John Deacon Concertography

 

John Deacon's live appearances outside the world of Queen are even more brief than Freddie's, with only one true solo live appearance, all the others being alongside either Roger or Brian. Instead of a normal but very short concertography, this page lists all of John's appearances since Queen stopped touring in 1986, with links to the full details elsewhere.

 

1988 Princes Trust Rock Gala
1988 Fan Club Party
1992 The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1993 Cowdray Ruins Concert
1995 SAS Band Concert
1997 Bejart Ballet For Life


1988 Princes Trust Rock Gala


The Letter

Brian performed with a number of artists at this charity concert, and was joined by John for this single track, with vocals by Joe Cocker. The track may appear on a video release of the same name.

6 June 1988 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

1988 Fan Club Party


Dust My Broom (Brian vocals), I'm In Love With My Car (Roger vocals), Early Morning Blues (Brian vocals), Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Chris Thompson vocals)

John and Brian appeared as a guest of The Cross at this fan club party.

4 December 1988 - Fan Club Party, Hammersmith Palais, London, England

1992 The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert


Tie Your Mother Down (Brian May and Joe Elliot), Heaven & Hell / Pinball Wizard (instrumental, with Toni Iommi on guitar), I Want It All (Roger Daltrey), Las Palabras De Amor (Zucchero), Hammer To Fall (Gary Cherone), Stone Cold Crazy (James Hetfield), Innuendo / Kashmir / Thank You (Robert Plant), Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Robert Plant), Too Much Love Will Kill You (Brian May), Radio Ga Ga (Paul Young), Who Wants To Live Forever (Seal), I Want To Break Free (Lisa Stansfield), Under Pressure (David Bowie & Annie Lennox), All The Young Dudes (Ian Hunter), Heroes (David Bowie), '39 (George Michael), These Are The Days Of Our Lives (George Michael & Lisa Stansfield), Somebody To Love (George Michael), Bohemian Rhapsody (Elton John & Axl Rose), The Show Must Go On (Elton John), We Will Rock You (Axl Rose), We Are The Champions (Lisa Minelli), God Save The Queen

John appeared with Brian and Roger at this tribute to Freddie, performing with a wide range of different artists.

20 April 1992 - Wembley Stadium, London, England

1993 Cowdray Ruins Concert


A Kind Of Magic, I Want To Break Free, We Will Rock You, Another One Bites The Dust, These Are The Days Of Our Lives, Radio Ga Ga

John appeared with Roger at this charity concert, billed as Queen, which featured Paul Young on vocals on 'Another One Bites The Dust'.

18 September 1993 - Cowdray Park, Midhurst, England

1995 SAS Band Concert


My Girl, 634-5789, Crazy Little Thing Called Love

This was John's only true solo appearance, joining The SAS Band for a few tracks.

1 July 1995 - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England

1997 Bejart Ballet For Life


The Show Must Go On

This appearance was with Brian, Roger and Elton John, at the premiere of the ballet.

17 January 1997 - National Theatre De Challiot, Paris, France