Queen Chronography

Jun 27: Truro, City Hall

Jul 12: London, Imperial College
Jul 25: Truro, PJ's Club (billed as Queen)

Aug 23: London, Imperial College

Sep 4: London, Swiss Cottage Private School

Oct 16: London, College of Estate Management Hall
Oct 30: St Helens, College of Technology
Oct 31: Liverpool, Cavern Club

Nov 14: Hertford, Ballspark College

Dec 5: Egham, Shoreditch College
Dec 18: St Helens, College of Technology
Dec 19: St Helens, Congregational Church Hall

Jan 8: London, Marquee Club
Jan 9: Surrey, Ewell Technical College

Feb 19: London, Hornsey Town Hall
Feb 20: London, Kingston Polytechnic

Jul 2: Surrey, College (John's first gig with Queen)
Jul 11: London, Imperial College
Jul 17: Penzance, The Garden
Jul 19: Hayle Rugby Club
Jul 24: Wadebridge, Young Farmers Club
Jul 29: Penzance, The Garden
Jul 31: Truro City Hall

Aug 2: Hayle Rugby Club
Aug 9: St Agens Driftwood Spurs
Aug 12: Truro Tregye Hotel
Aug 14: Culdrose NCO's Mess, RAF Culdrose
Aug 17: Truro City Hall
Aug 21: Truro Tregye, Carnon Downs Festival

Oct 6: London, Imperial College

Dec 9: Epsom Swimming Baths
Dec 31: Twickenham Rugby Club

Jan 28: Bedford College

Mar 10: King's College Hospital Medical School
Mar 24: Forest Hill Hospital Dance

Nov 6: Pheasantry, Kings Road, Chelsea

Dec 20: London Marquee

Apr 9: London Marquee

Jul 13: Queen Mary College, Basingstoke
"Queen" released in UK

August: Queen go into Trident Studios to start work on their second album

Sep 13: "Queen" released in USA
Sep 13: Appear on "Live In Concert" at Golders Green Hippodrome

Oct 11/13: Appearances on TV in Belgium, France, Holland and a gig in Germany
Oct 13: Badgodesburg, Frankfurt
Oct 14: Le Blow Up, Luxembourg (First single "Keep Yourself Alive" was rejected five times by playing panel of Radio One so was hardly heard on radio. It never appeared in charts in UK.)
Oct 20: Paris Theatre, London
Oct 26: Imperial College, London

Nov 2: Imperial College, London
Nov 12: Begin first major tour as support to Mott the Hoople at Leeds Town Hall
Nov 13: Blackburn, St.Georges
Nov 15: Worcester Gaumont
Nov 16: Lancaster University
Nov 17: Liverpool Stadium
Nov 18: Hanley Victoria Hall
Nov 19: Wolverhampton Civic
Nov 20: Oxford New Theatre
Nov 21: Preston Guildhall
Nov 22: Newcastle City Hall
Nov 23: Glasgow Apollo Centre
Nov 25: Edinburgh Caley Cinema
Nov 26: Manchester Opera House
Nov 27: Birmingham Town Hall
Nov 28: Swansea Brangwyn Hall
Nov 29: Bristol Colston
Nov 30: Bournemouth Winter Gardens

Dec 1: Southend Kursaal
Dec 2: Chatham Central
Dec 6: Cheltenham College
Dec 7: Shaftesbury Hall, London
Dec 8: Liverpool University
Dec 14: Hammersmith Odeon - 2 shows (final date of their tour with Mott the Hoople)(The tour brought almost no reaction from the British Press to Queen, but the concert receptions were exellent.)
Dec 15: Leicester University
Dec 21: Taunton County Hall
Dec 22: Peterborough Town Hall
Dec 28: Liverpool Top Rank Club

Feb 2: Queen fly to Australia and appear at Sunbury Music Festival in Melbourne.
The first Queen album did not appear in UK Charts, but sold steadily. "Queen II" was made January-March '74, a very ambitious project.

Mar 1: Queen begin their first bill-topping tour at Blackpool Winter Gardens - supported by Nutz.
Mar 2: Aylesbury Friars
Mar 3: Plymouth Guildhall. (During the tour, "Seven Seas of Rhye" became Queen's first British hit single. "Queen II" entered the charts at a staggering No.7 and peaked at No.4.)
Mar 4: Paignton Festival Hall
Mar 8: Sunderland Locarno (Queen II released in UK)
Mar 9: Cambridge Corn Exchange
Mar 10: Croydon Greyhound
Mar 12: Dagenham Roundhouse
Mar 14: Cheltenham Town Hall
Mar 15: Glasgow University
Mar 16: Stirling University - rioting started after Queen had done three encores and the audience still wanted more. Two people were stabbed and two of the crew were hurt, one were cut and the other had concussion.
Mar 19: Cleethorpes Winter Gardens
Mar 20: Manchester University
Mar 22: Canvey Island Civic Centre
Mar 23: Cramer Links Pavillion
Mar 24: Woods Leisure Centre, Colchester
Mar 26: Douglas Palace Lido, Isle of Man
Mar 28: Aberystwyth University
Mar 29: Penzance Winter Gardens
Mar 30: Taunton Century Ballroom
Mar 31: Rainbow Theatre, London

Apr 2: Birmingham, Barbarella's replaced concert originally set for Mar 17, but which had been cancelled after the riots of Stirling. (The tour was hugely successful and set a new standard for the way groups can mount their first bill-topping tour.)
Apr 9: Queen II released in USA
Apr 12: Leave for six weeks US tour , as support act to Mott the Hoople
Apr 16: Denver, Regis College
Apr 17: Kansas City, Memorial Hall
Apr 18: St.Louis, Keil Auditorium
Apr 19: Oklahoma City, Fairgrounds Appliance Building
Apr 20: Memphis, Mid South Coliseum
Apr 21: New Orleans, St.Bernard Civic
Apr 26: Boston, Orpheum Theater
Apr 27: Providence, Pallace Theater
Apr 28: Portland, Exposition Hall

May 1: Harrisburg, Farm Arena
May 2: Allentown, Agricultural Hall
May 3: Wilkes Barre, Kings College
May 4: Waterbury, Pallace Theater
May 7-12: New York, Uris Theater. Queen are due to go on to Boston after the final show, but Brian collapses with hepatitis.

July: Queen begin work on "Sheer Heart Attac" album

Aug 11: John and Roger attend EMI Records-Radio Luxembourg motor racing rally at Brands Hatch.

Oct 10: Queen begin a British tour at Manchester Palace Theatre - supported by Hustler.
Oct 31: Hanley, Victoria Hall

Nov 1: Liverpool Empire
Nov 2: Leeds University
Nov 5 Sheffield City Hall
Nov 6: Bradford, St George's Hall
Nov 7: Newcastle City Hall
Nov 8: Glasgow Apollo Centre (Sheer Heart Attack released in UK)
Nov 9: Lancaster University
Nov 10: Preston Guildhall
Nov 12: Bristol, Colston Hall (Sheer Heart Attack released in USA)
Nov 13: Bournemouth Winter Gardens
Nov 14: Southampton Gaumont
Nov 15: Swansea Brangwyn Hall
Nov 16: Birmingham Town Hall
Nov 18: Oxford New Theatre
Nov 19: London Rainbow
Nov 20: London Rainbow - concert arranged when all tickets for the first concert sold out in two days. (Tour sold out and riotously recieved. Even the music press had to admit that Queen were here to stay.)(Sheer Heart Attack reached No.2, Killer queen also reached No.2)
Nov 22: Queen begin European Tour
Nov 23: Gothenburg
Nov 25: Helsinki, Helsingin Kulttuuritalo

Dec 1: Brussels, 140 Theatre
Dec 2: Munich
Dec 4: Frankfurt
Dec 5: Hamburg
Dec 6: Cologne
Dec 7: Singen
Dec 8: The Hague, Congres Gebouw
Dec 10: Barcelona
Dec 25: Appear on special Christmas Day edition of "45" (Granada TV)

Jan 31: Queen leave for the States - headlining

Feb 5: US tour begins at Colombus Agora, Ohio
Feb 7: Dayton Palace Theater, Ohio
Feb 8: Cleveland Music Hall, Ohio 2 shows
Feb 9: South Bend, Morris Civic Auditorium, Indiana
Feb 10: Detroit, Ford Auditorium
Feb 11: Toledo, Student Union Auditorium
Feb 14: Waterbury, Palace Theater, Connecticut
Feb 15: Boston, Orpheum Theater, 2 shows
Feb 16: New York, Avery Fisher Hall, 2 shows
Feb 17: Trenton, War Memorial, New Jersey
Feb 19: Lewiston, Maine
Feb 21: Passaic, Capitol Theater, New Jersey
Feb 22: Harrisburg, Farm Arena, Pennsylvania
Feb 23: Philadelphia, Erlinger Theater - 2 shows
After the show Freddie is taken to a throat specialist, barely able to speak
Feb 24: Washington, John F. Kennedy Center, and then concerts scheduled for Pittsburg, Kutzon, Buffalo, Toronto, Kitchener, London and Davenport are cancelled so that Freddie can rest his voice

Mar 5: Tour resumes at Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium, La Crosse
Mar 6: Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 7: Milwaukee, Uptown Theater
Mar 8: Chicago, Aragon Ballroom
Mar 9: St. Louis, Kiel Auditorium
Mar 10: Fort Wayne Coliseum
Mar 12: Atlanta, Municipal Auditorium
Mar 13: Charlestown Civic Auditorium
Mar 15: Miami, Marina, Florida
Mar 20: San Antonio, Municipal Hall
Mar 23: Dallas, McFarlin Auditorium
Mar 29: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - 2 shows
Mar 30: San Francisco Winterland

Apr 2: Edmonton, Kindmens Fieldhouse
Apr 3: Calgary
Apr 6: Seattle
Apr 7: Concert in Portland - it was to have been the final date of the tour, but was cancelled to rest Freddie's voice. Several other concerts had also been cancelled (Tour was amazing success. "Killer Queen" and "Sheer Heart Attack" reached Top 10 in USA)(Queen then go to Kawaii in Hawaiian Islands for 10 days holiday)
Apr 19: Queen begin Japanese tour at Tokyo Budokan
Apr 22: Aichi Taikukan Nagoya
Apr 23: Nokusai Kaikan, Kobe
Apr 25: Kyuden Taikukan Fukuoka
Apr 28: Okayama Taikukan Okayama
Apr 29: Yamaha Tsumagoi Hall, Shizuoka
Apr 30: Bunka Taikukan, Yokohama

May 1: Tokyo Budokan
(Single and album top of Japanese charts - "Killer Queen" and "Sheer heart attack")(The Japan tour is history. Never since the Beatles had there been such an explosion. All the albums and singles so far had done well and the tour was everything that could have been expected from the first country to recognise Queen as a major band. All four members have been concistently voted top musicians in their field in Music Life, Japan's biggest music magazine.)

June/July: Routining new songs for new album

August/Nov: Intensive work on "A Night At The Opera" at five English studios

Nov 10/12: Work on Bohemian Rhapsody film, made independently by Queen and Bruce Gowers. The film later achieved unprecedented success all over the world. Was shown for nine successive weeks on BBC Top Of The Pops, since the record was top of the charts all this time.
Nov 14: Queen begin British Tour at Liverpool Empire - supported by Mr Big.
Nov 15: Liverpool Empire
Nov 16: Coventry Theatre
Nov 17: Bristol, Colston Hall
Nov 18: Bristol, Colston Hall
Nov 19: Cardiff, Capitol
Nov 21: Taunton, Odeon (A Night At The Opera released in UK)
Nov 23: Bournemouth Winter Gardens
Nov 24: Southampton Gaumont
Nov 26: Manchester Free Trade Hall - 2 shows
Nov 29: London, Hammersmith Odeon
Nov 30: London, Hammersmith Odeon

Dec 1: London, Hammersmith Odeon
Dec 2: London, Hammersmith Odeon (A Night At The Opera released in USA)
Dec 7: Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Dec 8: Preston Guildhall
Dec 9: Birmingham Odeon
Dec 10: Birmingham Odeon
Dec 11: Newcastle City Hall
Dec 13: Dundee Caird Hall
Dec 14: Aberdeen Capitol
Dec 15: Glasgow Apollo
Dec 16: Glasgow Apollo (During the tour "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "A Night At The Opera" both reached top place in British Charts.)
Dec 24: London, Hammersmith Odeon - this special Christmas Eve Concert was televised live on "Old Grey Whistle Test"

Jan 20: Leave for the States
Jan 27: Queen begin their third US tour at the Waterbury Palace Theater, Conn.
Jan 29: Boston Music Hall
Jan 30: Boston Music Hall
Jan 31: Philadelphia Tower Theater

Feb 1: Philadelphia, Tower Theater
Feb 2: Philadelphia, Tower Theater
Feb 5: New York, Bacon Theater
Feb 6: New York, Bacon Theater (Meanwhile "Back Home" all four Queen Albums in top 20, a very unusual feat.)
Feb 7: New York, Bacon Theater
Feb 8: New york, Bacon Theater
Feb 11: Detroit, Masonic Temple
Feb 12: Detroit, Masonic Temple
Feb 13: Cincinnati, Riverfront Coliseum
Feb 14: Cleveland Public Hall
Feb 15: Toledo Sports Arena
Feb 18: Saginaw Civic Center, Michigan
Feb 19: Columbus Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Ohio
Feb 20: Pittsburgh Syrian Mosque
Feb 22: Chicago, Auditorium Theater
Feb 23: Chicago, Auditorium Theater
Feb 26: St Louis, Keil Auditorium,
Feb 27: Indianapolis Convention Center
Feb 28: Madison, Dane County Coliseum, Wisconsin. On Radio 1, In Concert
Feb 29: Fort Wayne Coliseum, Indiana

Mar 1: Milwaukee Auditorium
Mar 3: Minneapolis, St.Pauls Auditorium
Mar 7: Berkeley Community Theater, California
Mar 9: Los Angeles, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 2 shows
Mar 10: Los Angeles, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Mar 11: Los Angeles, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Mar 12: Los Angeles, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Mar 13: San Diego Sports Arena (During the tour, "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "A Night At The Opera" steadily climbed the US charts both reaching the top 3 - the first reallybig record hits in the USA for Queen.)
Mar 20: Arrive in Japan for their second Japanese Tour
Mar 22: Tokyo, Nippon Budokan
Mar 23: Nagoya, Aichi Ken Gymnasium
Mar 24: Himeji City, Kosei Kaikan
Mar 26: Fukuoka, Kyuden Gymnasium - 2 shows
Mar 29: Osaka, Kosei Nenkin Kaikan
Mar 31: Tokyo, Nippon Budokan

Apr 1: Tokyo, Nippon Budokan
Apr 2: Sendai, Miyagi-Ken Sports Centre
Apr 4: Tokyo, Nichidai Kodo
Apr 11: Begin Australian tour in Perth Entertainment Centre
Apr 14: Adelaide, Apollo Stadium
Apr 15: Adelaide, Apollo Stadium
Apr 17: Sydney, Hordern Pavillion
Apr 18: Sydney, Hordern Pavillion
Apr 19: Melbourne Festival Hall
Apr 20: Melbourne Festival Hall
Apr 22: Brisbane Festival Hall (Single and album top of the Australian charts - the first Queen major success in Australia)
Apr 25: Arrive back in Britain

Aug 21: Featured in Radio 1 In Concert

July/Sep: Work on new album

Sep 1: Edinburgh, Playhouse Theatre - supported by Supercharge
Sep 2: Edinburgh, Playhouse Theatre
Sep 10: "Queen at the Castle" - Cardiff Castle, supported by Manfred Mann's Earthband, Andy Fairweather-Low, Frankie Miller's Full House and Bob Harris as compere.
Sep 18: Open Air Concert in Hyde Park - supported by Kiki Dee,, Supercharge, Steve Hillage and Bob Harris as Compere. (The event was transmitted live on Capital Radio with DJ's Kenny Everett and Nicky Horne.)

September/November: Work on new album "A Day At the Races"

Oct 16: "A Day At The Races" - Kempton Park

Dec 10: A Day At The Races released in UK
Dec 18: A Day At The Races released in USA
Dec 28: Repeat of 1975 Christmas Concert on BBC 2 "Old Grey Whistle Test" by public demand.

Jan 4: Leave for the States
Jan 13: Milwaukee Auditorium
Jan 14: Madison, Dane County Coliseum
Jan 15: Columbus Gardens
Jan 16: Indianapolis Convention Center
Jan 18: Detroit, Cobo Hall
Jan 20: Saginaw Civic Center
Jan 21: Louisville, Elliot Hall of Music
Jan 22: Kalamazoo, Wings Stadium
Jan 23: Cleveland Richfield Coliseum
Jan 25: Ottawa, Central Canadian Exhibition
Jan 26: Montreal Forum
Jan 28: Chicago Stadium
Jan 29: Daytona Hara Arena (cancelled)
Jan 30: Toledo, St Johns Arena

Feb 1: Toronto, Maple Leaf Garden
Feb 3: Springfield Civic Center
Feb 4: College Park, Md University of Maryland
Feb 5: New York, Madison Square Garden
Feb 6: Nassau Coliseum
Feb 8: Syracuse, War Memorial Auditorium
Feb 9: Boston Gardens
Feb 10: Providence Civic Center
Feb 11: Philadelpia Civic Center
Feb 19: Miami Sportatorium
Feb 20: Lakeland Civic Center
Feb 21: Atlanta, Fox Theater
Feb 22: Birmingham Auditorium
Feb 24: St Louis, Keil Auditorium
Feb 25: Norman, Lloyd Noble Center, Oklahoma
Feb 26: Dallas, Moody Coliseum
Feb 27: Houston, Sam Houston

Mar 1: Phoenix Coliseum
Mar 3: Los Angeles Forum
Mar 4: Los Angeles Forum
Mar 5: San Diego Sports Arena
Mar 6: San Francisco Winterland
Mar 8: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (cancelled)
Mar 9: Fresno, Selland Arena (cancelled)
Mar 11: Vancouver Coliseum
Mar 12: Portland Paramount
Mar 13: Seattle Arena
Mar 16: Calgary, Jubilee Auditorium
Mar 17: Calgary, Jubilee Auditorium
Mar 18: Edmonton, Northlands Arena

May 8: Stockholm, Ice Stadium
May 10: Gothenburgh, Scandinavium
May 12: Copenhagen, Broendby Hall
May 13: Hamburg Congresscentrum
May 14: Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
May 16: Dusseldorf Philipshalle
May 17: Rotterdam Ahoy Hall
May 19: Basle Sporthalle
May 23: Bristol Hippodrome
May 24: Bristol Hippodrome
May 26: Southampton Gaumont
May 27: Southampton Gaumont
May 29: Stafford Bingley Hall
May 30: Glasgow Apollo Centre
May 31: Glasgow Apollo Centre

Jun 2: Liverpool, Empire Theatre
Jun 3: Liverpool, Empire Theatre
Jun 6: London, Earls Court
Jun 7: London, Earls Court

Oct 6: New London Theatre Centre (Fan Club Members invited to help filming of promotion film for "We Are The Champions")
Oct 28: News Of The World released in UK

Nov 1: News Of The World released in USA
Nov 11: Portland, Cumberland County Civic Center
Nov 12: Boston Gardens
Nov 13: Springfield Civic Center
Nov 15: Providence Civic Center
Nov 16: New Haven Memorial Coliseum
Nov 18: Detroit, Cobo Hall
Nov 19: Detroit, Cobo Hall
Nov 21: Toronto, Maple Leaf Gardens
Nov 23: Philadelphia, The Spectrum
Nov 24: Philadelphia, The Spectrum
Nov 25: Norfolk, Scope Arena
Nov 27: Cleveland, Richfield Coliseum
Nov 29: Washington DC, Capitol Center

Dec 1: New York, Madison Square Garden
Dec 2: New York, Madison Square Garden
Dec 4: Dayton, University of Dayton Arena
Dec 5: Chicago Stadium
Dec 8: Atlanta, The Omni
Dec 10: Forth Worth, Tarrant County Convention Center
Dec 11: Houston, The Summit
Dec 15: Las Vegas, Aladdin Theater
Dec 16: San Diego Sports Arena
Dec 17: Oakland, County Coliseum
Dec 20: Long Beach Arena
Dec 21: Long Beach Arena
Dec 22: Los Angeles, Inglewood Forum

Apr 12: Stockholm, Ice Stadium
Apr 13: Copenhagen, Falkoner Theatre
Apr 14: Hamburg, Ernst Merck Halle
Apr 16: Brussels, Forest Nationale
Apr 17: Brussels, Forest Nationale
Apr 19: Rotterdam, Ahoy Hall
Apr 20: Rotterdam, Ahoy Hall
Apr 21: Brussels, Forest Nationale
Apr 23: Paris, Pavillion
Apr 24: Paris, Pavillion
Apr 26: Dortmund, Westfallenhalle
Apr 28: Berlin, Deutschlandhalle
Apr 30: Zurich, Hallenstadion

May 2: Vienna, Stadthalle
May 3: Munich, Olympiahalle
May 6: Stafford, Bingley Hall
May 7: Stafford, Bingley Hall
May 11: London, Empire Pool
May 12: London, Empire Pool
May 13: London, Empire Pool

July/October: Album jazz written and recorded in Montreux, Switzerland. Nice, France.

Oct 28: Dallas, Convention Centre
Oct 29: Memphis, Mid South Coliseum
Oct 31: New Orleans Civic Auditorium

Nov 3: Miami Sportatorium
Nov 4: Lakeland Civic Centre
Nov 6: Washington DC, Capitol Centre
Nov 7: New Haven Coliseum
Nov 9: Detroit, Cobo Arena
Nov 10: Detroit, Cobo Arena (Jazz released in UK)
Nov 11: Kalamazoo, Wings Stadium
Nov 13: Boston Gardens
Nov 14: Providence, Rhode Island Civic Centre (Jazz released in USA)
Nov 16: New York, Madison Square Garden
Nov 17: New York, Madison Square Garden
Nov 19: Nassau Coliseum
Nov 20: Philadelphia, Spectrum
Nov 22: Nashville Auditorium
Nov 23: St Louis Checkerdome
Nov 25: Cleveland, Richfield Coliseum
Nov 26: Cincinnati, Riverfront Coliseum
Nov 28: Buffalo, War Memorial Auditorium
Nov 30: Ottawa, Central Canadian Exhibition Centre

Dec 1: Montreal Forum
Dec 3: Toronto, Maple Leaf Garden
Dec 4: Toronto, Maple Leaf Garden
Dec 6: Madison, Dane County Coliseum
Dec 7: Chicago Stadium
Dec 8: Kansas, Kemper Arena
Dec 12: Seattle Coliseum
Dec 13: Portland Coliseum
Dec 14: Vancouver, PNE Coliseum
Dec 16: Oakland Coliseum
Dec 18: Los Angeles Forum
Dec 19: Los Angeles Forum
Dec 20: Los Angeles Forum

Jan 12: Queen leave for Hamburg
Jan 17: Queen begin European Tour at Hamburg, Ernst Merck Halle
Jan 18: Kiel, Ostee Halle
Jan 20: Bremen, Stadhalle
Jan 21: Dortmund, Westfallenhalle
Jan 23: Hannover, Messesportspalace
Jan 24: Berlin, Deutschlandhalle
Jan 26: Brussels, Forest Nationale
Jan 27: Brussels, Forest Nationale
Jan 29: Rotterdam, Ahoy Hall
Jan 30: Rotterdam, Ahoy Hall

Feb 1: Cologne, Sportshalle
Feb 2: Frankfurt, Festhalle
Feb 4: Zurich, Hallenstadium
Feb 6: Zagreb, Dom Sportova
Feb 7: Ljubljana, Tivoli Halle
Feb 8: Innsbruck (cancelled)
Feb 10: Munich, Basketball Halle
Feb 11: Munich, Basketball Halle
Feb 13: Stuttgart, Sporthalle Boeblingen
Feb 15: Saarbruken, Saalandhalle
Feb 17: Lyons, Palaise De Sport
Feb 19: Barcelona, Palacio De Deportef
Feb 20: Barcelona, Palacio De Deportef
Feb 21: Barcelona, Palacio De Deportef
Feb 23: Madrid, Pabellon De Real Madrid
Feb 25: Poitiers, Les Arenas
Feb 27: Paris, Pavillion De Paris
Feb 28: Paris, Pavillion De Paris

Mar 1: Paris, Pavillion De Paris

March/April: Queen leave for Montreux, Switzerland to work on Live Album, recorded during European Tour.

Apr 10/11: Queen leave for Tokyo, Japan
Apr 13: Queen begin their third Japanese Tour - their first in three years - Tokyo, Nippon Budokan
Apr 14: Tokyo, Nippon Budokan
Apr 19: Osaka Festival Hall
Apr 20: Osaka Festival Hall
Apr 21: Kanazawa, Practica Ethics Commemoration Hall
Apr 23: Tokyo, Nippon Budokan
Apr 24: Tokyo, Nippon Budokan
Apr 25: Tokyo, Nippon Budokan
Apr 27: Kobe, Central International Display
Apr 28: Nagoya, International Display
Apr 30: Fukuoka, Kyuden Athetic Association

May 1: Fukuoka, Kyuden Athetic Association
May 2: Yamaguchi, Prefectural Athletic Association
May 5: Sapporo, Makomanai Ice Arena
May 6: Sapporo, Makomanai Ice Arena
May 7: Queen leave Japan for holiday

Jun 22: Live Killers released in UK
Jun 26: Live Killers released in USA

July/August: Queen go to Musicland Studios, Germany to work on new songs

Aug 13/16: Rehearsals at Shepperton Studios for Open Air Concert
Aug 18: Open Air Concert at Saarbrucken Ludwigsparkstadion, Germany. Queen topped the bill - appearing with Red Baron, Voyager, Molly Hatchet, Lake Alvin Lee and Ten Years Later, The Commodores and Rory Gallagher

September/October: Work on new songs

Nov 20/21 Queen leave for Ireland for start of UK tour
Nov 20 Cork City Hall (cancelled)
Nov 22: Queen play first concert in Ireland at Dublin, RDS Simmons Hall
Nov 24: Birmingham, National Exhibition Centre - Queen claim highest ever indoor attendance in a UK indoor concert - 14000
Nov 26: Manchester, Apollo Theatre
Nov 27: Manchester, Apollo Theatre
Nov 30: Glasgow, Apollo Centre

Dec 1: Glasgow, Apollo Centre
Dec 3: Newcastle City Hall
Dec 4: Newcastle City Hall
Dec 6: Liverpool, Empire Theatre
Dec 7: Liverpool, Empire Theatre
Dec 9: Bristol Hippodrome
Dec 10: Brighton Centre
Dec 11: Brighton Centre
Dec 13: "Crazy Tour of London" Lyceum Ballroom
Dec 14: London, Rainbow Theatre
Dec 17: London, Purley Tiffany's
Dec 19: London, Tottenham Mayfair
Dec 20: London, Lewisham Odeon
Dec 22: London, Alexandra Palace
Dec 26: London, Hammersmith Odeon - Charity show in aid of the Kampuchea Appeal Fund - this concert was filmed for television

January/April: Queen work on new album i Musicland Studios, Germany. Also do some work on Flash Gordon Soundtrack to be screened at the end of the year

Jun 19-29: Queen fly to Los Angeles to start rehearsals for their forthcoming USA/Canadian tour Jun 30: Vancouver, PNE Coliseum (The Game released in UK and USA)

Jul 1: Seattle Coliseum
Jul 2: Portland Coliseum
Jul 5: San Diego Sports Arena
Jul 6: Phoenix, Compton Terrace
Jul 8: Los Angeles Forum
Jul 9: Los Angeles Forum
Jul 11: Los Angeles Forum
Jul 12: Los Angeles Forum
Jul 13: Oakland Coliseum
Jul 14: Oakland Coliseum

Jul 15/Aug 4: Break

Aug 5: Memphis, Mid South Coliseum
Aug 6: Baton Rouge, Riverside Centroplex
Aug 8: Oklahoma City Myriad
Aug 9: Dallas Reunion
Aug 10: Houston Summit
Aug 12: Atlanta, The Omni
Aug 13: Charlotte Coliseum
Aug 14: Greensboro Coliseum
Aug 16: Charleston Civic Centre
Aug 17: Cincinnati, Riverton Coliseum
Aug 20: Hartford Civic Centre
Aug 22: Philadelphia Spectrum
Aug 23: Baltimore Civic Centre
Aug 24: Pittsburg Civic Centre
Aug 26: Providence Civic Centre
Aug 27: Portland Spectrum
Aug 29: Montreal Forum
Aug 30: Toronto, CNE
Aug 31: Rochester, Convention Centre

Sep 10: Milwaukee, Mecca
Sep 11: Indianapolis, Market Square Arena
Sep 13: Omaha Civic
Sep 14: Minneapolis St Paul Civic
Sep 16: Kansas City, Kemper Arena
Sep 17: St Louis Checkerdome
Sep 19: Chicago, Horizon
Sep 20: Detroit, Joe Louis Arena
Sep 21: Cleveland Coliseum
Sep 23: New Haven, Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sep 24: Syracuse, War Memorial
Sep 26: Boston, Boston Gardens
Sep 28: New York, Madison Square Garden
Sep 29: New York, Madison Square Garden
Sep 30: New York, Madison Square Garden

Oct 1: New York, Madison Square Garden
Oct 2: Flew back to England

October/November: After a short break work started on Flash Gordon Soundtrack

Nov 20: Fly to Zurich to rehearse for European tour
Nov 23: Zurich, Hallenstadion
Nov 25: Paris, Le Bourget La Retonde
Nov 26: Cologne, Sportshalle
Nov 27: Leiden, Groenoordhalle
Nov 29: Essen, Grudhalle
Nov 30: Berlin, Deutschlandhalle

Dec 1: Bremen Stadhalle
Dec 5: Birmingham, NEC
Dec 6: Birmingham, NEC
Dec 8: London, Wembley Arena (Flash Gordon released in UK)
Dec 9: London, Wembley Arena
Dec 10: London, Wembley Arena
Dec 12: Brussels, Forest Nationale
Dec 13: Brussels, Forest Nationale
Dec 14: Frankfurt, Festhalle
Dec 16: Strasbourg, Hall Rheus
Dec 18: Munich, Olympiahalle
Dec 19: Queen return to the UK for Christmas

Jan 27: (Flash Gordon released in USA)

Feb 9: Queen fly to Tokyo for short Japanese tour
Feb 10: Queen attend Japanese premiere of Flash Gordon
Feb 12: Tokyo Budokan
Feb 13: Tokyo Budokan
Feb 16: Tokyo Budokan
Feb 17: Tokyo Budokan
Feb 18: Tokyo Budokan
Feb 28: Buenos Aires, Velez Sarfield

Mar 1: Buenos Aires, Velez Sarfield
Mar 4: Mar del Plata, Estadio Municipal
Mar 6: Rosario, Alletico Rosario Central
Mar 8: Buenos Aires, Velez Sarfield
Mar 20: Sao Paulo, Morumbi Stadium
Mar 21: Sao Paulo, Morumbi Stadium
Mar 28: Home. Release of "Future Management", Roger's single

Apr 6: Release of "Fun In Space", roger's first solo album

May: Queen take a break

June: Queen begin work on new album
Jun 29: Release of "My Country" - second single from Roger's album

July/August Work on new album

Sep 15: Queen travel to New Orleans for rehearsals for a short tour in South America
Sep 19: Queen fly to Caracas, Venezuela
Sep 25: Caracas, Poliedro De Caracas
Sep 26: Caracas, Poliedro De Caracas
Sep 27: Caracas, Poliedro De Caracas
Sep 30: Caracas cancelled - Queen return to USA

Oct 8: Queen returns to South America
Oct 9: Monterrey, Estadion Universitano
Oct 16: Puebla, Estadion Cuahtermoc
Oct 17: Puebla, Estadion Cuahtermoc
Oct 19: Shows finish - Queen return to USA.