Rock the Cosmos Tour
| World tour by Queen + Paul Rodgers | |
| Associated album | The Cosmos Rocks |
|---|---|
| Start date | 12 September 2008 |
| End date | 29 November 2008 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 34 in Europe 1 in the Middle East 5 in South America 40 in Total |
| Queen + Paul Rodgers concert chronology | |
The Rock The Cosmos Tour was the second and final concert tour by Queen + Paul Rodgers, promoting their only studio album The Cosmos Rocks. The opening date was recorded for a DVD release.[1] which was released on 15 June 2009. The tour included one of the largest open-air concerts in Kharkiv, Ukraine which garnered 350,000 people. Over the course of the tour, they played to just short of one million viewers.[2]
Set list[]
This set list is representative of the performance on 13 October 2008 in London. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Another One Bites the Dust"
- "I Want It All"
- "I Want to Break Free"
- "C-lebrity"
- "Surfs Up... School's Out"
- "Seagull"
- "Love of My Life"
- "'39"
- "Bass solo" / "Drum solo"
- "I'm in Love with My Car"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "Say It's Not True"
- "Bad Company"
- "We Believe"
- "Guitar Solo" / "Bijou" / "Last Horizon"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- Encore
- "Cosmos Rockin'"
- "All Right Now"
- "We Will Rock You"
- "We Are the Champions"
Tour dates[]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | |||
| 12 September 2008 | Kharkiv | Ukraine | Freedom Square |
| 15 September 2008 | Moscow | Russia | Olimpiyskiy |
| 16 September 2008 | |||
| 19 September 2008 | Riga | Latvia | Arena Riga |
| 21 September 2008 | Berlin | Germany | Berlin Velodrome |
| 23 September 2008 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis |
| 24 September 2008 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| 26 September 2008 | Rome | Italy | Palalottomatica |
| 28 September 2008 | Milan | Datchforum | |
| 29 September 2008 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| 1 October 2008 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle |
| 2 October 2008 | Mannheim | SAP Arena | |
| 4 October 2008 | Hanover | TUI Arena | |
| 5 October 2008 | Hamburg | Color Line Arena | |
| 7 October 2008 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| 8 October 2008 | Esch-sur-Alzette | Luxembourg | Rockhal |
| 10 October 2008 | Nottingham | England | Nottingham Arena |
| 11 October 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| 13 October 2008 | London | England | The O2 Arena |
| 14 October 2008 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff International Arena |
| 16 October 2008 | Birmingham | England | National Indoor Arena |
| 18 October 2008 | Liverpool | Echo Arena Liverpool | |
| 19 October 2008 | Sheffield | Sheffield Arena | |
| 22 October 2008 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi |
| 24 October 2008 | Murcia | Estadio de La Condomina | |
| 25 October 2008 | Madrid | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad | |
| 28 October 2008 | Budapest | Hungary | Papp László Budapest Sportaréna |
| 29 October 2008 | Belgrade | Serbia | Belgrade Arena |
| 31 October 2008 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena |
| 1 November 2008 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
| 4 November 2008 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena |
| 5 November 2008 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | |
| 7 November 2008 | London | The O2 Arena | |
| 8 November 2008 | Wembley Arena | ||
| Middle East | |||
| 14 November 2008 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Festival City |
| South America | |||
| 19 November 2008 | Santiago | Chile | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo |
| 21 November 2008 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium |
| 26 November 2008 | São Paulo | Brazil | Via Funchal |
| 27 November 2008 | |||
| 29 November 2008 | Rio de Janeiro | HSBC Arena | |
Box office score data[]
| Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportspaleis | Antwerp | 13,043 / 15,719 (83%) | $1,018,028 |
| O2 Arena | London | 18,687 / 18,687 (100%) | $1,294,847 |
| Via Funchal | São Paulo | 8,860 / 10,000 (89%) | $1,006,163 |
| HSBC Arena | Rio de Janeiro | 6,472 / 9,100 (71%) | $364,528 |
| TOTAL | 47,062 / 53,506 (88%) | $3,683,566 | |
Tour band[]
- Brian May – Lead guitar, Vocals
- Roger Taylor – Drums, Tambourine, Vocals
- Paul Rodgers – Lead vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica
- Freddie Mercury – Pre-recorded lead vocals
Additional musicians[]
- Spike Edney – Synthesizer, Piano, Keytar, Accordion, Backing vocals
- Danny Miranda – Bass guitar, Electric upright bass, Backing vocals
- Jamie Moses – Rhythm guitar, Backing vocals, Electric upright bass on "Bass Solo" (Cardiff & Birmingham gigs only)
- Neil Murray (replacing Danny Miranda in Cardiff & Birmingham) – Bass guitar, Electric upright bass on "'39"
- Al Murray was a guest at the first O2 gig and sang "Cosmos Rockin'" with Paul.
- Former Prime Minister of Latvia Ivars Godmanis was a guest in Riga playing the drums on "All Right Now", with Taylor on tambourine.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Blog for queentour2005.wegotit.at".
- ^ "Everything about Queen on tour [QueenConcerts]".
- ^ "Queen + Ivars Godmanis". Queen Productions. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Queen News September 2008". Brianmay.com. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
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- Queen (band) concert tours
- 2008 concert tours
- Queen + Paul Rodgers concert tours