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On December 1979, a series of concerts featuring Queen, The Clash, The Who, etc. were held at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England; for the benefit of the victims of war-torn Cambodia. These series of concerts were called "Concerts for the people of Kampuchea".
On December 1979, a series of concerts were held at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England for the benefit of the victims of war-torn Cambodia. This series of concerts was called "Concerts for the people of Kampuchea". Queen's performance (which opened the concerts) is only partially available in video form.


==Background==
==Background==
The events were organized by Paul McCartney and Kurt Waldheim to raise funds for the citizens who were affected by the wars raging in Cambodia as a result of the reign of Pol Pot.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/hirad-abtahi/the-paul-mccartneyunited-_b_11285850.html Huffington Post article discussing the events] 3 Mar '18</ref>
Then United Nations secretary general Kurt Waldheim approached Paul McCartney in the hopes of staging a reunion concert of The Beatles to raise funds for citizens affected by the wars raging in Cambodia under the reign of Pol Pot.<ref>[https://huffingtonpost.com/hirad-abtahi/the-paul-mccartneyunited-_b_11285850.html Huffington Post article discussing the events.] Retrieved 03 Mar '18</ref> McCartney was put off by the idea of reuniting the group, though, and he instead organized a chain of concerts with appearances of such notable musicians and acts as Queen, The Who, Wings, Elvis Costello, The Clash, and others.


The concert was filmed and broadcasted on BBC 1, and multiple audio recordings were made by audience members that have since appeared on bootlegs.<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>
The concert was filmed and broadcast on BBC 1 and multiple audio recordings were made by audience members that have since appeared on bootlegs.
 
Wing's performance on December 29th would end the group's final tour and mark the group's final concert.<ref>[https://www.kshe95.com/news/real-rock-news/flashback-paul-mccartney-wings-play-final-show K-SHE 95 article on Wings' performance] 3 Mar '18</ref>
 
==Setlist<ref>[https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queen/1979/hammersmith-odeon-london-england-33d580e5.html List of songs played] 2 Mar '18</ref>==
 
The setlist for the concert is as follows, with (*) being the songs that have their video recordings partially missing, and (**) being the songs that are completely lost.
 
# Jailhouse Rock (*)
# We Will Rock You 
# Let Me Entertain You 
# Somebody to Love 
# If You Can't Beat Them (**)
# Mustapha (*)
# Death on Two Legs 
# Killer Queen 
# I'm in Love with My Car 
# Get Down, Make Love 
# You're My Best Friend 
# Save Me 
# Now I'm Here 
# Don't Stop Me Now 
# Spread Your Wings (**)
# Love of My Life 
# '39 
# Keep Yourself Alive (**)
# Drum Solo (**)
# Guitar Solo (**)
# Silent Night (**)
# Brighton Rock (**)
# Crazy Little Thing Called Love 
# Bohemian Rhapsody (*)
# Tie Your Mother Down 
# Encore:
# Sheer Heart Attack 
# We Will Rock You 
# We Are the Champions 
# God Save the Queen


==Setlist<ref>[https://setlist.fm/setlist/queen/1979/hammersmith-odeon-london-england-33d580e5.html List of songs played.] Retrieved 02 Mar '18</ref>==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:green" | #
! style="background-color:green" | Track title
|-
|1||"Jailhouse Rock" (incomplete video)
|-
|2||"We Will Rock You (Fast Version)"
|-
|3||"Let Me Entertain You"
|-
|4||"Somebody to Love"
|-
|5||"If You Can't Beat Them"
|-
|6||"Mustapha" (incomplete video)
|-
|7||"Death on Two Legs"
|-
|8||"Killer Queen"
|-
|9||"I'm in Love with My Car"
|-
|10||"Get Down, Make Love"
|-
|11||"You're My Best Friend"
|-
|12||"Save Me"
|-
|13||"Now I'm Here"
|-
|14||"Don't Stop Me Now"
|-
|15||"Spread Your Wings"
|-
|16||"Love of My Life"
|-
|17||"'39"
|-
|18||"Keep Yourself Alive"
|-
|19||"Drum Solo"
|-
|20||"Guitar Solo"
|-
|21||"Silent Night"
|-
|22||"Brighton Rock"
|-
|23||"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
|-
|24||"Bohemian Rhapsody" (incomplete video)
|-
|25||"Tie Your Mother Down"
|-
|26||"Encore"
|-
|27||"Sheer Heart Attack"
|-
|28||"We Will Rock You"
|-
|29||"We Are the Champions"
|-
|30||"God Save the Queen"
|}
==Availability==
==Availability==
Despite the concert being very well known, for the longest time, bootleggers had only partial footage at their disposal; lacking parts of some songs, some of which didn't even appear at all.
Despite the concert being very well known, for the longest time, bootlegs didn't account for much of the concert; some songs were only partially available, and others were missing in their entirety.


All of the footage from the concert was remastered and used in the film ''Queen - A Night At The Odeon'', which was released to coincide with the release of the live album ''A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975''.<ref name="Rolling Stone">[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/brian-may-talks-queens-1975-concert-film-performing-bohemian-rhapsody-live-20151012 Brian May interview regarding the release] 2 Mar '18</ref>
Not all footage is available. ''Jailhouse Rock'', ''Mustapha'', and ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' only have a few seconds of video. However, audio sourced from audience recordings do exist.<ref>[https://www.queenlive.ca/queen/79-12-26.htm Site that lists various bootleg releases.] Retrieved 23 Jun '19</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dc7s8SQWc4 The best known audience recording of the show.] Retrieved 23 Jun '19</ref> There is one official release of this concert, however, it's not a video release and it only has ''Now I'm Here''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Various-Concerts-For-The-People-Of-Kampuchea/release/1624120 Discogs listing on "Concerts For The People of Kampuchea" vinyl.] Retrieved 31 May '19</ref> Though multiple videos are being used in documentaries (primarily ''Don't Stop Me Now'') the chances of one soon are very good.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 12:40, 24 September 2019

Queen live at Hammersmith.jpg

A photo taken from the concert.

Status: Partially Found

On December 1979, a series of concerts were held at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England for the benefit of the victims of war-torn Cambodia. This series of concerts was called "Concerts for the people of Kampuchea". Queen's performance (which opened the concerts) is only partially available in video form.

Background

Then United Nations secretary general Kurt Waldheim approached Paul McCartney in the hopes of staging a reunion concert of The Beatles to raise funds for citizens affected by the wars raging in Cambodia under the reign of Pol Pot.[1] McCartney was put off by the idea of reuniting the group, though, and he instead organized a chain of concerts with appearances of such notable musicians and acts as Queen, The Who, Wings, Elvis Costello, The Clash, and others.

The concert was filmed and broadcast on BBC 1 and multiple audio recordings were made by audience members that have since appeared on bootlegs.

Setlist[2]

# Track title
1 "Jailhouse Rock" (incomplete video)
2 "We Will Rock You (Fast Version)"
3 "Let Me Entertain You"
4 "Somebody to Love"
5 "If You Can't Beat Them"
6 "Mustapha" (incomplete video)
7 "Death on Two Legs"
8 "Killer Queen"
9 "I'm in Love with My Car"
10 "Get Down, Make Love"
11 "You're My Best Friend"
12 "Save Me"
13 "Now I'm Here"
14 "Don't Stop Me Now"
15 "Spread Your Wings"
16 "Love of My Life"
17 "'39"
18 "Keep Yourself Alive"
19 "Drum Solo"
20 "Guitar Solo"
21 "Silent Night"
22 "Brighton Rock"
23 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
24 "Bohemian Rhapsody" (incomplete video)
25 "Tie Your Mother Down"
26 "Encore"
27 "Sheer Heart Attack"
28 "We Will Rock You"
29 "We Are the Champions"
30 "God Save the Queen"

Availability

Despite the concert being very well known, for the longest time, bootlegs didn't account for much of the concert; some songs were only partially available, and others were missing in their entirety.

Not all footage is available. Jailhouse Rock, Mustapha, and Bohemian Rhapsody only have a few seconds of video. However, audio sourced from audience recordings do exist.[3][4] There is one official release of this concert, however, it's not a video release and it only has Now I'm Here.[5] Though multiple videos are being used in documentaries (primarily Don't Stop Me Now) the chances of one soon are very good.

References