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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 26, 2023 15:40:37 GMT
ITTWWC is a bit easy, isn't it? Just Brian on acoustic with Adam, shoehorned in before LOML? If they were claiming a reworked setlist, I'd hope for a few more changes than just that.
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Post by Dimitris on Sept 26, 2023 15:58:37 GMT
[br I remember reading an interview, Rogerfavours The Works album along with Sheer heart attack and News of the world, also Brian likes this album. Tear it up, HTF, Iwtbf, RGG and Machines have been played around.
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Post by Nicki on Sept 26, 2023 16:47:01 GMT
ITTWWC is a bit easy, isn't it? Just Brian on acoustic with Adam, shoehorned in before LOML? If they were claiming a reworked setlist, I'd hope for a few more changes than just that. Me too. Also, will they keep LOML the way they did it in the past? They have played it this way since QAL‘s first world tour. I know it’s THE song for many to remember Freddie. But after 9 years it really becomes stale. On the other hand they would need an outstanding new idea to replace that part, so they will most likely just keep it.
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Post by Nicki on Sept 26, 2023 17:18:24 GMT
Okay, I was curious about the setlist on the last US Tour. It appears QAL really hasn’t changed much over the whole tour. The most memorable addition is A Kind Of Magic, which wasn’t played in North America. And it was first played with Adam on lead vocals during the last leg of the tour in europe last year. So this will be new for the American audiences. (And may I say: It really is a magical performance all over!) Other than that they scratched Machines early and Doing All Right toward the end. The rest were small changes, like the addition of the vocal band Intro to Somebody to Love. (a great addition, too!).
The sequence of the songs on the first date in the US looks strange, but I think they did change it up fast, because Radio Gaga didn’t fit there, neither did TSMGO.
I hope they really change some more. After all they just did several days of band rehearsal in London, before they will do their stage rehearsals on the weekend in Baltimore.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 26, 2023 17:19:03 GMT
ITTWWC is a bit easy, isn't it? Just Brian on acoustic with Adam, shoehorned in before LOML? If they were claiming a reworked setlist, I'd hope for a few more changes than just that. Me too. Also, will they keep LOML the way they did it in the past? They have played it this way since QAL‘s first world tour. I know it’s THE song for many to remember Freddie. But after 9 years it really becomes stale. On the other hand they would need an outstanding new idea to replace that part, so they will most likely just keep it. I think there would probably be an outcry if Freddie wasn't included somehow.
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Post by Nicki on Sept 26, 2023 17:28:14 GMT
Me too. Also, will they keep LOML the way they did it in the past? They have played it this way since QAL‘s first world tour. I know it’s THE song for many to remember Freddie. But after 9 years it really becomes stale. On the other hand they would need an outstanding new idea to replace that part, so they will most likely just keep it. I think there would probably be an outcry if Freddie wasn't included somehow. And rightfully. I‘m only thinking, if they could possibly do it on a different song?
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Post by Nicki on Sept 26, 2023 17:42:33 GMT
Brian posted this picture on Instagram this afternoon. Last day of band rehearsals in London. They’re ready!
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Post by fabiogminero on Sept 26, 2023 20:16:26 GMT
ITTWWC is a bit easy, isn't it? Just Brian on acoustic with Adam, shoehorned in before LOML? If they were claiming a reworked setlist, I'd hope for a few more changes than just that. Years ago they played 'Play The Game', 'It's Late' and 'Spread Your Wings'...I hope that one of them will be part of the set.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 26, 2023 20:34:57 GMT
ITTWWC is a bit easy, isn't it? Just Brian on acoustic with Adam, shoehorned in before LOML? If they were claiming a reworked setlist, I'd hope for a few more changes than just that. Years ago they played 'Play The Game', 'It's Late' and 'Spread Your Wings'...I hope that one of them will be part of the set. They played It's Late and SYW a handful of times, then dropped them. Sadly, I doubt they'll resurface, as they must have had their reasons for removing them from the set. I wonder if something from QI might be possible? Doing Alright was in the movie, so there's a reason to play that one.
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Post by Nicki on Sept 26, 2023 20:40:02 GMT
Years ago they played 'Play The Game', 'It's Late' and 'Spread Your Wings'...I hope that one of them will be part of the set. They played It's Late and SYW a handful of times, then dropped them. Sadly, I doubt they'll resurface, as they must have had their reasons for removing them from the set. I wonder if something from QI might be possible? Doing Alright was in the movie, so there's a reason to play that one.They already played it on the last US tour.
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Post by vh on Sept 26, 2023 21:34:07 GMT
^^^ yes but only a short acoustic version. It would good to hear a full band version of the whole song. If not maybe a Queen 1 medley.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 26, 2023 21:41:30 GMT
They played It's Late and SYW a handful of times, then dropped them. Sadly, I doubt they'll resurface, as they must have had their reasons for removing them from the set. I wonder if something from QI might be possible? Doing Alright was in the movie, so there's a reason to play that one.They already played it on the last US tour. Well, there you go then! 😁 Doubt they'd venture into Liar territory.
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Post by dragonkiller on Sept 27, 2023 13:51:10 GMT
Do they not perform KYA in the set list now?
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Post by Nicki on Sept 27, 2023 14:07:13 GMT
Do they not perform KYA in the set list now? They dropped it at some point during the Rhapsody Tour. I think they started with the whole song, but the concert had been too long, so especially KYA was shortened and became part of a medley and at some point much later into the world tour it was gone. But the US did get to hear it on Q+AL’s last tour there.
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Post by georg on Sept 27, 2023 14:15:29 GMT
Years ago they played 'Play The Game', 'It's Late' and 'Spread Your Wings'...I hope that one of them will be part of the set. They played It's Late and SYW a handful of times, then dropped them. Sadly, I doubt they'll resurface, as they must have had their reasons for removing them from the set. I wonder if something from QI might be possible? Doing Alright was in the movie, so there's a reason to play that one. They also played Machines on most of the 2019 US tour, which was a pleasant surprise (for those who saw the show—I wasn't able to that year, in addition to the previous and subsequent years).
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Post by funinspace81 on Sept 27, 2023 14:21:37 GMT
How is the current situation in getting audio recording devices to the MSG and Boston's TD Garden. I could make it into the MSG three times in the past, being the last one in Oct 2022, but I don't know if things are different nowadays.
IMHO it would be silly to stop them since most of today's smartphones can produce very good recordings. (I still prefer my audio device because connecting an exteral mic to an iPhone is tricky and I don't want to mess with it)
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Post by Nicki on Sept 27, 2023 16:42:11 GMT
They already played it on the last US tour. Well, there you go then! 😁 Doubt they'd venture into Liar territory. Unlikely. But if you ask me, I would want them to try a bit from Queen II. I can’t picture them doing Ogre Battle, but what about the old 70s Queen medley, which included part of The March Of The Black Queen?
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 27, 2023 16:55:20 GMT
Well, there you go then! 😁 Doubt they'd venture into Liar territory. Unlikely. But if you ask me, I would want them to try a bit from Queen II. I can’t picture them doing Ogre Battle, but what about the old 70s Queen medley, which included part of The March Of The Black Queen? Not sure how popular the really old stuff would be in the US. I'd like to see them perform something never (or rarely) performed live before. Innuendo, perhaps? They could even use the orchestral version from the previous tour as an intro, and open with it. That, I think, would be immensely powerful.
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Post by Nicki on Sept 27, 2023 16:58:26 GMT
Unlikely. But if you ask me, I would want them to try a bit from Queen II. I can’t picture them doing Ogre Battle, but what about the old 70s Queen medley, which included part of The March Of The Black Queen? Not sure how popular the really old stuff would be in the US. I'd like to see them perform something never (or rarely) performed live before. Innuendo, perhaps? They could even use the orchestral version from the previous tour as an intro, and open with it. That, I think, would be immensely powerful. I agree with Innuendo. Although I’m not sure if would be more popular than the old stuff in the US. Queen’s later albums weren’t that popular over there.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 27, 2023 17:14:21 GMT
Not sure how popular the really old stuff would be in the US. I'd like to see them perform something never (or rarely) performed live before. Innuendo, perhaps? They could even use the orchestral version from the previous tour as an intro, and open with it. That, I think, would be immensely powerful. I agree with Innuendo. Although I’m not sure if would be more popular than the old stuff in the US. Queen’s later albums weren’t that popular over there. Yeah, they usually like to start with the fast stuff anyway. OK, here's my first draft for a setlist: Innuendo Intro One Vision WWRY (Fast) Old Medley (SSOR / KYA / bit of Liar?) Somebody To Love Killer Queen / Bicycle Race / IILWMC Medley Don't Stop Me Now Save Me AOBTD I Want It All ITTWWC / LOML / '39 (Acoustic set) Fat Bottomed Girls CLTCL A Kind Of Magic Under Pressure Break Free Innuendo TSMGO WWTLF Radio Ga Ga Bo Rhap -- Was It All Worth It WWRY / Champions GSTQ
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Post by Nicki on Sept 27, 2023 17:28:24 GMT
☝️ You’re missing the guitar solo. Not that I‘m a particular fan of it - it’s too long IMO - but I‘m thinking you would like to kill Adam’s voice with Innuendo, TSMGO and WWTLF being put all back to back.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 27, 2023 17:31:43 GMT
☝️ You’re missing the guitar solo. Not that I‘m a particular fan of it - it’s too long IMO - but I‘m thinking you would like to kill Adam’s voice with Innuendo, TSMGO and WWTLF being put all back to back. Yeah, I did wonder that about Adam's voice. And I did forget the guitar solo, and I also forgot Hammer To Fall. Maybe stick the guitar solo in between Innuendo and TSMGO? Those two would bookend the Innuendo album nicely, and it might save them trying to do the middle bit of Innuendo as well.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 27, 2023 17:36:46 GMT
Given the chances of them doing Was It All Worth It are practically nill, here's my revision:
Innuendo Intro One Vision WWRY (Fast) Old Medley (SSOR / KYA / bit of Liar?) Somebody To Love Killer Queen / Bicycle Race / IILWMC Medley Don't Stop Me Now Save Me AOBTD I Want It All ITTWWC / LOML / '39 (Acoustic set) Fat Bottomed Girls CLTCL A Kind Of Magic Under Pressure Break Free Innuendo / Guitar Solo TSMGO WWTLF Radio Ga Ga Bo Rhap -- Hammer To Fall WWRY / Champions GSTQ
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Post by Nicki on Sept 27, 2023 17:54:36 GMT
Given the chances of them doing Was It All Worth It are practically nill, here's my revision: Innuendo Intro One Vision WWRY (Fast) Old Medley (SSOR / KYA / bit of Liar?) Somebody To Love Killer Queen / Bicycle Race / IILWMC Medley Don't Stop Me Now Save Me AOBTD I Want It All ITTWWC / LOML / '39 (Acoustic set) Fat Bottomed Girls CLTCL A Kind Of Magic Under Pressure Break Free Innuendo / Guitar Solo TSMGO WWTLF Radio Ga Ga Bo Rhap -- Hammer To Fall WWRY / Champions GSTQ Hmmm, not too bad. But I can’t picture them doing Hammer To Fall for the Encore. Also I don’t think they would use the epic Innuendo Intro, if they actually played the song later in the set - 2x WWRY is enough. And personally I‘m not fond of One Vision as the opener. Maybe because that had been the only opener I got for my first 3 concerts. (Somehow I managed to choose only these concerts, where they suddenly threw in One Vision in 2015&16.) I somehow expect Tear It Up to appear and also either Dragon Attack or Cool Cat. I will need some more time to design my own (im)perfect setlist.
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Post by Nicki on Sept 27, 2023 18:01:50 GMT
Adam posted this picture today in his Instagram stories. Any idea what and where this is? (Somewhere in London?) It looks cool!
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Post by Ri on Sept 27, 2023 22:57:23 GMT
So which shows are everyone going to? 😄
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Post by faninthe6ix on Sept 27, 2023 23:52:46 GMT
Brian posted this picture on Instagram this afternoon. Last day of band rehearsals in London. They’re ready! I look at that picture and think they look old but then I look in the mirror and realize I’m not the teenager who stood and watched them at Knebworth nearly 40 years ago.🤣😂
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Post by faninthe6ix on Sept 27, 2023 23:54:18 GMT
Toronto on October 8th I can’t wait
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Post by brightonrock on Sept 30, 2023 10:16:53 GMT
A video about Brian May's equipment to be used on his US tour this fall is available. youtu.be/5jcOPevLpTo?si=RR5P77i1-75xDTT4At 16:50, a KAT switcher that Brian May has been using for years is shown." One Vision" and "Stone Cold Crazy" switches can be seen, which may be helpful in predicting the set list. If they add "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" and "A Kind Of Magic" to the list, It may be similar to the 2015 set list.
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 30, 2023 10:26:11 GMT
They did AKOM on the last UK / Europe tour so I suspect that's a high probability.
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