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17 May 1977, Queen performed @ Ahoy Hall in Rotterdam, Netherlands, “A Day At The Races Tour”
Queen received many, many awards after their successful concert while on the Speedo boat in Rotterdam. Freddie exclaimed, “It’s like Christmas!”
The band received the following: Two Platinum awards for “A Night At The Opera and “A Day At The Races” and Two Gold Discs for “Sheer Heart Attack” and their hit single, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Yes, we are happy” – Freddie
14 May 1977, Queen performed @ Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany “A
Day At The Races Tour”
As ticket demand for this show increased, so did the size of the venue required. Early tour itineraries reveal that the show was originally slated to take place at the Rhein Main Halle (3,000 capacity) and then the Jahrhundrethalle (10,000 capacity), before finally settling on the Festhalle (14,000 capacity).
A fan recalls the atmosphere just before the band came on: “On the PA, they were playing a compilation of Beatles songs. Every time a new song would come on, the arriving crowd would go nuts with cheers and applause. I can’t recall any other concert I’ve attended where that happened.”
The beautiful pictures were snapped by Klaus Hiltscher
Picture 3, 4 and 5 were taken by Peter Staecker
13 May 1977, Queen performed @ Congresscentrum in Hamburg, Germany 🇩🇪 “A Day At The Races Tour”
A review of the show from Record Mirror states that Freddie sang “Perfume came naturally from Hamburg” in the second verse of ‘Killer Queen.’He would make this amendment to the song in many cities in the coming month.
In the second encore, ‘Big Spender’ has been replaced with a Bo Diddley blues tune called “I’m A Man” for the time being. It is possible that the band debuted the number last night in Copenhagen.
The members of Slade attended the show.
This show is mentioned in the classic article, “Is This Man A Prat” an interview by Tony Stewart from 18 June 1977 – New Musical Express
9 August 1980, Queen performed @ The Reunion, Dallas, Texas 🇺🇸 “The Game Tour”
The promo video for ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ (Written by John Deacon) is filmed before the show. It was directed by Daniella Green.
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