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[Audience Cheering]
[Chorus]
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
A kind of magic
[Verse 1]
One dream, one soul, one prize
One goal, one golden glance of what should be
It's a kind of magic
One shaft of light (Hey!)
That shows the way
No mortal man can win this day
It's a kind of magic
The memories inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
The waiting seems eternity, yeah
The day will dawn of sanity
Is this a kind of magic?
It's a kind of magic
There can be only one
It's a kind of magic
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done
This flame that burns inside of me
I'm hearing secret harmonies
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
Hey
[Guitar Solo]
It's a kind of magic
A little bit of magic, give it to me!
[Verse 2]
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be, will soon be, will soon be done
This is a kind of magic (Yeah)
There can be only one one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done (Done)
[Instrumental Interlude]
Hey!
A little bit of magic, everyone
Magic, magic, magic, magic
[Guitar Solo]
Yeah, yeah
[Outro]
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be, will soon be, will soon, will soon be done
Will soon be done
[Audience Applause]
[Freddie Mercury & (Audience)]
Ye-de-de-de-de-de-dey
(Ye-de-de-de-de-de-dey)
Ye-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-dey
(Ye-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-dey)
Dey-de-de-dey!
(Dey-de-de-dey!)
Ay-de-de-dey!
(Ay-de-de-dey!)
Ay-de-dey-de-dey-de-dey
(Ay-de-dey-de-dey-de-dey)
Ay-de
(Ay-de)
Ay-de
(Ay-de)
Ay-do
(Ay-do)
Ee-do-de-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-do)
Ee-do-de-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-do)
Ee-do-de-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-do)
Dey-de
(Dey-de)
Ee-do-de-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-do)
Ee-do-de-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-do)
Ee-dey-do!
(Ee-dey-do!)
Ee-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!
(Ee-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!)
Ee-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!
(Ee-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!)
Ee-do-de-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!
(Ee-do-de-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
I can't go any higher than that
Ay-do
Let's go down
Ay-do
(Ay-do)
Ee-do
(Ee-do)
Ee-do-dee-do-dey-do
(Ee-do-dee-do-dey-do)
Ayyy-do!
(Ayyy-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ee-do-dee-do-dey-do
(Ee-do-dee-do-dey-do)
Fuck you
[Audience Applause]
[Chorus]
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
A kind of magic
[Verse 1]
One dream, one soul, one prize
One goal, one golden glance of what should be
It's a kind of magic
One shaft of light (Hey!)
That shows the way
No mortal man can win this day
It's a kind of magic
The memories inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
The waiting seems eternity, yeah
The day will dawn of sanity
Is this a kind of magic?
It's a kind of magic
There can be only one
It's a kind of magic
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done
This flame that burns inside of me
I'm hearing secret harmonies
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
Hey
[Guitar Solo]
It's a kind of magic
A little bit of magic, give it to me!
[Verse 2]
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be, will soon be, will soon be done
This is a kind of magic (Yeah)
There can be only one one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done (Done)
[Instrumental Interlude]
Hey!
A little bit of magic, everyone
Magic, magic, magic, magic
[Guitar Solo]
Yeah, yeah
[Outro]
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be, will soon be, will soon, will soon be done
Will soon be done
[Audience Applause]
[Freddie Mercury & (Audience)]
Ye-de-de-de-de-de-dey
(Ye-de-de-de-de-de-dey)
Ye-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-dey
(Ye-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-dey)
Dey-de-de-dey!
(Dey-de-de-dey!)
Ay-de-de-dey!
(Ay-de-de-dey!)
Ay-de-dey-de-dey-de-dey
(Ay-de-dey-de-dey-de-dey)
Ay-de
(Ay-de)
Ay-de
(Ay-de)
Ay-do
(Ay-do)
Ee-do-de-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-do)
Ee-do-de-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-do)
Ee-do-de-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-do)
Dey-de
(Dey-de)
Ee-do-de-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-dey-do)
Ee-do-de-dey-do
(Ee-do-de-dey-do)
Ee-dey-do!
(Ee-dey-do!)
Ee-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!
(Ee-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!)
Ee-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!
(Ee-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!)
Ee-do-de-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!
(Ee-do-de-dey-de-dey-de-dey-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
I can't go any higher than that
Ay-do
Let's go down
Ay-do
(Ay-do)
Ee-do
(Ee-do)
Ee-do-dee-do-dey-do
(Ee-do-dee-do-dey-do)
Ayyy-do!
(Ayyy-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ay-do!
(Ay-do!)
Ee-do-dee-do-dey-do
(Ee-do-dee-do-dey-do)
Fuck you
[Audience Applause]
European tour by Queen | |
Associated album | A Kind of Magic |
---|---|
Start date | 7 June 1986 |
End date | 9 August 1986 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 26 |
Queen concert chronology | |
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The Magic Tour was Queen's final tour with their lead singer Freddie Mercury and their bass guitarist John Deacon, with 26 concert dates in Europe in 1986.[1][2] The band would not tour again until 19 years later, when the Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour began in 2005, after the death of Mercury on 24 November 1991, and the retirement of Deacon in 1997.[2][3] The Magic Tour supported the band's album A Kind of Magic.
In 1987, Mercury was diagnosed as having AIDS and the band together made the decision to stop touring, making the concert at Knebworth on 9 August 1986 the last time that the four original members of Queen performed on stage together.[4]
Over a million people attended the Queen tour, making it one of the largest ever. Support acts included The Alarm, The Bangles, Big Country, Belouis Some, INXS, Level 42, Marillion, Gary Moore, Status Quo, and Zeno.[5]
From this tour, Queen have since released Live at Wembley on VHS, Laserdisc, CD & DVD, Live Magic on CD and Live in Budapest on VHS & Laserdisc (later re-released and retitled as Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest on DVD, Blu-ray and Deluxe editions).
Setlists[edit]
Stockholm, Sweden
Leiden, Netherlands (First Night) / Paris, France / Brussels, Belgium / Leiden, Netherlands (Third Night) / Munich, Germany / Newcastle, England / London, England (First Night) / Manchester, England / Vienna, Austria (First Night) / Fréjus, France / Barcelona, Spain / Madrid, Spain / Marbella, Spain / Stevenage, England
Leiden, Netherlands (Second Night)
Mannheim, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Zurich, Switzerland
| Slane, Ireland
London, England (Second Night)
Cologne, Germany
Vienna, Austria (Second Night)
Budapest, Hungary
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Tour dates[edit]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Notes |
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7 June 1986 | Stockholm | Sweden | Råsunda Stadium | |
11 June 1986 | Leiden | Netherlands | Groenoordhallen | |
12 June 1986 | ||||
14 June 1986 | Paris | France | Hippodrome de Vincennes | |
17 June 1986 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | |
19 June 1986 | Leiden | Netherlands | Groenoordhallen | |
21 June 1986 | Mannheim | West Germany | Maimarktgelände | |
26 June 1986 | Berlin | Waldbühne | ||
28 June 1986 | Munich | Olympiahalle | ||
29 June 1986 | ||||
1 July 1986 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | |
2 July 1986 | ||||
5 July 1986 | Slane | Ireland | Slane Castle | |
9 July 1986 | Newcastle | England | St. James' Park | |
11 July 1986 | London | Wembley Stadium | In preparation for the filming of the Saturday convert, director Gavin Taylor and his crew covered the Friday show as a technical rehearsal. The live rough cut made that night was released in full in the 25th Anniversary Edition of Queen - Live At Wembley Stadium in 2011. Before that around 30 minutes of the show were featured as bonus footage in the 2003 DVD release. | |
12 July 1986 | Officially released in December 1990 with an 1 hour edit cut and as an album released on 26 May 1992. The full show was only officially released on DVD in 2003. | |||
16 July 1986 | Manchester | Maine Road | ||
19 July 1986 | Cologne | West Germany | Müngersdorfer Stadion | |
21 July 1986 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | |
22 July 1986 | ||||
27 July 1986 | Budapest | Hungary | Népstadion | It was filmed as a Laserdisc in 1987, then re-released as a Blu-ray in 2012 |
30 July 1986 | Fréjus | France | Arènes de Fréjus | |
1 August 1986 | Barcelona | Spain | Mini Estadi | |
3 August 1986 | Madrid | Nuevo Estadio de Vallecas | ||
5 August 1986 | Marbella | Estadio Municipal de Marbella | ||
9 August 1986 | Stevenage | England | Knebworth Park | Last performance with all four original members before Freddie Mercury's death 5 years later from complications of AIDS/HIV (Also notorious for John Deacon throwing his Bass guitar against his Bass stand at the end of the performance of 'Radio Ga Ga', an fan being fatally stabbed and a female fan giving birth midway through the show and somebody thinking it would be a good idea to shut the lights off right after the end of the show making everybody leave in full pitched night darkness.) |
Tour band[edit]
- Freddie Mercury – Lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar ('Crazy Little Thing Called Love')
- Brian May – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, keyboards ('Who Wants to Live Forever')
- Roger Taylor – Drums, tambourine, backing vocals
- John Deacon – Bass guitar, backing vocals
Additional musicians:
- Spike Edney – Keyboards, piano, backing vocals, rhythm guitar ('Hammer to Fall')
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Queen live on tour: Magic tour Queen Concerts. Retrieved 4 June 2011
- ^ abWe Will Rock You (Again)!Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 June 2011
- ^Queen most loved band The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2011
- ^9 August 1986 – QUEEN LIVE Retrieved 4 June 2011
- ^http://www.queenconcerts.com/
External links[edit]
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