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1999 Electric Fire UK Tour
1. 15 March 1999 - Guildhall, Gloucester, England
2. 16 March
1999 - Coal Exchange, Cardiff, Wales
3. 18 March 1999 - The Hall For Cornwall, Truro, England
4. 19 March 1999 - The
Stage, Stoke, England
5. 20 March 1999 - Manchester University, Manchester, England
6. 21 March 1999 - The Leadmill,
Sheffield, England
7. 23 March 1999 - The Garage, Glasgow, Scotland
8. 24 March 1999 - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland
9.
25 March 1999 - Riverside, Newcastle, England
10. 27 March 1999 - Lomax, Liverpool, England
11. 28 March 1999 - Cambridge
Junction, Cambridge, England
12. 29 March 1999 - Waterfront, Norwich, England
13. 30 March 1999 - Wolverhampton Wolfrun,
Wolverhampton, England
'Under Pressure' onwards features Brian May
14. 31 March 1999 - Rock City, Nottingham, England
15.
2 April 1999 - Pyramid Centre, Portsmouth, England
16. 3 April 1999 - Astoria Theatre, London, England
25th November 1999, UK, London, Brixton Academy
(with Foo Fighters)
Roger Taylor and Free Radicals
September 1998 - June 1999
Roger
Taylor - drums, vocals
Steve Barnacle - bass guitar
Mike Crossley - keyboards
Matthew Exelby - guitars
Jason Falloon
- guitars
Keith Prior - drums
Guests On Various Dates
15th March - Martin Chambers - Drums (Surrender)
Treana Morris - Vocals (All Dates)
30th March - Brian May - Guitar (Under Pressure,
Radio Ga-Ga,Rock 'n' Roll)
The show begins with 'Interlude in Constantinople' from the
intro tape and We Will Rock You (with extended intro & outro) follows. After Pressure On Roger greets the fans. Seven
or eight of the songs come from the new album. This is a much "heavier" tour than Happiness. Roger also performs a couple
of Queen songs (oh yeah, the pop crap: Magic, Break Free and Ga Ga). On the other hand, Nation Of Haircuts, Surrender and
especially No More Fun really rock! Surrender, Under Pressure and London Town are performed by Roger and Treana Morris who
is supporting Roger on this tour. Under Pressure also includes a drum intro (remember Hot Space tour?). My favourite song
is Strange Frontier though: after the intro the girls in the audience count "1, 2, 3, 4" and the rockin' part starts (I can't
help myself but I love that bit :-). In Edinburgh Roger confuses the lyrics of this song which doesn't remain unnoticed :-)
Happiness is usually in the encore and so is Radio Ga Ga with its Queen-like ending ("still loves you.... loves ... yoooouuuu").
Keith
Prior drummed on most of the tracks but Roger also had his own drumkit placed on the stage left from Keith's. Roger drummed
on We Will Rock You (intro and finale), Pressure On (intro), Under Pressure (drum intro) and London Town C'mon Down (ending
+ solo). But most of the time he was just standing in a dark suit at the front microphone, singing and in some songs playing
the tambourine (for example in I Want To Break Free, A Kind Of Magic or Surrender).
Typical setlist
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01. Interlude In Constantinople |
11. These Are The Days Of Our Lives |
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02. We Will Rock You |
12. Under Pressure (with Treana) |
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03. Pressure On |
13. London Town C'mon Down |
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04. Nation Of Haircuts |
14. Band introduction |
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05. Believe In Yourself |
15. I'm In Love With My Car |
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06. I Want To Break Free |
16. Tenement Funster |
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07. No More Fun |
17. Strange Frontier |
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08. Tonight |
18. Happiness |
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09. A Kind Of Magic |
19. Radio Ga Ga |
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10. Surrender (with Treana) |
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Tracks played only scarcely
| People On Streets (only first two or three concerts) |
| Rock And Roll (only last four concerts) |
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