On this day, 9th of August, many years ago, Queen did a legendary show...

That's right, East Rutherford in USA, in 1982!

In a half packed arena, Brian throw a guitar like a ninja would throw a shuriken, destroying his copy of the Red Special and playing a few songs with a Flying V...



...don't tell me you expected other thing, xd...

I was expecting Dallas, Texas at Reunion 1980, but I will smack my head for forgetting the night Brian turned to Pete T.ownshend

Half packed? Can't be packed if there is half?!

mooghead wrote:

Half packed? Can't be packed if there is half?!

It can and it was.

Of course it can.

Does anybody have a video of Brian playing Flying-V guitar?
I found only audio, where Brian broke his string during Brighton Rock solo..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HRzURqDjIw&list=PL6E45E5A14426F2AB

Well there's the Princes Of The Universe video, but that's a different V guitar

There are pics of Brian with the Flying V from '82 though

http://www.queenconcerts.com/inc/instruments/1982_hotspace/1982_flyingv.jpg

probably from that show

http://www.queenconcerts.com/inc/instruments/1984_works/1984_flyingv.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/407592780_9c2efe30a4.jpg

Doga wrote:

probably from that show

http://www.queenconcerts.com/inc/instruments/1984_works/1984_flyingv.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/407592780_9c2efe30a4.jpg

He played it in Oakland too:

http://queenlive.ca/queen/82-09-07.htm

So the pictures could be from any number of 1982 dates.

The Real Wizard wrote:

Doga wrote:

probably from that show

http://www.queenconcerts.com/inc/instruments/1984_works/1984_flyingv.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/407592780_9c2efe30a4.jpg

He played it in Oakland too:

http://queenlive.ca/queen/82-09-07.htm

So the pictures could be from any number of 1982 dates.

Very interesting, thanks!

Talking about things more exciting than Knebworth, what about the shows in Houston during 1980 and 1982? There are possibilities of these being filmed as was the custom of the venue at the time, like the gig in 1977. Shouldn't someone ask Brian May and Greg Brooks about it? If exists, would be a big dissapointment if these reels of film (videotapes?) were destroyed like the outtakes of Montreal and Budapest.

Doga wrote:

The Real Wizard wrote:

Doga wrote:

probably from that show

http://www.queenconcerts.com/inc/instruments/1984_works/1984_flyingv.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/407592780_9c2efe30a4.jpg

He played it in Oakland too:

http://queenlive.ca/queen/82-09-07.

So the pictures could be from any number of 1982 dates.

Very interesting, thanks!

The Flying V was used more often than photo evidence would suggest, as after the destruction of the John Birch guitar The Flying V became the main spare guitar for the remaining Hot Space tour dates

Bob's site cites two more documented instances:

http://www.queenlive.ca/queen/82-09-14.htm

http://www.queenlive.ca/queen/82-09-07.htm

There's in fact an audio bootleg of the Oakland one, shared by good Greg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB4mW0wFg_k

^^^ yes. BM seemed to have regular problems with his guitar in 1982, usually tuning issues, but sometime string breakages.

The Birch guitar made an appearance at a lot of the gigs, noticeably so in Europe, but also the US dates leading to it's flying lesson!

1981 as well ... he broke strings rather often.