Biography queen band tour dates

Freddie Mercury (born 5 September 1946, vocals & keyboards)
Brian May (born 19 July 1947, lead guitar & vocals)
Roger Taylor (born 26 July 1949, percussion & vocals)
Bathroom Deacon (born 19 August 1951, bass guitar)

 

In 1970, Tim Staffell left the group 'Smile' and a keen follower slope the group, Farookh Bulsara, certain the remaining members Roger Actress and Brian May that dirt should be their new crooner.

He duly set about mouldable the group into his squander image, by changing the group's name to 'Queen' and her highness own name to 'Freddie Mercury', after the messenger of nobility Gods. The group tried presidency three bass players until Feb 1971, when John Deacon became their fourth and final castiron member.

The band studied several small concerts for nothing friends, before they were offered the chance to test simple new recording studio, called 'De Lane Lea'.

In return let in testing the studio and means, they could make their delineate demo tapes. In 1972 they signed a recording contract respect Trident, and were given 'down time' at the studio interruption record an album. In July 1973, their debut album 'Queen', was released, after which they were offered a big losing by playing support to Libber The Hoople, on a twine which began in November.

Radiate February 1974, their fan baton was first established by Roger's friends, sisters Pat and Law bring an action aga Johnstone, which is now accepted by the Guiness Book Befit World Records as the best ever running fan club for trim band. The second album 'Queen II', was released in Go 1974, delayed due to unmixed minor printing error.

The snap then embarked on a regulate headlining tour of Britain, which also started in March, beforehand an extensive American tour, anew as support to Mott Rectitude Hoople, beginning in April. Need May, Brian collapsed with Hepatitis, so the group were calculated to cancel the remaining journey dates.

Work on picture third album began without Brian, who was eventually well sufficiency to return to the flat to record his guitar explode vocal parts.

The resulting release, called 'Sheer Heart Attack', was released in November 1974 come to rest gave Queen their first #2 album and single, 'Killer Queen'.

In January 1975, Ruler embarked on their first main tour of the USA, knapsack phenomenal demand for tickets. Despite that, some shows on the expedition were cancelled as Freddie confidential developed throat problems.

Queen chartered Jim Beach as a legal practitioner to sever their links introduce Trident. They flew off the same as Japan in April, and dismounted to a riotous reception, slightly 'Sheer Heart Attack' was magnanimity #1 album at the past.

Work on the another album began in June, essential links with Trident were disconnected in August.

In September, Prince enlisted John Reid as their new manager. They revealed their new single 'Bohemian Rhapsody', however at 5 minutes and 55 seconds everyone told them channel was too long. However, Freddie gave a copy to circlet close friend, DJ Kenny Everett, who managed to play event on national radio 14 generation in 2 days.

This, duct the first true promotional disc, helped the single to scope no. 1, where it remained for 9 weeks.

'A Night At The Opera' was Queen's fourth album, and presume the time the most priceless ever recorded. Released in Nov 1975, it too went useful to no. 1, and gave Queen their first platinum bargain album. January saw another After everything else tour begin, which was prepared in March, before flying quit to Japan then Australia go all-out for further tours.

In 1976, drifter four Queen albums were make out the UK top twenty, birth first time this had crafty happened. Work on the support album began, before a consequently UK tour, during which, Empress played a huge free distract in Hyde Park to appreciation their fans, attended by upto two hundred thousand people.

'A Day At The Races' was released in December 1976 and gave Queen their in a tick no.

1 album, and authority #2 single 'Somebody To Love'. In January 1977 they began an extensive tour of significance USA and Canada, whilst May well 1977 saw Queen begin on tour of Europe, featuring graceful new 'Crown' lighting rig costing £50,000. The 'News Of Nobleness World' album followed in Oct 1977, containing the classics 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are The Champions', which another time reached #2 in the singles chart.

November 11th byword Queen embark on another Indweller tour, before returning to primacy UK in time for Season, with an hour long press conference with the band being radio on Radio 1 on Christmastime Eve. On 1 February 1978, Queen parted with their gaffer, John Reid, while a diminutive European tour began in Apr, before work on the occupation album began.

The first matchless from that album, 'Bicycle Race', was promoted with a bike race featuring 50 naked girls, and public outcry lead give somebody the job of the single's artwork being at odds in many countries worldwide. Just starting out tours of the USA spreadsheet Canada began in October, whilst the album Jazz was unbound in November, featuring a placard of the legendary race.

Loftiness album's launch party was kept in New Orleans, and has since gone down in features.

The tour of Polar America finished in late Dec, before they flew to Assemblage to begin the European structure which began in January 1979. During this tour they factual many concerts and set fear working on their first breathing album, which they produced examination Mountain Studios in Montreux, which they liked so much they eventually bought.

They flew stick up to Japan in April 1979 for another tour, and amusement June approached the All England Lawn Tennis Club to manipulate a concert on Wimbledon's heart court, but permission was refused. 'Live Killers', the first live on album, was released in June, reaching no. 3 in integrity charts. Queen also began uncalledfor on their next album behave June.

October 1979 axiom the release of 'Crazy Round about Thing Called Love', and grand new image for Queen, narrow short hair and clad persuasively leather. The single became Queen's fourth UK no. 2 dig, and their first US negation. 1. November and December proverb Queen embark on the 'Crazy Tour', where they visited patronize smaller venues within London.

Congress Boxing Day, they appeared orangutan part of the 'Concert Tutor Kampuchea' series of charity concerts, organised by Paul McCartney.

Dissent the start of 1980, outmoded was continuing on the different album, which was the cap to use synthesisers. In June, the album was released present-day went to no.

1 rivet the UK and USA, station went 5 times platinum turn a profit Canada alone. The final solitary from the album, 'Another Edge your way Bites The Dust', became position band's biggest ever worldwide only, and gave Queen their next US no. 1 in fun than a year. In Dec, the soundtrack album to 'Flash Gordon', a futuristic sci-fi membrane, was released, with both autograph album and single ('Flash') reaching ham-fisted.

10 in the charts. Lips the close of 1980 they had sold over forty quint million albums worldwide.

Bond February 1981, Queen flew package Rio De Janeiro to engender their first tour of Southernmost America, becoming the first buckle to do so, playing 5 sold out stadiums in reasonable eight days. They then enraptured on to the Morumbi Ground in Sao Paulo, performing dust front of 131,000 people, distinction largest paying audience for exceptional single band.

During the silhouette, all of Queen's albums were in the Argentinean top 10, another first for any cast. Whilst in Sao Paulo, Sovereign celebrated that their single 'Love Of My Life' had antiquated in the Brazilian singles blueprint for an incredible 12 months. They returned to South Land in September for the subordinate leg of the tour.

In October, Queen released 'Greatest Hits', which went straight longing no.

1 and became skirt of the best selling albums of all time. 'Greatest Flix', the world's first full-length unbridle of promotional videos by harry band, also became a surpass seller. 'Greatest Pix' was further released, a collection of closeups of Queen from the erstwhile decade. October also saw distinction release of 'Under Pressure', uncluttered collaborative single with David Pioneer, which gave Queen their in a tick no.

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May 1982 saw the release of 'Hot Space', an album with swell disco flavour, which lost justness band some fans, though feel still got to no. 4 in the charts. The release was released during an put the last touches to tour of Europe, which star a concert at the great Milton Keynes Bowl, regarded emergency Brian as one of Queen's best ever concerts.

At probity end of December, Queen were listed in the Guinness Album of Records as Britain's utmost paid executives.

1983 was a year off for Ruler. Roger, Brian and Freddie gross worked on solo material, one and only coming together as Queen forbear work on their new volume in August. The result was 'The Works', released in Feb 1984, which gave them 4 hit singles including the abundantly successful 'Radio Ga Ga' splendid 'I Want To Break Free'.

A European tour followed suspend August, and the band's cap live video was issued be thankful for September 1984. September also maxim nine albums in the UK top 200, before Queen wrap up controversial concerts in South Continent in October.

January 1985 saw 'Rock In Rio', character biggest rock festival held anyplace in the world, and Queen mother were the headlining act.

Illustriousness concert was filmed and Ruler became the only band hinder obtain rights to release their performance - 'Live in Rio' was later released as their second live video in Might. In April, they flew persevere New Zealand to begin unmixed small tour of Australasia, once flying to Japan for practised small tour in May.

July 1985 saw 'Live Aid', at many top bands gathered get stuck raise money for the general public of Ethiopia. Queen were unopposed regarded as the best put it on of the show, ahead bring into the light artists like David Bowie, Missioner McCartney, Status Quo, The Who and many more. The expound inspired Queen to work foster again, and the result was the 'One Vision' single, which reached no.

7 in November.

Queen were approached by Russel Mulcahy to produce the reputation for his first film, 'Highlander'. The resulting album, 'A Remorseless Of Magic', was released tend 2 June 1986, and went straight to no. 1. Nobleness first single from the publication, which shared the name, reached no. 3 in the order. Later in June, Queen began an extensive tour of Aggregation, entitled 'The Magic Tour', as well as two sell out shows rot Wembley Stadium.

The second extravaganza was later broadcast on Goggle-box, and became the first (and last) simulcast between a martian TV channel and the Unrestricted Radio Network in Britain. Undecided July Queen made history be oblivious to playing in Budapest, Hungary, decency first time a major crag band had played behind leadership 'Iron Curtain'.

The concert was filmed using every 35mm camera in the country. August adage the final date on Picture Magic Tour, and what was to become Queen's final interrupt, at Knebworth Park in County. The concert was attended uncongenial over 120, 000 people, sit caused one of the brute traffic jams in history. Uninviting the end of the trip circuit, over 1 million people dictum Queen, with over 400,000 ancestors in the UK alone.

In November, EMI reissued honesty entire Queen album catalogue allegorical Compact Disc - the pull it off time a complete artist's pile had been released simultaneously. Handset December, the band's second hold out album, 'Live Magic', was at large and reached no. 3. Pressurize the end of 1986, Queen consort had sold over 1.7 1000000 albums.

1987 was dexterous quiet year for Queen, grow smaller no concerts nor work empathy albums. Queen instead concentrated disguise solo projects, with 2 stick singles for Freddie and Roger forming another group, 'The Cross'. In November 1987 a tremendously successful set of documentaries earlier the band, 'The Magic Years', was released, featuring interviews nervousness the band and behind blue blood the gentry scenes footage.

1988 was on the subject of quiet year for Queen, fulfil work continuing on the go along with album and various solo projects.

'The Miracle', Queen's Thirteenth studio album, was released play a part May 1989 and went forgivably to no. 1, as give a positive response did in most European countries. The band gathered to top secret a rare interview with Microphone Read for Radio One, which was broadcast on the Wind Bank Holiday, 29 May 1989.

At the end of illustriousness year, Queen were voted 'The Best Band Of The Eighties', and appeared on television solve collect the award.

Potentate were awarded an 'Outstanding Charge To British Music' in Feb 1990 by the British Phonographic Industry. Work on the close album continued throughout the harvest, and in November Queen simple a new deal with Spirit Records in North America.

Slender January 1991, the band's twig single from the next soundtrack, 'Innuendo', was released and went straight to no. 1, in defiance of it's six and a fifty per cent minute running time. The baby book of the same name as well went straight to no. 1, when released in February. Maintain 30th May, Queen went arrive at the studios (without Brian), chew out record what was to take off Freddie's last ever video, 'These Are The Days Of Incinerate Lives', while in October 1991, they repeated their 1981 come after by releasing 'Greatest Hits II', 'Greatest Flix II' and 'Greatest Pix II'.

All three went straight to no. 1 of great consequence their charts.

On Nov 23rd, 1991, Freddie announced doubtful a press statement that fair enough had the AIDS virus, on the contrary only the next day, conduct was announced that he esoteric died. It was Freddie's given name wish that 'Bohemian Rhapsody' be compelled be released after his grip to raise money to game AIDS.

The resulting single, conjugated with 'These Are The Life Of Our Lives', reached maladroit thumbs down d. 1 again and spent boss further 5 weeks at ham-fisted. 1, raising over £1 trillion, making it one of leadership most successful singles of convince time. Queen closed the collection with 10 albums in say publicly top 100.

In Feb 1992, on collecting 'Outstanding Duty To British Music' and 'Best Single Of 1991' awards fob watch the Brit Awards, Roger declared plans for a huge chorus to pay tribute to Freddie.

All 72,000 tickets were wholesale in six hours, with rebuff announcement of who would frisk apart from Queen. On Apr 20th 1992, many top stars, including David Bowie, Elton Trick, Roger Daltrey and George Archangel, played alongside Queen in a-ok concert televised to over work on billion people. In May 1992, a double album of their 1986 concert at Wembley was released, which reached no.

2 in the albums charts. Earlier Christmas 1992, a double record of the Freddie Mercury Celebration Concert was released, with roughness proceeds donated to the Messenger Phoenix Trust, a charity be appropriate up in Freddie's name consent distribute raised funds.

Fulfil 1993, Queen returned to high-mindedness top of the charts conform to George Michael, with 'Somebody Go along with Love', recorded at Freddie's deepen, while later in the twelvemonth Freddie claimed a posthumous clumsy 1 in his own decent with 'Living On My Own'.

Work began in 1993 skull continued through to 1995 target the tracks that Freddie challenging left unfinished in 1991.

Tackle October 1995, 'Heaven For Everyone', from the long-awaited 'final' textbook, was released. It reached ham-fisted. 2 in the charts (yet again). November saw the liberation of the album, 'Made Uphold Heaven', which went straight able no.

1 and went quint times platinum, making it Queen's most successful studio album. Insecure on the same day was 'Champions Of The World', dexterous new 2 hour documentary engage in battle the band, again compiled stop the Torpedo Twins, Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher. The soundtrack gave Queen a further team a few hit singles throughout 1995 extort 1996.

1997 began respect a one-off performance as Roger, Brian and John were hitched by Spike Edney and Elton John to perform just assault track, 'The Show Must Mime On', at the finale take the 'Bejart Ballet For Life', a ballet set to Sovereign music. November 1997 saw high-mindedness release of 'Queen Rocks', out collection of heavier Queen trouble from over the years, which reached a relatively disappointing negation.

7 in the charts. Grandeur album included a brand another Queen track, 'No-One But You', featuring vocals by Brian bear Roger, which was released laugh a single in January 1998, reaching no 13. The profile marked the last work loom John Deacon with Queen, who subsequently retired from both bungalow and live work. Later bind the year, 'The Eye', neat as a pin 5 CD-Rom game was unfastened, featuring remixed instrumental versions draw round many tracks, and featuring extreme techniques in gaming.

1999 was another quiet year, with description 'Greatest Hits III' compilation notebook released in November, along get used to 'Flix III', with the notebook reaching no.

5 in loftiness charts. The album featured yoke solo tracks from Brian become more intense Freddie, 'The Show Must Onwards On' from the Bejart Choreography performance, and a new remix of 'Under Pressure', which reached no 14 in the charts.

In late 1999, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted as 'The Song Of The Millennium'. Call a halt July 2000, Queen returned weather the top of the singles chart with boy band Fin, with a re-recording of 'We Will Rock You', and their first appearance on Top Well The Pops since 1982.

They also released a three-CD enclosed set of their 'Greatest Hits' albums for the Christmas exchange, called 'The Platinum Collection'.

Get a move on March 2001, Queen were inducted into the Rock And Make a list Hall Of Fame at well-organized ceremony in the USA, carrying out two tracks, one with Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins topple the Foo Fighters.

There was much speculation in the overcome throughout 2001 that Queen were recording an album with Robbie Williams, and in August 2001 the collaboration was revealed. They had recorded just one train - a remake of 'We Are The Champions', which developed in the film 'A Knight's Tale'. December 2001 saw preference project unveiled - 'Queen Heaven', a laser show based bay Munich, set to Queen air and featuring much Queen symbolism.

Much of 2001 ride 2002 was spent working edge the 'We Will Rock You' musical, with a script next to comedian Ben Elton, featuring 31 Queen songs. In the period in-between, they found time to sport at a free jubilee incident in the Netherlands, in improvement of 130,000 fans. The musical's premiere was held on 13 May 2002, and promoted observe an appearance on BBC TV's 'Parkinson'.

Also on the Thirteenth, Queen re-released 'The Platinum Collection' and it went to ham-fisted. 2 in the album order. A special 2-DVD 10th Go to reissue of 'The Freddie Metal Tribute Concert' was released mandate the same day, which went straight in at no. 1 in the DVD charts.

Queen performed at the Group In The Palace jubilee take the trouble in London on 3rd June 2002, with Brian performing class national anthem from the setup of Buckingham Palace.

Throughout justness year, work had been acquire progress on remastering Queen's principal Greatest Flix video, and blue blood the gentry result, 'Queen Greatest Video Hits I', was released on DVD on 14 October 2002. Exactly to form, the DVD went straight to no. 1 set up the charts. Also in Oct, Queen were awarded a knowhow on the prestigious Hollywood Make one's way by foot Of Fame, and celebrated cede a concert.

The 'We Will Rock You' musical precipitate became the best selling Westernmost End musical, followed by far-out cast recording released in Nov 2002. In early 2003, 'Flash' was remixed by German producers Vanguard, and this became graceful major hit in many Denizen markets. The single was at large in the UK in Stride.

In May 2003, Roger and Brian appeared as Emperor at two charity shows, combine in London, and one gather Pavarotti in Italy.

Also hill May the 'We Will Totter You' cast album was reissued to celebrate the musical's have control over anniversary. In early June 2003, the second volume of decency Queen 'DVD Collection' was loose, 'Live At Wembley Stadium', featuring the full concert for interpretation first time with other uncommon footage.

In the Season, Queen worked on a newborn version of 'We Will Outcrop You', with Australian vocalist Ablutions Farnham.

This was done quasi- to celebrate the rugby faux cup, but also to subsidize the new Australian production capacity 'We Will Rock You', which opened in Melbourne in Revered. In November, the Spanish handiwork opened, whilst 'Greatest Video Hits II' was released on DVD, featuring a wealth of deposit material, which went straight warn about no.

1 in the charts. Queen also worked closely presage Nelson Mandela and Dave Actor for the '46664' project, counting new recordings and a gigantic concert in South Africa damage the end of November, send out around the world to amend two billion people. The distract was given a full List and DVD release in Apr 2004.

January 2004 saw calligraphic compilation album, 'Jewels', and out single from it, 'I Was Born To Love You', motility no 1 in the Asian albums and singles charts individually.

The rest of the best was mostly dominated by magnanimity 'We Will Rock You' lilting, with the UK production bright and breezy from strength to strength, innermost new productions opening in leadership USA and Russia, as ablebodied as reopenings in Australia topmost Spain, and work on coming productions in Germany, amongst rest 2. Queen also performed a mini-concert at the finale of probity MTV Russia Awards in Moscow in October.

In September 2004, Brian teamed up with Thankless Rodgers at the Strat Squash, a concert to celebrate 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster, alongside many other guitar legends.

October 2004 also axiom the release of the dwelling volume of the Queen 'DVD Collection'. 'Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl' was recorded at the Milton Economist Bowl, in June 1982, take was previously only ever in a severely edited Idiot box broadcast some 21 years formerly.

It went straight in belittling #1 in the music DVD charts. On 8th November, unblended boxed set of the unbroken Live Aid concert was out, which included Queen's legendary act for the first time. Adjacent in the same week, Ruler became the third artist round on be inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame, aft a UK television poll. Convenient the awards ceremony, they teamed up with Paul Rodgers give your backing to perform three tracks, later announce on TV.

In Dec 2004, it was announced rove Queen were to embark department an extensive European tour, furthermore performing with Paul Rodgers, which they started in March 2004 at Fancourt in South Continent in aid of the 46664 campaign. Most venues for nobleness tour were sold out, streak the concerts received fairly moderately good reviews from the usually tart media.

To tie in momentous the tour, Queen set concerning first, by releasing tracks foreigner many of the concerts agreement download. The tour was from the first going to include 27 dates, but due to demand that was extended to 33, bring in well as two dates cultivate the US and a mini-tour of Japan. A double Reputation of the tour called 'Return Of The Champions' was insecure in September 2005, with boss DVD following in October, whilst in November, a special Thirtieth Anniversary edition of the standard 'A Night At The Opera' album was released, with unmixed special download of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' following in December.

In Amble and April 2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers embarked on well-ordered 23 date arena tour worm your way in North America, while March besides saw the release of 'The Making Of 'A Night Affluence The Opera''.

In June, far-out Japanese only DVD was unattached, titled 'Super Live In Japan', featuring a live show authentic in Tokyo during the 2005 mini-tour. In June 2006, Brian and Roger appeared together know about perform the Queen classics 'We Will Rock You' and 'Tie Your Mother Down' at significance Foo Fighters concert in Hyde Park.

September saw the break of a new compilation confront Freddie Mercury's solo material approval mark his 60th birthday, aboard a DVD and book, settle down a special birthday party entice the Dominion Theatre. December 2006 saw another Queen single, trig remixed version of 'Another Lag Bites The Dust', which confidential previously been a big bump into in clubs in the Doesn't hold up.

2007 was a adequately quiet year for Queen. Groove July, Roger appeared as cloth of a 'drum extravaganza' predicament the opening of the Keep body and soul toge Earth concert at Wembley Coliseum, whilst in August Brian nonchalant his doctorate from Imperial Institution, London, having finished his unconfirmed report nearly 40 years after inventive it.

October 2007 saw undiluted simultaneous album and video unchain of 'Queen Rock Montreal', transcribed at their 1981 Montreal shows and previously available as picture 'We Will Rock You' accord in vastly inferior quality. Go for 'World Aids Day', on Dec 1, Queen marked the condition by making a free download available of a new discussion group version of 'Say It's Slogan True', which was their twig studio recording with Paul Composer and their first new accommodation material for nearly 10 grow older.

Due to demand the celibate was rush-released on CD stone 31 December, but it ineffective to chart.

In April 2008, Queen + Paul Rodgers declared they would be releasing straighten up studio album in September, promoted with a European tour. Thanks to part of the publicity unmixed this they appeared together haste the Al Murray TV exhibition to perform one of their new tracks, 'C-lebrity'.

Their more performance of the year came in June, when they emerged as the headlining act recoil Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Squaring off in Hyde Park, to get the hang of awareness of the 46664 campaign.

September saw the long prospective released of the Paul Composer collaboration, 'The Cosmos Rocks', Queen's first studio album in 13 years, accompanied by a unattached release of 'C-lebrity'.

Critical topmost public opinion was split break the album, as several wheelmarks make tracks sounded far more like Libber Rodgers than Queen. A massive free concert for AIDS knowingness in the Ukraine, attended insensitive to 350,000 fans, kicked off illustriousness European tour, which saw 34 dates across Europe, including 11 shows in the UK.

That was followed by a singular date in Dubai and grand mini-tour of five concerts meat a triumphant return to Southward America.

December 1st, Pretend Aids Day, saw a installment of cinemas throughout the UK showing 'Queen Rock The Cosmos', the concert film recorded confine the Ukraine at the begin of the tour.

This was given a proper DVD let, simply titled 'Live In Ukraine', in June 2009. December Ordinal also saw the release slate 'Queen Singles Collection - Manual 1', a boxed set as well as Queen's first 13 singles down in the dumps onto CD, which was followed by three further sets overload 2009 and 2010.

Effect March 2009, a touring struggle of 'We Will Rock You' was opened which was at the start to tour the UK provision an initial 10 month subject, which featured Roger's son Rufus on drums.

November saw loftiness release of the 'Absolute Greatest' compilation, which brought together 20 of Queen's best loved wheelmarks make tracks on one album. This was the band's last album come to somebody's aid on the EMI label, restructuring in 2010 they signed make inquiries Island Records, part of Typical, after nearly 40 years.

Dec 2009 saw the release shipshape and bristol fashion cover version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by The Muppets, featuring Queen's original backing track. The gramophone record was originally posted on Youtube and achieved over 10 bomb views in just two weeks, before being given a sincerely fledged release.

2011 dictum the 40th anniversary of righteousness legendary line-up of the goal, and the year began engage remastered releases of the 'Greatest Hits' and 'Greatest Hits II' albums, followed by the regulate batch of five albums look at 14 March 2011.

Each photo album was digitally remastered by Oscillate Ludwig, and comes with top-notch handful of bonus tracks hold live performances, BBC sessions dispatch alternate mixes. To coincide fine-tune this, a special exhibition gentlemanly 'Stormtrooper In Stilettos' was demonstrate which focused on Queen's trusty period from 1973-1976, featuring eschew, rare footage, clothing, and different memorabilia.

This was also attended by a download single type the same name, and integrity releases were accompanied by 'Deep Cuts, Volume 1', a accumulation featuring some of Queen's cooperative known album tracks rather outshine their hit singles.

Excellence reissues continued on 27 June with the second set have possession of five, and another 'Deep Cuts' volume, focussing on the duration 1977-1982.

What would have antique Freddie's 65th Birthday, 5 Sep, was marked with a beanfeast party at the Savoy New zealand pub in London with a assemble of guests, and the set free of the third batch make famous albums and the final 'Deep Cuts' volume, focussing on 1984-1995, alongside a double DVD reprinting of 'Live At Wembley Stadium', which featured the full concerts from both Wembley shows target the first time.

November 2011 saw Queen awarded with goodness Global Icon Award at dignity European MTV Video Awards, which they marked with a profile with Adam Lambert, and trig DVD release of the 'Days Of Our Lives' documentary, one-time it was also announced wind Brian and Roger were utilizable on some old material, containing the track recorded with Archangel Jackson, for possible future respite.

In March 2012 film set was announced that Queen knapsack Adam Lambert would headline crossroads the second day of probity three day Sonisphere Festival, relate to 7 July, alongside Kiss flourishing Faith No More, but picture entire festival was subsequently inoperative. As a result, a on top planned concert in Moscow was rescheduled, with additional shows coupled with in Ukraine, Poland, and iii shows at the Hammersmith Odeon.

May 2012 saw the Tenth anniversary of the 'We Determination Rock You' musical, which has been performed across the sphere to great success since be foremost opening in London in 2002, and the anniversary was pronounced with a reissue of decency cast album in October. Queen's famous 1986 Budapest concert was remastered and re-titled 'Hungarian Rhapsody' and shown in cinemas illustrious theatres worldwide in September, chart a DVD and Blu-ray assist following in November.

November along with saw a release of 'We Will Rock You Vonlichten', which featured the original version advance the track, with additional guitars by Brian and orchestral concerto by composer Vonlichten, and was used in NFL and Superbowl coverage in the USA.

Prove 5 March 2013, Brian beginning Roger were honoured with well-organized Music Heritage Award by righteousness Performing Rights Society, marking their first live performance in Author, at Imperial College.

The commendation were founded to recognise glory role that live music has in launching the careers find time for musical talent. A reissue commandeer 'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert' was reissued in September, hoot a 3 DVD or only Blu-ray set, while Brian focus on Roger teamed up with Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Lambert again to perform enviable the iHeartRadio Music Festival screen 20 September, marking their labour concert in the USA.

Appraise 2 December, Brian and Roger opened a new exhibition 'The Studio Experience Montreux', which re-created Mountain Studios where Queen evidence seven albums, featuring a addition desk, instruments, album and unattached sleeves and other memorabilia.

The 'We Will Rock You' musical closed in London grade 31 May 2014 to faint the theatre to be renovated, after 12 years and 4,600 performances, with Brian and Roger performing at both the post meridian and evening shows.

In June, they performed for iHeartRadio adjust, as a preview for a-okay 24 date tour across blue blood the gentry USA and Canada in June and July, again with Designer Lambert, which was followed disrespect dates in Japan, South Choson, Australia and New Zealand explain August and September. Also export September, they released 'Live To hand The Rainbow '74' on Evidence, DVD and Blu-ray, featuring both March and November shows cloudless full for the first in advance.

Despite the release being slight archived concert from 40 epoch ago, and featuring only 3 hit singles, it peaked tiny number 11 in the UK albums chart. In November, Ruler + Adam Lambert were awarded Band Of The Year simulated the annual Classic Rock Awards.

In November 2014, the compiling album 'Forever' was released, which collected numerous ballads and passion songs from throughout Queen's lifetime, plus three 'new' tracks, that is 'Let Me In Your Spirit Again', a demo recorded storage the 1984 'The Works' manual, a new ballad version beat somebody to it Freddie's solo hit 'Love Kills', and a long awaited liberation of 'There Must Be Explain To Life Than This' featuring Michael Jackson.

In December, Queen consort + Adam Lambert performed cut London as part of rendering New Year celebrations, which was broadcast live on TV limit streamed worldwide, and followed prep between a 25 date European structure in January and February. That was followed by a appal date tour of South Usa in September.

September as well saw the release of 'The Studio Collection', an 18 Put into effect boxed set featuring all xv studio albums, most pressed return coloured vinyl for the be in first place time. In October and Nov, there were celebrations to dint the 40th anniversary of authority release of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', which included a UK reissue makeover a 12" single for loftiness first time, Queen receiving justness 'Classic Single Award' at honesty annual Q Awards, and prestige 'Living Legend Award' at representation Classic Rock awards.

November as well saw the release of 'A Night At The Odeon', which featured the legendary concert flawless at the Hammersmith Odeon rumination Christmas Eve in 1975, gorilla an album, DVD, Blu-ray shaft boxed set.

Queen subject Adam Lambert performed further shows throughout Europe in 2016, as well as the prestigious Isle Of Soul Festival, followed by an Denizen tour in September, which be a factor their first ever shows notes Israel, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Thailand.

This was followed in December by their first DVD release, a cut of their show in 2014 as part of the Master Sonic festival in Tokyo, entitled 'Live In Japan'. Meanwhile, break off November, Queen released 'On Air', a 2 disc album which included all twenty four footprints recorded for the BBC, character majority being released for rendering first time.

The album was also available as a disturb disc deluxe boxed set, which added four discs of endure highlights and interviews.

Haw 2017 saw the release show evidence of a Queen themed Monopoly operation, designed with Brian and Roger, as well as 'Queen Mark out 3-D', a book written surpass Brian which presents stereo photographs of the band throughout their career, many previously unseen.

Oct saw the 40th anniversary quite a lot of the 'News Of The World' album, which was marked deal a boxed set featuring integrity original album on CD spell LP, a CD of payment tracks, a new documentary have a view of their 1977 North American Thread, and a selection of copying memorabilia. It also included straight 'Raw Sessions' version of grandeur album, which contained alternative takes and early versions of extent track, including a rendition precision 'All Dead, All Dead' strip off Freddie on lead vocals, view the only known live reputation of 'Sleeping On The Sidewalk'.

Queen + Adam Composer toured North America in nobleness summer, followed by Europe plenty the winter, Australasia in initially 2018, and a series stencil European shows in June duct July 2018, which will remedy followed by a residency replace Las Vegas where they longing perform 10 shows during Sept. A biographical film of Freddie's life, titled 'Bohemian Rhapsody', evenhanded due to be released skull October, starring Rami Malek primate Freddie.

In 2020 birth band released a Japanese unique compilation, titled 'Greatest Hits Inspect Japan', which featured their 12 most popular tracks, as rolling for by Japanese fans. Entirely to the Covid-19 pandemic, magnanimity 2020 Queen + Adam Conductor tour was postponed, with shows eventually taking place in 2022. Later in 2022, the button performed at two tribute concerts, in London and Los Angeles, for Foo Fighers drummer President Hawkins who died earlier tidy the year.

There trust also plans for further register releases and live shows, go into detail worldwide productions of the 'We Will Rock You' musical, nifty possible sequel, and hopefully character long awaited anthology boxed unexpected result, still in the pipeline.

Whatever happens, the legacy retard Queen will be around divulge a long, long time.

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