Summer Gigs 1976
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| Summer Gigs 1976 | ||
|---|---|---|
| UK tour by Queen | ||
| Locations | England, Scotland, Wales | |
| Supporting album | A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races | |
| Start date | September 1, 1976 | |
| End date | September 18, 1976 | |
| Legs | 1 | |
| Shows | 4 | |
| Queen tour chronology | ||
| A Night at the Opera Tour (1975-1976) |
Summer Gigs 1976 (1976) |
A Day at the Races Tour (1977) |
The Summer Gigs 1976 were a mini-concert tour by British Rock band Queen.
The setlist included songs from the not-yet-released A Day at the Races album but they can't be considered part of the "A Day at the Races Tour": it was before the release of the album and also the setlist was more similar to the A Night at the Opera Tour".
During this tour, Queen performed the famous free gig for 150,000+ fans at Hyde Park. Queen had to finish their performance with 'In The Lap Of The Gods... revisited', they were strictly forbidden to play the usual rock'n'roll medley as second encore. Also during 'The Prophet's Song' the PA-system failed and Freddie had to do his vocal improvisation on his own.
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[edit] Personnel
- John Deacon: (bass guitar, triangle)
- Brian May: (electric guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo)
- Freddie Mercury: (lead vocals, piano, tambourine)
- Roger Taylor: (drums, backing vocals, tambourine)
[edit] Setlist
Tracks marked with (*) were NOT played during the famous Hyde Park gig (18.9.1976) due to lack of time reserved for the concert.
- 01. Bohemian Rhapsody (intro)
- 02. Ogre Battle
- 03. Sweet Lady
- 04. White Queen (As It Began)
- 05. Flick of the Wrist
- 06. You're My Best Friend
- 07. Bohemian Rhapsody
- 08. Killer Queen
- 09. The March of the Black Queen
- 10. Bohemian Rhapsody (reprise)
- 11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
- 12. Brighton Rock
- 13. Son and Daughter (reprise)
- 14. '39
- 15. You Take My Breath Away
- 16. The Prophet's Song
- 17. Stone Cold Crazy
- 18. Doing All Right (*)
- 19. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon (*)
- 20. Tie Your Mother Down (*)
- 21. Keep Yourself Alive
- 22. Liar
- 23. In The Lap Of The Gods... revisited
- 24. Now I'm Here (*)
- 25. Big Spender (*)
- 26. Jailhouse Rock (*)
- 27. God Save The Queen (*)
[edit] List of venues
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 and 2 1976 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Playhouse Theatre |
| September 10, 1976 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff Castle |
| September 18, 1976 | London | England | Hyde Park |
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