The Works Tour Tour by Queen Associated album The Works Start date August 24, 1984 End date May 15, 1985 Legs 5 No. of shows23 in Europe 9 in Africa 2 in South America 9 in Australasia 5 in Asia 48 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 [ edit ]
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.
Breaking apartheid embargo [ edit ]
Queen scheduled 12 performances in Bophuthatswana , South Africa , at the Sun City Super Bowl in October 1984.[3] Due to the apartheid policy of South Africa 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 after three days live performances. The show was extended to a third weekend.[3]
Tour band [ edit ]
Additional musicians:
Setlists [ edit ]
Europe
Brussels, Belgium (First Night)
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Staying Power"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Radio Ga Ga"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Hammer To Fall"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Sheer Heart Attack"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Dublin, Ireland
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Staying Power"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Sheer Heart Attack"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"A Day At The Races Outro"
Birmingham, England (First Night)
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Staying Power"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Sheer Heart Attack"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Birmingham, England (Second Night)
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Staying Power"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Sheer Heart Attack"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Birmingham, England (Third Night)
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Staying Power"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
London, England (First Night)
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Staying Power"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
London, England (Second Night) / London, England (Third Night) / London, England (Fourth Night)
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Staying Power"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Dortmund, Germany / Milan, Italy (First Night)
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Staying Power"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Milan, Italy (Second Night) / Munich, Germany / Paris, France / Leiden, Netherlands / Brussels, Belgium (Second Night) / Berlin, Germany / Frankfurt, Germany / Vienna, Austria (Second Night)
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Hanover, Germany
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Stuttgart, Germany / Vienna, Austria (First Night)
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Great King Rat"
"Keyboard Solo"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
South Africa
Sun City, Bophuthatswana
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Rock In Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Oceania
Melbourne, Australia / Sydney, Australia
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Japan
Tokyo, Japan
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Nagoya, Japan / Osaka, Japan
"Machines"
"Tear It Up"
"Tie Your Mother Down"
"Under Pressure"
"Somebody To Love"
"Killer Queen"
"Seven Seas Of Rhye"
"Keep Yourself Alive"
"Liar"
"Impromptu"
"It's A Hard Life"
"Dragon Attack"
"Now I'm Here"
"Is This The World We Created...?"
"Love Of My Life"
"Guitar Solo"
"Brighton Rock (Finale)"
"Another One Bites The Dust"
"Hammer To Fall"
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Radio Ga Ga"Encore
"I Want To Break Free"
"Jailhouse Rock"Encore
"We Will Rock You"
"We Are The Champions"
"God Save The Queen"
Tour dates [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
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