The Game Tour

The Game Tour
World tour by Queen
Associated album The Game
Start date 30 June 1980
End date 25 November 1981
Legs 6
Shows 83
Queen concert chronology
Crazy Tour
(1979)		 The Game Tour
(1980–81)		 Hot Space Tour
(1982)

The Game Tour was a concert tour by the English rock band Queen to support their successful 1980 album The Game. This tour saw the band being the first to play in South American stadiums in early 1981. In Buenos Aires, Queen drew a crowd of 300,000—the largest single concert crowd in Argentine history as of 1982.[1] In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the attendance was 131,000 and 120,000 on two consecutive nights.[2] This was the only tour that Queen played in Venezuela where they were due to play 5 shows in its capital city Caracas. However, after their third performance, the Venezuelan government declared an 8-day period of National Mourning due to the passing of Venezuelan former president Romulo Betancourt. The remaining two concerts were cancelled and all tickets were refunded to more than 50,000 disappointed fans.

Setlists

North America

  1. Introduction
  2. Jailhouse Rock
  3. We Will Rock You (fast)
  4. Let Me Entertain You
  5. Play The Game
  6. Mustapha
  7. Death On Two Legs
  8. Killer Queen
  9. I'm In Love With My Car
  10. Get Down Make Love
  11. Save Me
  12. Now I'm Here
  13. Dragon Attack
  14. Now I'm Here (reprise)
  15. Love Of My Life
  16. Keep Yourself Alive
  17. Instrumental Inferno
  18. Battle Theme
  19. Flash
  20. The Hero
  21. Brighton Rock (finale)
  22. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  23. Bohemian Rhapsody
  24. Tie Your Mother Down
    Encore
  25. Another One Bites The Dust
  26. Sheer Heart Attack
    Encore
  27. We Will Rock You
  28. We Are the Champions
  29. God Save the Queen

Other Songs

Europe

  1. Intro
  2. Jailhouse Rock
  3. We Will Rock You (Fast)
  4. Let Me Entertain You
  5. Play the Game
  6. Mustapha
  7. Death on Two Legs
  8. Killer Queen
  9. I'm in Love with My Car
  10. Get Down, Make Love
  11. Need Your Loving Tonight
  12. Save Me
  13. Now I'm Here
  14. Dragon Attack
  15. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  16. Fat Bottomed Girls
  17. Love of My Life
  18. Keep Yourself Alive
  19. Drum Solo
  20. Guitar Solo (Brighton Rock)
  21. Battle Theme
  22. Brighton Rock (Reprise)
  23. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  24. Bohemian Rhapsody
  25. Tie Your Mother Down
    Encore
  26. Another One Bites the Dust
    Encore
  27. Sheer Heart Attack
  28. We Will Rock You
  29. We Are the Champions
  30. God Save the Queen

Other Songs

Japan

  1. Jailhouse Rock
  2. We Will Rock You (Fast)
  3. Let Me Entertain You
  4. Play the Game
  5. Mustapha
  6. Death on Two Legs
  7. Killer Queen
  8. I'm in Love with My Car
  9. Get Down, Make Love
  10. Need Your Loving Tonight
  11. Teo Torriate
  12. Save Me
  13. Now I'm Here
  14. Dragon Attack
  15. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  16. Fat Bottomed Girls
  17. Love of My Life
  18. Keep Yourself Alive
  19. Drum Solo
  20. Guitar Solo (Brighton Rock)
  21. Battle Theme
  22. Brighton Rock (Reprise)
  23. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  24. Bohemian Rhapsody
  25. Tie Your Mother Down
    Encore
  26. Rock N Roll Medley
  27. Sheer Heart Attack
    Encore
  28. Big Spender
  29. We Will Rock You
  30. We Are The Champions
  31. God Save The Queen

Argentina

  1. We Will Rock You (fast)
  2. Let Me Entertain You
  3. Play The Game
  4. Somebody To Love
  5. I'm In Love With My Car
  6. Get Down Make Love
  7. Need Your Loving Tonight
  8. Save Me
  9. Now I'm Here
  10. Dragon Attack
  11. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  12. Fat Bottomed Girls
  13. Love Of My Life
  14. Keep Yourself Alive
  15. Drum Solo
  16. Guitar Solo
  17. Flash
  18. The Hero
  19. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  20. Bohemian Rhapsody
  21. Tie Your Mother Down
    Encore:
  22. Another One Bites The Dust
  23. Sheer Heart Attack
    Encore:
  24. We Will Rock You
  25. We Are The Champions
  26. God Save The Queen

Rock Montreal

  1. We Will Rock You (fast)
  2. Let Me Entertain You
  3. Play the Game
  4. Somebody to Love
  5. Killer Queen
  6. I'm In Love With My Car
  7. Get Down, Make Love
  8. Save Me
  9. Now I'm Here
  10. Dragon Attack
  11. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
  12. Love Of My Life
  13. Under Pressure
  14. Flash
  15. The Hero
  16. Keep Yourself Alive
  17. Drum Solo
  18. Guitar Solo
  19. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  20. Bohemian Rhapsody
  21. Tie Your Mother Down
    Encore
  22. Another One Bites the Dust
  23. Sheer Heart Attack
  24. Jailhouse Rock
    Encore
  25. We Will Rock You
  26. We Are The Champions
  27. God Save The Queen

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
30 June 1980 Vancouver Canada PNE Coliseum
1 July 1980 Seattle United States Seattle Center Coliseum
2 July 1980 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum
5 July 1980 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
6 July 1980 Chandler Compton Terrace
8 July 1980 Inglewood The Forum
9 July 1980
11 July 1980
12 July 1980
13 July 1980 Oakland Oakland Arena
14 July 1980
5 August 1980 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
6 August 1980 Baton Rouge Riverside Centroplex
8 August 1980 Oklahoma City The Myriad
9 August 1980 Dallas Reunion Arena
10 August 1980 Houston The Summit
12 August 1980 Atlanta The Omni
13 August 1980 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
14 August 1980 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
16 August 1980 Charleston Charleston Civic Center
20 August 1980 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
22 August 1980 Philadelphia The Spectrum
23 August 1980 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center
24 August 1980 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena
26 August 1980 Providence Providence Civic Center
27 August 1980 Portland, Maine Cumberland County Civic Center
29 August 1980 Montreal Canada Montreal Forum
30 August 1980 Toronto CNE Coliseum
31 August 1980 Rochester United States Rochester Community War Memoria Arena
10 September 1980 Milwaukee MECCA Arena
11 September 1980 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
12 September 1980 Kansas City Kemper Arena
13 September 1980 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium
14 September 1980 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center
16 September 1980 Ames Hilton Coliseum
17 September 1980 St. Louis Checkerdome
19 September 1980 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
20 September 1980 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
21 September 1980 Cleveland Coliseum at Richfield
23 September 1980 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic Center
24 September 1980 Syracuse Onondaga War Memorial
26 September 1980 Boston Boston Garden
28 September 1980 New York City Madison Square Garden
29 September 1980
30 September 1980
Europe
23 November 1980 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
25 November 1980 Paris France La Rotonde du Bourget
26 November 1980 Cologne Germany Cologne Sporthalle
27 November 1980 Leiden Netherlands Groenoordhallen
29 November 1980 Essen Germany Grugahalle
30 November 1980 Bremen Stadthalle
1 December 1980 Berlin Deutschlandhalle
5 December 1980 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
6 December 1980
9 December 1980 London Wembley Arena
10 December 1980
12 December 1980 Brussels Belgium Forest National
13 December 1980
14 December 1980 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
16 December 1980 Strasbourg France Rhénus Hall
18 December 1980 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
Asia
12 February 1981 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
13 February 1981
16 February 1981
17 February 1981
18 February 1981
19 February 1981
South America Bites the Dust
28 February 1981 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani
1 March 1981
4 March 1981 Mar del Plata Estadio José María Minella
6 March 1981 Rosario Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
8 March 1981 Buenos Aires Estadio José Amalfitani
20 March 1981 Sao Paulo Brazil Estádio do Morumbi
21 March 1981
Gluttons for Punishment
25 September 1981 Caracas Venezuela Poliedro de Caracas
26 September 1981
27 September 1981
9 October 1981 Monterrey Mexico Estadio Universitario
17 October 1981 Puebla Estadio Zaragoza
18 October 1981
Rock Montreal
24 November 1981 Montreal Canada Montreal Forum
25 November 1981
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
16 August 1980 Battersea Park Open Air New York City, New York Cancelled
17 August 1980 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio Cancelled
24 August 1980 Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Rescheduled to 20 August 1980
26 August 1980 Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore, Maryland Rescheduled to 23 August 1980
27 August 1980 The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rescheduled to 22 August 1980
31 August 1980 Pittsburgh Civic Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Rescheduled to 24 August 1980
2 September 1980 Veterans Memorial Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut Cancelled
3 September 1980 Boston Gardens Boston, Massachusetts Cancelled
5 September 1980 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Cancelled
7 September 1980 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana Cancelled
9 September 1980 Dane County Coliseum Madison, Wisconsin Cancelled
12 September 1980 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Cancelled
4 March 1981 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba, Argentina Rescheduled to Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata
13 March 1981 Estádio Olímpico Monumental Porto Alegre, Brazil Cancelled
24 March 1981 Estadio Nacional Santiago, Chile Cancelled
27 March 1981 Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rescheduled to 1 October 1981
29 September 1981 Poliedro de Caracas Caracas, Venezuela Cancelled
30 September 1981 Poliedro de Caracas Caracas, Venezuela Cancelled
1 October 1981 Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rescheduled to 2 October 1981
2 October 1981 Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cancelled
4 October 1981 Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro Cancelled
10 October 1981 Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza Monterrey, Mexico Cancelled
13 October 1981 Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara, Mexico Cancelled
14 October 1981 Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara, Mexico Cancelled

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold Gross Revenue (1980)
PNE Coliseum Vancouver 17,500 $192,981
Seattle Coliseum Seattle 14,098 $126,882
Portland Coliseum Portland 12,888 $115,992
Sports Arena San Diego 11,500 $137,056
Compton Terrace Phoenix 8,410 $77,351
The Forum Inglewood 60,800 (Sold Out) $594,970
Oakland Coliseum Oakland 19,861 $179,466
Mid South Coliseum Memphis 10,085 $95,808
Riverside Center Baton Rouge 9,268 $88,046
Myriad Arena Oklahoma City 12,808 $115,272
Reunion Arena Dallas 18,042 $162,378
The Spectrum Philadelphia 14,117 $121,764
Hartford Civic Center Hartford 9,930 $91,590
CNE Coliseum Toronto 22,312 $227,166
The Forum Montreal 16,403 $173,447
Kemper Arena Kansas City 10,825 $100,529
Joe Louis Arena Detroit 15,599 $152,955
St. Paul Civic Center Saint Paul 13,900 $133,000
Hilton Coliseum Ames 9,215 $84,143
Checkerdome St. Louis 6,667 $61,295
Boston Garden Boston 13,000 (Sold Out) $131,580
Glens Falls Civic Center Glens Falls 7,500 (Sold Out) $67,694
Madison Square Garden New York 50,000 $500,000
TOTAL ' '

Tour band

References

  1. ↑ "Queen's Flashy Rock". The Washington Post. 1982-07-27.
  2. ↑ Henke, James (1981-06-11). "Queen Holds Court in South America". Rolling Stone.

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