Brian & Roger on tour, a dream

Yeah. It was discussed not so long ago - they've gone the route they have to remain a stadium band. The other options as stated above would mean they would've continued playing the Astoria sized venues in London very much for the hardcore and become like 99% of their contemporaries.

Their solo career's were something they did away from the band, particularly Roger. Yes they both performed Queen songs in their shows but the feel within the band lineups and shows played was nothing like Queen.

Why would they ever come together to tour their solo material or Queen songs in a different environment when they have something of the original machine in working order with a better vocalist and frontman than either one of them is.

[QUOTE] [b]dysan wrote:[/b]

Yeah. It was discussed not so long ago - they've gone the route they have to remain a stadium band. The other options as stated above would mean they would've continued playing the Astoria sized venues in London very much for the hardcore and become like 99% of their contemporaries.[/QUOTE]

Not sure how much I'd agree with that. First all - nostalgia is a far bigger market now than it was in in the 1990s. Secondly, Brian was selling out reasonably large venues himself playing his subpar solo material as it was.

it's all about the branding - Adding Rodgers or the Lambert aren't adding significant numbers to sales figures for any gigs they're playing. If it was announced that they going out on tour fronting the band themselves, you certainly wouldn't see a dip in interest - likely the oposite because fans are aware they both sang during their days in Queen and also released solo material. I don't like Brian's solo material, but you can't deny he was a surprisingly successfull act through the 90's, whilst Roger struggled despite offering up far superior output.

Yeah you're probably right. Although I think there was a sliding doors moment where they could've ended up like The Sweet.

a pub tour could be feaseble

Could've been an option somewhere between '92 and '98, but they went for solo adventures.
At this point: no way. They need a lead singer, the huge support band and the big stadium sound to make it work, in a smaller setting it would all sound too fragile.

[QUOTE] [b]Negative Creep wrote:[/b]

First all - nostalgia is a far bigger market now than it was in in the 1990s.
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So you're saying nostalgia ain't what it used to be? :)

They could have easily done this, playing smaller venues, but they kinda feel insecure about the lead vocals part. Roger still has it in vocal terms. They could have done a set list full of songs that they did in one or another way in the past, both in solo concerts of one-off appearences:

Brian;
Fat Bottomed Girls
Headlong
Tear It Up
Hammer To Fall
Now I'm Here
In The Lap Of The Gods (R)
Good Company
Long Away
'39
Teo Torriate
LOML
TYMD
Sidewalk
SASS
Palabras
IWIA

RT:
IILWMC
IWTBF
Ga Ga
Funster
AKOM
TATTOOL
Ride The Wild Wind
Rock It
HFE

Shared Vocals:
NOBY
UP
BoRhap (Roger slow part + BM rock part, or Roger solo doing the whole thing - he *really* could handle it)
IWBTLY
Fat Bottomed Girls
TSMGO
WWRY / WATC

They could have really done something like this...

I always wished they sang their own tunes live as they did in studio. This would've been especially helpful during the last two tours. I've read years back,Freddie wanted to sing as much as possible for various reasons. Still, how great would it have been to hear Brian front the band for 'Sail Away Sweet Sister'?