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Thought I'd bring this to everyone's attention. It may look like the Tokyo show from May 1, 1975, as the film's quality is identical to what has been circulating from the aforementioned show for years, but it's not. I have compared it to an audience recording from that date and it doesn't match the phrasing. Looks very similar to the Rainbow but it doesn't match the video from the recent 2014 release, unless it's from a different angle and I've gone blind over the years, but Freddie's movements seem to be different and the lighting rig has the band here mostly in reddish colours, whereas it's mostly green at that point of the song at the Rainbow. The only reasonable guess is the other night at the Rainbow. If not, it could get rather interesting.

Sorry if it's been posted here before. It's my first post here in like two years or so.

And the video:
https://youtu.be/-WOH31aD1uU
"I really feel like being evil tonight."
Also worth paying attention to is the camerawork, which is much worse here than that at the Rainbow.
"I really feel like being evil tonight."
I would swear I have never seen it before.
"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend"
Really looks like the Rainbow to me. Different night? I'm not an expert at all in Queen videos but I can't remember having seen this one before.
So what does the clip itself tell us?

2 cameras were used. Both of them seem hand-held. And shot from the first row (at least one of them) - you can see some heads of audience members. There is a TV logo blurred at the top left corner of the screen. The performance is late 1974 or early 1975.


Which means I don't think it's Rainbow, and it comes from a TV report about some concert. Judging purely by these facts I would GUESS it's from non-UK concert from the 1974/1975 era
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That's when i see I'm definitely not an expert in videos. :D Nice catch about the blurred TV logo.

Why do you guess it is a non-UK concert?
Interesting! This can't be Rainbow because the lights are different. I compared this to both nights (Official release and the 'power-cut' segment from the 2nd night).

Ghostwithasmile might know the answer.
Guessing only from the fact that all known TV reports are from other countries
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The camera angle I think looks very similar to this footage, which is from the 2nd night at the Rainbow: Thoughts? -Chin
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Whatever it is, it looks like it was shot on film.
The source ( not necessarily place of the gig ) could be german TV. The guy ( most likely german or austrian) also added a "Szene75" Video on the same day in same length from a different act.
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Nitroboy wrote:

Whatever it is, it looks like it was shot on film.


Yes, indeed!
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Chief Mouse wrote:

Nitroboy wrote:

Whatever it is, it looks like it was shot on film.


Yes, indeed!


Well, that rules out everything we currently know haha

-Chin
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