The Game Tour

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The Game Tour
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World tour by Queen
Locations Europe, North America, Japan, Latin America.
Supporting album The Game
Start date June 30, 1980
End date November 25, 1981
Legs 6
Shows 83
Queen tour chronology
Crazy Tour
(1979)
The Game Tour
(1980-1981)
Hot Space Tour
{1982)

The Game Tour was a concert tour by the English rock band Queen to support their successful 1980 album The Game. This tour saw the band being the first to play in South American stadiums in early 1981.

Contents

[edit] Personnel

  • John Deacon: Bass guitar
  • Brian May: Guitar, backing vocals, piano.
  • Freddie Mercury: Lead vocals, piano, guitar ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love"), tambourine.
  • Roger Taylor: Drums, percussion, lead vocals ("I'm in Love With My Car"), backing vocals.

[edit] Setlists

[edit] First Leg – North America

  1. Intro
  2. Jailhouse Rock
  3. We Will Rock You (Fast)
  4. Let Me Entertain You
  5. Play the Game
  6. Mustapha
  7. Death on Two Legs
  8. Killer Queen
  9. I'm in Love With My Car
  10. Get Down Make Love
  11. Save Me
  12. Now I'm Here
  13. Dragon Attack
  14. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  15. Fat Bottomed Girls
  16. Love of My Life
  17. Keep Yourself Alive
  18. Instrumental Inferno
  19. Brighton Rock (Reprise)
  20. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  21. Bohemian Rhapsody
  22. Tie Your Mother Down
  23. Another One Bites the Dust
  24. Sheer Heart Attack
  25. We Will Rock You
  26. We Are the Champions
  27. God Save the Queen [tape]

Songs played scarcerly:

[edit] Second Leg – Europe

  1. Intro
  2. Jailhouse Rock
  3. We Will Rock You (Fast)
  4. Let Me Entertain You
  5. Play the Game
  6. Mustapha
  7. Death on Two Legs
  8. Killer Queen
  9. I'm in Love With My Car
  10. Get Down Make Love
  11. Save Me
  12. Now I'm Here
  13. Dragon Attack
  14. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  15. Fat Bottomed Girls
  16. Love of My Life
  17. Keep Yourself Alive
  18. Instrumental Inferno
  19. Flash
  20. The Hero
  21. Brighton Rock (Reprise)
  22. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  23. Bohemian Rhapsody
  24. Tie Your Mother Down
  25. Another One Bites the Dust
  26. Sheer Heart Attack
  27. We Will Rock You
  28. We Are the Champions
  29. God Save the Queen [tape]

Songs played scarcerly:

[edit] Third Leg – Japan

  1. Intro
  2. Jailhouse Rock
  3. We Will Rock You (Fast)
  4. Let Me Entertain You
  5. Play the Game
  6. Mustapha
  7. Death on Two Legs
  8. Killer Queen
  9. I'm in Love With My Car
  10. Get Down Make Love
  11. Save Me
  12. Now I'm Here
  13. Dragon Attack
  14. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  15. Fat Bottomed Girls
  16. Love of My Life
  17. Keep Yourself Alive
  18. Instrumental Inferno
  19. Battle Theme
  20. Flash
  21. The Hero
  22. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  23. Bohemian Rhapsody
  24. Tie Your Mother Down
  25. Another One Bites the Dust
  26. Sheer Heart Attack
  27. We Will Rock You
  28. We Are the Champions
  29. God Save the Queen [tape]

Songs played scarcely:

[edit] South America Bites the Dust

  1. Intro
  2. We Will Rock You (Fast)
  3. Let Me Entertain You
  4. Play the Game
  5. Somebody to Love
  6. Mustapha
  7. Death on Two Legs
  8. Killer Queen
  9. I'm in Love With My Car
  10. Get Down Make Love
  11. Need Your Loving Tonight
  12. Save Me
  13. Now I'm Here
  14. Dragon Attack
  15. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  16. Fat Bottomed Girls
  17. Love of My Life
  18. Keep Yourself Alive
  19. Instrumental Inferno
  20. Flash
  21. The Hero
  22. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  23. Bohemian Rhapsody
  24. Tie Your Mother Down
  25. Another One Bites the Dust
  26. Sheer Heart Attack
  27. We Will Rock You
  28. We Are the Champions
  29. God Save the Queen [tape]

Songs played scarcerly:

  • Jailhouse Rock
  • Rock It (Prime Jive)

[edit] Gluttons for Punishment

  1. Intro
  2. We Will Rock You (Fast)
  3. Let Me Entertain You
  4. Play the Game
  5. Somebody to Love
  6. Killer Queen
  7. I'm in Love With My Car
  8. Get Down Make Love
  9. Save Me
  10. Now I'm Here
  11. Dragon Attack
  12. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  13. Fat Bottomed Girls
  14. Love of My Life
  15. Keep Yourself Alive
  16. Instrumental Inferno
  17. Flash
  18. The Hero
  19. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  20. Bohemian Rhapsody
  21. Tie Your Mother Down
  22. Another One Bites the Dust
  23. Sheer Heart Attack
  24. We Will Rock You
  25. We Are the Champions
  26. God Save the Queen [tape]

Songs played scarcerly:

  • Jailhouse Rock
  • Need You Loving Tonight
  • Battle Theme (Only in Puebla 18/10)

[edit] Rock Montreal

  1. Intro
  2. We Will Rock You (Fast)
  3. Let Me Entertain You
  4. Play the Game
  5. Somebody to Love
  6. Killer Queen
  7. I'm in Love With My Car
  8. Get Down Make Love
  9. Save Me
  10. Now I'm Here
  11. Dragon Attack
  12. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  13. Love of My Life
  14. Under Pressure
  15. Flash
  16. The Hero
  17. Keep Yourself Alive
  18. Drum Solo
  19. Guitar Solo / Brighton Rock
  20. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  21. Bohemian Rhapsody
  22. Tie Your Mother Down
  23. Another One Bites the Dust
  24. Sheer Heart Attack
  25. Jailhouse Rock
  26. We Will Rock You
  27. We Are the Champions
  28. God Save the Queen [tape]

[edit] Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
First Leg – North America
June 30, 1980 Vancouver, BC Canada PNE Coliseum
July 1, 1980 Seattle, WA United Sates Coliseum
July 2, 1980 Portland, OR United States Portland Coliseum
July 5, 1980 San Diego, CA United States Sports Arena
July 6, 1980 Phoenix, AZ United States Compton Terrace
July 8, 9, 11 and 12 1980 Inglewood, CA United States Los Angeles Forum
July 13 and 14 1980 Oakland, CA United States Oakland Coliseum
August 6, 1980 Baton Rouge, LA United States Riverside Centroplex
August 8, 1980 Oklahoma City, OK United States Myriad
August 9, 1980 Dallas, TX United States Reunion Arena
August 10, 1980 Houston, TX United States Houston Summit
August 12, 1980 Atlanta, GA United States Omni Coliseum
August 13, 1980 Charlotte, North Carolina United States Charlotte Coliseum
August 14, 1980 Greensboro, NC United States Greensboro Coliseum
August 16, 1980 Charleston, WV United States Charleston Civic Center
August 17, 1980 Cincinnati, OH United States Riverfront Coliseum
August 20, 1980 Hartford, CT United States Hartford Civic Center
August 22, 1980 Philadelphia, PA United States The Spectrum
August 23, 1980 Baltimore, MD United States Baltimore Civic Center
August 24, 1980 Pittsburgh, PA United States Pittsburgh Civic Arena
August 26, 1980 Providence, RI United States Providence Civic Center
August 27, 1980 Portland, OR United States Portland Spectrum
August 29, 1980 Montreal, PQ Canada Montreal Forum
August 30, 1980 Toronto, ON Canada CNE
August 31, 1980 Rochester, NY United States Rochester Convention Center
September 10, 1980 Milwaukee, WI United States Mecca
September 11, 1980 Indianapolis, IN United States Market Square Arena
September 12, 1980 Kansas City, MO United States Kemper Arena
September 13, 1980 Omaha, NE United States Omaha Civic Auditorium
September 14, 1980 Saint Paul, MN United States St. Paul Civic Center
September 16, 1980 Ames, IA United States Hilton Coliseum
September 17, 1980 St. Louis, MO United States Checkerdome
September 19, 1980 Rosemont, IL United States Rosemont Horizon
September 20, 1980 Detroit, MI United States Joe Louis Arena
September 21, 1980 Richfield, OH United States Richfield Coliseum
September 23, 1980 Glens Falls, NY United States Glens Falls Civic Center
September 24, 1980 Syracuse, NY United States War Memorial Auditorium
September 26, 1980 Boston, MA United States Boston Garden
September 27September 28, 29 and 30 1980 New York, NY United States Madison Square Garden
Second Leg – Europe
November 23, 1980 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
November 25, 1980 Paris France Le Bourget La Rotonde
November 26, 1980 Koln Germany Sporthalle
November 27, 1980 Leiden Netherlands Groenoordhallen
November 29, 1980 Essen Germany Grugahalle
November 30, 1980 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
December 1, 1980 Bremen Germany Stadthalle
December 5 and 6 1980 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
December 8, 9 and December 10, 1980 London England Wembley Arena
December 12 and 13 1980 Brussels Belgium Forest National
December 14, 1980 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
December 16, 1980 Strasbourg France Hall Rh
December 18, 1980 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
Third Leg – Japan
February 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18 1981 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
Fourth Leg – South America Bites the Dust
February 28 and March 1, 1981 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani
March 4, 1981 Mar de Plata Argentina Estadio José María Minella
March 6, 1981 Rosario Argentina Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
March 8, 1981 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Jose Amalfitani
March 20 and 21 1981 Sao Paulo Brasil Estádio do Morumbi
Fifth Leg – Gluttons for Punishment
September 25, 26 and 27 1981 Caracas Venezuela Poliedro de Caracas
October 9, 1981 Monterrey Mexico Estadio Universitario de Nuevo Leon
October 17 and 18 1981 Puebla Mexico Estadio Ignacio Zaragoza
Sixth Leg – We Will Rock You
November 24 and November 25, 1981 Montreal, PQ Canada Montreal Forum

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