What do you guys think is the best Queen concert ever?

Wasn't some part of that archive (Brian's, that is) stolen ?

There are so many that could be considered the best show but for me it was the two shows I saw them at in Providence, RI on 11/14/78 and 8/26/80. To see them in person as a young kid and they were THE band you admired... those shows certainly blew my mind and made a lasting impression on me well into my 40's.

Wembley '86 :^)

[QUOTE] [b]Nitroboy wrote:[/b]

Wembley '86 :^)[/QUOTE]
*Shakes head*

Budapest is better than either night!

Wembley '86 was extensively studio-corrected. If you listen to bootlegs you can see that Freddie's voice actually isn't that great a shape at all.

Live Aid. In so many ways.

Hot Space tour was great too.

To rate concerts purely based on listening to recordings taped in the audience is really a pointless task. There are so many aspects of a concert that cannot be captured by tape. The tapes are great insight into the music, but not necessarily the atmosphere, and certainly not the visuals and the full experience.

People who saw Queen 50+ times are probably the best judges.

Judging by what the band members have said - Stafford 77, Leeds 82, Live Aid and Knebworth 86 have been repeatedly cited as their favourites, or at least noteworthy.

[QUOTE] [b]Ludwig Van Beethoven wrote:[/b]

Their live aid performance was probably the best gig, but for a concert, a crazy tour show???[/QUOTE]

Freddie was at his tops at the 79 newcastle shows

I saw several Crazy Tour shows, they were stunning, I don't think i've seen the band play with so much energy before or since.

Some Hot Space shows were really good and Works shows at Wembley and Birmingham were very slick, loud and powerful.

I didn't enjoy any Magic shows as much although some were really well played and had great crowd response.

[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]

Some Hot Space shows were really good and Works shows at Wembley and Birmingham were very slick, loud and powerful.

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I don't get it. How is extreme loudness a good thing? It's what completely ruins live music for me.

Tokyo 5/1/1975

The last date of the Japanese Tour at the Budokan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j8berzaXzc

Kampuchea, Hammersmith Odeon, Boxing Day 1979
I was at Leeds in '82 and at 2 stunning Wembley shows on the NOTW tour - all outstanding, but Kampuchea was even better and I was lucky to witness it.

Well I was at the 2nd Newcastle show on the crazy tour '79, and obviously enjoyed it, but Wembley empire pool ,may '78 seemed to be more electrifying, they were blasting it out that night and they were really enjoying themselves, or at least , that is my memory of it all.

The Rainbow shows 1974 and Philadelphia 1977 represent Queen at their absolute best.

5/1/1979

or

9/7/1984