Queen Live Chronology
This page is a recollection of important dates in Queen's history as a live band.
1970-06-27
: Truro - first Queen concert
1971-07-02
: Surrey - first concert with John Deacon on bass
1973-10-13
: Bonn-Bad Godesberg - first concert outside the UK
1973-11-12
: Leeds - first show of first UK tour
1974-01-27
: Melbourne - first show in Australia - a horrible experience overall
1974-03-01
: Blackpool - first show of first headlining tour
1974-04-16
: Denver - first show in North America
1974-05-11
: New York - band forced to abandon tour after Brian May falls ill
1974-10-30
: Manchester - first show of first European tour
1975-04-19
: Tokyo - first show in Japan - mayhem ensues!
1975-12-24
: London - Christmas concert, broadcast live on TV
1976-09-18
: London - free concert in Hyde Park for at least 150,000 fans
1977-02-05
: New York - first show at Madison Square Garden
1977-03-02
: Inglewood - first show at L.A. Forum
1977-05-29
: Stafford - singing audience inspires Brian May to write We Will Rock You
1977-06-06
: London - two nights at Earls Court - debut of mobile crown lighting rig
1977-12-22
: Inglewood - festive evening at the Forum
1978-11-17
: New York - hired strippers on bikes join the band on stage during Fat Bottomed Girls
1979-02-10
: Munich - band hire strippers again, upsetting Bavarian government
1979-12-13
: London - first in a series of shows in small London clubs
1979-12-26
: London - charity show - final show of the 70s
1980-07-12
: Inglewood - fourth consecutive night at L.A. Forum
1980-09-30
: New York - third consecutive night at Madison Square Garden
1980-12-09
: London - Imagine performed after John Lennon's assassination
1981-02-28
: Buenos Aires - first show in South America - mayhem ensues, again!
1981-03-20
: São Paulo - concert to 130,000 fans in Brazil (record paying audience for a single band at the time)
1982-05-29
: Leeds - Brian May's favourite Queen concert
1982-09-15
: Inglewood - last show in North America
1984-10-05
: Sun City - first of nine controversial shows in South Africa
1985-01-12
: Rio de Janeiro - first of two nights as headliner at Rock In Rio to 250,000 fans
1985-05-15
: Osaka - last show in Japan
1985-07-13
: London - triumphant performance at Live Aid
1986-07-11
: London - first of two sell-out nights at Wembley Stadium in London
1986-07-27
: Budapest - legendary show in Hungary
1986-08-09
: Stevenage - last Queen show, to 120,000 fans