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The show was amazing!!! And I was quite skeptical!!! I am a huge Queen fan and was hoping for this all of my life. There were a few Bad Company fans sitting near me and they were in awe of Brian May's skills... especially during the solo.

The fans were great!!! Many were doing the claps to Radio Gaga and We will Rock You. Walking around outside, I stopped in to Hard Rock Cafe and walked by several bars. I even heard "The Miracle" blaring through speakers outside... a song that is not known well at all by American rock fans.

The atmosphere was amazing. Everybody was pumped with the intros. I really don't care for Eminem but it really got the crowd going... and there were MANY, MANY people at or under 25 there. Hells' Bells was great too. I think there were some general rock fans in the crowd that came away from it amazed. A LOT of buzz afterwards.

Of course the songs "Bad Company", "Another One Bites the Dust" and "We Will Rock you" brought down the house. The upper stands were shaking as there was a good five to ten minutes where people were chanting for Queen to come back and play the Encore. It was intense. People started stomping to the rhythm of We will Rock you and the whole place shook. And I have been to some great live shows as Pearl Jam, etc... this was my favorite.

FBG did screw up... the sound went out. I was screaming: "It's rock and roll!!!" Things like that happen! Get over it! The band took it in great stride. The fans were all looking around and it kind of messed with the intensity for about 10 minutes but Brian and Roger plugged away.

Brian put his hand on his heart several times in a nice gesture that he truly was appreciated. The fans went crazy when Freddie's picture came on. Roger was tight and he was having a lot of fun interacting with the fans at the end.

I would grade the concert an A+
...Despite the same set list (virtually) and the sound problems of FBG, who cares. The rest more than made up for it. Fantastic!!!

Thanks for sharing this, a great review.

'Spread Your Wings'....

I CAN ONLY WISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'Spread Your Wings'....

I CAN ONLY WISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Actually I'd really like to see them play that, Vision, and Pressure.

I won't get any of them, but Worcester should rock tonight anyway!!!

So they didn't do 'Spread' and 'Long Away'?

That would make Fried Chicken a real idiot in need of a swift asskicking!!

what time do the guys come on stage ?
is it 8:20 ???

correct - no Spread Your Wings and no Long Away.

the set list was the same as the one posted for Duluth.

I was hugely skeptical from the beginning and am so pleased to admit I was wrong. The show was a blast from beginning to end.

Highlights for me were the mini-sets sung (separately) by Brian and Roger. However, Paul Rodgers was terrific as well.

Lisa

During FBG when the sound went out, the audience took over the singing for at least a minute it seemed. We could still hear some speakers which were on the stage during this time. The overhead speakers were completely out. I had to laugh when the guy behind me sang "Get on your bikes and ride!" really loudly a few beats before Paul actually sang it to a dead microphone on the catwalk.

I didn't see Brian fall and that must have been because it was very dark on stage.

One of the best Queen concerts I have been to.

Thanks for your review Donna!

I also went...

It was, for the most part, excellent, though the malfunction with the speakers during Fat Bottom Girls really took the air out of the audience, myself included.

I was blown away by Brian's 10 minute guitar solo, far better than, for example, his Wembley solo. Words cannot describe the feeling of hearing him create truly beautiful harmonies with the echo effect. Arguably the high point of the night.

Though I wasn't surprised to hear Bad Company songs, I was surprised at the reaction they provoked - they brought down the house with Feel Like Makin' Love, and the crowd sang along during All Right Now very enthusiastically (much more enthusiastically than when they/we sang to Love of My Life).

I was VERY shocked at the video montages they used...for example, the first half of Bohemian Rhapsody was a recording of Freddie singing the song at Wembley while Roger played drums underneath. There were also other video montages (though I don't remember what songs they were during); the crowd went crazy when the three huge screens showed black and white footage of John Deacon grinning at the camera circa 1975.

I was surprised that they included Dragon Attack and '39.

Roger still has an amazing voice; Paul Rodgers left the stage while Roger sang These Are The Days of Our Lives and Radio Ga Ga (as expected, the whole arena was clapping along).

One hell of a concert, and compared to the other classic rock band I saw live (Jethro Tull), blew it out of the water. Queen was and is one of the best live bands in the world.

The consert was amazing. However i did not appreciate how Paul Rodgers advertized himself during one of his songs. On the screen it was flashing "paul rodgers solo." Uh-uh. Not cool. Way to go for Brian and ROdger though. They did amazing and although newcommer Paul ROdgers was there Freddies love was in the atmosphere.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]?????? wrote: [/QUOTENAME]However i did not appreciate how Paul Rodgers advertized himself during one of his songs. On the screen it was flashing "paul rodgers solo." Uh-uh. Not cool. [/QUOTE]

I personally thought it was nice that Paul has that moment in the show. It IS billed Queen PLUS Paul Rodgers. Obviously, most people are there for Brian and Roger, but if it wasn't for Paul, this tour may not have ever taken place. He DESERVES to have that video montage shown.

Agreed - Paul deserves 50%, just like Queen. If Queen get some video footage, then Paul deserves it too.

Remember, it's a collaboration, not some guy of the street singing Queen songs. Paul is playing just as an important part as the rest of the band.

I agree. I thought that the Video montage for Paul was nice. I don't know for sure, but I had assumed that some of the shots of the guitar players during the montage featured "Paul Kossoff" who died from a drug overdose in 1976. His name was also on the back of the "Rock Legends" shirt Paul wore during the show.

Hows the sound /Loud /Low/ Great/ Clear????