Jazz Tour
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| World tour by Queen | |
| Location |
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|---|---|
| Associated album | Jazz |
| Start date | 28 October 1978 |
| End date | 18 August 1979 |
| Legs | 4 |
| No. of shows |
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| Queen concert chronology | |
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
[edit]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.
Tour dates
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 1979 | Hamburg | West Germany | Ernst-Merck-Halle |
| 18 January 1979 | Kiel | Ostseehalle | |
| 20 January 1979 | Bremen | Stadthalle Bremen | |
| 21 January 1979 | Dortmund | Westfalenhallen | |
| 23 January 1979 | Hanover | Messesportpalast | |
| 24 January 1979 | West Berlin | Deutschlandhalle | |
| 26 January 1979 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| 27 January 1979 | |||
| 29 January 1979 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| 30 January 1979 | |||
| 1 February 1979 | Cologne | West Germany | Cologne Sporthalle |
| 2 February 1979 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | |
| 4 February 1979 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| 6 February 1979 | Zagreb | Yugoslavia | Dom Sportova |
| 7 February 1979 | Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | |
| 10 February 1979 | Munich | West Germany | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle |
| 11 February 1979 | |||
| 13 February 1979 | Böblingen | Böblingen Sporthalle | |
| 15 February 1979 | Saarbrücken | Saarlandhalle | |
| 17 February 1979 | Lyon | France | Palais des Sports de Gerland |
| 19 February 1979 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona |
| 20 February 1979 | |||
| 22 February 1979 | Madrid | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid | |
| 23 February 1979 | |||
| 25 February 1979 | Poitiers | France | Arènes de Poitiers |
| 27 February 1979 | Paris | Pavillon de Paris | |
| 28 February 1979 | |||
| 1 March 1979 | |||
| 13 April 1979 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| 14 April 1979 | |||
| 19 April 1979 | Osaka | Osaka Festival Hall | |
| 20 April 1979 | |||
| 21 April 1979 | Kanazawa | Jissenrinri Kinen Commemor. Hall | |
| 23 April 1979 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |
| 24 April 1979 | |||
| 25 April 1979 | |||
| 27 April 1979 | Kobe | Kobe Central Gymnasium | |
| 28 April 1979 | Nagoya | Portmesse Nagoya | |
| 30 April 1979 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium | |
| 1 May 1979 | |||
| 2 May 1979 | Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi Prefectural Athletic Association | |
| 5 May 1979 | Sapporo | Makomanai Ice Arena | |
| 6 May 1979 | |||
| 18 August 1979 | Saarbrücken | West Germany | Ludwigsparkstadion |
Box office score data
[edit]| Date (1978) |
City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October | Memphis, United States | Mid-South Coliseum | 9,245 / 9,245 | $73,401 | [2] |
| 31 October | New Orleans, United States | Municipal Auditorium | 8,000 / 8,000 | $68,000 | [3] |
| 7 November | New Haven, United States | New Haven Coliseum | 10,567 / 10,567 | $84,927 | [4] |
| 9 November | Detroit, United States | Cobo Arena | 22,650 / 22,650 | $227,833 | [4] |
| 10 November | [4] | ||||
| 20 November | Philadelphia, United States | Spectrum | 14,700 | $115,100 | [5] |
| 22 November | Nashville, United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | 9,193 | $68,774 | [5] |
| 23 November | St. Louis, United States | Checkerdome | 11,422 | $94,342 | [5] |
| 6 December | Madison, United States | Dane County Coliseum | 7,544 | $61,667 | [6] |
| 8 December | Kansas City, United States | Kemper Arena | 13,687 | $107,540 | [6] |
| 12 December | Seattle, United States | Seattle Center Coliseum | 11,014 | $83,406 | [7] |
| 13 December | Portland, United States | Memorial Coliseum | 10,333 | $83,291 | [7] |
| 14 December | Vancouver, Canada | Pacific Coliseum | 15,428 | $123,425 | [7] |
| 16 December | Oakland, United States | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 12,285 / 12,285 | $96,317 | [7] |
Personnel
[edit]- Freddie Mercury: Lead vocals, piano, tambourine.
- Brian May: Guitar, backing vocals, piano ("Teo Torriatte")
- Roger Taylor: Drums, timpani, lead vocals ("I'm in Love With My Car"), backing vocals.
- John Deacon: Bass guitar, additional backing vocals, triangle
References
[edit]- ^ Henke, James (11 June 1981). "Queen Holds Court in South America". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 45. 11 November 1978. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 46. 18 November 1978. p. 40. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b c "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 47. 25 November 1978. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b c "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 51. 9 December 1978. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 90, no. 53. 23 December 1978. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b c d "Top Box Office" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 1. 6 January 1979. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.
