Have you ever attended a Queen, Q+ or solo concert? Post it here!

Am I Living in a parallel universe?

I keep reading the header as "have you ever ASSISTED" a concert.


I took it to mean in some rigger, production work, Sounds engineering respect.


Reading about Barcelona up there. ... makes me wonder what they'd intended on doing by saying FREDDIE'S DEAD.

Was it mockingly or was it some kind of borderline tribute lost in translation?

Crazy to hear about that.

If it's have you ATTENDED a Queen or "Queen" show then yeah. I've attended Q+AL. Inglewood. The sound was low for elders and the house lights seemed to be dim but on for most of the entire gig.

It made me wish I caught a Q+ PR gig.
Brian played more surprises in his solo on those tours

It was also a bad personal night (family member ill at the hospital) I only went because he'd have wanted me to.

I missed attending QUEEN: written in the stars (Hollywood walk of fame induction) concert by being 2 weeks shy of 21 years old.

That always irked me. It was a little known 300 or so capacity gig. I attended the ceremony but tried unsuccessfully to get a fake ID for the show.

Do any recordings exist of it?

[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]


Reading about Barcelona up there. ... makes me wonder what they'd intended on doing by saying FREDDIE'S DEAD.

Was it mockingly or was it some kind of borderline tribute lost in translation?
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They were just a couple of wankers. I recall we were a few Queen fans spread here and there in the front rows, enjoying and singing every single word during Brian's performance. Those stupid gnr kids thought they were the toughest guys in the audience and decided to attack us by making us remember Freddie was no longer with us. It was their way to say "fuck you Queen fans, you have no Freddie. Your time has passed".

I'm sure they still remember today that a Queen fan released his hitman that day. And they were fucked off big time .....

.... yeaaaaaah!! (please read this "yeah" ala Axl Rose)

[QUOTE] [b]people on streets wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]Vali wrote:[/b]



My CV:

- 01.08.1986 Barcelona: Magic Tour. Thanks mum & and dad for not letting me go !!

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ouch....[/QUOTE]

Yep. Still unforgiven for that. But if you think it couldn't get any worse:

2 years later.... "mum, dad, Freddie will be performing tonight with Montserrat Caballé (the famous "La Nit" festival honouring the Barcelona '92 Olympics) and it's free, and I want to see Freddie at last, please, please, we could go together, it will be great!"
Mum & dad reply: "you're nuts?? There will be thousands and thousands of people there! Besides, the show is being aired live on TV! We better watch it here at home!"

Hey, I love them so much. Mum & dad, you know, but from time to time, so many years later, I still lock myself in the bathroom and scream and cry, and cry and scream in despair.... :-D

[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]

Am I Living in a parallel universe?

I keep reading the header as "have you ever ASSISTED" a concert.


I took it to mean in some rigger, production work, Sounds engineering respect.

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Exactly my thoughts :)

I saw The Cross 91` and BM 93`

In my opinion Brian was really good, and to be honest "The Cross" didn`t flash me too much.Maybe the Beer wich I had before lowered my interests a bit :)
But hey at Brians gig there was something like a "Queenish" feeling. The atmosphere was really good you see Queen flags, a lot of Denim Jackets with Badges on them etc.

Edit: The FUCKING Bugs on this site makes the rest of my writing disappear, and I`am NOT writing it again !!!

Vali, qué envidia ver el concierto con Freddie....

Brian May, 98, Madrid
Brian May-We Will Rock You Musical-Madrid...2003 ?¿
Brian May+Taylor+ Paul Rodgers Madrid 2005
The Cross-2013

Corrected my non-intended Spanglish.

[QUOTE] [b]Queen Matt wrote:[/b]

There touring in Sept so that's rubbish[/QUOTE]

They're?

Yes, they are touring for the rest of the year, then bye bye.

How do I know it? I just know it ;)

Well I saw QPR in '06 (by myself) and QAL last year.......the story about that one, of course, is that Gregsynth took me there, and got lost on the way to pick me up due to some confusing directions! :D

So that's why the recording of that show is missing the first few songs.......lol........luckily the traffic the rest of the way wasn't bad, we were flying down the freeways.......

C'mon. You just KNOW they're gonna Tour again next year.


Spike Edney and Jamie Moses on guitar
rufus on drugs
That filler guy from BÖC on bass
Roger and Brian on vocals with Adam
and John sitting in a plastic sphere onstage.

One more time!

*drums.



Famn, Swype typing.

[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b] C'mon. You just KNOW they're gonna Tour again next year. Spike Edney and Jamie Moses on guitar rufus on drugs That filler guy from BÖC on bass Roger and Brian on vocals with Adam and John sitting in a plastic sphere onstage. One more time! [/QUOTE]

11 shows in the last 10 years or so. Five with Paul and Six with Adam. Liked them both, despite being so different.

Here's the detail...

Q+PR 2005: Vienna 4/13, Munich 4/14, Prague 4/16 & Leipzig 4/17.
Loved Vienna as it was my first show and Brian played the Blue Danube. I stood relatively close to the stage. The band were a bit excited/nervous but that translated into a very energetic show.
Munich I was on the benches so it wasn't as cool. In Prague I met the whole band except for Paul Rodgers outside of their hotel. I even caught up with Brian twice! (Before AND after the show). In Leipzig I was very close to the stage but I was so tired from travelling by then I didn't enjoy it so much. Brian sung the second verse of '39 for the first time in the tour.

Q+PR 2006: San Diego 4/1
Mind blowing show. The whole band was TIGHT and ON FIRE. I even enjoyed AOBTD which I usually hate live. Paul was inspired and the audience seemed to sing his songs just as much as Queen's. I was right next to the catwalk on Brian's side with 4 friends. Amazing experience.

Q+AL 2014: Montreal 7/14, Philadelphia 7/16, NY MSG 7/17, Uncasville CT 7/19 (Brian's Birthday!), Jersey 7/23 and Atlantic City 7/26 (Roger's Birthday!).
Overall, amazing tour. The band was great. Adam shines. I welcomed all the 70's material. I went to all six shows with my dear wife. The band seemed a bit pissed off at Philadelphia for some reason. I'll never get used to Brian swearing.
Montreal was the best experience for me. First show for me on this tour; 5th row, next to the catwalk. Philly was meh. NY was special because it was MSG. Uncasville was a smaller venue and it was Brian's birthday so that was cool as well. Curtain malfunction and no guitar cam in Jersey; Arrived 40 min late to the AC show (fuck traffic) but still managed to see the only variations in the setlist: Dragon Attack played and Staying Power added to the bass solo. Not a very good rendition but by that time, any variation was cause of joy.

Good times!

[QUOTE] [b]Apocalipsis_Darko wrote:[/b]

Vali, qué envidia ver el concierto con Freddie....

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No, no, no, dear Darko. Please read carefully my post again ! Mis padres no me dejaron ir !

Ok, I was just 10 back then, and most probably would have (very) blurred memories of the day in case my parents had been in better mood and let me go. But at least I would have been able to say today "I saw Freddie. I saw the man".

I know 3 people that attended that show; and their love/apreciation for Freddie & Queen is... let´s say it´s not even close to mine. And every time I meet any of them, knowing the Queen freak I am, they always have that fucking minute to remind me how lucky they were to see Freddie and how glorious that Magic Tour show was (though I am sure they can´t remember a shit of that parrticular day).

anyway, it hurts. It hurts so much !

^ Silly bastards. :P

OOOh, sorry Valis.
I meet people who saw Queen in Spain. One of my best friends, his father, saw Queen in Barcelona three times....1974,1979.1986!!! But, he is a real lover of music.
And yes, I can imagine they can't remember anything...when you want, we can do like Walter White with them ;)