What I mean is stuff like playing at "weddings for friends".
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There's a couple of things like When Freddie Joined in at a local pub gig in 1982 and The Roof party at Kensington Garden club in 1986 where there were impromptu performances.
The Cross + Brain and John did a 1989 fan club gig.
But not as Queen.
The Cross + Brain and John did a 1989 fan club gig.
But not as Queen.
Last year Brian, Roger and Adam played a gig for Microsoft.
emrabt wrote:
There's a couple of things like When Freddie Joined in at a local pub gig in 1982 and The Roof party at Kensington Garden club in 1986 where there were impromptu performances.
The Cross + Brain and John did a 1989 fan club gig.
But not as Queen.
I'd love to know if anyone secretly filmed any of these!
In 1979 I queued up at Ticket machine in Oxford street to get two tickets for ALL of the London and Brighton shows on the Crazy Tour.
The most memorable gig for me was the one at the Tottenham Mayfair, it could almost be considered a "private" gig.
It was a local haunt of mine, and I couldn't quite believe it when I discovered Queen were to play there.
On the night I was sure they wouldn't turn up, they made a mistake on this one for sure I thought.
How wrong could I be, Queen were in my local and I was was six feet from the stage with a beer in hand.
This was a TINY venue for a band of their status, and it was an absolute blast for the few hundred fans who managed to get hold of a £4.75 ticket.
The venue is long gone, but not forgotten (not least by me).
Micky "Arrowmick" (who worked back stage at the venue) told me it was the best night of his career.
The most memorable gig for me was the one at the Tottenham Mayfair, it could almost be considered a "private" gig.
It was a local haunt of mine, and I couldn't quite believe it when I discovered Queen were to play there.
On the night I was sure they wouldn't turn up, they made a mistake on this one for sure I thought.
How wrong could I be, Queen were in my local and I was was six feet from the stage with a beer in hand.
This was a TINY venue for a band of their status, and it was an absolute blast for the few hundred fans who managed to get hold of a £4.75 ticket.
The venue is long gone, but not forgotten (not least by me).
Micky "Arrowmick" (who worked back stage at the venue) told me it was the best night of his career.
DP
Queenman!! wrote:
stevelondon20 wrote:
emrabt wrote:
There's a couple of things like When Freddie Joined in at a local pub gig in 1982 and The Roof party at Kensington Garden club in 1986 where there were impromptu performances.
The Cross + Brain and John did a 1989 fan club gig.
But not as Queen.
I'd love to know if anyone secretly filmed any of these!
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The pub gig from 1982 had some footage at facebook a while ago
http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1295450/freddie-mercury-live-in-hogs-grunt-pub-cricklewood-uk-with-taxi.aspx
http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1556210/freddie-singing-at-hogs-grunt-pub.aspx
Actually I need to make a correction it's was the 1988 fan club gig.
The Kurgan wrote:
In 1979 I queued up at Ticket machine in Oxford street to get two tickets for ALL of the London and Brighton shows on the Crazy Tour.
The most memorable gig for me was the one at the Tottenham Mayfair, it could almost be considered a "private" gig.
It was a local haunt of mine, and I couldn't quite believe it when I discovered Queen were to play there.
On the night I was sure they wouldn't turn up, they made a mistake on this one for sure I thought.
How wrong could I be, Queen were in my local and I was was six feet from the stage with a beer in hand.
This was a TINY venue for a band of their status, and it was an absolute blast for the few hundred fans who managed to get hold of a £4.75 ticket.
The venue is long gone, but not forgotten (not least by me).
Micky "Arrowmick" (who worked back stage at the venue) told me it was the best night of his career.
Brilliant!
^ Christmas was less than a week away and it was like a big party!
Peter Freestone said Freddie didn’t want to do private gigs. He said Freddie didn’t want to be used as a puppet by record executives or anyone else, he preferred playing to the public.
Queenman!! wrote:
Queenman!! wrote:
stevelondon20 wrote:
emrabt wrote:
There's a couple of things like When Freddie Joined in at a local pub gig in 1982 and The Roof party at Kensington Garden club in 1986 where there were impromptu performances.
The Cross + Brain and John did a 1989 fan club gig.
But not as Queen.
I'd love to know if anyone secretly filmed any of these!
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The pub gig from 1982 had some footage at facebook a while ago
http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1295450/freddie-mercury-live-in-hogs-grunt-pub-cricklewood-uk-with-taxi.aspx
http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1556210/freddie-singing-at-hogs-grunt-pub.aspx
Cheers mate.
There was never any video footage on facebook of Freddie at the Hog's Grunt in '82, just a few screen shots.
The Kurgan wrote:
There was never any video footage on facebook of Freddie at the Hog's Grunt in '82, just a few screen shots.
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your right Kurgan. i meant images not footage.
Didn't they do a small gig for Adnan Kashoggi on his private yacht?
cheers
cheers