Queen live at Hammersmith Odeon (partially lost concert footage; 1979)
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 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".
Background
Then United Nations secretary general Kurt Waldheim approached Paul McCartney in the hopes of staging a reunion concert of The Beatles in order 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]. Although McCartney was dismayed by the idea of reuniting with his former bandmates, he organized the chain of concerts with appearances of such notable musicians and acts as Queen, The Who, Wings, McCartney's group; 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.[2]
Wing's performance on December 29th would end the group's final tour and mark the group's final concert.[3]
Setlist[4]
| # | Track title |
|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ Huffington Post article discussing the events Retrieved 03 Mar '18
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brian May interview regarding the release Retrieved 02 Mar '18
- ↑ K-SHE 95 article on Wings' performance Retrieved 03 Mar '18
- ↑ List of songs played Retrieved 02 Mar '18