Brian May Back To The Light tour 1993

I am just watching Brixton again after a while, found a recording of Rotterdam June 21st 1993 and listed to Barcelona 1993 and I just have to say that these performances on this tour are Brian's finest moments as a live artist in his whole career. The band as a whole is truly amazing, the technical abilities, cohesion and tightness are superb. Resurrection is such a gem.
I attended Rotterdam 1993 myself and it is still the best concert I have been to. What an impression.

Yep, your right. The Tour was very good. I was in Düsseldorf. I didn`t like the backgroud singers...that was in need of getting used to.

I was also in Düsseldorf in the Philipshalle. November 1993 right? I also had to get used to that as well as the new musicians. It was clearly not Queen but prefer the Brian May band over Queen + Paul Rodgers and Queen + AL

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I was also in Düsseldorf in the Philipshalle. November 1993 right? I also had to get used to that as well as the new musicians. It was clearly not Queen but prefer the Brian May band over Queen + Paul Rodgers and Queen + AL[/QUOTE]

Yes, 30th November. The Tour was more Queenish than Queen and Adam Lambert...at least to me. The flair after the gig was really good...as close you can get to Queen days I would say. I saw several cars with fans banging their heads to the music on their way home...And everyone was about 23 years younger than today :)

Yeah I had the same ticket!
I remember Robbie Valentine as opening act. Not as bad as Paralemos Di Successo (or something like that) in Rotterdam. That was REALLY bad.

Did Robbie join onstage for Hammer To Fall? And did Brian play Teo Torriate in Düsseldorf or was I dreaming?

Another thumbs up for a great tour…
…PLEASE lets have the Brixton gig on DVD. And how about the Barcelona TV footage as a bonus?

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Yeah I had the same ticket!
I remember Robbie Valentine as opening act. Not as bad as Paralemos Di Successo (or something like that) in Rotterdam. That was REALLY bad.

Did Robbie join onstage for Hammer To Fall? And did Brian play Teo Torriate in Düsseldorf or was I dreaming?[/QUOTE]

Actually, at that point I wasn`t a "Setlist-Guy"...but as far as I remember Robbie Valentine played a cover Version of"Dear Friends" and was getting mixed reactions from the crowd...some liked it much...and some not so much :)
But overall he was okay for an lesser known support act.
Didn`t Brian tease several Queen songs that night ? Keep Yourself Alive comes to my mind....
And yes Teo Torriatte was played that night.

I went to Whitley Bay Ice Rink?! Brilliant. I just wish I took a camera or can remember it more....

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I went to Whitley Bay Ice Rink?! Brilliant. I just wish I took a camera or can remember it more....[/QUOTE]



Ohhhhh... I hope you had ice cream ?

Yes i also remember a Keep Yourself Alive teaser in the guitar solo.
I loved the show but Rotterdam was even more intense and I think the crowd caused that. I have a recording of that show and it reminds a lot of the atmosphere at the Queen Leiden shows in 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986. Really awesome.

Neil Murray was also terrific on bass.

I went to Edinburgh Playhouse for a show on that tour. Great atmosphere. I hadn't seen Queen live so it was a big moment seeing Brian on stage. Realistically he did struggle with vocals on the heavier tracks. The backing singers were really needed to cover his shortfall at times. But great guitar work and a proper rock show

I also went to Whitley Bay Ice Rink.... My first ever gig, 15 years old and truly amazed at the size of Cozys kit, seeing THE guitar just sat there on the stage, and the support act lead singer saying 'Hello Scotland '!!!

I've definitely got photos somewhere.... They'll take some digging out but if I can find them I'll post them

I was at Whitley bay too, took my then , 8 year old son to his first ever gig, he fell asleep! - bless him!

Certainly, but that's simply because Brian was in his forties and that's a very good age for musicians and singers in general. I still think the three of them should have recorded a whole album after "No-One But You", instead of Brian and Roger releasing new solo records in 1998. But well, that's just wishful thinking and they clearly didn't have a singer.