1982 finally saw the release of ‘Hot Space’. Disappointing to
most for its lack of rock tracks and overuse of synths, it must
widely be regarded as the group’s worst outing. American fans
left in their droves. European fans were less fickle, however, and
stayed true to the band, making sure their tour of the same year
was, once again, sold out. The tour included a scheduled date at
Manchester that actually had to be cancelled due to the lack of
public toilets, as the Pope was also touring north England at the
same time! The final gig of the tour was more successful, however,
as in front of 37,000 fans at the Milton Keynes Bowl. Channel
4 recorded the concert to be played back in front of millions
of viewers. The band, however, were yet again not particularly
pleased with their performance, with Brian May recalling, ‘None
of us thought that it was a particularly good gig at the time, we
were wishing that they had filmed Leeds. I particularly found that
it was hard to get the sound right, and couldn’t hear the monitors
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Actor Peter Murphy discusses the unique appeal of Queen.