Dates with a listed show
Within the 124-day first-to-last recorded span.
Queen · TOUR REFERENCE
The Works Tour
1985 itinerary
12 January 1985 – 15 May 1985
Explore this route on the map
- Listed performances
- 16
- Cities in the record
- 7
- Countries
- 4
- Recorded span
- 124 days
16 shows in the 1985 chapter, cross-checked against detailed concert records. Rio uses the actual local performance dates, 12 and 19 January, after midnight on the advertised festival days 11 and 18 January. The 1984 leg and Live Aid are outside this selection.
THE ARTIST, ON THE ROAD
From Rock in Rio to the Pacific
The 1985 Works itinerary begins at Rock in Rio, then resumes in April in New Zealand and Australia before its Japanese dates. Melbourne and Sydney each hold four performances in this chapter.
THE ROUTE
From Rio de Janeiro to Osaka
- Rio de JaneiroBR · 2 listed
- AucklandNZ · 1 listed
- MelbourneAU · 4 listed
- SydneyAU · 4 listed
- TokyoJP · 3 listed
- NagoyaJP · 1 listed
- OsakaJP · 1 listed
Sequence of listed performances. Connections illustrate the itinerary; they do not establish actual travel or days off.
READ THE RHYTHM
How the dates fit together
Consecutive listed show days
The longest unbroken run of calendar dates represented here.
Performances in one city run
Consecutive entries in one city, before the next listed city.
Days between listed dates
The longest date interval. Missing dates do not establish rest or travel.
THE DATED RECORD
Queen · The Works Tour dates & venues
| Date | City | Venue | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source-listed | Rio de JaneiroBrazil | Rock in Rio · Barra da Tijuca | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | Rio de JaneiroBrazil | Rock in Rio · Barra da Tijuca | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | AucklandNew Zealand | Mount Smart Stadium | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | TokyoJapan | Nippon Budokan | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | TokyoJapan | Nippon Budokan | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | TokyoJapan | Yoyogi National Gymnasium · First Gymnasium | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | NagoyaJapan | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | OsakaJapan | Osaka Castle Hall | Source ↗ |
Future records marked “Planned listing” retain source status. A past listing alone is not proof that a performance took place.
PROVENANCE
Where this record comes from
All 16 dates and venue identities compared between two detailed concert chronologies. Label retrospective resolves Rio local dates; original Japanese tickets/flyer correct Tokyo and establish the Nagoya venue.
Source check: 2026-10-21
- QueenConcerts
- Queen Live · detailed 1985 chronology
- Queen / Universal Music · Rock in Rio retrospective
- Original Tokyo ticket and promoter flyer
- Original Nagoya ticket · 13 May
Image: Queen logo.svg · Original Queen Crest design by Freddie Mercury. · Public domain
