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Brian May Concertography
This page is an overview of Brian's live career
from 1983 to 2011. The tracks given for each tour reflect the
standard setlist, but the actual songs performed varied from
night to night.
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). The Solo Crossover Concertography also
features details of a number of Roger and The Cross shows at
which Brian made a guest appearance. For a more comprehensive
list, with exact setlists and details of live recordings, please
see the Queen
Concerts website.
Two live-only tracks are mentioned on these pages, namely 'God (The Dream Is Over)'
and 'C'mon Baby'.
Full details of both tracks can be found on the Live-Only Songs
page.
'We Will Rock You' Solo Appearances
Brian has made the following appearances during the finale of the
musical, playing guitar with the cast on vocals. They are listed
here as they are so numerous, and so many of the details are
repeated. See also the Queen Concertography
1992-2010 for details of appearances alongside Roger.
WWRY London - Dominion Theatre, London, England
WWRY UK Touring Production
WWRY Spain - Teatro Calderon, Madrid, Spain
WWRY Rest Of The World
1983
Capital Radio Guitar Masterclass
Pavan, Guitar Solo, Love Of My Life
Brian was the host of this masterclass, and illustrated how to
play a short traditional song called 'Pavan', before performing a
probably typical guitar solo and acoustic version of 'Love Of My
Life'.
| 1. 20 November 1983 - Duke Of York's Theatre, London, England |
1986-7 Bad News
Concerts
Show 1 Drink Till I Die, Masturbike, Warriors Of Genghis Khan,
Hey Hey Bad News, Guitar Duel, Bad News
Show 2: Bohemian Rhapsody, Warriors Of Genghis Khan, Hey Hey Bad
News, Bad News, Life With Brian
Show 3: Brighton Rock Solo, Hey Hey Bad News, Mama Weer All
Crazee Now
| 1. 9 November 1986 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England | |
| Brian appeared alongside Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, and the two performed a guitar duel. | |
| 2. 29 August 1987 - Richfield Avenue,
Reading, England 3. 5 November 1987 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England |
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1987 Def Leppard
Concert
Now I'm Here
| 1. 9 September 1987 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England |
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), With A Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker
and Marti Pellow)
Various artists performed at this concert, including Wet Wet Wet,
T'Pau, Midge Ure, Elton John and Eric Clapton. Brian played
guitar on the above tracks, while John Deacon also played bass on
'The Letter'. Selected tracks were later released on a video release
of the same name.
| 1. 6 June 1988 - Prince's Trust Rock Gala, Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
1988 Bad News Concerts
Unknown tracks
Brian appeared along with Jeff Beck, and probably performed some
sort of guitar duel again.
| 1. 16 December 1988 - The Marquee Club,
London, England 2. 17 December 1988 - The Marquee Club, London, England |
1989 Jerry Lee
Lewis Concert
High School Confidential, Rockin' My Life Away, Johnny B. Goode,
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, Great Balls Of Fire, Good Golly
Miss Molly, Tutti Frutti, Mexicali Rose, Wild One
Brian accidentally unplugged his guitar during the opening track
while moving across the stage. The show (or at least, selected
tracks) were later released on a video, 'The Killer Live'.
| 1. 21 November 1989 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England |
1991 Innuendo Launch
Party
Unknown tracks
Brian performed unknown tracks at this party in the USA to
celebrate the launch of the 'Innuendo' album.
| 1. 2 February 1991 - Queen Mary Ship, Long Beach, California, USA |
1991 Innuendo
Radio Tour
New York: Guitar Solos, The Invisible Man, Ogre Battle (intro)
Los Angeles: Guitar Solos (with parts of Last Horizon)
Boston: The Invisible Man (and probably others)
Philadelphia: Guitar Solo, I Can't Live With You, Under Pressure,
Guitar Solos, We Will Rock You, Tie Your Mother Down, Somebody To
Love
Dallas: Guitar Solo, Brighton Rock (studio version), Stone Cold
Crazy, Guitar Solo, I Can't Live With You, Guitar Solos
San Jose: I Can't Live With You, Guitar Solo, Tie Your Mother
Down, Killer Queen, Headlong, Guitar Solo, Under Pressure, Guitar
Solo
Toronto: Tie Your Mother Down, Guitar Solo, Crazy Little Thing
Called Love, Stone Cold Crazy
Brian appeared on a number of radio stations in the USA to
promote the 'Innuendo' album, which included an interview, him
playing along to Queen tracks, and improvising guitar solos. All
shows, apart from the one in Boston it seems, are available on
bootlegs, with the San Jose one by far the most common.
| 1. 25 March 1991 - New York, New York,
USA 2. 17 April 1991 - Los Angeles, California, USA 3. 28 May 1991 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA 4. 29 May 1991 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 5. 31 May 1991 - Dallas, Texas, USA 6. 4 June 1991 - San Jose, California, USA 7. 10 June 1991 - Toronto, Canada |
1991 Richard
Digance TV Show
Last Horizon (solo), She's A Lady (with Richard Digance)
This appearance was later broadcast on ITV. Brian performed 'Last
Horizon' alone, and then joined host Richard Digance on
(presumably) one of his own tracks.
| 1. 17 August 1991 - The Richard Digance Show, LWT Studios, London, England |
1991 Expo '92 Concert
Always With Me Always With You, Last Horizon, Driven By You,
Guitar Solo, Tie Your Mother Down, Rock Mountain Way (Joe Walsh,
with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai), Now I'm Here (with Paul Rodgers
and all), Hey Joe (with Paul Rodgers and all)
Brian organised this concert, which also featured Nuno
Bettencourt, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Joe Walsh. Brian
performed a mix of his own tracks and provided guitar for other
artists, including rhythm guitar on the first track. The show was
broadcast worldwide.
| 1. 19 October 1991 - Expo '92 Concert, Seville, Spain |
1991 Extreme Concert
Tie Your Mother Down, Song For Love
| 1. 22 October 1991 - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England |
1992 Guns 'n' Roses
Concert
Tie Your Mother Down, We Will Rock You (slow and fast versions)
| 1. 13 June 1992 - Wembley Stadium, London, England |
1992 Pavarotti &
Friends Concert
Too Much Love Will Kill You, La Donna E Mobile
Brian appeared at this all-star concert, performing 'Too Much
Love Will Kill You' by himself, and then playing triangle on 'La
Donna E Mobile', as part of the all-star finale. Both tracks were
released on an album
of the same name, which is also available on iTunes, and full
details of 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' are available here.
| 1. 27 September 1992 - Parco Novi Sad, Modena, Italy |
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
Other tracks occasionally performed included 'Let Me Out', 'Since
You've Been Gone', and 'Rolling Over'. Brian's band for this
first tour was slightly different to his later line-up, with Mike
Caswell on guitar, and Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley and Chris
Thompson all providing 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 |
1992 Grand Order Of
Water Rats Ball
Unknown tracks
Brian performed at the annual ball, with other artists including
Phil Collins, Lonnie Donnegan, Bert Weedon, Joe Brown and Dec
Cluskey.
| 1. November 1992 - Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England |
1992 Extreme Concert
I Want To Break Free, Tie Your Mother Down
| 1. 23 December 1992 - Wembley Arena, London, England |
1993 Back To
The Light North American Tour (1st leg)
Headlining setlist: The Dark, Back To The Light, Driven By You,
Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Love Of My Life, '39 (intro),
Let Your Heart Rule Your Head, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Spike
Edney Keyboard Solo, Since You've Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Guitar
Extravagance, Resurrection, Cozy Powell Drum Solo, Bohemian
Rhapsody, Resurrection (reprise), Last Horizon, Hammer To Fall,
Let Me Out
Support act setlist: The Dark, Back To The Light, Driven By You,
Love Token, '39, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Now I'm Here,
Resurrection, Cozy Powell Drum Solo, Bohemian Rhapsody,
Resurrection (reprise), We Will Rock You (slow/fast)
Some of the shows on this tour were Brian as a headlining act,
and others were as support for Guns 'n' Roses. As such there were
two regular setlists, as above.
| 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. 24 March 1993 - Arena, Winnipeg, Canada 16. 26 March 1993 - Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, Canada 17. 28 March 1993 - Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Canada 18. 30 March 1993 - B.C Stadium, Vancouver, Canada 19. 1 April 1993 - Coliseum, Portland, USA 20. 3 April 1993 - Arco Arena, Sacromento, USA 21. 4 April 1993 - Lawlor Event Centre, Reno, USA 22. 5 April 1993 - The Tonight Show, Los Angeles, USA |
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| Brian appeared on 'The Tonight Show', performing just 'Back To The Light' and 'Tie Your Mother Down', with Slash on guitar on the latter. Both tracks were later released on the 'Resurrection' single. | |
| 23. 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)
Headlining setlist: The Dark, Back To The Light, Driven By You,
Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Headlong, Love Token (reprise),
Love Of My Life, '39 (intro), Let Your Heart Rule Your Head, Too
Much Love Will Kill You, Spike Edney Keyboard Solo, Since You've
Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Guitar Extravagance, Resurrection, Cozy
Powell Drum Solo, Bohemian Rhapsody, Resurrection (reprise), Last
Horizon, We Will Rock You (slow/fast), God (The Dream Is Over),
Hammer To Fall
Support act setlist: The Dark, Back To The Light, Driven By You,
Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token, Headlong, Love Of My Life, '39
(intro), Too Much Love Will Kill You, Spike Edney Keyboard Solo,
Now I'm Here, Guitar Extravagance, Resurrection, Cozy Powell Drum
Solo, Bohemian Rhapsody, Resurrection (reprise), Last Horizon, We
Will Rock You (slow/fast)
Some of the shows on this tour were Brian as a headlining act
(shows 4-18 and 22), while others were as support for Guns 'n'
Roses (shows 1-3, 19-21 and 23-30), and as such there were two
regular setlists, as above. The headlining setlist occasionally
included 'Let Me Out', 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' (in French),
'Tavaszi Szel Vizet Araszt', 'Las Palabras De Amor', the
'Mustapha' intro, and part of 'Is This The World We Created'. One
show, at Brixton on 16th June, even included a very early
acoustic version of 'The Business'. The support act setlist
occasionally included 'Hammer To Fall', 'Since You've Been Gone'
and 'Mustapha' intro.
| 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 |
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| This concert was later released as an edited 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 |
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| Brian joined Guns 'n' Roses during their show to play guitar on 'Knockin' On Heavens Door'. | |
1993 Switzerland
Winterthur Festival
The Dark, Back To The Light, Driven By You, Tie Your Mother Down,
Love Token, Headlong, Love Of My Life, 39 (intro), Let Your Heart
Rule Your Head, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Spike Edney Keyboard
Solo, Since You've Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Guitar Extravagance,
Resurrection, Cozy Powell Drum Solo, Bohemian Rhapsody,
Resurrection (reprise), Last Horizon, We Will Rock You
(slow/fast), God (The
Dream Is Over), Hammer To Fall
| 1. 12 September 1993 - Winterthur Festival, Steinberggasse, Winterthur, Switzerland |
1993 French
'Taratata' TV Show
Driven By You, We Will Rock You
| 1. 25 September 1993 - 'Taratata' TV Show, Paris, France |
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 (intro), Let Your Heart
Rule Your Head, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Spike Edney Keyboard
Solo, Since You've Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Guitar Extravagance,
Resurrection, Cozy Powell Drum Solo, Bohemian Rhapsody,
Resurrection (reprise), Last Horizon, We Will Rock You
(slow/fast), God (The
Dream Is Over), Hammer To Fall
'Let Me Out' was also occasionally performed.
| 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, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token,
Headlong, Love Of My Life, 39 (intro), Let Your Heart Rule Your
Head, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Spike Edney Keyboard Solo,
Since You've Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Guitar Extravagance,
Resurrection, Cozy Powell Drum Solo, Bohemian Rhapsody,
Resurrection (reprise), Teo Torriatte, We Will Rock You
(slow/fast), God (The
Dream Is Over), Hammer To Fall
'Driven By You' was performed upto and including the 7th November show, but then dropped from the set from this, and the 2nd European tour leg, as it was a difficult song to sing. Other tracks occasionally performed included 'Last Horizon' and 'Let Me Out'.
| 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, Tie Your Mother Down, Love Token,
Headlong, Love Of My Life, 39 (intro), Let Your Heart Rule Your
Head, Too Much Love Will Kill You, Spike Edney Keyboard Solo,
Since You've Been Gone, Now I'm Here, Guitar Extravagance,
Resurrection, Cozy Powell Drum Solo, Bohemian Rhapsody,
Resurrection (reprise), Last Horizon, We Will Rock You
(slow/fast), God (The
Dream Is Over), Hammer To Fall
All concerts in December had 'Teo Torriatte' instead of 'God (The Dream Is Over)'.
A number of tracks were also performed at least once, namely 'Big
Spender', 'Too Much Love Will Kill You' (in French), 'I Wanna
Hold Your Hand', 'Mustapha', 'Las Palabras De Amor' and the intro
to 'Is This The World We Created'. The full version of '39 (as
opposed to just the intro) was also performed at a couple of
shows.
| 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, Ireland 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 Paul Rodgers
Concerts
Show 1: I'm Ready, Fire And Water, Mr. Big, Feel Like Makin'
Love, Little Bit Of Love, Stone Free, The Hunter, Bad Company,
All Right Now, Crossroads
Show 2: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, Little Bit Of Love, Mr.
Big, Let Me Love You, The Hunter, Bad Company, All Right Now,
Crossroads
Show 3: Good
Morning Little Schoolgirl, I'm Ready, Little Bit Of Love,
All Right Now,
Crossroads, Hoochie Coochie Man
| 1. 9 February 1994 - Kentish Town Forum,
London, England 2. 26 June 1994 - Gibson's Night Of 100 Guitars, Wembley Arena, London, England |
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| This show also featured Slash on 'Let Me Love You'. | |
| 3. 6 July 1994 - Stravinski Auditorium, Montreux, Switzerland | |
| This show was released as a CD and DVD titled 'Live At Montreux' in 2011. | |
1994 Meat Loaf
Concert
We Will Rock You (unconfirmed), Roll Over Beethoven
| 1. 5 December 1994 - Wembley Arena, London, England |
1994 Fan Club
Christmas Party
Only Make Believe, Tie Your Mother Down (country version)
Brian appeared briefly at this SAS Band show, in the guise of T.E
Conway.
| 1. 17 December 1994 - Fan Club Party, Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England |
1996 Paul Rodgers
Concert
Feel Like Makin' Love, All Right Now, Crossroads, Hoochie Coochie
Man
| 1. Unknown date, 1996 - Los Angeles, California, USA |
1996 Status Quo
Videoshoot
Raining In My Heart (mimed), FBI, Johnny B Goode
This was a videoshoot for a video
version of the 'Don't Stop' album, followed by a short thank-you
concert for fans afterwards.
| 1. 28 January 1996 - Brixton Academy, London, England |
1998 'Gute Nacht
Gottschalk' TV Show
Guitar Improvisation
Brian performed a guitar improvisation with Status Quo's Rick
Parfitt on this German TV show. Apparently the whole appearance
was around 30 minutes so it probably included a number of
improvisations and lengthy interviews.
| 1. 31 May 1998 - 'Gute Nacht Gottschalk' TV show, Cologne, Germany |
1998 virgin.net
Interview
Tie Your Mother Down (parts), Nothing But Blue (parts)
Brian appeared on www.virgin.net for an interview and performed
parts of two tracks, and probably some general guitar
improvisation aswell.
| 1. 1 June 1998 - Virgin Radio, 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 version), Let Your Heart Rule
Your Head, Hammer To Fall (slow/fast)
These three short gigs were held to promote the album. Brian also
made a number of other appearances, mostly miming 'On My Way Up'.
| 1. 5 June 1998 - Big Mama Club, Rome,
Italy 2. 9 June 1998 - Le Reservoir, Paris, France |
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| 'Hammer To Fall' and 'On My Way Up' were later released in Japan only on the 'Red Special' album. | |
| 3. 11 June 1998 - Virgin Megastore, Oxford Street, London, England | |
1998 VH1 TV Show
On My Way Up, Driven By You, Why Don't We Try Again, Only Make
Believe, Tie Your Mother Down
This was a short acoustic set, which was presumably broadcast on
VH1 in the same month.
| 1. 16 June 1998 - unknown venue, London, England |
1998 USA Rockstock
Festival
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)
This was a cut down setlist, used as a warm-up for the European
tour.
| 1. 12 September 1998 - New World Music Theater, Chicago, USA |
1998
Another World European Tour
Dance With The Devil (from tape), Only Make Believe, C'mon Baby, Space,
Since You've Been Gone, The Business, Spike Edney Keyboard Solo,
China Belle, White Man (intro), Fat Bottomed Girls, Gimme The
Prize (solo), I Want It All, Headlong, Tear It Up, The Show Must
Go On, Neil Murray Bass Solo, 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, Another World, All The Way From Memphis, No-One But You
Other tracks occasionally performed included 'Sail Away Sweet
Sister', 'Let Your Heart Rule Your Head', 'Too Much Love Will
Kill You', 'Slow Down', and 'Why Don't We Try Again'. 'Mustapha',
'Dancing Queen', 'With A Little Help From My Friends' and
'Sleeping On The Sidewalk' were all performed at least once, and
Brian also occasionally sang 'Another World' in Spanish or
French. The track 'C'mon
Baby' is a semi-improvised track, with very few vocals, and
is based on 'Slow Down'.
| 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/Australian Tour
Dance With The Devil (from tape), Only Make Believe, C'mon Baby, Space,
Since You've Been Gone, Spike Edney Keyboard Solo, China Belle,
White Man (intro), Fat Bottomed Girls, Gimme The Prize (solo), I
Want It All, Headlong, Tear It Up, The Show Must Go On, Neil
Murray Bass Solo, 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, Resurrection, We Will Rock You, Tie
Your Mother Down, Another World, All The Way From Memphis
Other tracks occasionally performed included 'The Business',
'No-One But You', 'Let Your Heart Rule Your Head' and 'Sail Away
Sweet Sister'. 'Teo Torriatte' was also performed, but only at
the Japanese shows, while some Australian shows included parts of
'Waltzing Matilda' in Brian's solo. The track 'C'mon Baby' is a
semi-improvised track, with very few vocals, and is based on
'Slow Down'.
| 1. 10 November 1998 - Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | |
| This show featured Nuno Bettencourt, from Extreme, on guitar on 'Tie Your Mother Down'. | |
| 2. 11 November 1998 - Shibuya Kokaido,
Tokyo, Japan 3. 13 November 1998 - Bottom Line, Nagoya, Japan 4. 14 November 1998 - IMP Hall, Osaka, Japan 5. 20 November 1998 - Metropolis Concert, Perth, Australia 6. 22 November 1998 - Heaven Nightclub, Adelaide, Australia 7. 23 November 1998 - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia 8. 25 November 1998 - Capital Theatre, Sydney, Australia 9. 26 November 1998 - Workers Club, Newcastle, Australia 10. 28 November 1998 - Alexandra Hills Hotel, Brisbane, Australia |
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1998 SAS Band Concert
Only Make Believe, (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care, Tie Your
Mother Down, With A Little Help From My Friends, You're The
Voice, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
This appearance was with the SAS Band, with Brian performing in
the guise of T.E. Conway.
| 1. 12 December 1998 - The Chiddingfold Club, Chiddingfold, England |
1999 Gerry
Stickells Farewell Party
Unknown tracks
Brian performed various tracks with Steve Miller and his band at
this farewell party for Queen's former tour manager.
| 1. April 1999 - Gerry Stickells Farewell Party, San Francisco, California, USA |
1999 Cozy Powell
Tribute Concert
Since You've Been Gone, Tie Your Mother Down, Hammer To Fall, All
The Young Dudes (all-star finale), With A Little Help From My
Friends (all-star finale), You're The Voice (all-star finale)
This tribute show was with the SAS Band.
| 1. 1 May 1999 - Cozy Powell Tribute Concert, Buxton Opera House, Buxton, England |
1999 National
Music Show
Guitar Lesson, We Will Rock You, Jam (with Chad Smith)
Brian gave a guitar lesson to visitors at this show, covering
delays and harmonies, before a jam with Chad Smith of the Red Hot
Chilli Peppers.
| 1. 28 November 1999 - Wembley Exhibition Centre, London, England |
2001 Alice Cooper
Concert
We Will Rock You (instrumental), School's Out
| 1. 18 May 2001 - Wembley Arena, London, England |
2001 Montreux Jazz
Festival
First night: Luke's Blues
Second night: I Don't Want Nobody (Teasing Around With Me), Let
Me Out, Tie Your Mother Down, Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
(finale)
It seems likely that the first night was probably Brian making a
guest appearance with someone else, but I don't know for sure.
| 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)
Brian performed at this charity night in aid of the Dian Fossey
Gorilla Fund, performing 'Is This The World We Created?' by
himself, before being joined by Bryan Adams for the other tracks.
| 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
Brian played these two tracks, possibly with other artists, and
may well have performed more tracks than those listed.
| 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
This was a brief appearance at the opening of the House Of
Guitars in London.
| 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
Brian performed a number of tracks at this event, and gave a
lengthy speech.
| 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)
This concert was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster. It featured a number of guitar legends including Hank Marvin, Joe Walsh, Dave Gilmour, Ronnie Wood and Gary Moore. Brian performed a medley with The Crickets, before returning to perform 'All Right Now' with Paul Rodgers. He was then part of the all star finale of 'Stay With Me'. Seven of the nine tracks are available on a DVD of the concert.
| 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
This was the Annual Ball of the Grand Order Of Water Rats. The
vocalists for each track are unknown.
| 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)
Brian appeared on all tracks, playing acoustic guitar and singing
lead vocals on one track, 'Cosi Celeste'. He may also have
appeared on 'Senza Una Donna' with Zucchero, and 'Asimbonanga',
the all-star finale with Johnny Clegg. The house band consisted
of Spike Edney (keyboards), Jamie Moses (guitars), John Marte
(drums) and Steve Stroud (bass).
| 1. 11 June 2005 - 46664 Arctic, Fyllingen, Tromso, Norway |
2006 'Love
Letter To Dan' Concert
Who Wants To Live Forever (Mazz Murray on vocals)
This was a tribute to Dan Crawford, who was a theatre friend of
Brian and Anita's. Brian performed with Mazz Murray on vocals and
Mike Dixon on piano.
| 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 |
2008 Royal
Variety Performance
Defying Gravity
This show featured Brian, Kerry Ellis on vocals, Roger's son
Rufus on drums, Neil Murray on bass, Jeff Leach on keyboards, and
Steve Sidwell, presumably leading the orchestra. The performance
was broadcast on BBC1 on 17 December.
| 1. 11 December 2008 - Royal Variety Performance, London Palladium, London, England |
2009 Mazz Murray's
Wedding
Love Of My Life (Mazz Murray vocals), Tie Your Mother Down (Mazz
or Gina Murray vocals)
Brian appeared at Mazz Murray's wedding, who played the role of
the Killer Queen in 'We Will Rock You' from 2004 onwards.
| 1. 18 June 2009 - The Luton Hoo Hotel, Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
2009 'Kerry Ellis
Sings The Great British Songbook' Shows
Who Wants To Live Forever, Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Kerry performed four shows, and Brian joined her for the encore
at all of them.
| 1. 20 June 2009 - Shaw Theatre, London,
England 2. 21 June 2009 - Shaw Theatre, London, England 3. 25 June 2009 - Shaw Theatre, London, England 4. 26 June 2009 - Shaw Theatre, London, England |
2009 John Moores
University Appearance
Guitar Improvisation
This was a brief appearance at the opening of a new media centre
at the university.
| 1. 23 July 2009 - John Moores University, Liverpool, England |
2009 Pinktober -
Women Of Rock Concert
I'm A Woman, Tie Your Mother Down
This was a charity show to raise money for breast cancer
charities, and Brian performed these tracks with the group
'Woman', which comprised Kerry Ellis, Mazz Murray, Gina Murray
and Ajay Casey. He was the only male performer at the show.
| 1. 1 November 2009 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
2010 Night Of 1000
Voices Concert
Who Wants To Live Forever (with Kerry Ellis and Adam Pascal), We
Are The Champions (with Ricardo Alfonso)
| 1. 2 May 2010 - Night Of 1000 Voices, Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
2010 Kerry
Ellis 'Anthems' Promo Appearances
Weekend Wogan: Save Me, I'm Not That Girl, I Loved A Butterfly
Shows 2-4 and 6: Anthem
Proms In The Park: Dangerland, I'm Not That Girl, Anthem, We Will
Rock You, We Are The Champions
These were a series of appearances to promote the Kerry Ellis
debut album 'Anthems', produced by Brian, and were broadcast on
BBC Radio 2 (show 1), BBC One (show 2, 5 and 6) and ITV1 (shows 3
and 4). The 'Proms In The Park' show featured Rufus Taylor on
drums.
| 1. 15 August 2010 - 'Weekend Wogan' Radio
Show, BBC Studios, London, England 2. 21 August 2010 - 'Tonight's The Night' TV show, BBC Studios, London, England 3. 2 September 2010 - 'The Michael Ball Show' TV show, ITV Studios, London, England |
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| Kerry Ellis also performed 'Wind Beneath My Wings', without Brian | |
| 4. 7 September 2010 - 'This Morning' TV
show, ITV Studios, London, England 5. 11 September 2010 - Proms In The Park, Hyde Park, London, England 6. 13 November 2010 - Festival Of Remembrance, Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
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2011 Enfield
School Appearance
We Will Rock You, unknown tracks
Brian, with Anita Dobson, visited this special-needs school to
present them with a minibus, as part of their role as sponsors of
the Variety Club Children's Charity. Brian played an impromptu
version of 'We Will Rock You', and apparently joined the school
choir for a few songs.
| 1. 14 February 2011 - West Lea School, Enfield, London, England |
2011 Kerry Ellis
'Anthems' Promo Appearance
I Loved A Butterfly
| 1. 18 April 2011 - 'Fern' TV Show, Channel 4 TV Studios, London, England |
2011 Eddy
Christianni Awards
Don't Stop Me Now, Guitar Solo, Tie Your Mother Down
Brian collected an award and performed three tracks, with Roel
van Velzen on vocals for the first and last.
| 1. 23 April 2011 - Eddy Christianni Awards, Arsenaaltheater, Vlissingen, Holland |
2011 Kerry Ellis 'Anthems'
Tour
Overture, Dangerland, I'm Not That Girl, I Can’t Be Your
Friend, Diamonds Are Forever, Somebody To Love, Last Horizon,
Love Of My Life (Brian vocals), Once I Loved A Butterfly, Save
Me, No One But You, You Have To Be There, Love It When You Call,
Defying Gravity, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Anthem,
Tie Your Mother Down
The two shows at the Royal Albert Hall benefitted the Leukaemia
& Lymphoma Research charity, featured a full orchestra, and
one (or possibly both) shows featured Dan Gillespie Sells, from
The Feeling, on 'Love It When You Call'. For both shows, 'Defying
Gravity' moved to the end of the setlist, and 'Tie Your Mother
Down' was not performed, while for the Liverpool show alone,
'Defying Gravity' was performed before 'Tie Your Mother Down'.
'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' was added before 'Last Horizon'
at the 12 May show onwards, while the Sheffield and Gateshead
shows dropped 'You Have To Be There'. The shows from 16-21 May
featured 'Gimme Some Lovin' with Ty Taylor on vocals, between
'Anthem' and 'Tie Your Mother Down', while the 11 June show
featured Kerry on vocals. The show on 6 May featured the band and
audience singing 'Happy Birthday' to Kerry Ellis, before
'Anthem', while the 16 July show dropped 'Diamonds Are Forever',
'No One But You' and 'Tie Your Mother Down', instead closing with
'Land Of Hope And Glory'.
The band featured Kerry Ellis (vocals), Brian May (guitar and
vocals), Rufus Taylor (drums), Jamie Humphries (guitar), Neil
Fairclough (bass), Stuart Morley and Jeff Leach (keyboards),
Kirstie Roberts and Niamh McNally (backing vocals).
| 1. 1 May 2011 - Royal Albert Hall,
London, England (afternoon show) 2. 1 May 2011 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England (evening show) 3. 3 May 2011 - Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England 4. 5 May 2011 - The Sage Theatre, Gateshead, England 5. 6 May 2011 - Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England 6. 8 May 2011 - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England 7. 9 May 2011 - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England 8. 11 May 2011 - Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland 9. 12 May 2011 - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland 10. 14 May 2011 - St David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales 11. 16 May 2011 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England 12. 18 May 2011 - Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes, England 13. 19 May 2011 - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, England 14. 21 May 2011 - Forum, Bath, England 15. 11 June 2011 - Hampton Court Palace, Hampton, England 16. 16 July 2011 - 'Anthems In The Park' concert, RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, England |
2011 Born Free
Foundation Gala Dinner
Born Free, Happy Birthday
Brian and Kerry performed a couple of tracks at this event to
celebrate conservationist Virginia McKenna's birthday. 'Born
Free' featured new lyrics by lyricist Don Black.
| 1. 17 June 2011 - Savoy Hotel, London, England |
2011 Starmus Festival
Star Sounds, Last Horizon (a new arrangement, with Hoshiko Yamane
on violin), Sally's Garden (with Linda Spa on flute), We Will
Rock You (Brian on vocals), Improvisation
Brian performed these tracks with Tangerine Dream, at a concert
as part of the six day Starmus Festival, which celebrated 50
years of space exploration, and he also made a speech at one of
the many conferences. The 'Star Sounds' piece was a new
composition by Edgar Froese, and contained sounds harnessed from
the natural vibrations of stars. According to Brian the
improvisation at the end was part of 'We Will Rock You', but
there aren't really any similarities between the two pieces. The
show is also due to be released as a CD and DVD in the near
future.
| 1. 24 June 2011 - Magma Art & Congress Centre, Tenerife, Spain |
2011 Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Introduction (probably a guitar solo), Driven By You (one verse
and chorus), One Vision (opening chords only), Don't Stop Me Now
(entire song, Kerry Ellis on vocals), The Chain (part)
Brian and Kerry appeared at this festival in the afternoon,
performing on the back of seperate pickup trucks. Brian performed
part of 'The Chain', by Fleetwood Mac and used for F1 coverage
for many years, as his truck drove off.
| 1. 3 July 2011 - Goodwood Festival Of Speed, Goodwood, England |
16 July 2011 - 'Anthems In The Park' concert, RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, England
2011 Reading Festival
We Will Rock You, Welcome To The Black Parade
Brian joined My Chemical Romance at the Reading Festival to
perform 'We Will Rock You' and one of their own tracks.
| 1. 26 August 2011 - Reading Festival, Little John's Farm, Reading, England |
2011 MTV Music Video Awards
Yoü And I
Brian performed this track with Lady Gaga at the MTV Music Video
Awards, which he had collaborated on earlier in the year.
| 1. 28 August 2011 - MTV Music Video Awards, Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, USA |
2011 Freddie
Mercury Tribute Concert
No-One But You (Brian and Kerry Ellis vocals), Somebody To Love
(Kerry Ellis vocals), Tie Your Mother Down (Brian probably on
vocals)
Brian performed with Kerry Ellis at the start of this SAS Band
concert, before performing with The Darkness later the same
night.
| 1. 25 November 2011 - Clapham Grand, London, England |
2011 The Darkness
Concert
Bareback, Tie Your Mother Down, I Believe In A Thing Called Love
Brian joined The Darkness, playing guitar on all three tracks.
| 1. 25 November 2011 - Hammersmith Apollo, London, England |
2011 Mel C Concert
One Vision
Brian joined former Spice Girl Mel C at her concert to play
guitar on 'One Vision', with Mel C on vocals.
| 1. 9 December 2011 - The Scala, London, England |
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