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 Venue
Europe
24 August 1984 Brussels Belgium Forest National
28 August 1984 Dublin Ireland RDS Simmonscourt
29 August 1984
31 August 1984 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
1 September 1984
2 September 1984
4 September 1984 London Wembley Arena
5 September 1984
7 September 1984
8 September 1984
11 September 1984 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhalle
12 September 1984 Katowice Poland Spodek
14 September 1984 Milan Italy Palasport di San Siro
15 September 1984
16 September 1984 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
18 September 1984 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
20 September 1984 Leiden Netherlands Groenoordhallen
21 September 1984 Brussels Belgium Forest National
22 September 1984 Hannover Germany Europahalle
23 September 1984 Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
24 September 1984 Berlin Deutschlandhalle
26 September 1984 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt
27 September 1984 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
28 September 1984 Prague Czechoslovakia Tipsport Arena
29 September 1984 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
30 September 1984
Africa
5 October 1984 Bophuthatswana South Africa Sun City Super Bowl
6 October 1984
13 October 1984
14 October 1984
18 October 1984
19 October 1984
20 October 1984
South America
11 January 1985[A] Rio de Janeiro Brazil Cidade do Rock
18 January 1985[A]
Oceania
13 April 1985 Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium
16 April 1985 Melbourne Australia Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre
17 April 1985
19 April 1985
20 April 1985
25 April 1985 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
26 April 1985
28 April 1985
29 April 1985
Asia
8 May 1985 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
9 May 1985
11 May 1985 Yoyogi National Gymnasium
13 May 1985 Nagoya Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
15 May 1985 Osaka Osaka Castle Hall
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was part of "Rock In Rio"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
10 September 1984 Westfallenhalle Dortmund Rescheduled to 11 September 1984
12 September 1984 Verona Arena Verona Cancelled
7 October 1984 Sun City Super Bowl Bophuthatswana Cancelled after four songs due to Mercury losing his voice
9, 12 October 1984 Sun City Super Bowl Bophuthatswana Cancelled
11 April 1985 Hawkes Bay Winery Hawkes Bay Cancelled
14 April 1985 Queen Elizabeth II Park Christchurch Cancelled

Tour band

Additional musicians:

References