Concerts we wish we had

The Real Wizard wrote:

musicland munich wrote:

Queen`s first gig outside the UK 13 th October 1973 Bonn/Bad Godesberg "Underground"...even the local press is looking for a witness of that gig. One of the club owner is still in worry that he didn`t recorded the gig :(


http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/bonn/bad-godesberg/muffendorf/Wer-war-beim-ersten-Queen-Konzert-article15246.html

Interesting... can you translate the article to English?

Here we go..



Muffendorfer " Underground"
Who was the first Queen concert?

It is the evening of 13 Oktober 1973. Four young British railways in the smoke-filled , makeshift mattresses lined music club " Underground" in Muffendorf the way through the audience to the stage.

They are called Roger Taylor, John Deacon, Brian May and Freddie Mercury . As the " Queen" they will write in the coming decades rock history . The appearance in Muffendorf is the first on the European continent .

The story sounds to be true almost too fantastic. Of all the tranquil Bad Godesberg , the career of one of the greatest rock bands of all time began. Juppis Shepherd , founder of the " Underground" , confirmed : Exactly as it was. Other well-known bands , " Uriah Heep " for example, the " Scorpions " or " nectar " , appeared in the " Underground" .

The latter contented themselves next to the Gage way, with two cases of beer and a dozen paper cups for catering. For comparison, the Scottish rock band " Beggar's Opera " was contractually " eight bottles Liebfrauenmilch , six bottles of fresh orange juice , two liters of mineral water , 36 cans of Coke , twelve cans 7up , four cases of beer , two half bottles of whiskey and two half bottles of brandy " assure .

That Juppis Shepherd then missed the opportunity for capturing songs from the concert "Queen" in any form , even decades annoys him later. What remains is next to a couple of old contracts , penalty notices for noise and a few yellowed concert posters memory.

Jürgen Künz , journalist from Cologne, is now trying to reconstruct the events surrounding the first concert of "Queen " in the " Underground" . For a publication he is looking for witnesses who have seen the appearance or were possibly involved in the organization.

You can by calling (0221) 9320484 or contact by e -mail to [email protected] directly with Jürgen Künz in conjunction .

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"Who was AT the first Queen concert" should the first question be.

I'd love to have anything from their 1970-1972 gigs, or the complete Ibex gig from Liverpool 69,including the encores where Ibex were joined by Brian and Roger. Or the Hectics show, despite it being in low quality. Maybe also a recording of bands like Opposition/Art or Sour Milk Sea?

That looks like a Google translate-translation, which really isn't that great in places. Here's my attempt, hope it'll help:

Muffendorfer Underground: Who was at the first Queen-concert?

Muffendorf. It's the evening of October 13, 1974. Four young Englishmen are making their way through the crowd and to the stage in the smoky music club "Underground", lined with mattresses in a stopgap-way. They are called Roger Taylor, John Deacon, Brian May and Freddie Mercury. As 'Queen', they'll make rock-history in the coming decades. The show in Muffendorf is their first on the European continent.

The story sounds almost too good to be true. In tranquil Bad Godesberg of all places the career of one of the greatest rock bands of all times got started. Jupi Schäfer, founder of "Underground", confirms: that's exactly how it was. Other well-known bands, "Uriah Heep", for instance, "The Scorpions" and "Nektar" also performed at the "Underground".

Last-named contented themselves with, aside from the pay, two casks of beer and a dozen paper cups for catering. To compare: the Scottish rock-band "Beggar's Opera" assured itself contractually of "eight bottles of Liebfrauenmilch [a German white wine], six bottles of fresh orange juice, two liters of mineral water, 36 cans of Coca-Cola, twelve cans of 7-Up, four casks of beer, two half-bottles of whisky and two half-bottles of brandy".

That Jupi Schäfer missed the opportunity to record the concert of "Queen" in any form back then still annoys him decades later. All that is left in memorial are a few old contracts, notices of fines for noise pollution and a few yellowed concert posters.

Jürgen Künz, journalist from Cologne, is now attempting to reconstruct the events surrounding that first concert by "Queen" in the "Underground". For a publication, he is now looking for contemporary witnesses who experienced the concert or, where possible, were involved in the organization.

You can come into contact directly with Jürgen Künz through phone number (0221) 9320484 or by e-mail to [email protected]

Urk 1983, This could have been Freddie's favourite, according to Brian.

queenman!! 12321 wrote:

Urk 1983, This could have been Freddie's favourite, according to Brian.

Haven't heard that one in a while. But I thought there was a recording of that particular one, wasn't there? I think there was a whole QueenZone-collector-maffia-nerd fight over that...

The Real Wizard wrote:

musicland munich wrote:

Queen`s first gig outside the UK 13 th October 1973 Bonn/Bad Godesberg "Underground"...even the local press is looking for a witness of that gig. One of the club owner is still in worry that he didn`t recorded the gig :(


http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/bonn/bad-godesberg/muffendorf/Wer-war-beim-ersten-Queen-Konzert-article15246.html

Interesting... can you translate the article to English?

Gladly...someone else did the job already :)

thomasquinn 32989 wrote:

That looks like a Google translate-translation, which really isn't that great in places. Here's my attempt, hope it'll help:

Muffendorfer Underground: Who was at the first Queen-concert?

Muffendorf. It's the evening of October 13, 1974. Four young Englishmen are making their way through the crowd and to the stage in the smoky music club "Underground", lined with mattresses in a stopgap-way. They are called Roger Taylor, John Deacon, Brian May and Freddie Mercury. As 'Queen', they'll make rock-history in the coming decades. The show in Muffendorf is their first on the European continent.

The story sounds almost too good to be true. In tranquil Bad Godesberg of all places the career of one of the greatest rock bands of all times got started. Jupi Schäfer, founder of "Underground", confirms: that's exactly how it was. Other well-known bands, "Uriah Heep", for instance, "The Scorpions" and "Nektar" also performed at the "Underground".

Last-named contented themselves with, aside from the pay, two casks of beer and a dozen paper cups for catering. To compare: the Scottish rock-band "Beggar's Opera" assured itself contractually of "eight bottles of Liebfrauenmilch [a German white wine], six bottles of fresh orange juice, two liters of mineral water, 36 cans of Coca-Cola, twelve cans of 7-Up, four casks of beer, two half-bottles of whisky and two half-bottles of brandy".

That Jupi Schäfer missed the opportunity to record the concert of "Queen" in any form back then still annoys him decades later. All that is left in memorial are a few old contracts, notices of fines for noise pollution and a few yellowed concert posters.

Jürgen Künz, journalist from Cologne, is now attempting to reconstruct the events surrounding that first concert by "Queen" in the "Underground". For a publication, he is now looking for contemporary witnesses who experienced the concert or, where possible, were involved in the organization.

You can come into contact directly with Jürgen Künz through phone number (0221) 9320484 or by e-mail to [email protected]

Thanks, TQ !

queenman!! 12321 wrote:

Urk 1983, This could have been Freddie's favourite, according to Brian.

No, Freddie`s most favorite concert was offcourse:
Wembley Stadium, 26-04-91.