Jazz Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Jazz Tour
Type:World
Album:Jazz
Artist:Queen
Start Date:28 October 1978
End Date:18 August 1979
Number Of Legs:4
Last Tour:News of the World Tour
(1977–1978)
This Tour:Jazz Tour
(1978–1979)
Next Tour:Crazy Tour
(1979)

The Jazz Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour by the British rock band Queen, supporting the album Jazz. The tour was memorable for the spectacle created by the band. As James Henke of Rolling Stone said about the band's Halloween 1978 concert in New Orleans: "...when they were launching a U.S. tour in support of their Jazz, album, Queen threw a bash in New Orleans that featured snake charmers, strippers, crossdressers and a naked fat lady who smoked cigarettes in her crotch."[1] Part of the European leg was recorded for the band's first live album, Live Killers.

Background

Due to the tour starting within weeks of the final recording sessions for Jazz, Freddie Mercury's voice was worn out, which led to generally below-average performances. While holding up fine for the American and European shows, he lost his voice in Japan. During the encore performance of "We Will Rock You", as he sang, Mercury would be carried on the shoulders of a Superman cosplayer.

Setlists

Average setlist

This setlist is representative of the performance on 16 December 1978 in Oakland, United States. It does not represent all the setlists for the duration of the tour.

  1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
  2. "Let Me Entertain You"
  3. "Somebody To Love"
  4. "If You Can't Beat Them"
  5. "Death on Two Legs"
  6. "Killer Queen"
  7. "Bicycle Race"
  8. "I'm In Love With My Car"
  9. "Get Down, Make Love"
  10. "You're My Best Friend"
  11. "Now I'm Here"
  12. "Spread Your Wings"
  13. "Dreamer's Ball"
  14. "Love Of My Life"
  15. "'39"
  16. "It's Late"
  17. "Brighton Rock"
  18. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
  19. "Keep Yourself Alive"
  20. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  21. "Tie Your Mother Down"
    Encore
  22. "Sheer Heart Attack"
    Encore
  23. "We Will Rock You"
  24. "We Are The Champions"
  25. "God Save The Queen"

Selected setlists

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
28 October 1978DallasUnited StatesDallas Convention Center
29 October 1978MemphisMid-South Coliseum
31 October 1978New OrleansNew Orleans Municipal Auditorium
3 November 1978HollywoodHollywood Sportatorium
4 November 1978LakelandLakeland Civic Center
6 November 1978LandoverCapital Centre
7 November 1978New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
9 November 1978DetroitCobo Hall
10 November 1978
11 November 1978KalamazooWings Stadium
13 November 1978BostonBoston Garden
14 November 1978ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
16 November 1978New York CityMadison Square Garden
17 November 1978
19 November 1978UniondaleNassau Coliseum
20 November 1978PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
22 November 1978NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
23 November 1978St. LouisCheckerdome
25 November 1978RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
26 November 1978CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
28 November 1978BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
30 November 1978OttawaCanadaOttawa Civic Centre
1 December 1978MontrealMontreal Forum
3 December 1978TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
4 December 1978
6 December 1978MadisonUnited StatesDane County Coliseum
7 December 1978ChicagoChicago Stadium
8 December 1978Kansas CityKemper Arena
12 December 1978SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
13 December 1978PortlandMemorial Coliseum
14 December 1978VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
16 December 1978OaklandUnited StatesOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
18 December 1978InglewoodThe Forum
19 December 1978
20 December 1978
Europe/Live Killers
17 January 1979HamburgWest GermanyErnst-Merck-Halle
18 January 1979KielOstseehalle
20 January 1979BremenStadthalle Bremen
21 January 1979DortmundWestfalenhallen
23 January 1979HanoverMessesportpalast
24 January 1979West BerlinDeutschlandhalle
26 January 1979BrusselsBelgiumForest National
27 January 1979
29 January 1979RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
30 January 1979
1 February 1979CologneWest GermanyCologne Sporthalle
2 February 1979FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt
4 February 1979ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
6 February 1979ZagrebDom Sportova
7 February 1979LjubljanaTivoli Hall
10 February 1979MunichWest GermanyRudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
11 February 1979
13 February 1979BöblingenBöblingen Sporthalle
15 February 1979SaarbrückenSaarlandhalle
17 February 1979LyonFrancePalais des Sports de Gerland
19 February 1979BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
20 February 1979
22 February 1979MadridPalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
23 February 1979
25 February 1979PoitiersFranceArènes de Poitiers
27 February 1979ParisPavillon de Paris
28 February 1979
1 March 1979
Asia
13 April 1979TokyoJapanNippon Budokan
14 April 1979
19 April 1979OsakaOsaka Festival Hall
20 April 1979
21 April 1979KanazawaJissenrinri Kinen Commemor. Hall
23 April 1979TokyoNippon Budokan
24 April 1979
25 April 1979
27 April 1979KobeKobe Central Gymnasium
28 April 1979NagoyaPortmesse Nagoya
30 April 1979FukuokaFukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium
1 May 1979
2 May 1979YamaguchiYamaguchi Prefectural Athletic Association
5 May 1979SapporoMakomanai Ice Arena
6 May 1979
Saarbrücken Open Air '79
18 August 1979SaarbrückenWest GermanyLudwigsparkstadion

Box office score data

Date
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CityVenueAttendanceGross
29 OctoberMemphis, United StatesMid-South Coliseum9,245 / 9,245$73,401[2]
31 OctoberNew Orleans, United StatesMunicipal Auditorium8,000 / 8,000$68,000[3]
7 NovemberNew Haven, United StatesNew Haven Coliseum10,567 / 10,567$84,927[4]
9 NovemberDetroit, United StatesCobo Arena22,650 / 22,650$227,833
10 November
20 NovemberPhiladelphia, United StatesSpectrum14,700$115,100[5]
22 NovemberNashville, United StatesNashville Municipal Auditorium9,193$68,774
23 NovemberSt. Louis, United StatesCheckerdome11,422$94,342
6 DecemberMadison, United StatesDane County Coliseum7,544$61,667[6]
8 DecemberKansas City, United StatesKemper Arena13,687$107,540
12 DecemberSeattle, United StatesSeattle Center Coliseum11,014$83,406[7]
13 DecemberPortland, United StatesMemorial Coliseum10,333$83,291
14 DecemberVancouver, CanadaPacific Coliseum15,428$123,425
16 DecemberOakland, United StatesOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena12,285 / 12,285$96,317

Personnel

Lead vocals, piano, tambourine.

Guitar, backing vocals, piano ("Teo Torriatte")

Drums, timpani, lead vocals ("I'm in Love With My Car"), backing vocals.

Bass guitar, additional backing vocals, triangle

External links

Notes and References

  1. Henke . James . . 1981-06-11 . Queen Holds Court in South America.
  2. Billboard. Top Box Office. 62. 90. 45. 11 November 1978. 0006-2510.
  3. Billboard. Top Box Office. 40. 90. 46. 18 November 1978. 0006-2510.
  4. Billboard. Top Box Office. 52. 90. 47. 25 November 1978. 0006-2510.
  5. Billboard. Top Box Office. 46. 90. 51. 9 December 1978. 0006-2510.
  6. Billboard. Top Box Office. 64. 90. 53. 23 December 1978. 0006-2510.
  7. Billboard. Top Box Office. 57. 91. 1. 6 January 1979. 0006-2510.

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