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ProfessorGAC

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14. We Were Supposed To

Thu May 21, 2026, 08:34 PM

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They were on the bill to open for Mott The Hoople.
Brian May contracted hepatitis in the early part of the US tour, so Queen had to bail on all the dates.
They replaced them with Kansas. I think you can envision how that went over with the glam fans. (Disastrous after Kerry Livgren insulted the audience for not being more enthusiastic. It got BRUTAL after he did that.)
At least Mott put on a great show.

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