Brian May
Concertography
'C'mon Baby' is loosely based on 'Slow
Down'; it is a sort of 'improvisation' with very few vocals.
Please note that not all of the tracks performed are 'complete'
renditions; sometimes only the guitar solos were performed.
Brian also appeared as a special guest for numerous other concerts, namely:
The Cross
1988 Fan Club Party (4 songs), 1990 Fan
Club Party (4
songs), 1992 Marquee Club (6 songs), 1999 Fan
Club Party (6
songs)
Roger Taylor
1999
Wolverhampton Wulfrun (3 songs)
The SAS Band
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Details of Brian's performance at the Stratocaster
anniversary concert in 2004 is detailed in the Queen + Paul Rodgers
concertography.
Appearances in 'We Will Rock You' :
Brian has made the following
appearances during the finale of the musical, playing guitar with
the cast on vocals.
1988
Princes Trust Rock Gala
Dancing With Tears In
My Eyes (Midge Ure), What Is Love (Howard Jones), Never Gonna
Give You Up (Rick Astley), Wonderful Life (Colin Vearncombe), You
Can't Hurry Love (Phil Collins), The Letter (Joe Cocker), You Win
Again (Bee Gees), Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
Various artists including Wet Wet Wet, T'Pau, Midge Ure, Elton John and Eric Clapton perform. Brian provides guest guitar for the above tracks only. John Deacon plays bass on 'The Letter'.
1. 6 June 1988 - Prince's Trust Rock Gala, Royal Albert Hall, London, England
1991
Expo '92 Legends Concert
Last Horizon, Driven
By You, Tie Your Mother Down
Brian sings lead vocals for the above tracks; numerous other
artists also perform, and Brian provides guitar for the
following:
Joe Walsh - 'Rocky Mountain Way'
Gary Cherone - 'Now I'm Here'
Paul Rodgers - 'Hey Joe'
1. 19 October 1991 -
Expo '92 Legends Concert, Seville, Spain
Brian plays three tracks, and performs on stage with other guest
vocalists
1992
Back To The Light South American Tour
The Dark, Back To The
Light, Driven By You, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Love Of
My Life, 39, Let Your Heart Rule Your Head, Too Much Love Will
Kill You, Now I'm Here, Guitar Solo, Resurrection, Last Horizon,
Hammer To Fall, Now I'm Here
Other occasional tracks were 'Let Me Out', 'Rolling Over', and 'Since You've Been Gone'
Brian's band is different for this debut tour - Cozy Powell, Neil Murray and Spike Edney are present, but Mike Caswell played guitar, whilst Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley and Chris Thompson all provided backing vocals.
1. 1 November 1992 - New
York City Disco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2. 3 November 1992 - Pista Atletica, Santiago, Chile
3. 5 November 1992 - Centenario Stadium, Montevideo, Uruguay
4. 6 November 1992 - Velez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, Argentina
5. 9 November 1992 - Imperator Club, Rio De Janiero, Brazil
1993
Back To The Light North American Tour (1st Leg)
The Dark, Back To The
Light, Driven By You, Hammer To Fall, Love Token, '39, Too Much
Love Will Kill You, Now I'm Here, Resurrection (inc Bohemian
Rhapsody), We Will Rock You
This was the standard set-list, but on some dates, 'Tie Your
Mother Down' was performed instead of 'Hammer To Fall', whilst at
other venues, the setlist was extended to include 'Tie Your
Mother Down', 'Love Of My Life, 'Let Your Heart Rule Your Head',
'Since You've Been Gone', 'Last Horizon' and 'Let Me Out'
1. 23 February 1993 - Erwin Centre,
Austin, USA
2. 25 February 1993 - Jefferson Civic Centre, Birmingham, USA
3. 28 February 1993 - Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, USA
4. 2 March 1993 - The Agora, Cleveland, USA
5. 5 March 1993 - Hammerjacks, Baltimore, USA
6. 6 March 1993 - Coliseum, New Haven, USA
7. 8 March 1993 - Cumberland County Civic Centre, Portland, USA
8. 9 March 1993 - Civic Centre, Hartford, USA
9. 12 March 1993 - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
10. 14 March 1993 - Beacon Theatre, New York, USA
11. 16 March 1993 - Civic Centre, Augusta, USA
12. 17 March 1993 - Boston
Gardens, Boston, USA
13. 20 March 1993 - Carver Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, USA
14. 21 March 1993 - Fargo Dome, Fargo, USA
15. 27 March 1993 - Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, Canada
16. 28 March 1993 - Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Canada
17. 30 March 1993 - B.C Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
18. 1 April 1993 - Coliseum, Portland, USA
19. 3 April 1993 - Arco Arena, Sacromento, USA
20. 4 April 1993 - Lawlor Event Centre, Reno, USA
21. 5 April 1993 - The Tonight Show, Los Angeles, USA
Brian appears on 'The Tonight Show', performing just 'Back To The Light'
and 'Tie
Your Mother Down' (with guest appearance by
Slash)
Both of these tracks were later released on the 'Resurrection'
single
22. 6 April 1993 - The Palace Theater, Los Angeles, USA
'Too
Much Love Will Kill You' from this concert
was later released on the 'Resurrection' single.
1993
Back To The Light European Tour (1st Leg)
The Dark, Back To The
Light, Driven By You, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Headlong,
Love Of My Life, 39, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Since You've
Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Resurrection (inc Bohemian Rhapsody), We
Will Rock You
The UK dates have additional tracks: 'Let Your Heart Rule Your
Head' (after '39), 'Last Horizon' (before Now I'm Here), and the
show concludes with 'We Will Rock You' (Slow & Fast), 'The
Dream Is Over' (or alternatively, 'Let Me Out') and 'Hammer To
Fall'
1. 22 May 1993 - Hayakron Park, Tel Aviv,
Israel
2. 24 May 1993 - Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
3. 26 May 1993 - Inonu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey
4. 29 May 1993 - Rock Am Ring, Cologne, Germany
5. 30 May 1993 - Garedn Stadion, Hannover, Germany
6. 31 May 1993 - Franke Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany
7. 2 June 1993 - Le Grande Rex Theatre, Paris, France
8. 4 June 1993 - Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
9. 5 June 1993 - Ice Rink, Whitley Bay, England
10. 6 June 1993 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
11. 8 June 1993 - Apollo Theatre,
Manchester, England
12. 9 June 1993 - City Hall, Sheffield, England
13. 11 June 1993 - Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
14. 12 June 1993 - NEC, Birmingham, England
15. 15 June 1993 - Brixton Academy, London, England
This concert was later released (edited) as a live album
and video
16. 16 June 1993 - Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
17. 19 June 1993 - International Centre, Bournemouth, England
18. 21 June 1993 - Ahoy Sport Paleis, Rotterdam, Holland
19. 22 June 1993 - Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany
20. 25 June 1993 - Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
21. 26 June 1993 - Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
22. 27 June 1993 - Kis Stadion, Budapest, Hungary
23. 29 June 1993 - Stadio Bradioa, Modena, Italy
24. 30 June 1993 - Stadio Bradioa, Modena, Italy
--. 2 July 1993 - Stadio Lamberti, Naples, Italy (cancelled)
25. 5 July 1993 - Estadio Olympic, Barcelona, Spain
26. 6 July 1993 - Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid, Spain
27. 8 July 1993 - Zenith Carriere Soldly, Nancy, France
28. 9 July 1993 - unknown venue, Lyon, France
29. 11 July 1993 - Stadium Site, Werchter, Belgium
30. 13 July 1993 - Bercy, Paris, France
1993
Miscellaneous Concert
The Dark, Back To The
Light, Driven By You, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Headlong,
Love Of My Life, 39, Let Your Heart Rule Your Head, Too Much Love
Will Kill You, Since You've Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Resurrection
(inc Bohemian Rhapsody), Last Horizon, We Will Rock You (Slow
& Fast), The Dream Is Over, Hammer To Fall
1. 12 September 1993 - The Winterthurer
Festival, unknown venue, Switzerland
1993
Back To The Light North American Tour (2nd Leg)
The Dark, Back To The
Light, Driven By You, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Headlong,
Love Of My Life, 39, Let Your Heart Rule Your Head, Too Much Love
Will Kill You, Since You've Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Resurrection
(inc Bohemian Rhapsody), Last Horizon, We Will Rock You (Slow
& Fast), The Dream Is Over, Hammer To Fall
1. 4 October 1993 - Metropolis, Montreal,
Canada
2. 5 October 1993 - The Music Hall, Toronto, Canada
3. 7 October 1993 - Palace Theatre, New Haven, USA
4. 8 October 1993 - The Strand, Providence, USA
5. 10 October 1993 - The Vic Theatre, Chicago, USA
6. 12 October 1993 - Royal Oak Theatre, Detroit, USA
7. 13 October 1993 - Modjeska Theatre, Milwaukee, USA
8. 14 October 1993 - World Theatre, Minneapolis, USA
9. 17 October 1993 - Majestic Theatre, Dallas, USA
10. 18 October 1993 - Rockefellers West, Houston, USA
1993
Back To The Light Japanese Tour
The Dark, Back To The
Light, Driven By You, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Headlong,
Love Of My Life, 39, Let Your Heart Rule Your Head, Too Much Love
Will Kill You, Since You've Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Resurrection
(inc Bohemian Rhapsody), Teo Torriatte, We Will Rock You (Slow
& Fast), The Dream Is Over, Hammer To Fall
1. 4 November 1993 - Kosei Nenkin Hall,
Tokyo, Japan
2. 5 November 1993 - Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
3. 7 November 1993 - Yubin Chokin Hall, Hiroshima, Japan
4. 8 November 1993 - Kosei Nenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan
5. 10 November 1993 - Denayoku Hall, Sendai, Japan
6. 11 November 1993 - Kyoiku Bunka Kaikan, Kawasaki, Japan
7. 13 November 1993 - NHK Hall, Tokyo Bay, Japan
1993
Back To The Light European Tour (2nd Leg)
The Dark, Back To The
Light, Driven By You, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Headlong,
Love Of My Life, 39, Let Your Heart Rule Your Head, Too Much Love
Will Kill You, Since You've Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Resurrection
(inc Bohemian Rhapsody), Last Horizon, We Will Rock You (Slow
& Fast), The Dream Is Over, Hammer To Fall
Concerts from 30 November onwards have 'Teo Torriatte' instead of
'The Dream Is Over'
The following tracks were also performed at least one concert:
'Big Spender', 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' (in French), 'I
Wanna Hold Your Hand', 'Mustapha' and 'Las Palabras De Amor'
1. 20 November 1993 - Terminal One,
Munich, Germany
2. 21 November 1993 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
3. 23 November 1993 - CCH1, Hamburg, Germany
4. 24 November 1993 - Eissporthall, Halle, Germany
--. 26 November 1993 - Tivoli Koncerthall, Copenhagen, Denmark
(cancelled)
5. 27 November 1993 - Huxley's Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany
6. 29 November 1993 - Elysee Montmartre, Paris, France
7. 30 November 1993 - Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
8. 3 December 1993 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England
9. 4 December 1993 - Royal Centre, Nottingham, England
10. 5 December 1993 - Aston Villa Centre, Birmingham, England
11. 7 December 1993 - Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
12. 8 December 1993 - Point, Dublin, Eire
13. 10 December 1993 - Royal Court, Liverpool, England
14. 11 December 1993 - Pavillion, Plymouth, England
15. 14 December 1993 - Zeleste, Barcelona, Spain
16. 15 December 1993 - Aqualung, Madrid, Spain
17. 17 December 1993 - Cascais Pavillion, Lisbon, Portugal
18. 18 December 1993 - Boavista, Oporto, Portugal
1994
Miscellaneous Concert
Only Make Believe, Tie
Your Mother Down (Country), Tie Your Mother Down (Rock)
1. 17 December 1994 - Fan Club Party, Shepherd's Bush Empire,
London, England
1998
Another World Promo Concerts
Only Make Believe, On
My Way Up, Driven By You, Why Don't We Try Again, Tie Your Mother
Down (Slow), Let Your Heart Rule Your Head, Hammer To Fall (Slow
& Fast)
1. 5 June 1998 - Big Mama Club, Rome, Italy
2. 9 June 1998 - Le Reservoir, Paris, France
'Hammer To Fall'
and 'On My Way Up'
were later released in Japan only.
3. 11 June 1998 - Virgin Megastore, Oxford Street, London,
England
4. 20 June 1998 - Gala Night, Monte Carlo, Monaco
(only 'On My Way Up', which is mimed)
1998
Another World US Promo Concert
The Business, Since
You've Been Gone, Fat Bottomed Girls, Gimme The Prize, I Want It
All, Headlong, We Will Rock You, Tear It Up, Tie Your Mother
Down, Chinese Torture, China Belle, Hammer To Fall (Slow &
Fast)
1. 12 September 1998 - New World Music Theater, Chicago, USA
1998
Another World European Tour
Only Make Believe,
C'mon Baby, Slow Down, Space, Since You've Been Gone, Chinese
Torture, China Belle, White Man Solo, Fat Bottomed Girls, Gimme
The Prize, I Want It All, Headlong, Tear It Up, The Show Must Go
On, Last Horizon, Love Of My Life, Driven By You, On My Way Up,
Hammer To Fall (Slow & Fast), Guitar Solo, Resurrection, We
Will Rock You, Tie Your Mother Down, Another World, All The Way
From Memphis, No-One But You
The above set list was the most common, although additional
tracks were '39', 'Sail Away Sweet Sister', 'Let Your Heart Rule
Your Head', 'Too Much Love Will Kill You', 'The Business' and
'Why Don't We Try Again'. 'Dancing Queen', 'With A Little Help
From My Friends' and 'Sleeping On The Sidewalk' were also
performed at least once.
The concerts in France and Spain feature Brian singing 'Another
World' in French or Spanish
1. 15 September 1998 -
Teatro Jovellanos, Gijon, Spain
2. 17 September 1998 -
Zeleste, Barcelona, Spain
3. 18 September 1998 -
Macumba, Madrid, Spain
4. 20 September 1998 -
Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
5. 22 September 1998 - La
Cigall, Paris, France
6. 23 September 1998 -
Music Centre, Utrecht, Holland
7. 24 September 1998 - E.
Halle, Groningen, Holland
8. 27 September 1998 -
Rockefella, Oslo, Norway
9. 28 September 1998 -
Circus, Stockholm, Sweden
10. 30 September 1998 -
Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
11. 2 October 1998 - Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
12. 3 October 1998 - Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany
13. 5 October 1998 - E-Werk, Cologne, Germany
14. 7 October 1998 - Beethovensaal, Stuttgart, Germany
15. 8 October 1998 - Zirkus Krone, Munich, Germany
16. 10 October 1998 - Rockhaus, Vienna, Austria
17. 12 October 1998 - Petofi, Budapest, Hungary
18. 13 October 1998 - Posthof, Linz, Austria
--. 15 October 1998 - Summon, Grenoble, France (cancelled),
--. 16 October 1998 - Vox Club, Modena, Italy (cancelled),
19. 18 October 1998 - Rolling Stone, Milan, Italy
20. 19 October 1998 - Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
21. 21 October 1998 - Capitol Theatre, Offenbach, Germany
22. 22 October 1998 - Small Sportshall, Praque, Czech Republic
23. 24 October 1998 - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England
24. 25 October 1998 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England
25. 27 October 1998 - Colston Hall, Bristol, England
26. 28 October 1998 - The NIA Academy, Birmingham, England
27. 30 October 1998 - City Hall, Newcastle, England
28. 31 October 1998 - Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England
29. 2 November 1998 - City Hall, Sheffield, England
30. 3 November 1998 - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
31. 6 November 1998 - Oktiabrsky Hall, Saint Petersburg, Russia
32. 7 November 1998 - MSA Luzhniki Arena, Moscow, Russia
1998
Another World Japanese Tour
Only Make Believe,
C'mon Baby, Slow Down, Space, Since You've Been Gone, China
Belle, Sail Away Sweet Sister, White Man, Fat Bottomed Girls,
Gimme The Prize, I Want It All, Headlong, Tear It Up, The Show
Must Go On, Last Horizon, Love Of My Life, Driven By You, '39, On
My Way Up, Hammer To Fall (Slow & Fast), Guitar Solo,
Resurrection, We Will Rock You, Tie Your Mother Down, No-One But
You, All The Way From Memphis, Teo Torriatte
Additional tracks performed were 'Another World', 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' and 'Let Your Heart Rule Your Head'
1. 10 November 1998 -
Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan
2. 11 November 1998 - Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan
3. 13 November 1998 - Bottom Line, Nagoya, Japan
4. 14 November 1998 - IMP Hall, Osaka, Japan
1998
Another World Australian Tour
Only Make Believe,
C'mon Baby, Slow Down, Space, Since You've Been Gone, China
Belle, White Man, Fat Bottomed Girls, Gimme The Prize, I Want It
All, Headlong, Tear It Up, The Show Must Go On, Last Horizon,
Love Of My Life, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Driven By You, '39,
On My Way Up, Hammer To Fall (Slow & Fast), Guitar Solo
(including 'Waltzing Matilda'), Resurrection, We Will Rock You,
Tie Your Mother Down, Another World, All The Way From Memphis
'No-One But You' was occasionally performed
1. 20 November 1998 -
Metropolis Concert, Perth, Australia
2. 22 November 1998 - Heaven Nightclub, Adelaide, Australia
3. 23 November 1998 - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
4. 25 November 1998 - Capital Theatre, Sydney, Australia
5. 26 November 1998 - Workers Club, Newcastle, Australia
6. 28 November 1998 - Alexandra Hills Hotel, Brisbane, Australia
1999
Cozy Powell Tribute Concert
Since You've Been
Gone, Tie Your Mother Down, Hammer To Fall, In All-Star Finale:
All The Young Dudes, With A Little Help From My Friends, You're
The Voice
1. 1 May 1999 - Cozy Powell Tribute, Buxton Opera House, Buxton, England
2001
Miscellaneous Concert
I Don't Want Nobody
(Teasing Around With Me), Let Me Out, Tie Your Mother Down
1. 7 July 2001 -
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
Brian then appeared on the encore, 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On'
2001
Cambridge Union Society
With God On Our Side, We Will Rock You
1. 9 October 2001 - Cambridge Union Society, Cambridge
University, Cambridge, England
2002
Miscellaneous Concert 1
We Are The Champions
(Acoustic-Instrumental), Tie Your Mother Down
1. 16 March 2002 - Liza Minelli's Wedding, unknown venue, New York, USA
2002
Miscellaneous Concert 2
Is This The World We
Created (Brian on vocals), I'll Do My Crying In The Rain (duet),
Run To You (Bryan Adams vocals), Crazy Little Thing Called Love
(Bryan Adams vocals)
1. 10 November 2002 -
Royal Opera House, unknown location, England
Brian performs at a charity night in aid of the Dian Fossey
Gorilla Fund.
Brian performs 'Is This The World We Created?' by himself, before
being joined by Bryan Adams for the other tracks.
2003
Lonnie Donegan Memorial Service
I'm Just A Rolling Stone, Have A Drink On Me
1. 8 May 2003 - Lonnice Donegan Memorial Service, unknown venue
2004 House Of Guitars
Amazing Grace, Brighton Rock Solo, Chinese Torture
1. 8 January 2004 - House Of Guitars,
London, England
Brian plays a few tracks at the opening of the House Of Guitars
in London.
2004
University Of Hertfordshire
Guitar improvisation,
We Will Rock You, Brighton Rock, Amazing Grace, Puttin' On The
Style, Rock Island Line
1. 9 January 2004 -
University Of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Brian performs a number of tracks at this charity event, and
gives a lengthy speech.
2004
Grand Order Of Water Rats
Freight Train, I'm
Just A Rollin' Stone, Mama Don't Allow
1. 28 November 2004 - Grosvenor House Hotel,
London, England
Brian performs at the Annual Ball of the Grand Order of Water
Rats.
2005
46664 Arctic
The Theme From The
Gladiator, The Last Temptation Of Christ, Everybody's Got To
Learn Sometime, Cosi Celeste, Asimbonanga
1. 11 June 2005 - 46664
Arctic, Tromso, Norway
Brian collaborates with a number of other artists, namely:
The Theme From The Gladiator - with Jivan Gasparyan
The Last Temptation Of Christ - with Jivan Gasparyan and Peter
Gabriel
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - with Zucchero and Sharon Corr
(possibly) Senza Una Donna - with Zucchero
Cosi Celeste - with Zucchero (Brian on acoustic guitar and lead
vocals on one verse)
Asimbonanga - with Johnny Clegg and all artists
The house band consisted of Spike Edney (keyboards), Jamie Moses (guitars), John Marte (drums) and Steve Stroud (bass).
2006
'Love Letter To Dan' Concert
Who Wants To Live
Forever (Mazz Murray on vocals, Brian on guitar and Mike Dixon on
piano)
1. 16 July 2006 - Love
Letter To Dan Concert, Novello Theatre, London, England
Brian appears with Mazz Murray and Mike Dixon (both from the 'We
Will Rock You' musical), at this concert, a tribute to a theatre
friend of Brian and Anita's, Dan Crawford.