- A Day at the Races Tour
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A Day at the Races Tour World tour by Queen Associated album A Day at the Races Start date January 13, 1977 End date June 7, 1977 Legs 2 Shows 59 Queen tour chronology Summer Gigs 1976
(1976)A Day at the Races Tour
(1977)News of the World Tour
(1977-1978)The A Day at the Races Tour was a concert tour by the British rock band Queen, and supported their late 1976 album A Day at the Races.
This tour was the first to use the song Somebody to Love and many others. Plus Brighton Rock and Bohemian Rhapsody were performed in full for the first time. Also, singer Freddie Mercury would perform a vocal canon to segue between "White Man" and "The Prophet's Song".
The opening act on most of the North American leg was Thin Lizzy. In New York City, the concert at Madison Square Garden was sold out within moments of tickets going on sale.[1]
The final two shows on the tour at Earls Court was filmed and is widely traded among fans. These shows were of note as the band used an expensive lighting rig in the shape of a crown for the very first time.[2] Both shows were also officially recorded on video and the first show was also released on many bootlegs in almost excellent quality. Both gigs included a Rock'n'Roll Medley (this medley is also the only bootleg recording from the second night).
Contents
Setlist
First Leg - North America- Tie Your Mother Down
- Ogre Battle
- White Queen (As It Began)
- Somebody to Love
- Killer Queen
- The Millionaire Waltz
- You're My Best Friend
- Sweet Lady
- Brighton Rock
- '39
- You Take My Breath Away
- White Man
- Freddie Mercury Vocal Cannon
- The Prophet's Song
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Stone Cold Crazy
- Keep Yourself Alive
- Liar
- In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited
- Now I'm Here
- Big Spender
- Jailhouse Rock
- God Save The Queen (tape)
Songs played scarcely:
- Rock You Like A Hurricane (Portland,OR)
- Stupid Cupid (Portland, OR)
- Be Bop A Lula (Portland, OR)
Second Leg - Europe- Tie Your Mother Down
- Ogre Battle
- White Queen
- Somebody to Love
- Killer Queen
- Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
- Millionaire Waltz
- You're My Best Friend
- Bring Back That Leroy Brown
- Death on Two Legs
- Sweet Lady
- Brighton Rock
- '39
- You Take My Breath Away
- White Man
- Freddie Mercury Vocal Canon
- The Prophet's Song
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Stone Cold Crazy
- Keep Yourself Alive
- Now I'm Here
First Encore:
- Liar
Second Encore:
- Jailhouse Rock
- God Save The Queen (tape)
Song played scarcely:
- Big Spender
- I'm a Man
- In The Lap Of The Gods Revisited
- Mannish Boy
- Doing All Right
- Lucille
- Saturday's Night Alright For Fighting
- Procession (Earl's Court)
- Stupid Cupid
- Be Bop A Lula
Tour dates
Date City Country Venue First Leg – North America January 13, 1977 Milwaukee United States Milwaukee Auditorium January 15, 1977 Columbus St. John Arena January 16, 1977 Indianapolis Indiana Convention Center January 18, 1977 Detroit Cobo Hall January 20, 1977 Saginaw Saginaw Civic Center January 21, 1977 Louisville Louisville Gardens January 22, 1977 Kalamazoo Wings Stadium January 23, 1977 Richfield Richfield Coliseum January 25, 1977 Ottawa Canada Ottawa Civic Centre January 26, 1977 Montreal Montreal Forum January 28, 1977 Chicago United States Chicago Stadium January 30, 1977 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena February 1, 1977 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens February 3, 1977 Springfield United States Springfield Civic Center February 4, 1977 College Park Cole Field House February 5, 1977 New York City Madison Square Garden February 6, 1977 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum February 8, 1977 Buffalo War Memorial Auditorium February 9, 1977 Boston Boston Garden February 10, 1977 Providence Providence Civic Center February 11, 1977 Philadelphia The Spectrum February 19, 1977 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium February 20, 1977 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center February 21, 1977 Atlanta Omni Coliseum February 22, 1977 Birmingham Boutwell Memorial Auditorium February 23, 1977 St.Louis Kiel Auditorium February 25, 1977 University Park Moody Coliseum February 26, 1977 Houston Sam Houston Coliseum March 1, 1977 Phoenix Veterans Memorial Coliseum March 2, 1977 Inglewood The Forum March 3, 1977 March 5, 1977 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena March 6, 1977 San Francisco Winterland March 11, 1977 Vancouver Canada Pacific Coliseum March 12, 1977 Portland United States Paramount Theater March 16, 1977 Calgary Canada Jubilee Auditorium March 17, 1977 March 18, 1977 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum Second Leg - Europe May 8, 1977 Stockholm Sweden Civic Auditorium May 10, 1977 Gothenburg Scandinavium May 12, 1977 Copenhagen Denmark Brondby Stadium May 13, 1977 Hamburg West Germany Congresscentrum May 14, 1977 Frankfurt Festhalle May 16, 1977 Düsseldorf Philipshalle May 17, 1977 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam May 19, 1977 Basle Switzerland Sporthalle May 23, 1977 Bristol England Hippodrome May 24, 1977 May 26, 1977 Southampton Gaumont Theatre May 27, 1977 May 29, 1976 Stafford Bingley Hall May 30, 1977 Glasgow Scotland Apollo Theatre May 31, 1977 June 2, 1977 Liverpool England Empire Theatre June 3, 1977 June 6, 1977 London Earls Court June 7, 1977 References
- ^ Tiven, Jon (1977). "Queen's Live Act Stuns City". Circus. http://www.queenarchives.com/index.php?title=Queen_-_XX-XX-1977_-_Circus_-_Madison_Square_Garden.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (1978-12-20). "Pop Music Review: Putting Queen in Audio Seat Queen for a Night". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/649614822.html?dids=649614822:649614822&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Dec+20%2C+1978&author=ROBERT+HILBURN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=POP+MUSIC+REVIEW.
External links
Categories:- 1977 concert tours
- Queen (band) concert tours
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