# Jazz Tour

The Jazz Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour by the British rock band Queen, supporting the album Jazz. The tour was memorable for the spectacle created by the band. As James Henke of Rolling Stone said about the band's Halloween 1978 concert in New Orleans: "...when they were launching a U.S. tour in support of their Jazz, album, Queen threw a bash in New Orleans that featured snake charmers, strippers, crossdressers and a naked fat lady who smoked cigarettes in her crotch." Part of the European leg was recorded for the band's first live album, Live Killers.

## Background

Due to the tour starting within weeks of the final recording sessions for Jazz, Freddie Mercury's voice was worn out, which led to generally below-average performances. While holding up fine for the American and European shows, he lost his voice in Japan. During the encore performance of "We Will Rock You" , as he sang, Mercury would be carried on the shoulders of a Superman cosplayer.

## Tour dates

List of 1978 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 28 October 1978 | Dallas | United States | Dallas Convention Center |
| 29 October 1978 | Memphis | United States | Mid-South Coliseum |
| 31 October 1978 | New Orleans | United States | New Orleans Municipal Auditorium |
| 3 November 1978 | Hollywood | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium |
| 4 November 1978 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center |
| 6 November 1978 | Landover | United States | Capital Centre |
| 7 November 1978 | New Haven | United States | New Haven Coliseum |
| 9 November 1978 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Hall |
| 10 November 1978 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Hall |
| 11 November 1978 | Kalamazoo | United States | Wings Stadium |
| 13 November 1978 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| 14 November 1978 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
| 16 November 1978 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| 17 November 1978 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| 19 November 1978 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Coliseum |
| 20 November 1978 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| 22 November 1978 | Nashville | United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| 23 November 1978 | St. Louis | United States | Checkerdome |
| 25 November 1978 | Richfield | United States | Richfield Coliseum |
| 26 November 1978 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverfront Coliseum |
| 28 November 1978 | Buffalo | United States | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| 30 November 1978 | Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa Civic Centre |
| 1 December 1978 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
| 3 December 1978 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| 4 December 1978 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| 6 December 1978 | Madison | United States | Dane County Coliseum |
| 7 December 1978 | Chicago | United States | Chicago Stadium |
| 8 December 1978 | Kansas City | United States | Kemper Arena |
| 12 December 1978 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum |
| 13 December 1978 | Portland | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| 14 December 1978 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| 16 December 1978 | Oakland | United States | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 18 December 1978 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| 19 December 1978 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
| 20 December 1978 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum |
List of 1979 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 17 January 1979 | Hamburg | West Germany | Ernst-Merck-Halle |
| 18 January 1979 | Kiel | West Germany | Ostseehalle |
| 20 January 1979 | Bremen | West Germany | Stadthalle Bremen |
| 21 January 1979 | Dortmund | West Germany | Westfalenhallen |
| 23 January 1979 | Hanover | West Germany | Messesportpalast |
| 24 January 1979 | West Berlin | West Germany | Deutschlandhalle |
| 26 January 1979 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| 27 January 1979 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| 29 January 1979 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| 30 January 1979 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| 1 February 1979 | Cologne | West Germany | Cologne Sporthalle |
| 2 February 1979 | Frankfurt | West Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt |
| 4 February 1979 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| 6 February 1979 | Zagreb | Yugoslavia | Dom Sportova |
| 7 February 1979 | Ljubljana | Yugoslavia | Tivoli Hall |
| 10 February 1979 | Munich | West Germany | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle |
| 11 February 1979 | Munich | West Germany | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle |
| 13 February 1979 | Böblingen | West Germany | Böblingen Sporthalle |
| 15 February 1979 | Saarbrücken | West Germany | Saarlandhalle |
| 17 February 1979 | Lyon | France | Palais des Sports de Gerland |
| 19 February 1979 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona |
| 20 February 1979 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona |
| 22 February 1979 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid |
| 23 February 1979 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid |
| 25 February 1979 | Poitiers | France | Arènes de Poitiers |
| 27 February 1979 | Paris | France | Pavillon de Paris |
| 28 February 1979 | Paris | France | Pavillon de Paris |
| 1 March 1979 | Paris | France | Pavillon de Paris |
| 13 April 1979 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| 14 April 1979 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| 19 April 1979 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka Festival Hall |
| 20 April 1979 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka Festival Hall |
| 21 April 1979 | Kanazawa | Japan | Jissenrinri Kinen Commemor. Hall |
| 23 April 1979 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| 24 April 1979 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| 25 April 1979 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan |
| 27 April 1979 | Kobe | Japan | Kobe Central Gymnasium |
| 28 April 1979 | Nagoya | Japan | Portmesse Nagoya |
| 30 April 1979 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium |
| 1 May 1979 | Fukuoka | Japan | Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium |
| 2 May 1979 | Yamaguchi | Japan | Yamaguchi Prefectural Athletic Association |
| 5 May 1979 | Sapporo | Japan | Makomanai Ice Arena |
| 6 May 1979 | Sapporo | Japan | Makomanai Ice Arena |

### Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references :
| Date (1978) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| 29 October | Memphis, United States | Mid-South Coliseum | 9,245 / 9,245 | $73,401 |
| 31 October | New Orleans, United States | Municipal Auditorium | 8,000 / 8,000 | $68,000 |
| 7 November | New Haven, United States | New Haven Coliseum | 10,567 / 10,567 | $84,927 |
| 9 November | Detroit, United States | Cobo Arena | 22,650 / 22,650 | $227,833 |
| 10 November | Detroit, United States | Cobo Arena | 22,650 / 22,650 | $227,833 |
| 20 November | Philadelphia, United States | Spectrum | 14,700 | $115,100 |
| 22 November | Nashville, United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | 9,193 | $68,774 |
| 23 November | St. Louis, United States | Checkerdome | 11,422 | $94,342 |
| 6 December | Madison, United States | Dane County Coliseum | 7,544 | $61,667 |
| 8 December | Kansas City, United States | Kemper Arena | 13,687 | $107,540 |
| 12 December | Seattle, United States | Seattle Center Coliseum | 11,014 | $83,406 |
| 13 December | Portland, United States | Memorial Coliseum | 10,333 | $83,291 |
| 14 December | Vancouver, Canada | Pacific Coliseum | 15,428 | $123,425 |
| 16 December | Oakland, United States | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 12,285 / 12,285 | $96,317 |

## Personnel

* Freddie Mercury: lead vocals, piano, tambourine.
* Brian May: guitars, backing vocals, piano ("Teo Torriatte")
* Roger Taylor: drums, timpani, lead vocals ("I'm in Love With My Car"), backing vocals.
* John Deacon: bass guitar, additional backing vocals, triangle