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Dear John
Jul 3, 2024 22:36:15 GMT
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Post by roadhouse on Jul 3, 2024 22:36:15 GMT
Just struck me odd why Dear John was never played live on the 1+9+8+2 tour?
They played Rock n Roll and Something bout you baby I like on the previous tour.
You would have thought seeing as Dear John was a big hit, they would celebrate it on the tour.
Wonder why they didn't do it?
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Post by markquo on Jul 3, 2024 23:01:34 GMT
It was played a few times and then dropped not sure why Cheers
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Post by theprogfather on Jul 3, 2024 23:07:16 GMT
Just struck me odd why Dear John was never played live on the 1+9+8+2 tour? They played Rock n Roll and Something bout you baby I like on the previous tour. You would have thought seeing as Dear John was a big hit, they would celebrate it on the tour. Wonder why they didn't do it? They played it at both the gigs I saw, What You're Proposing was in the set too which was dropped not long after.
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Post by Quoincidence on Jul 3, 2024 23:13:36 GMT
Just struck me odd why Dear John was never played live on the 1+9+8+2 tour? They played Rock n Roll and Something bout you baby I like on the previous tour. You would have thought seeing as Dear John was a big hit, they would celebrate it on the tour. Wonder why they didn't do it? They played it at both the gigs I saw, What You're Proposing was in the set too which was dropped not long after. Proposing was in the set for the whole tour. The only time it was dropped was the Prince Charles NEC show, so the broadcast could end on Dont Waste My Time. Dear John was dropped on May 1st, 1982, the 2nd night at the Glasgow Apollo.
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Post by roadhouse on Jul 3, 2024 23:14:10 GMT
Just struck me odd why Dear John was never played live on the 1+9+8+2 tour? They played Rock n Roll and Something bout you baby I like on the previous tour. You would have thought seeing as Dear John was a big hit, they would celebrate it on the tour. Wonder why they didn't do it? They played it at both the gigs I saw, What You're Proposing was in the set too which was dropped not long after. What venue was that?
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Dear John
Jul 3, 2024 23:20:28 GMT
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Post by roadhouse on Jul 3, 2024 23:20:28 GMT
They played it at both the gigs I saw, What You're Proposing was in the set too which was dropped not long after. Proposing was in the set for the whole tour. The only time it was dropped was the Prince Charles NEC show, so the broadcast could end on Dont Waste My Time. Dear John was dropped on May 1st, 1982, the 2nd night at the Glasgow Apollo. I think looking at it, I just checked the Official charts, and Dear John dropped out the charts by May, so maybe they gave up on promoting it live. Not too sure.
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Post by theprogfather on Jul 3, 2024 23:33:25 GMT
They played it at both the gigs I saw, What You're Proposing was in the set too which was dropped not long after. What venue was that? Antrim Forum Leisure Centre
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Post by roadhouse on Jul 4, 2024 0:31:55 GMT
Just found this on youtube.
Some of the comments suggest that Francis was struggling to sing it live and kept losing his breath.
But that's strange as Dear John is not that fast, there certainly faster songs.
I'm just kicking myself I didn't find this on youtube sooner. I just assumed they didn't play it live at all. It was out of the set by the time I seen them that year.
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Post by backwater67 on Jul 4, 2024 8:53:25 GMT
Dear John was played at Bridlington on 27th April. Rossi broke a string whilst playing it. Long time ago, always remember this as it was my 1st Quo gig.
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Jul 4, 2024 14:47:28 GMT
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Post by stringybob on Jul 4, 2024 14:47:28 GMT
It was played at Deeside Leisure Centre on 23rd April '82.
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Jul 4, 2024 17:19:33 GMT
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Post by roadhouse on Jul 4, 2024 17:19:33 GMT
Shame they dropped it so soon on the tour. It sounds great live 🎸
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Post by roquer on Jul 4, 2024 19:29:06 GMT
They played it at both the gigs I saw, What You're Proposing was in the set too which was dropped not long after. Proposing was in the set for the whole tour. The only time it was dropped was the Prince Charles NEC show, so the broadcast could end on Dont Waste My Time. Dear John was dropped on May 1st, 1982, the 2nd night at the Glasgow Apollo. Wasn't it dropped at the first Hammersmith night? Or you mean they dropped it at May 1st but they played the last time on May 3rd?
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Post by Quoincidence on Jul 4, 2024 19:47:54 GMT
Proposing was in the set for the whole tour. The only time it was dropped was the Prince Charles NEC show, so the broadcast could end on Dont Waste My Time. Dear John was dropped on May 1st, 1982, the 2nd night at the Glasgow Apollo. Wasn't it dropped at the first Hammersmith night? Or you mean they dropped it at May 1st but they played the last time on May 3rd? It was the way I worded it. They only played it for the first night at the Glasgow Apollo and was out the following night
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Dear John
Jul 4, 2024 20:45:42 GMT
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Jul 4, 2024 20:45:42 GMT
Dear John was played at Bridlington on 27th April. Rossi broke a string whilst playing it. Long time ago, always remember this as it was my 1st Quo gig. I was pretty sure they played it at Brid. Not my fave song but its those things like breaking a string that you remember.
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Post by col on Jul 5, 2024 14:59:34 GMT
Proposing was in the set for the whole tour. The only time it was dropped was the Prince Charles NEC show, so the broadcast could end on Dont Waste My Time. Dear John was dropped on May 1st, 1982, the 2nd night at the Glasgow Apollo. Wasn't it dropped at the first Hammersmith night? Or you mean they dropped it at May 1st but they played the last time on May 3rd? It was played at the Irish gig I went to, it was a leisure centre but I don't remember the name, then the first night a Glasgow and the first night at Hammersmith, then I never saw them play it again (baring medleys).
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