Brian gettin' old

I really hope that this tour isn't their last tour, I would really love to see them again. The chances of them coming to Belfast (or Ireland again) is very slim, but even if they only did mainland UK I would travel to see them again.

I thoroughly enjoyed the show, Brian and Roger were fantastic as well as Adam.

One thing I should note is that, my aunt and uncle were lucky enough to get to the very front of the standing area, right against the front barrier. They said they noticed Brian being 'slow and sluggish'. I personally didn't notice this but anything is possible.

-Chin

depressed? that will happen when you play a Greatest Hits setlist for over 12 years since PR came onboard. ;)

From his comment he sounds miserable..........
Seems like he couldn't resist making more money and signed to do all these concerts..........

he will lose a lot of money due to the Freddie films and the expatations , so I guess he need some extra's

I'm pretty sure they're at the point where not touring would feel like dying quickly for them... Brian is 70 already, you can't ignore that.

If no other health issues arise, they've got 5 more years tops - which is still a lot for them.

During Fat Bottom Girls in Toronto, I saw Brian run and he looked visibly in pain after that. He tried to hide it with a smile. I personally think they will stop touring soon. If you read is instagram he is already saying stuff like that its taking a toll

https://youtu.be/guLAIlSV8PI?t=5m56s

around there ish

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

There are hundreds of threads in this forum, I seriously doubt I'm 'doing it in just about every topic.'

If you don't care and still took the time to write to me about it and then check my response, then I wonder what you'd do if you did care. You seem oblivious of that as well.

The strategy's quite sneaky, though: had I refrained from replying to your previous post, it may have looked like you'd 'won' by 'shutting me up'; since I did reply, it may look like you were right and I had some sort of uncontrollable desire to keep arguing, thus having you 'win' in that case as well.[/QUOTE]

It appears you do have some uncontrollable desire to keep arguing. Hmm. I guess I hit a little too close to home with using your own reply to the OP. Appears to have struck a nerve.

Just trying to help you take a step back and look at yourself.

Hang in there, tiger.

No, you didn't strike a nerve or anything. I replied because it was a message directed at me. You, on the other hand, replied to what I'd written to someone else (who'd already replied, by the way).

And now you're all condescending again... suit yourself. Keep moaning if you will.

They're 70 for gods sake. When my grandparents were 70 they were retired for 5 years or more and did nothing besides a walk through town, reading a book etc. I'm 32 and two days of travelling takes a lot of energy already, let alone 6 weeks of travelling every day.

[QUOTE] [b]N0_Camping4U wrote:[/b]

Oh not moaning, I don't care, just pointing it out to you as you seem oblivious.

I see you doing it in just about every topic.

Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]

Really, really annoying that you end most of your comments with "Hope this helps".

But everyone's free to say what they want, generally, etc. etc.

I respect your right to an opinion, etc. etc.

Turning into somewhat of a circle-jerk here.

Hi All
I find this topic interesting.
I attended the Liverpool Echo show
last night (28/11/17).
At the very front with my
partner, so, great start.
For the past few years I must admit ive also
been on the fence with the various collaborations.. + P.R..A.L..
I first saw Queen at the Apollo M'chester '79 .& various shows after.
I think it all boils down to this..times change. If you grew up with them you never wanted things to change,the perfect band in my opinion, Fred passing away changed it all & John not wishing to carry on(good & wise choice, who had full respect for Freddie, I'm sure deep down, thought it wrong to do so) Its not like it used to be. Its business.BIG BUSINESS.
Queen..whats left of them have become
business men 1'st..& rock & rollers second.
They only output what will make money from the mass market not the hardcore fan. Shameful. No real loyalty to people who helped build them up (the fans) over many a year. I truly cant understand why they can't issue stuff the longstanding fans
crave for through outlets such as QOL or the fan club etc..but also keep the passive fan happy through the normal outlets.
Disappointing. Its this that drives the early fans away...back to the show.
I went wanting/hoping to hear "It's Late".."SYW" or even by the luck of God.."SHA" or possibly a treat maybe "FFTI" from Roger / "SOTS" from Brian..but it was not to be...So in this the 40th yr of NOWT & all the stageing for the show centred on that...no more treats?
2/3rds of "GML" & WWRY/WATC". Poor, in terms of celebrating one of if not their best selling studio l.p's. Somebody who has already stated, they should be pleasing the home fan.
Business.
They should call their tours the greatest hits tours.
Adam Lambert..no Freddie, we all know that. Great singer, Good entertainer, people want to see him (& Queen). He's a different entity. I went to give him a chance..did he deliver? In some things, yes but he doesn't have the " Aura" Mr.Mercury had.
He's young so that keeps the energy in the show that Roger & Brian are now lacking & it can be seen, in some parts, but i expected that. I'm glad I went, so I could comment.
I think, after this tour, its time to retire gracefully boys & maybe, just maybe concentrate on what the fan/collector truly wants before its too late.

I totally agree with you craig, some very good points, but wont happen in the near future. I will happen when mass market loses interest....

I've little interest in any Queen+ activities. I like Queen releases such as Live at the Rainbow, and what not, but the Adam Lambert stuff (horrid screechy voice and looks tacky as fuck) truly sucks as far as I'm concerned. I wish the Queen Facebook page didn't plonk his face in my newsfeed, then you read the thread and see a bunch of Lambert fans have invaded the page attempting to police what other people say. I'm sure many Pink Floyd fans would feel the same as many long term Queen fans if Justin Bieber started fronting them.
As such, I've unfollowed the official Queen facebook page couple of times over that (and then refollowed after Queen+ Lambert tours have come to an end). They even managed to shoehorn him into the recent News of the World documentary. Fuck sake.

As a creative force, I lost faith in Brian and Roger years ago.

Sadly i fear a Queen anthology box will only happen after Brian and Roger snuff it.

And they'll probably outlive many of us anyway.