kwˈiːn ɹˈoʊdi pˈiːɾɚ hˈɪns stˈeɪts, "æt nˈɛbwɜːθ, aɪ sˈʌmhaʊ fˈɛlt ɪt wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ təbi ðə lˈæst fɔːɹ ˈɔːl ʌv ˌʌs", wˌaɪl bɹˈaɪən mˈeɪ ɹᵻkˈɔːld mˈɜːkjʊɹi sˈeɪɪŋ "aɪm nˌɑːt ɡˌoʊɪŋ təbi dˌuːɪŋ ðɪs fɚɹˈɛvɚ.
Queen roadie Peter Hince states, "At Knebworth, I somehow felt it was going to be the last for all of us", while Brian May recalled Mercury saying "I'm not going to be doing this forever.