Magic Tour (Queen)
The final show of the tour, held at Knebworth on 9 August in front of at least 120,000 fans, marked a significant moment in the band's history.Queen's tour in 1986 featured 26 shows and marked the band's first concert series since their performance at Live Aid in July 1985, which earned them high praise and boosted their popularity.[6] In addition to debuting new songs like "One Vision" and "Who Wants to Live Forever", the band decided to reintroduce some older tracks and an acoustic rock 'n' roll medley into their set.[9] Freddie Mercury personally asked his friend Diana Moseley to design stage clothes for the band, including a large crown and gown which he wore at the end of the show.A cover of Shirley Bassey's "Big Spender" was subsequently re-added to the set, having been regularly featured in the group's early days.[14][3] Giant inflatable models representing the cartoon version of the group on the A Kind of Magic cover were released; three were caught by the crowd, while one landed in Chelmsford approximately 35 miles away.[14] During the show, Mercury addressed the audience, again denying rumours that Queen were splitting up, adding "we're gonna stay together until we fucking well die".[15] After the second show, Mercury played an impromptu set at Kensington Roof Gardens with Fish, Samantha Fox and Gary Glitter.The gear employed, including seventeen cameras and 25 miles of film, was all that was accessible in the country, and the Hungarian government approved the entire operation.