The Works Tour

The Works Tour
World tour by Queen
Associated album The Works
Start date August 24, 1984
End date May 15, 1985
Legs 5
No. of shows 23 in Europe
9 in Africa
2 in South America
9 in Oceania
5 in Asia
48 in Total
Queen concert chronology

The Works Tour was a concert tour by the British rock band Queen. During the tour, Queen participated in the Rock in Rio festival in 1985; the concert was released on VHS. The band released a DVD from a concert in Tokyo titled We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan, but the name of the concert was incorrect as the band performed 2 further concerts after Tokyo in Nagoya and Osaka.

Stage design

The stage design was based on a scene from Fritz Lang's Metropolis with huge rotating cog-wheels at the rear of the stage and a brightly lit cityscape.[1] Due to a prior ligament damage in his knee, it was somewhat of a challenge for Mercury to navigate the complex set of multiple levels and stairs. Eventually, in Hanover, Mercury fell down the stairs during the performance of "Hammer to Fall".[2] He was only able to play "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Will Rock You", and "We Are the Champions" afterwards, shortening the concert somewhat. Due to Mercury's injury, May played the first bars of "We Will Rock You" out of anxiety in order to get Mercury to the hospital.

Sun City Controversy

Queen scheduled 12 performances in Bophuthatswana, South Africa, at the Sun City Super Bowl in October 1984.[3] This was during the apartheid era in South Africa so Queen performed to segregated crowds.[3] Due to apartheid, the United Nations requested entertainers to boycott the country and the Britain’s Musicians’ Union banned any of its members from performing in Sun City.[3] Queen played anyway, despite the controversy, though several shows were cancelled after Mercury’s voice gave out on opening night.[3]

Setlists

Europe
Africa
South America
Oceania
Asia

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe
August 24, 1984 Brussels Belgium Forest National
August 28, 1984 Dublin Ireland Royal Dublin Society Simmonscourt
August 29, 1984
August 31, 1984 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
September 1, 1984
September 2, 1984
September 4, 1984 London Wembley Arena
September 5, 1984
September 7, 1984
September 8, 1984
September 10, 1984 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle
September 14, 1984 Milan Italy Palazzo dello Sport
September 15, 1984
September 16, 1984 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
September 18, 1984 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
September 20, 1984 Leiden Netherlands Groenoordhallen
September 21, 1984 Brussels Belgium Forest National
September 22, 1984 Hanover Germany Europahalle
September 24, 1984 Berlin Deutschlandhalle
September 26, 1984 Frankfurt Festhalle
September 27, 1984 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
September 29, 1984 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
September 30, 1984
Africa
October 5, 1984 Sun City Bophuthatswana Super Bowl
October 6, 1984
October 7, 1984
October 12, 1984
October 13, 1984
October 14, 1984
October 18, 1984
October 19, 1984
October 20, 1984
South America
January 12, 1985[A] Rio de Janeiro Brazil Barra da Tijuca
January 19, 1985[A]
Oceania
April 13, 1985 Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium
April 16, 1985 Melbourne Australia Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre
April 17, 1985
April 19, 1985
April 20, 1985
April 25, 1985 Sydney Entertainment Centre
April 26, 1985
April 28, 1985
April 29, 1985
Asia
May 8, 1985 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
May 9, 1985
May 11, 1985 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
May 13, 1985 Nagoya Aichi Auditorium
May 15, 1985 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was part of "Rock in Rio"

Tour band

Additional musicians:

References

  1. ↑ Bell, Mike (8 September 1984). "Body but no soul". The Times.
  2. ↑ Freestone, Peter; David Evans (2001). Freddie Mercury: An intimate memoir by the man who knew him best. Omnibus Press. pp. 65–66. ISBN 0-7119-8674-6.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Queen’s Tragic Rhapsody". Gilmore, Mikal. Rolling Stone. July 7, 2014.
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