Crazy Tour
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Local tour by Queen | |
![]() The London concerts. | |
Start date | 22 November 1979 |
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End date | 26 December 1979 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 20 |
Queen concert chronology |
Crazy Tour was a short tour by the British rock band Queen during November and December 1979. After the release of the single "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", the band decided to change the concert dynamic they used to do the last years. In this tour Queen would revisit smaller venues, many which held fewer than two thousand seats. Nonetheless, it was the highly awaited UK leg of the successful Jazz Tour. The last concert of this tour at the Hammersmith Odeon was also the first concert of the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea.[1] A bootleg recording of this concert exists as the 2-CD set Crazy Tour of London.[2]
The Crazy Tour is praised by fans as one of Queen's best tours.[citation needed] Freddie Mercury's vocals have recovered from the wear of the previous tour and are possibly the greatest they have ever been on stage. Because Mercury is in great form during this run of concerts, he is very experimental and isn't afraid to try daring high notes, some of which he had never tried in a live setting before, such as the C5's in "Somebody To Love," "Bohemian Rhapsody," or "We Are The Champions."[3][4][5]
Five concerts from the Crazy Tour have available audio from circulating audience tapes: December 1 (Glasgow), December 3 (Newcastle), December 4 (Newcastle), December 6 (Liverpool), and December 26 (London, Hammersmith Odeon). November 26 (Manchester) is said to have an audience recording which is not in circulation. A couple of short 8mm film clips from December 22 (London, Alexandra's Palace) were shown in the documentary, "The Great Pretender," although each is only about 2 seconds long.
Setlists
Average setlist
This setlist is representative of the performance on 4 December 1979 in Newcastle, England. It does not represent all the setlists for the duration of the tour.
- "Overture"
- "Jailhouse Rock
- "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
- "Let Me Entertain You"
- "Somebody To Love"
- "Mustapha"
- "Death on Two Legs"
- "Killer Queen"
- "I'm in Love With My Car"
- "Get Down, Make Love"
- "You're My Best Friend"
- "Save Me"
- "Now I'm Here"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Spread Your Wings"
- "Love of My Life"
- "'39"
- "Keep Yourself Alive"
- "Drum Solo"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Liar"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
Encore - "Sheer Heart Attack"
Encore - "We Will Rock You"
- "We Are The Champions"
- "God Save the Queen"
Selected setlists
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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22 November 1979 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Simmonscourt |
24 November 1979 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham International Arena |
26 November 1979 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | |
27 November 1979 | |||
30 November 1979 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
1 December 1979 | |||
3 December 1979 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Newcastle City Hall |
4 December 1979 | |||
6 December 1979 | Liverpool | Liverpool Empire Theatre | |
7 December 1979 | |||
9 December 1979 | Bristol | Bristol Hippodrome | |
10 December 1979 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | |
11 December 1979 | |||
13 December 1979 | London | Lyceum Theatre | |
14 December 1979 | Rainbow Theatre | ||
17 December 1979 | Purley Tiffany's | ||
19 December 1979 | Tottenham Mayfair | ||
20 December 1979 | Lewisham Odeon | ||
22 December 1979 | Alexandra Palace | ||
26 December 1979 | Hammersmith Odeon |
Tour band
- Freddie Mercury: Lead vocals, piano, guitar ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love"), tambourine.
- Brian May: Guitar, backing vocals, piano.
- Roger Taylor: Drums, timpani, lead vocals ("I'm in Love With My Car"), backing vocals.
- John Deacon: Bass guitar, additional vocals
References
- ^ Freestone, Peter; David Evans (2001). Freddie Mercury: An intimate memoir by the man who knew him best. Omnibus Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-7119-8674-6.
- ^ "Crazy Tour of London". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ "Live In Newcastle: 12/3/1979". Gregsynthbootlegs.
- ^ "Live In Newcastle: 12/4/1979". Gregsynthbootlegs.
- ^ "Live At The Hammersmith: 12/26/1979". Gregsynthbootlegs.