The Works Tour

The Works Tour was a concert tour by the English rock band Queen. During the tour, Queen participated in the Rock in Rio festival in 1985.

Tour dates
 Date City Country VenueEurope24 August 1984BrusselsBelgiumForest National28 August 1984DublinIrelandRDS Simmonscourt29 August 198431 August 1984BirminghamEnglandNational Exhibition Centre1 September 19842 September 19844 September 1984LondonWembley Arena5 September 19847 September 19848 September 198411 September 1984DortmundGermanyWestfalenhalle12 September 1984KatowicePolandSpodek14 September 1984MilanItalyPalasport di San Siro15 September 198416 September 1984MunichGermanyOlympiahalle18 September 1984ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy20 September 1984LeidenNetherlandsGroenoordhallen21 September 1984BrusselsBelgiumForest National22 September 1984HannoverGermanyEuropahalle23 September 1984PotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Stadion24 September 1984BerlinDeutschlandhalle26 September 1984FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt27 September 1984StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle28 September 1984PragueCzechoslovakiaTipsport Arena29 September 1984ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle30 September 1984Africa5 October 1984BophuthatswanaSouth AfricaSun City Super Bowl6 October 198413 October 198414 October 198418 October 198419 October 198420 October 1984South America11 January 1985Rio de JaneiroBrazilCidade do Rock18 January 1985Oceania13 April 1985AucklandNew ZealandMount Smart Stadium16 April 1985MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre17 April 198519 April 198520 April 198525 April 1985SydneySydney Entertainment Centre26 April 198528 April 198529 April 1985Asia8 May 1985TokyoJapanNippon Budokan9 May 198511 May 1985Yoyogi National Gymnasium13 May 1985NagoyaAichi Prefectural Gymnasium15 May 1985OsakaOsaka Castle Hall
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
This concert was part of "Rock In Rio"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
    10 September 1984WestfallenhalleDortmundRescheduled to 11 September 198412 September 1984Verona ArenaVeronaCancelled7 October 1984Sun City Super BowlBophuthatswanaCancelled after four songs due to Mercury losing his voice9, 12 October 1984Sun City Super BowlBophuthatswanaCancelled11 April 1985Hawkes Bay WineryHawkes BayCancelled14 April 1985Queen Elizabeth II ParkChristchurchCancelled

Tour band
John Deacon – Bass guitar, Vocals
Brian May – Lead guitar, Vocals
Freddie Mercury – Lead vocals, Piano, Rhythm Guitar (Crazy Little Thing Called Love)
Roger Taylor – Drums, Vocals
Additional musicians:
Spike Edney – Keyboards, piano, Vocals, Rhythm guitar (Hammer to Fall)

References

Category:Queen (band)
Category:Concert tours