I was looking at a magazine I have and I noticed this in it.
I don't have a scanner, so pointing my phone at the pages is all I can do.
Full Photo: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/278331753016328193/551175279100428288/image0.jpg
Caption: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/278331753016328193/551175236658266133/image0.jpg
Interesting as it seems to be (other than TOTP), the only UK tv show performance. Any information or photos/videos can help.
The performance of Killer Queen was filmed for '45 at Granada TV Studios in Manchester on December 19th.
The 45 minute show aired on ITV at 1.15pm on Christmas Day 1974 and was billed as ''Christmas Rock With 45''.
I have access to all the episodes of '45 currently in the archives, but sadly the Christmas show is not amongst them.
Hopefully a private recording of the TV broadcast exists somewhere.
Better image from Chin: https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1505/3gt33a9d1hel17f6g.jpg
Ok, according to this page; http://www.tvpopdiaries.co.uk/1974.html, the special had a performance of Killer Queen, and was hosted by Kid Jensen and Emperor Rosko.
Abba also appeared on the same show as their performance was filmed in front of Roger's drum kit and the Vox amps.
Well, and yet another video we don't have but would love to have...
At least the episode featuring their support band Hustler (also broadcast in December 1974) remains preserved in the archives.
Live or mimed performance?
Hustler were 100% live, so it's quite possible the Queen performance was too.
Did they start performing the second verse after that show))
It looks like they performed the full version on this show. Up to this point, Freddie had been afraid to perform more than one verse. If it was successful...maybe that's why they added another verse on the Japanese tour. I can't imagine if they performed a cropped "Rainbow" version on TV
Unless a private recording surfaces, we can only speculate.
