On This Day in Queen History – 1 July

In 1967 – The Opposition played The Royal Oak, Wigston, Leicestershire, UK.
In 1968 – Roger Taylor went to Cornwall to arrange his last gigs with The Reaction.
In 1978 – Brian May and Roger Taylor attended David Bowie concert at Earls Court, London, UK.
In 1980 – Queen played The Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA.
In 1985 – Freddie Mercury released ‘Made In Heaven’ bw ‘She Blows Hot And Cold’, the second single from his “Mr Bad Guy” album.

Freddie Mercury Made In Heaven single back images
Freddie Mercury Made In Heaven single back images

In 1986 – Queen played The Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland.
In 1989 – Brian May injured his shoulder, breaking his upper arm, taking his son’s skateboard for a spin in San Diego. Skateboarding proved not so easy and it took 6 months and physio to get over the injury.

Brian skateboarding
In 1991 – Queen awarded 7x platinum and 8x platinum Greatest Hits UK sales.
In 1995 – John Deacon’s only true solo appearance. He joined the SAS Band for a few numbers: ‘My Girl’, ‘634-5789’, ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’, at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK (though stood with back to the audience between songs). Son Michael played support with his band Baker.
In 1998 – The Brian May Band appeared on Italian RAI UNO (RAI 1) TV Show Angeli Sotto Le Stelle, Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome, Italy. Brian signed a guitar for auction in aid of Leukaemia. Mimed ‘On My Way Up’ on playback.

Brian May Band, RAI UNO 1998
In 2010 – Brian May attended a Judicial Hearing in Cardiff where the Badger Trust launched a challenge to a previous ruling,
In 2014 – Queen + Adam Lambert played The SAP Center, San Jose, California, USA.

Queen + Adam Lambert SAP Center - San Jose
Queen + Adam Lambert SAP Center – San Jose

In 2014: The 3D set Queen – Stereo Cards – Series 3 – Radio Ga Ga” with12x 3D stereo images from the “‘Radio Ga Ga’ video shoot was published by Brian May’s London Stereoscopic Company.

Radio Gaga Stereo Cards
In 2016 – Brian May, Alexei Leonov and Garik Israelian honoured Stephen Hawking with a medal at the Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín at the “Starmus Festival 2016” – and the “Sonic Universe Concert” performed in the Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín. Brian May played a 30-minute long Astro Rock performance with the title “The Warped Side Of The Universe” set to the German film composer, music producer, Hans Zimmer. The event broadcast via live stream.
In 2017 – Queen + Adam Lambert played Key Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA.
In 2018 – Queen + Adam Lambert played O2 Arena, London.
In 2022 – Queen + Adam Lambert played Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam.