QUEEN / BILLY SQUIRE

Capo Jun 30, 2022

It's funny how a bands legacy or popularity can change years after they stop being a band, in this case Freddie Mercury's death. This show I attended was during Queen's last ever U.S. tour, and while pretty full crowd wise, was not a sell out, about 13,300 tickets sold out of 15,000. The Phoenix show did better than most stops, Google Queen Hot Space Tour and you will see some shows only sold half the tickets available. My point is the Queen I saw was a popular band but not the Legends they seem to be today. The show was of course, bombastic and great. They always had state of the art lighting rigs and this show was no diferent. Three giant pods of lighting rigs would move all over the stage, really effective during Brian May's solo spot. Freddie was regal and in fine voice. A great, over the top performance by the band.