Likely setlist:
Procession; Jailhouse Rock;
Father To Son; Shake Rattle And Roll; Ogre Battle; Stupid Cupid; White Queen; Be
Bop A Lula; Doin' All Right; Jailhouse Rock (reprise); Son And Daughter; Big
Spender; Keep Yourself Alive; Modern Times Rock'n'roll; Liar
band line up
Queen: Freddie Mercury (vocs) Brian May
(guitar) John Deacon (bass)
Roger Taylor (drums)
Fruupp: Vince McCusker (vocs/guitar) Stephen Houston
(keys) Peter Farrelly (bass) Martin Foye (drums)
gig poster and flyer (click to
enlarge flyer)
ticket
memories
you've no idea how close this gig came to
being pulled. David Stopps had to persuade Freddie Mercury in the Bell Hotel to
perform after either there was a problem getting their gear in or them suddenly
wanting more money. It was said that Brian May saved the day when he said "if
this place is good enough for Mott the Hoople, it's good enough for us"
press cuttings
what happened next
Queen
simply just got bigger and bigger and still filled stadiums in the 21st century despite the death of Freddie
Mercury in 1991 and retirement soon after of John Deacon. Paul Rodgers
(from Free and Bad Company) was the front man
until 2009. The music of Queen inspired the West End play We Will
Rock You which continues to draw huge audiences years after its debut
Fruupp went on to play at
Friars Aylesbury a further five times, all headlining.
odds and trivia
did you know that
mercury and taylor attended the legendary bowie july 72 gig at
friars?
