City:	Birmingham, England
Venue:	Barbarella's
Date:	April 2, 1974

Presumed setlist:	Procession, Father To Son, White Queen, Ogre Battle, Seven Seas Of Rhye, Liar, Son And Daughter, Keep Yourself Alive, Great King Rat, Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll, Big Spender, Jailhouse Rock
The show at the Rainbow Theatre was intended to the final night of the tour, but this show in Birmingham would be tagged onto the end of the itinerary, rescheduled from March 17. A fan recalls: "The date was cancelled initially as the previous night there had been a riot as the band wouldn't come back for a fourth encore, so the Birmingham date was tagged on straight after the Rainbow show." The setlist seen above was featured at the "Stormtroopers in Stilettoes" Queen exhibition in London in early 2011. It was likely written by a crew member after the show. The song order seems to be a bit shuffled - Seven Seas Of Rhye and Liar are probably closer to the end. A fan claims the band played The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke at this show as well. John Deacon warmly recalled this gig in an interview with Music Star in the summer: "On tour in Britain the biggest date was obviously the Rainbow, but the most fun gig was the last. It was a tiny club in Birmingham we'd had to cancel earlier. We went back and because it was the last we were very relaxed, all had a couple of drinks and enjoyed ourselves. We even got half the road crew to streak across the stage - Roger bet them a bottle of champagne each that they wouldn't do it, and they did."

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