On Fire: Live At The Bowl

Produced by: Justin Shirley-Smith
Recorded live at: Milton Keynes Bowl, 5 June 1982
UK Parlophone CD: 25 October 2004 7243 8 63214 2 8 / UK Chart #20
USA Hollywood Records CD: 9 November 2004 2061-62479-2 / Did Not Chart

CD One
1. Flash (May) 1:54
2. The Hero (May) 1:44
3. We Will Rock You (Fast) (May) 3:17
4. Action This Day (Taylor) 4:52
5. Play The Game (Mercury) 4:30
6. Staying Power (Mercury) 4:03
7. Somebody To Love (Mercury) 7:53
8. Now I'm Here (May) 6:18
9. Dragon Attack (May) 4:16
10. Now I'm Here (Reprise) (May) 2:20
11. Love Of My Life (Mercury) 4:22
12. Save Me (May) 4:00
13. Back Chat (Deacon) 5:01
  CD Two
1. Get Down, Make Love (Mercury) 3:39
2. Guitar Solo (May) 6:22
3. Under Pressure (Queen/Bowie) 3:47
4. Fat Bottomed Girls (May) 5:25
5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury) 4:15
6. Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury) 5:38
7. Tie Your Mother Down (May) 4:09
8. Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon) 3:49
9. Sheer Heart Attack (Taylor) 3:25
10. We Will Rock You (May) 2:08
11. We Are The Champions (Mercury) 3:28
12. God Save The Queen (Trad. Arr. by May) 1:24

Related Songs
Calling All Girls (Live In Tokyo, November 1982) (Taylor)

Album Info

To support Queen's newest album, Hot Space, the band set out on a 30 date tour of Europe followed by an additional 39 dates in North America and Japan. The final concert of the European leg was held at the Milton Keynes Bowl, attracting approximately 65,000 people.

The new, exciting setlist consisted of the band's biggest hits and newest tracks from Hot Space, performed here with more of a rock edge. Thankfully the complete Milton Keynes concert was filmed and recorded. The Tube, a UK television music show aired a large portion of the concert as did MTV in the US.

Queen On Fire: Live At The Bowl was released on October 2004 in the UK on DVD and CD formats. The DVD topped the video music chart while the CD reached #20. The DVD added a second disc of bonus content including interviews, highlights from the November 3, 1982 Tokyo show and the May 12, 1982 Vienna show. A three LP vinyl box set was released June 6, 2005.

Flash

Flash 1:54
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 1

The Hero

The Hero 1:44
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 2

We Will Rock You (Fast)

We Will Rock You (Fast) 3:17
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 3


We Will Rock You (Live At The Bowl Fast Promo Edit) 2:53
Appears on: Japan We Will Rock You (Fast) promo CD single

The Japan only We Will Rock You (Fast) promo CD was released in 2004 to promote the release of On Fire: Live At The Bowl. This promo CD edits the end part of the song, removing Freddie's banter with the audience.

Action This Day

Action This Day 4:52
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 4


Action This Day (Live At Milton Keynes Bowl, 1982) - 2011 iTunes Video Version 4:52
Appears on: UK 2011 Hot Space iTunes Video Download

Almost exactly the same as the live album version, this video version starts a fraction of a second later and ends at a very slightly different point.

Play The Game

Play The Game 4:30
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 5

Staying Power

Staying Power 4:03
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 6


Staying Power (Full Version with Spoken Intro) 4:18
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl DVD, Greatest Video Hits 2

The full version recorded from the concert features additional banter from Freddie before the song begins. It is not on the Live At The Bowl CD release, but does appear on both the Live At The Bowl DVD and as a bonus track on Greatest Video Hits 2.

Staying Power (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl, June 1982) - 2011 Edit 3:58
Appears on: UK 2011 Hot Space Deluxe CD

This excellent live performance is the same one that appears on Live At The Bowl. This version ends on a fade-out of the crowd cheering.

Somebody To Love

Somebody To Love 7:53
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 7


Somebody To Love (Live At Milton Keynes Bowl - 2011 Edit) (Mercury) 7:57
Appears on: UK 2011 A Day At The Races Deluxe CD

This edit of Somebody To Love is the same as the live album version, except there is some added fade-in crowd noise at the beginning and some added fade-out crowd noise at the end.

Somebody To Love (Absolute Greatest Streaming Video Version) 7:43
Appears on: UK 2009 Absolute Greatest Streaming Video

This version cuts off a little of Freddie's piano improv at the beginning and fades out during the crowd's reaction at the end.

Now I'm Here

Now I'm Here 6:18
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 8

Dragon Attack

Dragon Attack 4:16
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 9


Dragon Attack (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl, June 1982) - 2011 Edit 5:14
Appears on: UK 2011 The Game Deluxe CD

During this time period, Dragon Attack was inserted into the middle of Now I'm Here as part of a medley. This version is longer than the album version because it includes some of the Now I'm Here reprise at the end.

Now I'm Here (Reprise)

Now I'm Here (Reprise) 2:20
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 10

Love Of My Life

Love Of My Life 4:22
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 11


Love Of My Life (iTunes Video Version) 3:42
Appears on: UK 2011 A Night At The Opera Deluxe iTunes Download

This version starts at approximately the same point as the album version. The end fades out right after Freddie says "thank you."

Save Me

Save Me 4:00
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 12

Back Chat

Back Chat 5:01
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 1, Track 13

Get Down, Make Love

Get Down, Make Love 3:39
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 1


Guitar Solo

Guitar Solo 6:22
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 2

Under Pressure

Under Pressure 3:47
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 3


Under Pressure (Live At The Bowl Edit) 3:39
Appears on: US Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You Edition

This version appears on the 2004 US exclusive re-release of Greatest Hits. Two Milton Keynes bonus tracks were added to serve as a teaser for the upcoming Live At The Bowl CD/DVD release. This edit of the eventual live album version is the same up until about 3:35 or so. At that point, the crowd noise fades out and there is no banter with the audience.

Fat Bottomed Girls

Fat Bottomed Girls 5:25
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 4


Fat Bottomed Girls (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl, 1982) - 2011 iTunes Video Version 4:41
Appears on: UK 2011 Jazz iTunes Video Download

The iTunes video version differs from the Live At The Bowl album version. The iTunes opening has Freddie saying "get your dirty address books out and put this one in, I tell you, this next song. I have three words to say.. Fat Bottomed Girls!." The Live At The Bowl CD splits Freddie's opening between the end of Under Pressure and the beginning of Fat Bottomed Girls. The iTunes Video Version ends almost immediately after the last guitar noise, providing just a bit of audience reaction.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Crazy Little Thing Called Love 4:15
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 5


Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody 5:38
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 6


Tie Your Mother Down

Tie Your Mother Down 4:09
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 7

Tie Your Mother Down (Live At The Bowl Edit) 3:50
Appears on: US Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You Edition

This version appears on the 2004 US exclusive re-release of Greatest Hits. Two Milton Keynes bonus tracks were added to serve as a teaser for the upcoming Live At The Bowl CD/DVD release. This edit of the eventual live album version has a brief amount of extra crowd noise at the beginning. From that point on, the track is the same as the live album version until the early fade-out.

Tie Your Mother Down (iTunes Video Version) 3:40
Appears on: UK 2011 A Day At The Races Deluxe iTunes Download

This version starts with the first guitar note, as opposed to Freddie's yelling on the album version. The track fades out on crowd noise; taking about 25 or so seconds off of the album version.

Another One Bites The Dust

Another One Bites The Dust 3:49
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 8


Sheer Heart Attack

Sheer Heart Attack 3:25
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 9


We Will Rock You

We Will Rock You 2:08
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 10


We Will Rock You (Live at the MK Bowl, 1982) 2:10
Appears on: News Of The World 40th Anniversary Edition

We Will Rock You from the Milton Keynes Bowl was included as a bonus track on the News Of The World 40th Anniversary Edition box set. This version has a longer fade-in intro, taking some of the crowd noise from the previous song performed, Sheer Heart Attack. The mix ends at a slight different point before it segues into We Are The Champions.

We Are The Champions

We Are The Champions 3:28
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 11


We Are The Champions (Live at the MK Bowl, 1982) 3:40
Appears on: News Of The World 40th Anniversary Edition

We Are The Champions from the Milton Keynes Bowl was included as a bonus track on the News Of The World 40th Anniversary Edition box set. This version starts in essentially the same place as the album version. The ending is longer, incorporating some cheering crowd from God Save The Queen before fading out.

God Save The Queen

God Save The Queen 1:24
Appears on: On Fire - Live At The Bowl: Disc 2, Track 12

Calling All Girls

Calling All Girls (Live in Tokyo, November 1982) 4:45
Appears on: On Fire: Live At The Bowl DVD, UK 2011 Hot Space Deluxe CD

Recorded from Siebu Stadium, Tokyo, this great live version is found as an extra on both the 2011 Hot Space Deluxe CD and on the Live At The Bowl DVD. A great, heavier version of the song with an intro by Freddie and an extended ending makes this a keeper.