setlist and infos for ARNHEM here!

WOW! This was GREAT! I was standing right in front of the catwalk, in 4th or 5th row. It was my first Queen concert, and hopefully not my last one. Brian's guitar-sound wasn't very clear in the beginning, but I think after his solo his sound was better. Roger was amazing. His drums sounded so well.. great (nice haircut too btw). And the audience was fantastic. What an amazing feeling to be part of that singing crowd of thousands of people. Brian coudn't even continue singing Love Of My Life, because the audience was singing along so loud. Brian seemed to be a bit emotional about this.
This was really the most beautiful evening I've ever had in my life, and I hope they will come back soon!

Houdoe,
GaLiLe0

Rien wrote:

Oh, and it was sooo hot in there... right at the front I saw 4 persons lifted over the fence and guided away because they would collapse. That makes one feel it's quite a shame one cannot take a bottle of water into the venue.

Indeed, I nearly fainted two times, but luckily I settled myself down right on time

Rien wrote:

For the older fans like me it's an opportunity to see them live again, but for the younger fans it must be an ultimate dream come true to hear those songs played live perhaps for the first time.

You're very right there! :D I was born in '89 so I cound't be there any earlier :P

FOOKIN AMAZING!!! I HAD A BLAST!! :)
I didn't mind the mistakes and soundproblems, it woz a great show and i think the crowd woz really enthousiastic...so that helped :)

I've been to the Antwerpen gig and the Arnhem gig. I think Paul was in amazing shape in both concerts but especially in Arnhem. What an amazing voice. The sound was also great. Brian had some guitar problems and I think it made him kind of insecure. His solo's weren't very good sometimes. The audience was great ,much better than Antwerpen. Roger was playing the drums good but I think he wasn't very tight. Maybe the tiredness of the tour. I was great to see his drumsolo on those big screens. It gives you an idea of how the dvd will be. Overall I think last night was great but I prefer the Antwerpen show, just because the band was better.

Rien wrote:

For the older fans like me it's an opportunity to see them live again, but for the younger fans it must be an ultimate dream come true to hear those songs played live perhaps for the first time.

I agree. I'm gonna see 'em for the first time in the fall.

Rien wrote:

G for the younger fans it must be an ultimate dream come true to hear those songs played live perhaps for the first time.

Well said! Couldn't agree more. Nice to hear I'm a 'younger fan'. Haven't heard that one in a while (I'm 32 yo). Never saw them in my life and it was -as you said- my ultimate dream. Thanks to all and everything you can imagine for making my dream come true. Especially Paul Rodgers. Deep deep deep respect for that guy.

Here you can see my Arnhem pics
enjoy!
www.bartjeatqueen.tk

GaLiLe0 wrote:

This was really the most beautiful evening I've ever had in my life, and I hope they will come back soon!

I don't think they will come back...
I see it as a farewell-tour, since they never got the chance to end it properly.
Now I'm adding up the total counts for seeing them live:
- Freddie - once (Leiden '86)
- John - once (Leiden '86)
- Roger - three times (Leiden '86, Antwerpen '05, Arnhem '05)
- Brian - five times (Leiden '86, Rotterdam '93, Utrecht '98, Antwerpen '05, Arnhem '05)

It was to hot in The Gelredome indeed. Those guys with beertenders strapped on their backs couldn't be seen during the show. I was going to get some drinks afterwards outside, but the sellingpoints were already closed (bummer!).
We were standing on the left side at the end of the catwalk (about 5 meters back). So the pics seen on www.Mercuryparadise.com represent my viewingpoint of the gig. Thank you, Rien!

Needless to say it wasn't the best show I've seen, but it was great anyway.

Concerning Paul Rodgers; he did a good job. IMO it doesn't realy matter who did the singing of those "greatest hits". I didn't went to see him, but came for the Queen-party!!!
Well, it worked for me.

Setlist cut & pasted from www.queenconcerts.com

01. Intro: It's A Beautiful Day Ross Robertson / DJ Koma 2005 techno mix [tape]
02. Intro: Lose Yourself [tape - Eminem]
03. Intro: Reachin' Out (Paul on vocals + Spike keyboards only)
04. Tie Your Mother Down (Paul on vocals)
05. I Want To Break Free (Paul on vocals)
06. Fat Bottomed Girls (Paul on vocals)
07. Wishing Well (Paul on vocals)
08. Another One Bites The Dust (Paul on vocals)
09. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Paul on vocals + guitar)
10. Say It's Not True (Roger on vocals)
11. '39 (Brian on vocals & guitar)
12. Love Of My Life (Brian on vocals & guitar)
13. Hammer To Fall slow/fast (Brian and Paul on vocals)
14. Feel Like Makin' Love (Paul on vocals)
15. Let There Be Drums
16. I'm In Love With My Car (Roger on vocals and drums!)
17. Guitar solo
18. Last Horizon
19. These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Roger on vocals)
20. Radio Ga Ga (Roger and Paul on vocals)
21. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (Paul on vocals)
22. A Kind Of Magic (Paul on vocals)
23. I Want It All (Paul on vocals)
24. Bohemian Rhapsody (Freddie and Paul on vocals)
25. The Show Must Go On (Paul on vocals)
26. All Right Now (Paul on vocals)
27. We Will Rock You (Paul on vocals)
28. We Are The Champions (Paul on vocals)
29. God Save The Queen

I heard his guitarstring breaking. so he needed another guitar

Dubroc wrote:

GaLiLe0 wrote:

This was really the most beautiful evening I've ever had in my life, and I hope they will come back soon!

- Freddie

come on.. It's Freddie... queen fans should know...