Brian May Concertography 2000-2020
This page is an overview of Brian's live career
from 2000 to 2020. All of the shows on this page are one-off
performances, rather than a fully structured tour.
The list includes almost every show, apart from TV appearances
where he only appeared to perform (or mime) a single track, and
other artists' shows where he performed on a couple of the
artists' own tracks (the shows are included if he performed any
tracks by Queen, or his own solo tracks). For a more
comprehensive list, with exact setlists and details of live
recordings, please see the Queen Concerts website.
Shows which feature Kerry Ellis alongside Brian now have their
own page here.
'We Will
Rock You' Solo Appearances
- 12 November 2002 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 20 October 2003 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (afternoon &
evening performance)
- 27 October 2003 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 29 October 2003 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 30 October 2003 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 31 January 2004 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (both performances)
and 'We Are The Champions' (evening only)
- 17 April 2004 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'We Are The
Champions' (afternoon & evening performance)
- 11 May 2004 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'We Are The
Champions' ('Sport Relief' performance)
- 11 May 2006 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'The Show Must Go
On' (4th anniversary show)
- 7 October 2006 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (afternoon &
evening performance)
- 29 September 2007 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (afternoon &
evening performance)
- 29 December 2007 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (afternoon &
evening performance)
- 21 May 2008 - 'Don't Stop Me Now', 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
and 'The Show Must Go On'
- 10 January 2009 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (afternoon &
evening performance)
- 18 May 2009 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'The Show Must Go
On' (7th Anniversary performance)
- 12 September 2009 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (both shows) and
'The Show Must Go On' (evening) (last shows of cast)
- 4 September 2010 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (both shows)
- 31 May 2011 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'The Show Must Go
On' (belated 9th anniversary performance. Brian made a
short speech between the tracks, during which Roger came
onstage with an Olivier award, but did not actually speak
nor play it seems)
- 20 August 2011 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (presumably) (both
shows) (Mazz Murray's last performance)
- 13 September 2011 - 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are The
Champions' (with Spice Girl Mel C as part of 'Pop Goes
The Musical' for Children In Need)
- 15 April 2012 - Olivier Awards, Theatre Royal Drury Lane,
London, England - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (with London cast
to celebrate winning the People's choice award in 2011)
- 5 October 2013 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (evening show, to
mark the final show of the 2012 cast)
- 11 June 2009 - Sunderland Empire Theatre, Sunderland,
England - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (day after premiere)
- 17 September 2009 - Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol, England
- 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 31 January 2010 - 02 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - 'Bohemian
Rhapsody' (afternoon & evening performance) (final
show of touring in Ireland)
- 20 January 2011 - King's Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland -
'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 22 March 2011 - Millennium Theatre, Cardiff, Wales -
'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 8 June 2011 - His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland -
'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 7 July 2011 - Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham, England
- 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 13 October 2011 - Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol, England -
'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 1 December 2011 - Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (gala performace for the Mercury
Phoenix Trust)
- 27 March 2013 - Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, England -
'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 2 January 2004 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
- 27 January 2004 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Tie Your
Mother Down' (100th Madrid performance)
- 3 May 2004 - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (press launch of cast
album)
- 30 May 2004 - unknown songs (undoubtedly 'Bohemian
Rhapsody', maybe others) (last performance in Madrid)
- 18 December 2004, Paris Theater, Las Vegas, USA -
'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Guitar Solo' and 'The Show Must Go
On' (two evening performances)
- 24 January 2008 - Raimund Theater, Vienna, Austria -
'Bohemian Rhapsody' (Austrian premiere)
- 12 November 2009 - Apollo Theater, Stuttgart, Germany -
'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'The Show Must Go On' (marking 1
year in Stuttgart)
- 4 December 2009 - Allianz Teatro, Milan, Italy -
'Bohemian Rhapsody' (Italian premiere)
- 3 September 2010 - Beatrix Theatre, Utrecht, Netherlands
- 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (Dutch premiere)
- 21 October 2010 - Theater des Westens, Berlin, Germany -
'Bohemian Rhapsody' (premiere in Berlin)
- 27 January 2011 - Folketeatret, Oslo, Norway - 'Bohemian
Rhapsody' (premiere in Oslo)
- 15 October 2013 - Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, USA -
'Bohemian Rhapsody' (premiere of US touring production)
- 16 March 2015 - Mehr! Theater, Hamburg, Germany -
'Bohemian Rhapsody' (premiere in Hamburg)
2001
Alice Cooper Concert
We Will Rock You (instrumental), School's Out
1. 18 May 2001 - Wembley Arena, London,
England |
2001
Montreux Jazz Festival
Luke's Blues
I Don't Want Nobody (Teasing Around With Me), Let
Me Out, Tie Your Mother Down, Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
(finale)
1. 6 July 2001 - Montreux Jazz Festival,
Stravinski Hall, Montreux, Switzerland
2. 7 July 2001 - Montreux Jazz Festival, Stravinski Hall,
Montreux, Switzerland |
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
Liza Minelli's Wedding
We Are The Champions (acoustic instrumental version), Tie Your
Mother Down
1. 16 March 2002 - Liza Minelli's
Wedding, New York, USA |
2002 Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Concert
Is This The World We Created (Brian on vocals), I'll Do My Crying
In The Rain (duet), Run To You (Bryan Adams on vocals), Crazy
Little Thing Called Love (Bryan Adams on vocals)
1. 10 November 2002 - Royal Opera House,
London, England |
2003 Lonnie Donegan Memorial Service
I'm Just A Rolling Stone, Have A Drink On Me
1. 8 May 2003 - Lonnie Donegan Memorial
Service, St Paul's, Covent Garden, London, England |
2003 Def
Leppard Concert
Tie Your Mother Down
1. 31 October 2003 - Hammersmith Apollo,
London, England |
2004
House Of Guitars Concert
Amazing Grace, Guitar Solo, Chinese Torture
1. 8 January 2004 - House Of Guitars,
London, England |
2004 University Of Hertfordshire Event
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, England |
2004 Strat
Pack 50th Anniversary Concert
Oh Boy
(with The Crickets), Maybe Baby
(Brian on vocals, with The Crickets), Love You More Than I Can
Say (with The Crickets), Every Day (with The Crickets), Peggy Sue
(with The Crickets), I
Fought The Law (with The Crickets), That'll
Be The Day (Brian on vocals, with The Crickets), All Right
Now (with Paul Rodgers), Stay With
Me (all-star finale)
1. 24 September 2004 - Strat Pack 50th
Anniversary Concert, Wembley Arena, London, England |
2004 Grand Order Of Water Rats Ball
Freight Train, I'm Just A Rollin' Stone, Mama Don't Allow
1. 28 November 2004 - Grosvenor House
Hotel, London, England |
2005 46664
Arctic
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), Cosi Celeste (with Zucchero and Sharon Corr)
1. 11 June 2005 - 46664 Arctic,
Fyllingen, Tromso, Norway |
2006
'Love Letter To Dan' Concert
Who Wants To Live Forever (Mazz Murray on vocals)
1. 16 July 2006 - Love Letter To Dan
Concert, Novello Theatre, London, England |
2006 McFly
Concert
Don't Stop Me Now, Guitar Solo, 5 Colours In Her Hair
1. 22 September 2006 - Wembley Arena,
London, England |
11 December 2008 - 1 concert with Kery Ellis at
the Royal
Variety Performance in London, England
2009
Mazz Murray's Wedding
Love Of My Life (Mazz Murray vocals), Tie Your Mother Down (Mazz
or Gina Murray vocals)
1. 18 June 2009 - The Luton Hoo Hotel,
Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
20 June 2009 - 26 June 2009 - 4 concerts at 'Kerry
Ellis Sings 'The Great British Songbook'' shows in London,
England
2009 John Moores University Appearance
Guitar Improvisation
1. 23 July 2009 - John Moores University,
Liverpool, England |
1 November 2009 - 13 November 2010 - 8 shows with
Kerry Ellis at Pinktober,
Night
Of 1000 Voices, and various TV
shows in the UK
2011
Enfield School Appearance
We Will Rock You, unknown tracks
1. 14 February 2011 - West Lea School,
Enfield, London, England |
18 April 2011 - 1 performance with Kerry Ellis on
the 'Fern'
TV show in London, England
2011
Eddy Christianni Awards
Don't Stop Me Now, Guitar Solo, Tie Your Mother Down
1. 23 April 2011 - Eddy Christianni
Awards, Arsenaaltheater, Vlissingen, Netherlands |
1 May 2011 - 17 June 2011 - 17 shows with Kerry
Ellis as part of the 'Anthems'
tour, a TV
show appearance, and Born
Free Foundation Gala Dinner in England
1. 24 June 2011 - Magma Art &
Congress Centre, Tenerife, Spain |
3 July 2011 - 16 July 2011 - 2 shows with Kerry
Ellis at the Goodwood
Festival Of Speed and RAF
Cranwell in England
2011 Reading Festival
We Will Rock You, Welcome To The Black Parade
1. 26 August 2011 - Reading Festival,
Little John's Farm, Reading, England |
2011 MTV Music
Video Awards
Yoü And I
1. 28 August 2011 - MTV Music Video
Awards, Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, USA |
2011 The
Darkness Concert
Bareback, Tie Your Mother Down, I Believe In A Thing Called Love
1. 25 November 2011 - Hammersmith Apollo,
London, England |
25 November 2011 - 1 show with Kerry Ellis at the
Freddie
Mercury Tribute Concert in London, England
2011 Mel C
Concert
One Vision
1. 9 December 2011 - The Scala, London,
England |
16 February 2012 - 19 February 2012 - 2 shows with Kerry Ellis
in San
Remo, Italy, and the WhatsOnStage
Awards in London, England
1. 27 February 2012 - Radio 1 'Live
Lounge' session, unknown venue, England |
27 March 2012 - 26 May 2012 - 3 shows with Kerry Ellis at the Born
Free Foundation in South Africa, 'Friday
Night Is Music Night' radio show, and the All
Cannings Charity Concert in England
2012 Private
Party
Unknown setlist, believed to include 'Crazy Little Thing Called
Love' and 'All Right Now'
1. 27 August 2012 - Brian's home, Surrey,
England |
1 September 2012 - 18 Febuary 2013 - 17 concerts
with Kerry Ellis, including the 'Born
Free' tour
2013 Oxford
Union
Improvisation
1. 27 February 2013 - Oxford Union,
Oxford, England |
1 March 2013 - 5 May 2014 - 39 concerts with
Kerry Ellis, including two 'Born
Free' tours
1. 26 September 2014 - Magma Art &
Congress Centre, Tenerife, Spain |
2014
Red Special Book Launch
Guitar Improvisation
1. 1 October 2014 - Red Special Book
Launch, Century Club, London, England |
2014
Classic Rock Awards Ceremony
Tie Your Mother Down
1. 4 November 2014 - Classic Rock Awards
Ceremony, The Avalon, Hollywood, USA |
1 June 2015 - 26 April 2016 - 25 concerts with Kerry Ellis,
including the 'One
Voice' European Tour
2016 Starmus
Festival
Time (Inception)
1. 1 July 2016 - Auditorio de Tenerife,
Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain |
9 April 2017 - 2 December 2018 - 3 shows with Kerry Ellis on The
Michael Ball Show on BBC Radio, at a Kerry
Ellis Concert, and at the A
West End Christmas concert
2019 Starmus
Festival
Who Wants To Live Forever (vocals by Brian and Vittorio Grigolo),
'39 (vocals by Brian), We Are The Champions (vocals by Vittorio
Grigolo)
1. 24 June 2019 - Starmus V Festival,
Samsung Hall, Zurich, Switzerland |
2019 James Burton & Friends Concert
25 Or 6 To 4, Last Horizon, Tie Your Mother Down, Rocky Mountain
Way, Heartbreak Hotel, Johnny B Goode
1. 12 November 2019 - Schermerhorn
Symphony Center, Nashville, USA |
2019 Sandhurst Chapel Carol Service
Hark The Herald Angels Sing (including a snippet of 'Last
Horizon')
1. 18 December 2019 - The Chapel of The
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England |