Jazz Tour

Jazz Tour

World tour by Queen
Queen performing in Hanover on 23 January 1979 during the Jazz Tour.
Associated album	Jazz
Start date	28 October 1978
End date	6 May 1979
Legs	3
No. of shows	36 in America 28 in Europe 15 in Asia 80 in Total (81 scheduled)
Queen concert chronology

The Jazz Tour was a concert tour by the British rock band Queen, supporting the album Jazz. The tour was memorable for the spectacle created by the band. As James Henke of Rolling Stone said about the band's Halloween 1978 concert in New Orleans: "...when they were launching a U.S. tour in support of their Jazz, album, Queen threw a bash in New Orleans that featured snake charmers, strippers, transvestites and a naked fat lady who smoked cigarettes in her crotch." Part of the European leg was recorded for the band's first live album, Live Killers. It was the only Queen tour to not include any shows in the United Kingdom. Due to the tour starting within the same month as the final recording sessions for Jazz, Freddie Mercury's voice is worn out from the start, and his performances are generally sub-par when compared to the previous tour.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Tickets Sold	Gross (1978)
North America
28 October 1978	Dallas	United States	Dallas Convention Center Arena
29 October 1978	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
31 October 1978	New Orleans		New Orleans Municipal Auditorium
3 November 1978	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
4 November 1978	Lakeland		Lakeland Center
6 November 1978	Landover		Capital Centre
7 November 1978	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
9 November 1978	Detroit		Cobo Center
10 November 1978
11 November 1978	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
13 November 1978	Boston		Boston Garden
14 November 1978	Providence		Providence Civic Center
16 November 1978	New York City		Madison Square Garden
17 November 1978
19 November 1978	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
20 November 1978	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
22 November 1978	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
23 November 1978	St. Louis		Checkerdome
25 November 1978	Richfield		Coliseum at Richfield
26 November 1978	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
28 November 1978	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
30 November 1978	Ottawa	Canada	Ottawa Civic Centre
1 December 1978	Montreal		Montreal Forum
3 December 1978	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
4 December 1978
6 December 1978	Madison	United States	Dane County Memorial Coliseum
7 December 1978	Chicago		Chicago Stadium
8 December 1978	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
12 December 1978	Seattle		Seattle Coliseum	11,014/14,098 (78%)	$83,406
13 December 1978	Portland		Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum	10,333/13,000 (79%)	$83,291
14 December 1978	Vancouver	Canada	PNE Coliseum	15,428/16,413 (94%)	$123,425
16 December 1978	Oakland	United States	Oracle Arena	12,285/12,285 (100%)	$96,317
18 December 1978	Inglewood		The Forum
19 December 1978
20 December 1978
Europe (Live Killers)
17 January 1979	Hamburg	West Germany	Ernst-Merck-Halle	5,600/5,600 (100%)
18 January 1979	Kiel		Ostseehalle
20 January 1979	Bremen		Stadthalle
21 January 1979	Dortmund		Westfalenhallen
23 January 1979	Hanover		Coliseum
24 January 1979	Berlin		Deutschlandhalle
26 January 1979	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
27 January 1979
29 January 1979	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
30 January 1979
1 February 1979	Cologne	West Germany	Sporthalle
2 February 1979	Frankfurt		Festhalle Frankfurt
4 February 1979	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
6 February 1979	Zagreb	Yugoslavia	Dom Sportova
7 February 1979	Ljubljana		Hala Tivoli
8 February 1979	Innsbruck	Austria	Olympiahalle
10 February 1979	Munich	West Germany	Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
11 February 1979
13 February 1979	Böblingen		Sporthalle
15 February 1979	Saarbrücken		Saarlandhalle
17 February 1979	Lyon	France	Palais des Sports de Gerland
19 February 1979	Barcelona	Spain	Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
20 February 1979
21 February 1979
22 February 1979	Madrid		Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad
23 February 1979
25 February 1979	Poitiers	France	Arenes de Poitiers
27 February 1979	Paris		Pavillon de Paris
28 February 1979
1 March 1979
Asia
13 April 1979	Tokyo	Japan	Nippon Budokan
14 April 1979
19 April 1979	Osaka		Osaka Festival Hall
20 April 1979
21 April 1979	Kanazawa		Jissen-rinri Memorial Hall
23 April 1979	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
24 April 1979
25 April 1979
27 April 1979	Kobe		Kobe Central Gymnasium
28 April 1979	Nagoya		International Display
30 April 1979	Fukuoka		Kyuden Memorial Gymnasium
1 May 1979
2 May 1979	Yamaguchi		Prefectural Athletic Association
5 May 1979	Sapporo		Makomanai Ice Arena
6 May 1979
Europe
18 August 1979	Saarbrücken	West Germany	Ludwigsparkstadion

Setlists

North America Setlists

Dallas, Texas

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "If You Can't Beat Them"
4. "Somebody To Love"
5. "Death On Two Legs"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Bicycle Race"
8. "I'm In Love With My Car"
9. "Get Down, Make Love"
10. "You're My Best Friend"
11. "Now I'm Here"
12. "Spread Your Wings"
13. "Dreamer's Ball"
14. "Love Of My Life"
15. "'39"
16. "It's Late"
17. "Brighton Rock"
18. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
19. "Sheer Heart Attack"
20. "Keep Yourself Alive"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
    Encore
22. "Tie Your Mother Down"
23. "We Will Rock You"
24. "We Are The Champions"
25. "God Save The Queen"

Memphis, Tennessee / New Orleans, Louisiana / Miami, Florida / Lakeland, Florida / Washington, D.C. / New Haven, Connecticut / Detroit, Michigan / Kalamazoo, Michigan / Boston, Massachusetts / Providence, Rhode Island / New York City, New York / Uniondale, New York / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Nashville, Tennessee / St. Louis, Missouri / Richfield, Ohio / Cincinnati, Ohio / Buffalo, New York / Ottawa, Ontario / Montreal, Quebec / Toronto, Ontario / Madison, Wisconsin / Chicago, Illinois / Kansas City, Kansas / Seattle, Washington / Portland, Oregon / Vancouver, British Columbia / Oakland, California / Inglewood, California

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "Somebody To Love"
4. "If You Can't Beat Them"
5. "Death On Two Legs"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Bicycle Race"
8. "I'm In Love With My Car"
9. "Get Down, Make Love"
10. "You're My Best Friend"
11. "Now I'm Here"
12. "Spread Your Wings"
13. "Dreamer's Ball"
14. "Love Of My Life"
15. "'39"
16. "It's Late"
17. "Brighton Rock"
18. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
19. "Keep Yourself Alive"
20. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
21. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
22. "Sheer Heart Attack"
23. "We Will Rock You"
24. "We Are The Champions"
25. "God Save The Queen"

European Setlists

Hamburg, Germany / Kiel, Germany / Bremen, Germany / Dortmund, Germany / Hanover, Germany / Berlin, Germany / Brussels, Belgium / Rotterdam, Netherlands / Munich, Germany /
Barcelona, Spain / Madrid, Spain / Paris, France (1st, 2nd night) / Tokyo, Japan (2nd night)

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "Somebody To Love"
4. "Death On Two Legs"
5. "Killer Queen"
6. "Bicycle Race"
7. "I'm In Love With My Car"
8. "Get Down, Make Love"
9. "You're My Best Friend"
10. "Now I'm Here"
11. "Don't Stop Me Now"
12. "Spread Your Wings"
13. "Dreamer's Ball"
14. "Love Of My Life"
15. "'39"
16. "It's Late"
17. "Brighton Rock"
18. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
19. "Keep Yourself Alive"
20. "Fun It"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
23. "Sheer Heart Attack"
24. "We Will Rock You"
25. "We Are The Champions"
26. "God Save The Queen"

Cologne, Germany / Frankfurt, Germany / Zurich, Switzerland / Zagreb, Yugoslavia / Ljubljana, Yugoslavia / Böblingen, Germany / Saarbrücken, Germany / Lyon, France / Poitiers, France

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "Somebody To Love"
4. "If You Can't Beat Them"
5. "Death On Two Legs"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Bicycle Race"
8. "I'm In Love With My Car"
9. "Get Down, Make Love"
10. "You're My Best Friend"
11. "Now I'm Here"
12. "Don't Stop Me Now"
13. "Spread Your Wings"
14. "Dreamer's Ball"
15. "Love Of My Life"
16. "'39"
17. "It's Late"
18. "Brighton Rock"
19. "Keep Yourself Alive"
20. "Fun It"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
23. "Sheer Heart Attack"
24. "We Will Rock You"
25. "We Are The Champions"
26. "God Save The Queen"

Paris, France (3rd night)

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "Somebody To Love"
4. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
5. "Death On Two Legs"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Bicycle Race"
8. "I'm In Love With My Car"
9. "Get Down, Make Love"
10. "You're My Best Friend"
11. "Now I'm Here"
12. "Don't Stop Me Now"
13. "Mustapha" (intro)
14. "If You Can't Beat Them"
15. "Spread Your Wings"
16. "Dreamer's Ball"
17. "Love Of My Life"
18. "'39"
19. "It's Late"
20. "Brighton Rock"
21. "Dead on Time" (snippet during the solo)
22. "Keep Yourself Alive"
23. "Fun It"
24. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
25. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
26. "Sheer Heart Attack"
27. "Big Spender"
28. "Jailhouse Rock"
29. "We Will Rock You"
30. "We Are The Champions"
31. "God Save The Queen"

Saarbrücken Open Air '79

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "If You Can't Beat Them"
4. "Mustapha"
5. "Death On Two Legs"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "I'm In Love With My Car"
8. "Get Down Make Love"
9. "You're My Best Friend"
10. "Now I'm Here"
11. "Somebody To Love"
12. "Spread Your Wings"
13. "Love Of My Life"
14. "Keep Yourself Alive"
15. "Instrumental Inferno"
16. "Brighton Rock" (outro)
17. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
18. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
19. "Sheer Heart Attack"
20. "Jailhouse Rock"
21. "We Will Rock You"
22. "We Are The Champions"
23. "God Save The Queen"

Asian Setlist

Tokyo, Japan (1st night)

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "Somebody To Love"
4. "Death On Two Legs"
5. "Killer Queen"
6. "Bicycle Race"
7. "I'm In Love With My Car"
8. "Get Down, Make Love"
9. "You're My Best Friend"
10. "Now I'm Here"
11. "Don't Stop Me Now"
12. "Spread Your Wings"
13. "Dreamer's Ball"
14. "Love Of My Life"
15. "'39"
16. "It's Late"
17. "Brighton Rock"
18. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
19. "Keep Yourself Alive"
20. "Fun It"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
23. "Sheer Heart Attack"
24. "We Will Rock You"
25. "We Are The Champions"
26. "God Save The Queen"

Tokyo, Japan (3rd night)

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "Somebody To Love"
4. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
5. "Death On Two Legs"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Bicycle Race"
8. "I'm In Love With My Car"
9. "Get Down, Make Love"
10. "You're My Best Friend"
11. "Now I'm Here"
12. "Teo Torriatte"
13. "Don't Stop Me Now"
14. "Spread Your Wings"
15. "Dreamer's Ball"
16. "Love Of My Life"
17. "'39"
18. "It's Late"
19. "Brighton Rock"
20. "Keep Yourself Alive"
21. "Fun It"
22. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
23. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
24. "Sheer Heart Attack"
25. "We Will Rock You"
26. "We Are The Champions"
27. "God Save The Queen"

Osaka, Japan (1st night)

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "Somebody To Love"
4. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
5. "Death On Two Legs"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Bicycle Race"
8. "I'm In Love With My Car"
9. "Get Down, Make Love"
10. "You're My Best Friend"
11. "Now I'm Here"
12. "Don't Stop Me Now"
13. "Spread Your Wings"
14. "Dreamer's Ball"
15. "Love Of My Life"
16. "'39"
17. "It's Late"
18. "Brighton Rock"
19. "Keep Yourself Alive"
20. "Fun It"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
23. "Sheer Heart Attack"
24. "We Will Rock You"
25. "We Are The Champions"
26. "God Save The Queen"

Tokyo, Japan (4th night) / Tokyo, Japan (5th night) / Kobe, Japan / Nagoya, Japan / Fukuoka, Japan / Yamaguchi, Japan / Sapporo, Japan (1st night)

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "Somebody To Love"
4. "Death On Two Legs"
5. "Killer Queen"
6. "Bicycle Race"
7. "I'm In Love With My Car"
8. "Get Down, Make Love"
9. "You're My Best Friend"
10. "Now I'm Here"
11. "Teo Torriatte"
12. "Don't Stop Me Now"
13. "Spread Your Wings"
14. "Dreamer's Ball"
15. "Love Of My Life"
16. "'39"
17. "It's Late"
18. "Brighton Rock"
19. "Keep Yourself Alive"
20. "Fun It"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
23. "Sheer Heart Attack"
24. "We Will Rock You"
25. "We Are The Champions"
26. "God Save The Queen"

Osaka (2nd night)

1. "We Will Rock You"
2. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
3. "Let Me Entertain You"
4. "Somebody To Love"
5. "If You Can't Beat Them"
6. "Death On Two Legs"
7. "Killer Queen"
8. "Bicycle Race"
9. "I'm In Love With My Car"
10. "Get Down, Make Love"
11. "You're My Best Friend"
12. "Now I'm Here"
13. "Teo Torriatte"
14. "Don't Stop Me Now"
15. "Spread Your Wings"
16. "Dreamer's Ball"
17. "Love Of My Life"
18. "'39"
19. "It's Late"
20. "Brighton Rock"
21. "Keep Yourself Alive"
22. "Fun It"
23. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
24. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
25. "Sheer Heart Attack"
26. "We Will Rock You"
27. "We Are The Champions"
28. "God Save The Queen"

Sapooro, Japan (2nd night)

1. "We Will Rock You (Slow)"
2. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
3. "Let Me Entertain You"
4. "Somebody To Love"
5. "If You Can't Beat Them"
6. "Death On Two Legs"
7. "Killer Queen"
8. "Bicycle Race"
9. "I'm In Love With My Car"
10. "Get Down, Make Love"
11. "You're My Best Friend"
12. "Now I'm Here"
13. "Teo Torriatte"
14. "Don't Stop Me Now"
15. "Dreamer's Ball"
16. "Love Of My Life"
17. "'39"
18. "It's Late"
19. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
20. "Brighton Rock"
21. "Fun It"
22. "Keep Yourself Alive"
23. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
24. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
25. "Jailhouse Rock"
26. "Sheer Heart Attack"
27. "We Will Rock You"
28. "We Are The Champions"
29. "God Save The Queen"

Kanazawa, Japan

1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
2. "Let Me Entertain You"
3. "Somebody To Love"
4. "Death On Two Legs"
5. "Killer Queen"
6. "Bicycle Race"
7. "I'm In Love With My Car"
8. "Get Down, Make Love"
9. "You're My Best Friend"
10. "Now I'm Here"
11. "Teo Torriatte"
12. "Don't Stop Me Now"
13. "Dreamer's Ball"
14. "Love Of My Life"
15. "'39"
16. "It's Late"
17. "Brighton Rock"
18. "Spread Your Wings"
19. "Keep Yourself Alive"
20. "Fun It"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
23. "Sheer Heart Attack"
24. "We Will Rock You"
25. "We Are The Champions"
26. "God Save The Queen"

Tour band

• Freddie Mercury: Lead vocals, piano, tambourine.
• Brian May: Guitar, lead vocals ("39"), backing vocals, piano.
• Roger Taylor: Drums, timpani, lead vocals ("I'm in Love With My Car"), backing vocals.
• John Deacon: Bass guitar, additional vocals, triangle

External links

• Queen Concerts