Did anyone go to a Queen concert (1970-1986)?

Queen performed many times from 1970-1986. Did anyone take in a tape recorder, photo/film camera? Would love to hear from anyone with a story or memorabilia!

 

Sadly, no

 

Saw them at Slane Castle Dublin in July 1986 on The Magic tour. I was 12 and it was my first concert. Not a bad start to my concert-going experiences. While my memories of it are pretty sketchy now, I remember them starting with One Vision and I remember being overwhelmed by the huge number of people there. Apparently, this specific concert has gone down in Queen's history as being particularly drunken and raucous - hardly surprising when you have 80,000 Irish men and women drinking all day in the summer (EDIT - oh yeah, it did rain quite a lot that day). Here's what Roger Taylor had to say:

"That one was pretty hairy, from what I remember," he told the Irish Independent in 2013. "I mean really hairy. The size of the crowd was incredible. There was so much mud and drunkenness. Freddie stopped the show at one point. People had been there for hours and dehydrated from drinking. Well, it's rock 'n' roll, isn't it?"

 

I wish I went!

 

1982 Maple Leaf Gardens, no stuff to share

 

Unofficial T-Shirt from Knebworth '86. I'd seen them the previous Summer too at Live Aid

 

We had tickets to see Queen open for Mott The Hoople on May 28/74 here in town. Of course,
Brian May got sick several days earlier and the band was dropped from the tour. We got Frampton's
Camel as a replacement. I never did see Queen in concert.

 

Check out queenlive.ca, it's a fascinating dive into their live history, with set lists, bootleg info, pics, memorabilia, fan stories... highly recommended for the Queen anorak.

 

I had a ticket to see Queen at Knebworth in 1986, but couldn't go and as a result never got to see them live

 

Oof, that's gotta hurt still

 

Is this the concert where their usual 'God Save The Queen' finale was replaced with a recording of 'Danny Boy'?

 

First saw them in early 1977, then I saw them on each US tour through 1986. Also got to see them once with Paul Rodgers and a couple times with Adam Lambert.

 

Yes February 10,1977 with Thin Lizzy opening at the Providence Civic Center. General admission, on the floor. Amazing.

 

Saw them in '86 I think (on the Magic tour). Remember there were massive protests outside the arena because Queen had played in Sun City a year or two before. The concert itself was ok but I wish I'd seen them live during their prime (imo between '74 and 78). But better than not having seen them at all I guess.

Sorry, no pictures or recordings.

 

We saw them on their "A Night at the Opera" tour at the Beacon Theater but no recordings or photos... just a ticket stub which I still have in a small box somewhere.

 

It certainly does. Since then I go to every gig by bands I like that I can.

 

I was there too. Stone cold sober

 

March 1975, Miami Marine Stadium

 

Anyone who says yes, I am infinitely jealous.

People love to be like "what's the first thing you'd do if you had a time machine? I mean, after killing baby Hitler?" and my answer is always "go see Queen in 1986."

 

yes, people went to Queen concerts in that timeframe

 

Uris Theater 1974 opening for Mott The Hoople. I was(still am) a huge Mott fan, but Queen blew them away that night.

 

Went to see them in Cardiff Castle in 1976, walked out before they came on, in absolutely hammered down with rain, literally soaked through to my skin. Said to my brother we'll see them again. I did, saw them at Live Aid '85 then, the next year at Wembley, then the following weekend in Cologne. My brother saw them at Knebworth the same year.

 

I saw them in '79 on the Crazy Tour at the Glasgow Apollo still probably the best live gig I've ever seen.

 

Saw Queen at the Boston Garden back in July 1982. Boston's Mayor declared it "Queen Day" in the city (a DJ from WBCN read the official proclamation before the show) and after a solid opening set by local hero Billy Squier, the band were pretty damned great. The setlist was heavy on the Hot Space album, but still packed with standards like "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" "Get Down, Make Love" and of course, "Bohemian Rhapsody" (among others). The ancient Boston Garden lacked air conditioning and while stifling, the sweat and smoke made the arena feel like the world's largest dive bar.

What really stood out was getting a chance to see the roadies put together the lights and sound that afternoon before the show started. My uncle was a roadie and had some friends working the show. For the price of a pizza, he offered to take my buddies and I in to see the stage setup. Sadly, no Queen members were around, but it was still exciting to see the crew assemble, then hang the massive lighting rig and sound system.

It's a damn shame Queen wouldn't tour America again.

 

Slane Castle looks like a monstrous concert from that news report, wish I'd gone, not a hi-vis in sight, not much health and safety, the good old days of concerts.