Queen live at Hammersmith Odeon (partially lost concert footage; 1979)

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Queen live at Hammersmith.jpg

A photo taken from the concert.

Status: Found

Date found: 20 Nov '15

Found by: Virgin EMI Records/Hollywood Records

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".

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.[1]

The concert was filmed and broadcasted on BBC 1, and multiple audio recordings were made by audience members that have since appeared on bootlegs.[2]

Wing's performance on December 29th would end the group's final tour and mark the group's final concert.[3]

Setlist[4]

  1. Jailhouse Rock
  2. We Will Rock You 
  3. Let Me Entertain You 
  4. Somebody to Love 
  5. If You Can't Beat Them
  6. Mustapha
  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
  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, bootleggers had only partial footage at their disposal; lacking parts of some songs, some of which didn't even appear at all.

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.[2]

References