Brian May Back To The Light tour 1993

Roker calling......
Still love the city hall, legendary.

Middlesbrough here.. Saw some great gigs at the ice rink back in the day.. Newcastle Arena took its place as choice of venue for bands who are too big for the City Hall or Academy..

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I think the pre arena era made for better, more intimate experiences. Those days are sadly all but gone, when you can see a world class band in a place like the city hall.

Well, i saw the Brian May Band in Ahoy, Rotterdam which is an arena, Queen also played it in 1977 and 1978, and it was one of the most intimate concerts I have been to.
Of course the venue matters but the audience is a big part of getting an intimate feel at a concert.

The last time I experienced that was Stevie Wonder at Air Canada Center in Toronto, ON on October 9th 2015. VERY intense concert. And Air Canada Center is quite big, i think around 20.000 spectators.

^^^^ some people are very good at making big venues appear smaller. It's a combination of personality, energy, the music, performance skills and the show it's self.

Queen were brilliant at drawing a huge audience into an imagined small space. Yes a lot of that was down to Freddie, but back in the day, even during BM's solo the levels didn't really dip.

I have the Bournemouth show - my buddy recorded it on the from row, transferred it to CD recently if anyone wants a copy.

Seeing all this talk about Wallsend, North Shields, etc is making me homesick... I'm from South Shields but I live and work in Moscow, Russia of all places...

I was at WB Ice Rink in 93... Good gig but I never liked the sound. Saw the AW tour at City Hall and thought it was much better...

Anyone remember Roger's gigs at the excellent (and now sadly gone) Riverside?

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[b]bryony wrote: [/b] I have the Bournemouth show - my buddy recorded it on the from row, transferred it to CD recently if anyone wants a copy.[/QUOTE]

If you want to share it, you're welcome. Anything new is welcome.

[QUOTE] [b]bryony wrote:[/b]

I have the Bournemouth show - my buddy recorded it on the from row, transferred it to CD recently if anyone wants a copy.[/QUOTE]

Nothing from that date has ever circulated, so please bring it on !

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[b]bryony wrote: [/b] I have the Bournemouth show - my buddy recorded it on the from row, transferred it to CD recently if anyone wants a copy.[/QUOTE]

Great news, would mind to share? What is the quality?

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Seeing all this talk about Wallsend, North Shields, etc is making me homesick... I'm from South Shields but I live and work in Moscow, Russia of all places...

I was at WB Ice Rink in 93... Good gig but I never liked the sound. Saw the AW tour at City Hall and thought it was much better...

Anyone remember Roger's gigs at the excellent (and now sadly gone) Riverside?[/QUOTE]


Randomly going back to this post.....
I went to the Riverside gig when he had Treana Morris supporting him... standing at the left hand side of the stage right in front of the speakers wasn't the brightest of ideas!

Both of Rogers gigs at the riverside were great, set lists packed with his best solo stuff and queen classics. Went to the riverside only 3 times and that was bowie's last show in the north east. That was the most memorable gig particularly with the events of this year.

Do I regret not getting to meeting roger or bowie...