On This Day in Queen History – 1 August

In 1986 – Queen played the Mini Estadi, Barcelona, Spain.
In 2005 – XFM released single “Summer of Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Twisted X (ft Outl4w), track mixed by Roger Taylor and possibly plays drums. DOWNLOAD

Summer of Rock n' Roll

In 2007 – Brian May and Roger Taylor daytime workshop with “Canadian Idol” final 5 contestants, appearing on stage with “We Will Rock You”, Canon Theatre, Toronto, Canada cast and contestants at evening show – performed ‘The Show Must Go On’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, (taped for broadcast 6 Aug).

Canadian Idol

In 2008 – Queen + Paul Rodgers finish final mastering of “The Cosmos Rocks” studio album, The Priory Studio, Surrey, UK – in an interview published by Record Collector immediately after final mix, Brian said last recording sessions took about 3 months.
A Study of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust CloudIn 2008 – Publication in hardback of Brian’s degree “A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud” – reported in Press.

A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud (Hardcover)
by Brian May (Author)
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
(1 Aug 2008)

In 2011 – Unreleased demo ‘The Invisible Man (Early Version With Guide Vocal) of August 1988, added to the track list of the bonus EP of “The Miracle”.

The Iracle EP VHS

In 2012 – Article: “Brian May: A Life In Science and Music” published in Astronomy Magazine (USA). 

Brian A life in science and music

Brian May: Palace roof by Arthur Edwards - Astronomy edit
Brian May plays ‘God Save the Queen’ from the roof of Buckingham Palace to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee on June 3, 2002 @ 2002 Arthur Edwards

In 2013 – Schools Will Rock You USA announced.

Schools Will Rock You USA

In 2013 – Roger Taylor announced title of his new album would be “Fun On Earth”.
In 2014 – Previews from “Live At The Rainbow` 74” appeared online on iTunes.
In 2015 – Brian and Kerry’s ‘One Voice’ explored HERE
In 2016 – Brian May & Kerry Ellis studio day, starting work on a new song.