Anyone know/have any ideas as to why Queen didn't include Spain on many of the European legs of their tours? They played some dates there in 1979 and didn't go back until the magic tour, as you all know of course. Also noticed that they didn't visit Portugal.
Ghostwithasmile is BACK! · Member since
Queen toured countries where they had good album sales. It could be Hot Space and Works didn't sell well over there.
Search youtube for queen interview italy 1984 : there you will have your questikn answered by Brian.
Vali · Member since
But quite strangely... they played in Barcelona for the 1st time in1974!
Ah... if only I had the chance to take a ride on a DeLorean.....
Apocalipsis_Darko · Member since
They played in Barcelona in 1974, by Emi as promoter.
In Live Killers tour, by Gay Mercader, one of the best promoters in Spain, for not say the best. He booked in Spain for the first time Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Michael Jackson, etc, etc...
And in The Magic Tour, by Pino Saglioco, important promoter, but not so good as Gay Mercader. Pino is more flamboyant, in the band sense.
I know in The Works tour they were offered to Gay Mercader, but refused because he did'nt like The Works. Now, in terms of bussines, said it was a mistake. He likes the 70's albums.
Gay Mercader was in the first concert in Barcelona, and the other two he organized in 1979, Madrid and Barcelona.
Ghostwithasmile is BACK! · Member since
Their first show in Barcalona was in front of a capacity audience of 6000 probably tgeir biggest attendance on the european main land
pua · Member since
Apocalipsis_Darko can i ask you where did you found the information about guy mercader didt like the works so he didnt booked the band to tour in 84?
thanks
Apocalipsis_Darko · Member since
Asking Gay Mercader ;)
pua · Member since
Hi, did you get to know him? i also know that a concert in spain was probably planned toghether with an european tour in 1976 that never took place..
did he told you any other things about queen concert in spain?
thanks
mooghead · Member since
Full of Spaniards....
Apocalipsis_Darko · Member since
Anything bad about spaniards?
Robert, we can talk in Spanish for our friend mooghead ;)
I talked with him a few times by phone asking him about Queen, Héroes del Silencio and other bands.. Very special person.
Yes, he told me about how were the concerts in 79 (spectacular), also about the spanish music press, except Popular1, didn't like Queen...something happens until today, but now there are other magazines like This is Rock that support Queen. Freddie was very correct and shy in the dinner they had together. Also told me Brian was a little...well, how to say polite, he wanted to have more atention, like being in a band like Van Halen if you know what I mean..
He did bussines with Gerry Stickles, not with Jim Beach. He said very good words about Gerry Stickles. Also told me about John Reid, because he worked with John Reid and Elton John, not when John Reid was the Queen manager. Not very good words about John Reid and Elton John, he said they were always like drama queens, and was a good new when Elton John left John Reid.
Doga · Member since
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[b]Apocalipsis_Darko wrote: [/b] Anything bad about spaniards?
Robert, we can talk in Spanish for our friend mooghead ;)
I talked with him a few times by phone asking him about Queen, Héroes del Silencio and other bands.. Very special person.
Yes, he told me about how were the concerts in 79 (spectacular), [b]also about the spanish music press[/b], except Popular1, [b]didn't like Queen[/b]...something happens until today, but now there are other magazines like This is Rock that support Queen. Freddie was very correct and shy in the dinner they had together. Also told me Brian was a little...well, how to say polite, he wanted to have more atention, like being in a band like Van Halen if you know what I mean..
He did bussines with Gerry Stickles, not with Jim Beach. He said very good words about Gerry Stickles. Also told me about John Reid, because he worked with John Reid and Elton John, not when John Reid was the Queen manager. Not very good words about John Reid and Elton John, he said they were always like drama queens, and was a good new when Elton John left John Reid. [/QUOTE]
That's very interesting, thanks for post it here.
Spanish press is shit, i saw some clips on youtube and are embarrasing at best
Good thing Freddie don't wears spanish flag in the video but the catalonian one.
Apocalipsis_Darko · Member since
Well Doga, Queen were, and are a band very respect and love by people in Spain, a lot of succesfull. In the radio are always playing Queen songs.
Other thing is the media....The almost press is shit, but also is shit in UK (remember The Sun, News of the world, etc...), so...you know, don't say this about the flag (and to be honest, Im not a patriotic), because in all the world the press is like that, included USA or UK. I hope you understand it. Not too much good press out there in the world, in general. To be honest, I don't like flags, is only old merchandaising ;)
Something interesting about spanish colors flag, is about the Freddie's clothes. He wanted to dress with spanish colours in The Magic Tour, and Diana Moseley did different variations. The yellow, the white(that was for I was born to love you, solo single), and the white and red.
This both are the spanish magazines who respect Queen from the beginning to the end (1991)
musicland munich · Member since
You will find critics and supporters in all countrys when it comes down to "QUEEN" or Freddie Mercury. Don`t waste your time in comparing the press with each other .These kind of storys by concert promoters you can find in all countrys, in Germany was it was "Fritz Rau" who said some things about Queen. In the end it`s mainly buisiness and a piece of self production.
Doga · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]musicland munich wrote:[/b]
You will find critics and supporters in all countrys when it comes down to "QUEEN" or Freddie Mercury. Don`t waste your time in comparing the press with each other .But this kind of storys by concert promoters you can find in all countrys, in Germany was it was "Fritz Rau" who said some things about Queen. In the end it`s mainly buisiness and a piece of self production.[/QUOTE]
The problem with that is those videos aren't made by some press. They are made by the goverment television, aired in the main news program of the week.
No doubt Queen has fanbase in Spain, but... see the problem? They aren't very different than russian in politics...
