Freddie Mercury's Handwritten Hit-Filled Queen Setlist Can Be Yours for $35,000
Mamma mia!
Queen fans, prepare to be rocked by this incredible piece of history — and it can be yours, provided you’ve got deep enough pockets.
Freddie Mercury‘s handwritten setlist for the band’s 1978 concert in Copenhagen is now for sale on the memorabilia website Moments in Time. Asking price: $35,000.
The two-page document contains a trove of the band’s hits — including “We Will Rock You,” “Somebody to Love,” “Killer Queen,” and the immortal “Bohemian Rhapsody” — all written in Mercury’s elegant hand.
The rock god outlines two sets of encores on the page, capped off with a cover of the Elvis Presley classic “Jailhouse Rock.” Amusingly, the list ends with “Hotel!!!” — presumably Mercury’s shorthand for afterparty shenanigans.
The document also comes with a certificate of authenticity from the previous owner of the piece, printed on Queen’s International Fan Club stationery, confirming that the list was obtained “from the Copenhagen concert April 13 1978.”
Other items available on Moments in Time include the management contract — signed by John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — that helped instigate the breakup of the Beatles, a bullet-dented medallion worn by Tupac Shakur when he was shot in 1994, and the vinyl copy of Double Fantasy that John Lennon autographed for his soon-to-be assassin, Mark David Chapman, just hours before his death.
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Non-rock fans can also find pieces signed by Barack Obama, John Hancock, Babe Ruth, Teddy Roosevelt and many others.
