Cover shot on The Lot

Any ideas when the picture of Rogers trashed drum kit on the cover of The Lot was taken.Also i don't think this was a regular thing in the show,any ideas what caused it?Had Roger had a bad show or something?

One thing's for sure. It was taken after 1977 when the lighting rig was the new installment during concerts. I'm sure someone knows the exact date.

78 or 79. could be the end of the Hammersmith show. there were one or two other dates over that period were Roger trashed his kit

Didn't he trash his kit after an apparently spectacularly bad show (in their opinion) in Italy?

The photo was taken by Neal Preston on the U.S Tour in 1978 during God Save The Queen. Not sure of the date but probably New York or L.A. RT trashed his kit at least once on every tour from 1974.

Thanks Gary. Always nice to read about your info on Queen

I know Ludwig usually sent him spare drums for the kits, a couple of bass drums and toms too I think, guess that's why!

Yeah what it is to be in a successful band at that level.

During a ten day period of Nine Inch Nails Mr Self Distruct tour they wrecked 30 thousand dollars worth of keyboards and guitars which were replaced at no expense to the band

I expect Pete Townshend still owes Rickenbacker and Fender a few quid from the 1960s too!!

So Roger used to kick his kit around,John threw his bass at Knebworth and Freddie liked to smash microphones and speakers during Sheer Heart Atttack.Has Brian any history of smashing guitars ?His beloved Red Special was never in any danger!!

A couple of times BM trashed a guitar - but not the original red special.

A very agressive band, those queenies back in the 70's :-)

The only time I was aware of Brian trashing a guitar was when he threw his Birch RS over the back line, in 1982, breaking the headstock off and breaking the neck. He replaced it for the rest of the tour with a Gibson Flying V

^ he actually already had the Flying V as his spare on that tour to begin with. The night he smashed the Birch copy, there was a Flying V waiting for him !

http://queenlive.ca/queen/82-08-09.htm

Think brian said the insodent at east rutherford 9th was just down to sheer frustrasion at the tuning problems the birch had a d very unlike him. When I wrote to brian I asked him what became of the birch replica. he told me the pieces where sent to the guild factory in the states. Must have been what they copied from.