World tour by Queen | |
Location |
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Associated album | Jazz |
Start date | 28 October 1978 |
End date | 18 August 1979 |
Legs | 4 |
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Queen concert chronology |
The Jazz Tour was the sixth headlining 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, crossdressers and a naked fat lady who smoked cigarettes in her crotch."[1] Part of the European leg was recorded for the band's first live album, Live Killers.
Background
[edit]Due to the tour starting within weeks of the final recording sessions for Jazz, Freddie Mercury's voice was worn out, which led to generally below-average performances. While holding up fine for the American and European shows, he lost his voice in Japan. During the encore performance of "We Will Rock You" , as he sang, Mercury would be carried on the shoulders of a Superman cosplayer.
Setlists
[edit]Average setlist
[edit]This setlist is representative of the performance on 16 December 1978 in Oakland, United States. It does not represent all the setlists for the duration of the tour.
- "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
- "Let Me Entertain You"
- "Somebody To Love"
- "If You Can't Beat Them"
- "Death on Two Legs"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Bicycle Race"
- "I'm In Love With My Car"
- "Get Down, Make Love"
- "You're My Best Friend"
- "Now I'm Here"
- "Spread Your Wings"
- "Dreamer's Ball"
- "Love Of My Life"
- "'39"
- "It's Late"
- "Brighton Rock"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Keep Yourself Alive"
- "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
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Dallas, United States
Landover, United States
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Providence, United States / New York City, United States / Uniondale, United States / Philadelphia, United States / Richfield, United States / Montreal, Canada / Toronto, Canada / Chicago, United States / Vancouver, Canada / Oakland, United States
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Dortmund, Germany / Berlin, Germany / Brussels, Belgium
Rotterdam, Netherlands (First Night) / Cologne, Germany / Barcelona, Spain (Second Night) / Paris, France (Second Night)
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Rotterdam, Netherlands (Second Night) / Frankfurt, Germany / Zürich, Switzerland / Lyon, France / Barcelona, Spain (First Night)
Paris, France (Third Night)
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Tokyo, Japan (First Night) / Osaka, Japan (First Night)
Tokyo, Japan (Second Night)
Osaka, Japan (Second Night) / Nagoya, Japan
Kanazawa, Japan
Tokyo, Japan (Third Night)
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Tokyo, Japan (Fourth Night) / Kobe, Japan / Yamaguchi, Japan / Sapporo, Japan (First Night)
Tokyo, Japan (Fifth Night)
Fukuoka, Japan (First Night)
Fukuoka, Japan (Second Night)
Sapporo, Japan (Second Night)
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Saarbrucken, Germany
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Tour dates
[edit]Box office score data
[edit]Date (1978) |
City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | Ref(s) |
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29 October | Memphis, United States | Mid-South Coliseum | 9,245 / 9,245 | $73,401 | [2] |
31 October | New Orleans, United States | Municipal Auditorium | 8,000 / 8,000 | $68,000 | [3] |
7 November | New Haven, United States | New Haven Coliseum | 10,567 / 10,567 | $84,927 | [4] |
9 November | Detroit, United States | Cobo Arena | 22,650 / 22,650 | $227,833 | [4] |
10 November | [4] | ||||
20 November | Philadelphia, United States | Spectrum | 14,700 | $115,100 | [5] |
22 November | Nashville, United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | 9,193 | $68,774 | [5] |
23 November | St. Louis, United States | Checkerdome | 11,422 | $94,342 | [5] |
6 December | Madison, United States | Dane County Coliseum | 7,544 | $61,667 | [6] |
8 December | Kansas City, United States | Kemper Arena | 13,687 | $107,540 | [6] |
12 December | Seattle, United States | Seattle Center Coliseum | 11,014 | $83,406 | [7] |
13 December | Portland, United States | Memorial Coliseum | 10,333 | $83,291 | [7] |
14 December | Vancouver, Canada | Pacific Coliseum | 15,428 | $123,425 | [7] |
16 December | Oakland, United States | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 12,285 / 12,285 | $96,317 | [7] |
Personnel
[edit]- Freddie Mercury: Lead vocals, piano, tambourine.
- Brian May: Guitar, backing vocals, piano ("Teo Torriatte")
- Roger Taylor: Drums, timpani, lead vocals ("I'm in Love With My Car"), backing vocals.
- John Deacon: Bass guitar, additional backing vocals, triangle
References
[edit]- ^ Henke, James (11 June 1981). "Queen Holds Court in South America". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 45. 11 November 1978. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 46. 18 November 1978. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b c "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 47. 25 November 1978. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b c "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 51. 9 December 1978. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 53. 23 December 1978. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b c d "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 1. 6 January 1979. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.