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Queen FAQ -
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Last Update 30 May 2006 |
| How Many Live Shows |
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The most often quoted figure is 704, (692 takes into account of cancelled shows). The 704 figure includes dates before John Deacon joined in 1971. Their first gig as Queen (without JD) was Truro City Hall June 27th 1970 and their last Knebworth Park on the 9th August 1986. John's first gig was 2nd July 1971.
If the Freddie Mercury Tribute, the Bejart Ballet performance, the Amsterdam Queen's Day or the Party At The Palace etc are included the figure of 704 would obviously rise. Where do you draw the line as regards how the name Queeen is used - live or on record. Fans are split over this. Can Queen exist without Freddie? The new incarnation touring 2005 onwards, is not Queen, but Queen + Paul Rogers so not taken into account here.. |
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Queen only played support to one band once they were signed to a major label - Mott The Hoople. They had to pull out of the US tour as Brian became seriously ill with hepetitis B at their 11 May 1974 show. Queen were replaced by a band named Masque for 1 date and REO Speedwagon for another, then Kansas for the majority (if not all) of the remainder of the (US) tour.
Mott The Hoople: 12 Nov 1973 - 14 Dec 1973 (UK tour).
Mott The Hoople: May 1974 on their UK tour (US tour).
Queen have had various support acts and special guests who include:
After The Fire: 1982
Alivin Lee & Ten Years After: 1979
The Alarm:
Airrace: 1984
Angel Child:
Andy Fairweather-Low: 1976
Bow Wow Wow: 9 April 1982 - 18 May 1982 (European tour)
The B52's: 1985
Bangles: 1986
The Blasters: 1986
Belouis Some: Knebworth 86
Big Country: Knebworth 86
Bullit:
Bob Seger:
Billy Squier: 1982
Cate Brothers:
Cheap Trick:
Chris Rea: 1986
Commodores (The): 1979
Craaft: 1986
Dakota:
Eduardo Dusek: 1985
Erasmo Carlos: 1985
Exploited: 1985
Frankie Miller's Full House: 1976
Fountainhead: 1986
Rory Gallagher:
Gary Moore: 1986
Genearl Public: 1984
(The) Go Go's: 1985
Kiki Dee: 1976
Kansas: 1975
Kid Abelha and Os Aboboras Selvagen: 1985
Head East:
Heart: 1982
Hustler: 30 Oct 1974 - 20 Nov 1974 (UK tour)
INXS: 1986
Ironm Maiden: 1985
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: Milton Keynes Bowl 1982
Level 42: 1986
Lucifer:
Lulu Santos: 1985
Mahagony Rush: 1975
Mr. Big: 14 Nov 1975 - 24 Dec 1975 (UK tour)
Manfred Mann: 1976
Ney Matogrosso: 1985
Molly Hatchet: 1986
Marillion: 1986
Gary Moore: 1986
Nutz: 1974
New Order:
Narcs:1985
Pepeu Gomes and Baby Consuelo: 1985
Chris Rea:
Rainbow: 1976
Red Barron :1979
Rory Gallagher :1985
The Royal Dragoon Guards:
Storm: 1974
Styx: 1975
Supercharge: 1976
Steve Hillage: 1976
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Straight Eight: 1980
Status Quo: Knebworth 86
The Exploited:
The Teardrop Explodes: Milton Keynes Bowl 1982
Thin Lizzy: 1977 Queen Lizzy Tour of the US.
Tombstone:
Voyager: 1979
Yesterday & Today:
Whitesnake: 1985
Z'Zi Labor: 1981
Do you know of any others, or the tours (or dates) the above were at?
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| Saturday Night Live :1980 ??? |
| Queen performed live in the studio of the USA TV late night programme Saturday Night Live. Mainly this was a comedy sketch show. Queen were introduced by Danny DeVito and played the following songs:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Under Pressure
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| Live Aid: 13th July 1985 |
| Queen came on stage at approx 6:45pm (evening) and played the following songs:
Bohemian Rhapsody
Radio Ga Ga
Hammer To Fall
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
Is This The World We Created? (played by Freddie and Brian later in the evening).
This concert has not been released commercially. Part of the deal with the organisers (mainly Bob Geldof) was that no profits should be made by the artists following the show as Live Aid was in aid of rasing money for famine stricken people in Africa. So no t-shirts, videos or vinyl / CD have been produced commercially by any artist who performed at either the London show or it's US counterpart in Philadelphia. I doubt they ever will be either.
Who would administer the project? There is no Live Aid office to distribute finances.
However, bootlegs of video and audio recording are circulating.
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| The Freddie Mercury Tribute : 20th April 1992 |
| Guest musicians: Spike Edney, Mike Moran, Josh Macrae, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley, Chris Thompson and The London Community Gospel Choir.
Below are the song the remaining members of Queen performed with other artists on the day. Most artists aslo perform their own sets (not listed).
1. Now I'm Here (Brian, Def Leppard).
2. Tie Your Mother Down (Brian, Roger, John, Joe Elliot and Slash).
3. Heaven And Hell intro (Brian, Roger, John and Tony Iommi).
4. Pinball Wizard intro (Brian, Roger, John and Tony Iommi).
5. I Want It All (Brian, Roger, John, Roger Daltrey and Tony Iommi).
6. Las Palabras De Amor (Brian, Roger, John and Zucchero).
7. Hammer To Fall (Brian, Roger, John and Gary Cherone).
8. Stone Cold Crazy (Brian, Roger, John and James Hetfield).
9. Innuendo [ including Kashmir ] (Brian, Roger, John and Robert Plant).
10. Thank You [Led Zep] (Brian, Roger, John and Robert Plant).
11. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Brian, Roger, John and Robert Plant).
12. Too Much Love Will Will Kill You (Brian and Spike Edney).
13. Radio Ga Ga (Brian, Roger, John and Paul Young).
14. Who Wants To Live Forever (Brian, Roger, John and Seal).
15. I Want To Break Free (Brian, Roger, John and Lisa Stansfield).
16. Under Pressure (Brian, Roger, John, David Bowie and Annie Lennox).
17. All The Young Dudes (Brian, Roger, John, David Bowie, Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson).
18. Heroes (Brian, Roger, John, David Bowie and Mick Ronson).
19. '39 (Brian, Roger, John and George Michael).
20. These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Brian, Roger, John, George Michael and Lisa Stansfield).
21. Somebody To Love (Brian, Roger, John and George Michael).
22. Bohemian Rhapsody (Brian, Roger, John, Elton John and Axl Rose).
23. The Show Must Go On (Brian, Roger, John, Elton John and Tony Iommi).
24. We Will Rock You (Brian, Roger, John and Axl Rose).
25. We Are The Champions (Brian, Roger, John, Liza Minelli and All Stars).
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| Hall Of Fame: 19th March 2001 |
Queen were inducted into the Hall of Fame (see Queen's entry here
Brian and Roger attended The presenters of the award were two huge fans and now personal friends of Brian and Roger's - Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters).
We Will Rock You (Dave Grohl on guitar & vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger & Taylor Hawkins on drums)
Tie Your Mother Down (Dave Grohl on guitar & vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger & Taylor Hawkins on drums)
Do It Again (Steely Dan, Brian on guitar)
Johnnie's Boogie (All Star Band, Brian on guitar)
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (All Star Band, Brian on guitar)
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| Queen's Day - Amsterdam (Museum Square): 30th April 2002 |
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This included the cast of the We Will Rock You musical and was available only to residents of Holland on TV. It was a secret until the actual day. Promoted by Heineken. The Queen in Queen's Day is the monarch of Holland. Guests included Pattit Russo and, Trijntje Oosterhuis. Jamie Moses was present, but John Deacon wasn't.
Radio Ga Ga
Tie Your Mother Down
Another One Bites The Dust (vocals Patti Russo)
Under Pressure (vocals Patti Russo)
Hammer To Fall
The Show Must Go On (vocals Patti Russo)
No-One But You
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions (vocals Trijntje Oosterhuis)
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| Party In The Park (Queen's Jubilee): 4th June 2002 |
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Available on CD and video.
God Save The Queen
Radio Ga Ga
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions - (vocals Will Young on vocals)
Bohemian Rhapsody - (Including We Will Rock You musical cast)
Move It - (vocals Cliff Richard plus S Club 7)
With A Little Help From My Friends - (vocalsJoe Cocker)
All You Need Is Love - (All Star finale)
Hey Jude - (All Star finale)
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| Walk Of Fame (After show party): 18th October 2002 |
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With The SAS Band
Tie Your Mother Down - (vocals Nuno Bettencourt)
Under Pressure - (vocals Patti Russo)
Another One Bites The Dust - (vocals Patti Russo)
Sleeping On The Sidewalk - (Brian vocals)
I'm In Love With My Car - (Roger vocals)
Stone Cold Crazy - (Jeff Scott Soto vocals)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - (Fred Mandel keyboards)
Hammer To Fall (Slow / Fast - (Brian vocals)
We Will Rock You - (Roger + Brian vocals)
We Are The Champions - (Roger + Brian vocals)
Rock And Roll - (Roger vocals, Steve Vai guitar, Carmine Appice drums) |
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| Songwriters Hall Of Fame (Marriott Marquis Hotel, New york): 12th June 2003 |
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Broadcast on USA TV.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (vocals Wynonna Judd)
We Will Rock You
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| 46664 Concert (Cape Town South Africa): 29th November 2003 |
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Say It's Not True (Roger on vocals, Brian and Dave Stewart on acoustic guitar)
Invincible Hope (Roger on drums, Brian on guitar)
46664 - The Call (Roger on drums, Brian on guitar and vocals)
The Show Must Go On (Roger on drums, Brian on guitar, Chris Thompson on vocals)
Is This The World We Created? (Andrea Corr on vocals, Brian on acoustic guitar)
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime (Zucchero on vocals, Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)
Amandla (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums; plus Anastacia, Beyonce, Dave Stewart etc.)
Bohemian Rhapsody [rock finale] (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums)
I Want It All (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Zucchero on vocals)
I Want To Break Free (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums and Tandy - [forgot lyrics] - on vocals)
Radio Ga Ga (Brian on guitar, Roger on vocals)
We Will Rock You (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Anastacia on vocals)
We Are The Champions (Brian on guitar, Roger on drums, Anastacia on vocals)
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| UK Hall Of Fame (Hackney Empire, London): 11th Novemebr 2004 |
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Line-up: Brian May, Roger Taylor, Spike Edney (keyboards), Jamie Moses (guitar), Pino Palladino (bass), Paul Rodgers (vocals), Treana Morris (backing vocals).
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions
All Right Now
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| VH1 Honors (Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas Nevada, USA): 25th May 2006 |
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Tie Your Mother Down (with Foo Fighters)
Under Pressure (Brian and Roger on vocals)
The Show Must Go On (Paul Rodgers on vocals)
We Will Rock You (Paul Rodgers on vocals, Roger, Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins on drums!)
We Are The Champions (Paul Rodgers on vocals, with Foo Fighters)
20th Century Boy (Brian on guitar with def Leppard)
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| To be continued..... |
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