Set List Current Tour

Below are observations I have about songs on the current tour:

Now I'm Here was a class song to open the concerts with - can't believe they replaced it with One Vision which doesn't really fit in, in my opinion (Brian always seems to make mistakes on it too!)

I wish Roger would change the drum beat on We Will Rock You - add in a shuffle or something, or do variations like the News of the World Tour. Also I wish Brian would modify the solo to make it better - he always does the same variation on it (as well perhaps play some guitar over the vocals which he used to do every now and again while touring back in the day)

Drop the Show Must Go On and I Want It All - I don't think they sound well live and aren't needed as there's enough anthems there anyway - The Show Must Go On always sounds terrible live (Elton John did a good version in 1997, besides that there's not much). Brian did sing I Want It All in 2005 in Birmingham and it sounded class, but ordinarily it's too "goofy", although nice to see they don't skip the guitar riff on the album version towards the 3/4 stage.

PIANO - I wish Brian would play piano, e.g. on Save Me...this is the one thing I would love to hear live, Queen playing the piano. I know Freddie was the piano player, but the piano sound was central to Queen, even if it was Brian doing it for bits (e.g. Flash would be cool to hear)

We Are The Champions - this needs a makeover. I even used to find this song boring when Freddie did it towards the last tours. It's like they should have added some variation to it.

Drop the guitar solo (this has been flagged before)

Do a longer acoustic set

I like the bass solo's - anything with rhythm is good!

Bring back 2005 drum solo (drum solo's are normally boring, but Roger's one's (covers) in the 2000's and beyond were fantastic)

I'd say bring back Now I'm Here, but keep One Vision as the opener, I think that works pretty well.........perfect opening bit with the synth intro before the curtain goes up, and then there's the silhouette of Brian playing the riff for a few seconds, awesome moment!

I could take or leave IWIA really, but keep TSMGO.......I think Adam does a good job on it, and I even like Paul singing it......

I do like the new arrangement of Save Me, but I would love to see Brian playing piano on it!

And a longer acoustic set would be interesting, what other songs would they do, I wonder? Teo Torriate (even tho its never played outside of Japan now!), Long Away (Brian did do it a few times it the PR tours), or YMBF, like the one time in 2012?

Bring back Ogre Battle, The March of the Black Queen and The Prophet's Song.

Id quite like to see them open with the opera/Rock section of borhap like on the Opera tour and do a medley of the ballad killer queen etc

Such a boring set list. They played almost the same in 2012 and 2014. I would add Innuendo (I don´t know why they never played it, apart from the Freddie Tribute), Hammer to Fall, Headlong, White Queen, and Breakthru maybe...and drop IWBF, DSMN, and Im fed up with WWRY and WATC as encores.

They say that Queen never liked to repeat the same, but since 1977 they finish the show with the same tracks...

[QUOTE] [b]fran1979 wrote:[/b]

Such a boring set list. They played almost the same in 2012 and 2014. I would add Innuendo (I don´t know why they never played it, apart from the Freddie Tribute), Hammer to Fall, Headlong, White Queen, and Breakthru maybe...and drop IWBF, DSMN, and Im fed up with WWRY and WATC as encores.

They say that Queen never liked to repeat the same, but since 1977 they finish the show with the same tracks...[/QUOTE]

WWRY & WATC are excellent encores and anything else wouldn't work

[QUOTE] [b]una999 wrote:[/b]
although nice to see they don't skip the guitar riff on the album version towards the 3/4 stage.
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Hm? The fast section has the tempo jacked up, the time signature doesn't change though.

I would put TSMGO beetweeb WWRY and WATC.

[QUOTE] [b]fran1979 wrote:[/b]

I would put TSMGO beetweeb WWRY and WATC.[/QUOTE]

That would not work. The show needs a pace and having TSMGO after WWRY would break that pace

Bring Back That Leroy Brown! Let Us Cling Together at the rhythm of Teo Torriate! Play The Game! Do the Ballads Medley like in the Rainbow! Play more progressive rock!

[QUOTE] [b]BETA215 wrote:[/b]

Bring Back That Leroy Brown! Let Us Cling Together at the rhythm of Teo Torriate! Play The Game! Do the Ballads Medley like in the Rainbow! Play more progressive rock![/QUOTE]

Play Johnny blade!

Don't EVER drop the guitar solo!
Shame on you who said they should.

IMO it's useless to discuss wich song they should play or wich the don't. I don;t think they listen to a single of us all.
But....... i think in the light of "the new album" it would be clever to play 2 or 3 new songs, I thought they played Love kills before and LMIYHA would have been nice too.

[QUOTE] [b]Mercuryman12 wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]fran1979 wrote:[/b]

I would put TSMGO beetweeb WWRY and WATC.[/QUOTE]

That would not work. The show needs a pace and having TSMGO after WWRY would break that pace[/QUOTE]

I think TSMGO is in the perfect place in the set now....before BoRhap........(when they do play it that is!)