Crazy Tour
| Local tour by Queen | |
| Start date | 22 November 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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]
Setlist
- Intro
- Jailhouse Rock
- We Will Rock You (Fast)
- Let Me Entertain You
- Somebody To Love
- If You Can't Beat Them
- 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
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- Keep Yourself Alive
- Drum/Guitar Solo
- Brighton Rock (Finale)
- 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
Other songs:
- Mull of Kintyre (7 December 1979 Liverpool)
- Silent Night (26 December 1979 London)
- Danny Boy (22 November 1979 Dublin)
- Liar (Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle)
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 November 1979 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Arena |
| 24 November 1979 | Birmingham | England | NEC LG Arena |
| 26 November 1979 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | |
| 27 November 1979 | |||
| 30 November 1979 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
| 1 December 1979 | |||
| 3 December 1979 | Newcastle | 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[A] | Hammersmith Odeon |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of "Concerts for the People of Kampuchea"
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
| 20 November 1979 | Cork | Cork City Hall | Cancelled. |
| 3-4 December 1979 | Brighton | Brighton Centre | Rescheduled to 9–10 December 1979. |
Box office score data
| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue (1979) | Gross revenue (2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDS Arena | Dublin | 15,000 / 15,000 (100%) | $121,416 | $385,021 |
| National Exhibition Centre | Birmingham | 15,643 / 15,643 (100%) | $101,314 | $321,276 |
| Apollo Theatre | Manchester | 7,000 / 7,000 (100%) | $53,834 | $170,712 |
| Glasgow | 7,000 / 7,000 (100%) | $49,584 | $157,235 | |
| City Hall | Newcastle | 4,270 / 4,270 (100%) | $31,111 | $98,656 |
| Empire Theatre | Liverpool | 4,700 / 4,700 (100%) | $30,439 | $96,525 |
| Hippodrome | Bristol | 1,951 / 1,951 (100%) | $14,215 | $45,077 |
| Brighton Centre | Brighton | 9,000 / 9,000 (100%) | $72,865 | $231,061 |
| Lyceum Theatre | London | 2,100 / 2,100 (100%) | $16,153 | $51,223 |
| Rainbow Theatre | 3,040 / 3,040 (100%) | $24,613 | $78,050 | |
| Purley Tiffany's | 4,000 / 4,000 (100%) | $30,766 | $97,562 | |
| Tottenham Mayfair | 1,000 / 1,000 (100%) | $7,691 | $24,389 | |
| Lewisham Odeon | 1,700 / 1,700 (100%) | $13,763 | $43,644 | |
| Alexandra Palace | 7,000 / 7,000 (100%) | $56,672 | $179,712 | |
| Hammersmith Apollo | 5,039 / 5,039 (100%) | $40,796 | $129,368 | |
| TOTAL | 88,443 / 88,443 (100%) | $665,232 | $2,109,509 | |
Setlists
|
22 November – Dublin
Encore
Encore
|
24 November – Birmingham
Encore
Encore
|
26 November – Manchester
Encore
Encore
|
27 November – Manchester
Encore
Encore
|
Tour band
- Freddie Mercury: Lead vocals, piano, guitar ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love"), tambourine.
- Brian May: Guitar, backing vocals, piano.
- Roger Taylor: Drums, lead vocals ("I'm in Love With My Car"), backing vocals.
- John Deacon: Bass guitar, additional vocals, triangle
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.
