Queen / Queen + Paul Rodgers

[BangoSkank]

ugh no no no... theyre not allowed to tour without freddie.

if you ask me anyway

[Malcolm]

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that QUEEN guitarist Brian May says he's growing more "excited" about the upcoming tour with FREE/BAD COMPANY vocalist Paul Rodgers as its start date draws closer. May told Britain's Uncut magazine, "As the tour approaches, it feels like my whole body and soul have been tipped upside down. It's now dawning on me that this huge ball is about to roll again. It's slightly more exciting than scary though." May also rejected criticisms leveled against him and drummer Roger Taylor for touring under the QUEEN moniker without the late Freddie Mercury or retired bassist John Deacon. "Almost my entire life has been lived amid a hail of bullets," he said. "As far as I'm concerned, it's nobody's business but ours. If you think you're gonna hate it, don't come."

The tour is billed as "QUEEN and Paul Rodgers."

The group will play their first show at Nelson Mandela's 46664 AIDS Awareness Concert on March 19 in South Africa. The tour starts in earnest on March 28 in London, England, and is expected to play in North America later this year.

[Mr. Dick Purple]

"As far as I'm concerned, it's nobody's business but ours. If you think you're gonna hate it, don't come." Brian May

It's sad when a big star say this comentaries, people makes criticisms just to realize that is not for Him but for certain band called Queen without Freddie and John instead of talking BS he should think more in the fans than in himself.

[Lord Blackadder]

That doesn't really make sense. And once again I say, it isn't your band. What Brian said is right, You don't like it? Then don't come. The venues are selling out/sold out already anyways.

[Mr. Dick Purple]

Well I know It's not my band but I know that people out there Feel like it's a lack of respect with Freddie and John that's all I'm saying who said I woudln't go?? I'm already in the first row 

[DEAD HORSE]

The more I see, the more I respect Page & Plant. They knew they probably wouldn't sell as many albums and tickets, but they never called their thing Led Zeppelin. Respect, guys.

100% agree with you. and thats the way i've always thought  , you know i also respect the  The ex Beatles as Ringo George and Paul when they were alive,well at least when george wasnt dead , they did respect that. and come on! The Beatles would sell out more than queen or any band......everywhere ,even in Mars!


And someone said roger and Brian have made a lot of money ,of course they have! but the more you got , the more you want! ......so English musicians AREN'T as "respectful or stuck to their roots" as some people says. 

[Mr. Dick Purple]

The more I see, the more I respect Page & Plant. They knew they probably wouldn't sell as many albums and tickets, but they never called their thing Led Zeppelin. Respect, guys.

100% agree with you. and thats the way i've always thought? , you know i also respect the? The ex Beatles as Ringo George and Paul when they were alive,well at least when george wasnt dead , they did respect that. and come on! The Beatles would sell out more than queen or any band......everywhere ,even in Mars!


And someone said roger and Brian have made a lot of money ,of course they have! but the more you got , the more you want! ......so English musicians AREN'T as "respectful or stuck to their roots" as some people says.?

AMEN 

[Sakib]

According my local radio station, a dude called paul would be replacing freddie mercury. wot else do u xpect?

[Lord Blackadder]

The more I see, the more I respect Page & Plant. They knew they probably wouldn't sell as many albums and tickets, but they never called their thing Led Zeppelin. Respect, guys.

Yes, but they are the guitarist and frontman and the two main songwriters. Not a guitarist and a drummer.

[Malcolm]

Dont wanan get trashed for posting anything cause i know how people think they shouldnt tiour anymore cause of freddie..But im jsut posting pics and setlists and tour dates

[Malcolm]

Setlist from Festhalle, Frankfurt

18TH April 2005

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
Breakfree
Fat Bottom Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Say Its Not True
39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
I?m In Love With My Car
Gtr Solo
Last Horizon
Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can?t Get Enough
It?s A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bo Rap

Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

[Malcolm]

Mon 28th March UK, London, Brixton Academy

Reaching Out (Paul Rodgers solo)
Tie Your Mother Down
Little Bit Of Love
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Seagull (Paul Rodgers - acoustic guitar and Roger Taylor - bongos)
'39 (Brian May vocals/acoustic)
Love Of My Life (BM vocals/acoustic)
Hammer To Fall (Slow/Fast Version - BM/PR vocals)
Guitar Solo
Last Horizon
Days Of Our Lives (RT vocals)
Radio Ga Ga (RT vocals)
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
I'm In Love With My Car (RT vocals)
I Want It All (BM vocals)
It's A Kind Of Magic
Bohemian Rhapsody (Freddie video vocals/PR)
Show Must Go On
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Feel Like Makin' Love
All Right Now
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We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

[Malcolm]

Tue 5 April Italy, Milan, Forum

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
Can?t Get Enough
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Seagull
39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Little Bit Of Love
I?m In Love With My Car
Gtr Solo
Last Horizon
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Feel Like Makin? Love
A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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The Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

[Malcolm]

Sat 23 April Hungary, Budapest, Sportarena

Reaching Out
Tie Your Mother Down
I Want To Break Free
Fat Bottomed Girls
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Say Its Not True
?39
Love Of My Life
Hammer To Fall
Feel Like Making Love
I?m In Love With My Car
Gtr Solo
Last Horizon
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Radio Ga Ga
Can?t Get Enough
A Kind Of Magic
I Want It All
Bohemian Rhapsody
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The Show Must Go On
All Right Now
We Will Rock You
We Are The Champions

[Malcolm]

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Funny the twisted parallels between GNR & Queen.

Remaining members of Queen get new singer, call themselves Queen.
Remaining Members of GNR get new singer, call themselves Velvet Revolver
Remaining singer of GNR gets new band, calls themselves GNR.

There is something mising without Freddie, but I`d still jump at the chance to hear Brian May play.  So if they call temselves Queen, so what? Good for them, I hope they pull it off.

[Malcolm]

I got a dvd of one of the shows on the tour and its pretty fuckin awsome..Definetly worth checking out..Brian and Rodger sing jsut as many songs and Paul does..Rodger sings Radio-Ga-Ga and a few others..Show opens with Tie Your mother Down..and Freddie sings the first half of Bohemian Rhapsody on the big screen from the live bowl..Then during the middle its like a tribute to him then at the end they all sing together its pretty cool..And they play Alrigth now by pauls old band Free..Good show

[J?]

No John Deacon to me this reunion is bullshit with out him. He did write their biggest hit Another One Bites the Dust. Its sooooooo dissappointing he aint a part of this new Queen shit.

[Walapino]

Why isnt he part of Queen anyway?

[Is he struggling?]

Why isnt he part of Queen anyway?

Mr Deacon is using his multi-millions to fund his (very) early retirement, and good on him too. Besides, he was never really one to bask in the limelight, and doesn't approve of a Queen without Freddie Mercury. (Interestingly, of he handful of post-Freddie Queen projects he has partaken in, all have been 'tributes' of sort, e.g the 'Made in Heaven' album, the 1992 Wembley tribute concert).

As for the current tour, I'm dissapointed that the setlists have been very similar night after night, especially after Roger Taylor promised  'rolling setlists'. Still, I am literally bursting with excitement in anticipation of tuesday's gig in Newcastle (just at the prospect of seeing Brian and his home made guitar).