Welcome to thecaptbootleg concert blog. My purpose is to share my knowledge of some of the many Rock Concerts that I attended from1974 to the present day. Most of them are in the Dallas/Ft Worth and Houston areas, but some were in Corpus Christi and Lubbock. I was fortunate enough to have attended almost 200 shows during the era that saw Rock Concerts evolve from simple get togethers to stadium venues. I am going to list the top ten best concerts that I saw. There will be an individual blog for each one of the top ten. After that I will talk about many other shows that had unusual and/or strange occurrences during them. Best Show of all time. #1 of the top ten.
Queen 12-10-1977. Tarrant County Convention Center. Ft Worth Texas. Tour promoting "News of the World" album. This tour was documented on the album "Live Killers". The stage was rather unique. It had three runways that extended into the audience, kind of like a trident, that allowed the band to walk about 4 or 5 rows into the audience. The lighting rig was shaped like a crown that was connected to the stage with a 10 or 12 foot curtain. At the start of the show the curtain parted, the crown rose and the band started "We will rock you". The Sound quality of the show was excellent. The band was able to reproduce the sound of their albums perfectly. The vocals were exceptional... All in all, the best of the best.....Postscript: Freddie Mercury had to be the best showman/entertainer/musician/singer in the history of Rock and Roll. I remember he did several costume changes during the show. There are several Queen concerts available on DVD, but I think the best one is "Queen Rocks Montreal". Watch this show and I think you will agree with me that Freddie was a unique talent. The show I attended lasted about 3 and a half hours with a 20 minute intermission about halfway through. There was no backup band. One of my favorite memories was Roger Taylor singing "I'm in love with my car" because I am a car nut par excellence.
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