8 May 1977, Queen performed @ Johanneshovs Isstadion (Ice Stadium) in Stockholm, Sweden đžđȘ
This is the second leg (European) of âA Day At The Races Tourâ
The band will set out to perform 19 shows to close out the tour, their second European tour and the first since late 1974!
This leg of the A Day At The Races tour finds Freddie’s voice in great shape.
Freddie, after âOgre Battleâ: âThank you. Good evening, Stockholm! Are you ready for some rock and roll tonight? OK, we’re gonna give it to you. I must say, it’s really nice to be here after such a long time. This is our very first time and we’ll have to come back here again. Thank you for the welcome. Tonight we’re gonna do songs from all our albums that you’ve probably got and heard.”
Freddie, after âWhite Queenâ: âWe’d like to carry on with a song from our latest album. You don’t have singles around here, I mean, not real popular anyway. This used to be a single, and it was on the album anyway, a song called âSomebody To Love.ââ
âGood Old Fashioned Lover Boyâ is played live for the first time. It would never be performed completely, as the third verse would be skipped, always following âKiller Queenâ in the medley.
After the medley, Freddie says, “That was our longest medley to date⊠a slightly different version of âBring Back That Leroy Brown.ââ He then responds to requests being shouted from the audience. “We’d like⊠we’re gonna do âLiar,â don’t worry. Right now for you darlings, we’d like to do a number that we’ve never done on stage before. This is the first time ever, and I think it’s nice to do it in Stockholm. Join in if you’d like. This is a song called âDeath on Two Legs.ââ It replaces âSweet Ladyâ tonight.
Before âBrighton Rock,â Freddie toasts the audience in Swedish. “Stockholm, cheers! SkĂ„l”
In a bit of early tour setlist experimentation, âIn The Lap Of The GodsâŠRevisitedâ isn’t performed for the first time since being introduced in late 1974, a curious omission as it’s such an effective closing number for the band, both musically and visually. Or perhaps the dry ice machine failed to work? Either way, âNow I’m Hereâ closes the set proper tonight, âLiarâ is the first encore (where it would remain for the rest of the tour), and the second encore is the usual cover songs.
For the bulk of the show, Freddie now wears a black and white checkered costume, replicating one worn by the ballet dancer Nijinsky. For the second encore, he introduces his flashy silver lurex leotard to the show, now performing Big Spender without the strip spectacle.
The members of ABBA attended the gig and met Queen backstage afterwards.
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