I'm not taking any banners. I've enjoyed the evening in Amsterdam and I'm sure I will enjoy Birmingham next week.
I've seen Queen with Freddie perform many times and didn't miss It's late or SYW then. Obviously I'd like them to play these songs - and many more of the less known ones - but cannot expect them to.
The tens of thousands op people also at the arena's want to hear the Queen hitsongs they know, so that's what they play. If I were Queen I would also ignore the +/- 100 fans who want to hear the unkown songs - I would ignore them even more if they let just that spoil their evening (can you call yourself a fan then?)....
The show as it is is absolutely perfect. The band must be suprised to read the positive reviews in the press - something they never ever experienced when touring with Freddie...
Yes, perfect and magnificent!
It is possible to enjoy the show but still wish they had put more deep cuts into the set.
I was really pissed off they dropped IL and SYW before I got to see them in Toronto, but it was still a good show... just not as great a show as it would have been if they had included one of those two tracks. (For me)
It is possible to enjoy something without believing it is absolutely the greatest thing ever. There is middle ground... just not on the internet.