, queen forever Would love to hear some of those shows again, just have the 1998 and 1986 one.
BETA215 30.06.2015 12:26	BUMP
master marathon runner 01.07.2015 15:03	Queen: Liverpool empire june 77 Stafford bingley hall may78 Wembley empire pool may 78 Newcastle city hall Dec 79 Birmingham NEC Dec 80 Edinburgh royal highland snowbound June 82 Newcastle st. James park July 86 Freddie tribute , Wembley , April 92 Brian: Whitley bay ice rink '93 Newcastle city hall 98 With Kerry, twice at sage, Gateshead. Q+PR Newcastle arena, 05 & 08. The future: Queen extravaganza, November 2015.
softcalavera2 29.10.2015 23:07	My new list: 2008 - Queen + PR Buenos Aires Argentina 2015 - Queen + AL London - O2 17th. 2015 - Queen + AL London - O2 18th. 2015 - Queen + AL Rock in Rio - Brazil 2015 - Queen + AL Porto Alegre - Brazil 2015 - Queen + AL Buenos Aires - Argentina 2015 - Queen + AL Córdoba - Argentina 2015 - Queen + AL Santiago de Chile - Chile
Barry Durex 30.10.2015 04:34	Good thread, there is another related one about the Crazy tour here: link
. 28.04.2016 10:53	Queen 18.09.76 London - Hyde Park (Got to the front) 07.06.77 London - Earls Court 06.10.77 London - New London Theatre (video shoot plus impromptu gig!) 11.05.78 London - Empire Pool Wembley 10.12.79 Brighton - The Brighton Centre 11.12.79 Brighton - The Brighton Centre 13.12.79 London - Lyceum Ballroom 14.12.79 London - Rainbow Theatre 17.12.79 London - Tiffany's Purley 19.12.79 London - Mayfair Tottenham - TINY venue (my local) Got to front of stage, six feet away from the band. ABSOLUTELY SURREAL! 20.12.79 London - Lewisham Odeon 22.12.79 London - Alexandra Palace 26.12.79 London - Hammersmith Odeon 08.12.80 London - Wembley Arena 09.12.80 London - Wembley Arena 05.06.82 Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Bowl 07.09.84 London - Wembley Arena (I recorded this one) 12.07.86 London - Wembley Stadium 09.08.86 Stevenage - Knebworth Park OTHER 10.03.88 London - Town & Country Club - The Cross 17.12.90 London - Astoria - The Cross + Brian May 20.04.92 London - Wembley Stadium - Freddie Mercury Tribute 21.12.92 London - Marquee - The Cross 15.09.94 London - Shepherds Bush Empire - Roger Taylor 14.10.98 London - Shepherds Bush Empire - Roger Taylor 03.04.99 London - Astoria - Roger Taylor 24.11.01 London - Ocean Hackney - Roger Taylor & SAS Band 07.12.13 Guildford - G Live - Roger Taylor / The Cross & SAS Band (Got to the front)
Viper 28.04.2016 11:07	nice!
. 28.04.2016 12:13	I was also at the 'Break Free' and 'Friends' video shoots.
7Innuendo7 30.04.2016 15:16	@master marathon runner, that is a wicked awesome list~ for myself, Q+PR: New Jersey and Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Good times!!! (especially New Jersey) and decent shows, altho I wished there was more from the PR catalog and more covers like the Jimi Hendrix. Hoped for a Rock n Roll revue, and mostly got what I wanted. Still love hearing "Wishing Well." Q+ AL, Detroit: took AL awhile to warm up the crowd, sort of until AOBTD. He did fine, the stage set was great, the song list was amazing, overall sound of Brian and Roger roared the right amount of crunchy and smooth and melodic aggression. That dragon attacked. imho AL is not FM but he is just good enough to drive the Ferrari. "Stone Cold Crazy" ya know!
Rich Tea 30.04.2016 15:39	Bingley Hall Stafford - May 1978 NEC Hall 1 Birmingham - Nov 1979 Birmingham International Arena - Dec 1980 Leeds Elland Road - May 1982 Birmingham International Arena - Sept 1984 Wembley Stadium - July 1986 Cologne Stadium - July 1986 Knebworth Park - August 1986 Wembley Stadium (Freddie Tribute) - April 1992 Birmingham International Arena (Brian May) - June 1993 Birmingham Aston Villa (Brian May) - Dec 1993 Wolverhampton Civic Hall (Roger Taylor) - Dec 1994 Manchester Apollo (Brian May) - Oct 1998 Stoke Sugarmill (Roger Taylor) - March 1999 Birmingham International Arena (Q+PR) - May 2005 Liverpool Echo Arena (Q+PR) - Oct 2008 Manchester Arena (Q+PR) - Nov 2008 Hammersmith Apollo (Q+AL) - July 2012 Manchester Arena (Q+AL) - Jan 2015 Liverpool Echo Arena (Q+AL) - Feb 2015 I know its an impossible dream but I hope they carry on for ever......
DAZH 01.05.2016 04:36	Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992 Roger - Sheffield UK 1994& 1999 Brian - Sheffield 1998 Q+PR- Sheffield 2005 Q+PR- Nottingham 2008 Q+AL- Leeds 2015
fras444 01.05.2016 12:27	Reading through this and seeing a few solo Brian/Rogers attendances... Be interesting to know if anyone has or knows someone that has been to the hand full of Freddie's solo shows including his "last" public performance with Montserrat Caballé (haw many would the total list be of Freddies solo shows would there be..?).... and the very small handfull of John Deacons (outside of Freddies era) gigs once again how many did he do? any before Freddie's death...? i.e 72-91..?
Pim Derks 01.05.2016 12:33	23-09-1998 - Brian May, Utrecht, NL 30-04-2002 - Brian May/Roger Taylor, Amsterdam, NL 30-03-2005 - QPR, Paris, FR 20-04-2005 - QPR, Antwerp, BE 26-04-2005 - QPR, Rotterdam, NL 06-07-2005 - QPR, Cologne, DE 10-07-2005 - QPR, Arnhem, NL 23-09-2008 - QPR, Antwerp, BE 24-09-2008 - QPR, Paris, FR 03-10-2008 - QPR, Hannover, FR (met Brian after the show) 04-10-2008 - QPR, Hamburg, FR 07-10-2008 - QPR, Rotterdam, NL 13-10-2008 - QPR, London, UK 31-10-2008 - QPR, Prague, CZ 01-11-2008 - QPR, Vienna, AT 30-01-2015 - QAL, Amsterdam, NL Also saw Brian at the Eddy Christiani Awards in 2011.
Silken 03.05.2016 14:04	2015 - Queen + AL Córdoba - Argentina :(
Your Fairy King 03.05.2016 16:41	Saw the original four in the US - 1978 in Dayton Ohio (News of the World) at age eighteen, and in my hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio a year later for the Jazz tour. The Dayton show was only my second of third rock concert. There was a mad crush outside the arena and the audience started the stomp stomp clap way before the band hit the stage. I had expected them to sound "pretty" (a la Night at the Opera) and was blown away by their pace, power, and volume - not to mention Freddie's ferocious stage presence despite the fact that he was wearing a diamond leotard with ballet slippers. Dayton was a few days before or after Houston, so if you have seen the video that is pretty much what I saw the first time out. For the Jazz show in Cincinnati I got way down in front of the stage and all the hardcore fans sang along to every song. If You Can't Beat Them came early in the set and Fat Bottomed Girls was played later, maybe around mid set. We were so close we made eye contact with the Merc many times. John never moved from the drum riser. Brian May never once looked at the audience in front of the stage but always focused at the back of the arena. Many times he stopped playing to rub his fingers (in pain) together and winced audibly at the tail end of Brighton Rock. He sure has speedy fingers! They did not play the rock and role medley encore at either show.
brENsKi 07.05.2016 04:52	master marathon runner wrote: Edinburgh royal highland snowbound June 82 . not even in Scotland, in June ..did you mean Royal Highland Showground ? this was the Ingliston gig at Edinburgh yes?
vonkeil 07.05.2016 04:58	Q+PR - 19.04.2005 - Frankfurt Festhalle Q+PR - 21.09.2008 - Berlin Tempodrom Q+PR - 05.10.2008 - Hamburg Color Line Arena Q+AL - 12.07.2012 - London Hammersmith Apollo Q+AL - 17.01.2015 - London o2 Q+AL - 01.02.2015 - Vienna Stadthalle Q+AL - 04.02.2015 - Berlin o2 BM - 22.10.1998 - Capitol Offenbach
DQ1 08.05.2016 02:43	I've been to tbese concerts 1984 - Queen - The works tour (Holland) 1986 - Queen - magic tour (Holland) 1992 - Brian May - Back to the light tour (Holland) 1998 - Brian May - (Holland) 2005 - QPR (Paris, Rotterdan, Arnhem) 2008 - QPR - the cosmos rocks tour (Rotterdam) All of those where great, but the 84 and 86 concerts with Freddie i'll never forget.
The Fairy King 08.05.2016 07:37	BETA215 wrote: BUMP Why?
tonyyy 11.06.2016 09:08	Queen + PR Milano 5/4/2005 Queen + PR Milano 28/9/2008 Queen + AL Hammersmith Odeon, London 11/07/2012 Queen + AL Hammersmith Odeon, London 12/07/2012 Queen + AL Milano 10/2/2015 I liked a lot the Queen + PR gigs. I can't enjoy in the same way the concerts with Adam Lambert. There will be a show in Italy on June, 25 and I still don't know if I'll go or I'll stay at home...
BETA215 15.10.2017 17:22	BUMP, just in case somebody is interested in this.
Chopin1995 15.10.2017 21:29	Thanks! I love reading fans stories about Queen. This is my list 1. 2016-03-02 Brian&Kerry in Poland (Krakow) - I wasn't interested to go there even though I live 100km from Krakow. Then suddenly 2 or 3 days before the concert, before going to sleep, I decided to go. I didn't want to regret. When I was waiting to go inside the concert hall, the ticket inspector opened the door and he went inside for a moment (it was about 40-50 min. before the start). When he opened the door Brian was having a soundcheck and for a short moment I could hear This guitar. It was the first time I was hearing Red Special. It wasn't Queen, far from it, but I was so happy looking at Brian and hearing his guitar. 2. 2016-06-19 QAL in Poland (Oswiecim) - I knew I had to go there because it could be my only chance to see Roger and to hear Queen songs played by Brian and Roger. Unfortunately I was far from the stage and people around me were not very enthusiastic. There was some drunk couple behind me and the guy was talking all the way through the concert. The positive side was that at the Queen set there was heavy rain and the only sector under the roof was mine :) I was quite amazed at how many people were leaving the concert because of rain. The concert started at 11 p.m. and after it finished it was very funny looking at all those people who were as soaked as it can get! Everyone wanted to jump into the car as fast as they could so there was a little bit of confusion and I got lost. I had to call my father and somehow we found each other haha. Lesson for the future - next time very close to the stage (if it will ever happen...) Here is my photo when I took my place at the stadium
Chopin1995 15.10.2017 21:34	Vali wrote: 2 years later.... "mum, dad, Freddie will be performing tonight with Montserrat Caballé (the famous "La Nit" festival honouring the Barcelona '92 Olympics) and it's free, and I want to see Freddie at last, please, please, we could go together, it will be great!" Mum & dad reply: "you're nuts?? There will be thousands and thousands of people there! Besides, the show is being aired live on TV! We better watch it here at home!" Hey, I love them so much. Mum & dad, you know, but from time to time, so many years later, I still lock myself in the bathroom and scream and cry, and cry and scream in despair.... :-D This must be the saddest thing I've read this year :(((
mercury1979 19.10.2017 06:29	Freddie at Hollywood Bowl, June 27, 2017.
Russian Headlong 25.10.2017 16:21	Queen Wembley 1986 (Sat show) Queen Knebworth 1986 The Cross Cardiff Uni 1988 The Cross/BM Xmas Fan Club Party Astoria 1990 FM Tribute Wembley 92 BM Cardiff 93 or 94 QPR Rome 2005 QPR 02 Arena 2008? No interest in seeing + Lambert, I honestly think he is shit and embarrassing, just my opinion.
Makka 26.10.2017 05:13	Queen + AL in Perth August 22nd 2014. Was brilliant.
LOTV 26.10.2017 12:20	Chopin1995 wrote: Vali wrote: 2 years later.... "mum, dad, Freddie will be performing tonight with Montserrat Caballé (the famous "La Nit" festival honouring the Barcelona '92 Olympics) and it's free, and I want to see Freddie at last, please, please, we could go together, it will be great!" Mum & dad reply: "you're nuts?? There will be thousands and thousands of people there! Besides, the show is being aired live on TV! We better watch it here at home!" Hey, I love them so much. Mum & dad, you know, but from time to time, so many years later, I still lock myself in the bathroom and scream and cry, and cry and scream in despair.... :-D This must be the saddest thing I've read this year :((( Don't feel too bad as he didn't sing live. That would have been even more disappointing.
LOTV 26.10.2017 12:25	Extreme with BM (Encore TYMD), Hammersmith Odeon 1991? FM Tribute, Wembley 92 QAL , Chicago, June 14 QAL , Nottingham, Jan 15 To come ... QAL, Newcastle, December 17 Don't want to go into my magic tour misery, it's on the miserable fandom thread :-(
Tlr 26.10.2017 17:49	FM Tribute, Wembley 92 The Cross (+BM) Marquee 92 Brian May Band, Birmingham NEC 93 Brian May Band, Bournemouth BIC 93 Brian May Band, Plymouth Pavillion 93 (no Cathy Porter that night.) Brian May Band, Albert Hall 93 The Cross, Gosport 93 Roger Taylor, Gosport 94 Roger Taylor, Bristol Bier Keller 94 Roger Taylor, Shepherds Bush 94 Q+PR, Birmingham NEC 05
gambri 26.10.2017 18:13	1981 Buenos Aires, March 1 Buenos Aires, March 8 (Brian gave me the guest ticket!) 1985 Rio, January 11 Rio, January 18
THX1138 27.10.2017 16:14	Queen+Adam Lambert - July 18 2017 Toronto with my Best Friend
victorvortex 29.10.2017 12:25	The Freddie Mercury Tribute - Wembley Stadium - 1992 Brian May Band - Manchester Apollo - 1993 Roger Taylor - Manchester University - 1994 Brian May - Manchester Apollo - 1998 Roger Taylor - Manchester University - 1999 Queen & Paul Rodgers - Manchester Arena - 2005 Queen & Paul Rodgers - Nottingham Arena - 2008 No interest in Adam Lambert shows, not my cup of tea.
DQ1 30.10.2017 10:44	20-09-1984 - Queen - The works tour (Leiden-Holland) 19-06-1986 - Queen - Magic tour (Leiden-Holland) 21-06-1993 - Brian May - Back to the light tour (Rotterdam-Holland) 24-09-1998 - Brian May - Another World tour (Groningen-Holland) 2005 - QPR - (30-03 Paris, 26-04 Rotterdam, 10-07 Arnhem) 07-10-2008 - QPR - The Cosmos Rocks tour (Rotterdam) 20-09-1984 - Queen - The works tour, my first concert ever, 13 years old and what a introduction to live music. It was very intimidating, i was blown away by their in those days huge lightning rig and the sheer volume of their PA-system. Second time i saw them was in 1986 during the magic tour, same venue and it was Magic!!! Great memories!
NickiP 02.11.2017 10:48	Excuse my poor memory for actual dates... Wembley (Saturday) - went with a load of VIth from friends. My first stadium concert. Was not 18 but bought beer with no problems. Decided not to join lengthy queue for ladies so nipped into gents to pee. Thought it was the greatest concert I had ever been to. Might not have actually changed my mind yet in 30 odd years. Fan club xmas party when the Cross played at Hammersmith Palais and were joined by John and Brian - was right at the front squashed up to the stage. Still wish I'd been able to see more of The Cross. Cosmos Rocks tour at the O2. Very reluctantly bought the album and (in contrast to many here) actually liked it. Bought tickets with trepidation. Was blown away by the show. Different. Not Freddie. But still great live music. Q +AL At the Isle of Wight festival last year. I ABSOLUTELY WAS NOT going to pay for a ticket or go because I did not like the whine of his voice on the New Years Eve show a few years previously. However the offer of a wristband for a tenner was too much to resist. I went expecting to be disappointed. I was not. More great live music... And do to this year. I've got tickets for Stockholm (anyone else?) for me and my partner to have a few days away and a show for our birthdays and xmas. There is a definite part of me that thinks this will be the last time I will get the chance to see two of my greatest musical heroes (I was always more of a Taylor/May fan than a Mercury fan when it came to solo efforts) and so I am determined to enjoy the spectacle - even if that Lambert voice is still whiny....
softcalavera2 18.11.2017 02:06	My list actualized: 2008 - Queen + PR Buenos Aires - Argentina 2015 - Queen + AL London - O2 17th. UK 2015 - Queen + AL London - O2 18th. UK 2015 - Queen + AL Rock in Rio - Brazil 2015 - Queen + AL Porto Alegre - Brazil 2015 - Queen + AL Buenos Aires - Argentina 2015 - Queen + AL Córdoba - Argentina 2015 - Queen + AL Santiago de Chile - Chile 2017 - Queen + AL Bologna - Italy 2017 - Queen + AL Amsterdam - Netherlands
softcalavera2 18.11.2017 02:06	-
Chief Mouse 18.11.2017 10:56	Yeah, yesterday. In Kaunas, Lithuania.
matt z 20.11.2017 20:49	mercury1979 wrote: Freddie at Hollywood Bowl, June 27, 2017. Interesting. Good to see he still fits in the suit. I didn't see him there until much later in the set. U are a lucky fan
people on streets 23.11.2017 15:08	My actualized list: - Brian May, 1998.09.23, Utrecht, The Netherlands. First concert i've ever visited. Great experience! - Queen+ , 2002.04.30, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. First time seeing Roger. Bad concert, great day! - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.04.19, Frankfurt, Germany. My first Q+PR show. Paul signed my ticket. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.04.20, Antwerp, Belgium. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.04.25, Dortmund, Germany. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.04.26, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.07.06, Cologne, Germany. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2005.07.10, Arnhem, The Netherlands. - Queen + Paul Rodgers, 2008.09.23, Antwerp, Belgium. 10 years after I first saw Brian May. - Queen + Adam Lambert, 2016.06.25 Brussels, Belgium. Very reluctant to go. Truly last minute decision. Didn't tape. Only half an hour of video or so. Rushed to the front of the stage of this relatively small venue to take good pictures of Brian and Roger. Couldn't care for Adam Lambert. I truly went to see Brian and Rog one last time and take some good pics. Won't be seeing them with AL anymore. Can't stand his singing and stage persona.

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