Happiness Tour Part I
15th September 1994, UK, London, Shepherds
Bush Empire 26th September 1994, Japan, Tokyo, Sun Plaza Hall
28th September 1994, Japan, Kawasaki, Club Citta 30th September 1994, Japan, Nagoya, Club Quattro 14th
October 1994, Germany, Cologne, Presswerks 24th October 1994, Italy,
Milan 19th November 1994, UK, London, Shepherds Bush Empire 20th November 1994, UK, Cambridge, Junction 22nd
November 1994, UK, Nottingham, Rock City 23rd November 1994, UK, Newcastle,
Riverside 24th November 1994, UK, Leeds, Irish Centre 26th November 1994, UK, Liverpool, Royal Court 27th
November 1994, UK, Sheffield, Leadmill 29th November 1994, UK, Glasgow,
Garage 30th November 1994, UK, Bristol, Bierkelle 1st December 1994, Italy, Milan, Forum Assago Concertitalia 2nd December 1994, UK, Truro, City Hall 3rd December
1994, UK, Manchester, University Debating Hall 4th December 1994, UK,
Wolverhampton, Civic Hall 8th December 1994, France, Paris (morning
show) Europe Radio One 8th December 1994, France, Paris
(evening show) Europe Radio One 16th December 1994, UK, Gosport,
The Ritz (with Spike All Star Band)
Happiness Tour Part II
16th January 1995, Italy, Monfalcone, Hippodrome
17th January 1995, Italy, Schio, Palazetto 18th January 1995, Italy, Genova, Teatro Verdi 20th
January 1995, Italy, Cesna, Vidia 21st January 1995, Italy, Firenze,
Teatro Tenda 22nd January 1995, Italy, Rome, Palladium 24th January 1995, Malta, Malta, Teatro Nazionale La Valetta 25th January 1995, Italy, Palermo, Teatro Metropolitan 26th
January 1995, Italy, Catania, Teatro Metropolitan
Roger Taylor Band
September
1994 - January 1995
Stuart Bradley - bass guitar Mike Crossley - keyboards Jason Falloon - guitar Joshua
Macrae - drums Roger Taylor - vocals, drums, guitar
The setlist includes ALL tracks from the new album (except
for Freedom Train) but also some Queen classics and a couple of covers (Twist & Shout, Voodoo Chile). Man On Fire is powerful
as always and Foreign Sand is a superb ballad (I love the piano outro!). Jason Falloon takes over the lead vocals for Soul
(See You In Hull). Roger drums on a couple of tracks but most of the time he stands at the microphone. Nazis 1994 begins with
some 'radio' voices and it's really frightening. Twist & Shout as encore? Nice!
Josh Macrae drummed on most of
the tracks but Roger also had his own drumkit at which he was standing during some tracks (usually when he wasn't singing).
He drummed in Ride The Wild Wind, Tenement Funster, You Had To Be There, Revelations, We Will Rock You and of course in Nazis
1994 (as seen in the videoclip). He also played guitar in I'm In Love With My Car and Happiness, tambourine in I Want To Break
Free and besides that he also used about three other small instruments that I was unable to recognize :-) Maracas maybe? :-)
The
early concerts of the tour had a slightly different setlist than the later ones. Man On Fire, Voodoo Chile and Twist &
Shout weren't played but the setlist did include Dear Mr. Murdoch and Dylan's A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall. Also the song order
was slightly different to the later concerts. The gigs in Milan and Paris were significantly shorter because they were special
radio concerts.
Typical setlist
01. A Kind Of Magic |
12. I'm In Love With My Car |
02. Touch The Sky |
13. Happiness |
03. Everybody Hurts Sometimes |
14. The Key |
04. Ride The Wild Wind |
15. Revelations |
05. Tenement Funster |
16. These Are The Days Of Our Lives |
06. Man On Fire |
17. We Will Rock You |
07. 'You Had To Be There' |
18. Radio Ga Ga |
08. I Want To Break Free |
19. Nazis 1994 |
09. Foreign Sand |
20. Old Friends |
10. Voodoo Chile |
21. The Show Must Go On |
11. Soul (See You In Hull) |
22. Twist & Shout |
Tracks played only scarcely
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (a couple of early gigs only) |
Dear Mr. Murdoch (a couple of early gigs only) |
Loneliness (instead of Man On Fire) |
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