On This Day in Queen History – 1 May

In 1974 – Queen played Farm Arena, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
In 1975 – Queen played Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan.

Nippon Budokan 1 May 1975
Nippon Budokan 1 May 1975

In 1976 – Queen Gold award for Queen album UK sales.
In 1979 – Queen played Kyuden Kinen Taikukan, Fukuoka, Japan.
In 1979 – Queen Silver award ’Don’t Stop Me Now’ UK sales.
In 1982 – Queen played Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, Germany.
In 1984 – Queen Silver award ’I Want To Break Free UK sales.
In 1985 – Queen 2x Platinum award “Greatest Hits I UK sales.
In 1987 – Queen 4x Platinum and 5x Platinum awards for “Greatest Hits I” UK sales.
In 1989 – Queen Silver award for ’I Want It All’ UK sales.
In 1992 – Queen Silver award “Live At Wembley ’86” UK sales.
In 1998 – Brian May was on hand in support at the premiere of psychological thriller play, “Frozen” by Bryony Lavery at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, starring Anita Dobson, Tom Georgeson and Josie Lawrence. Later Anita graciously signed programmes for friends and fans in the theatre bar.

Anita signing programmes for friends and fans
Anita signing programmes for friends and fans
Frozen programme - signed
Frozen programme – signed

In 1999 – Brian May guest appearance at the Cozy Powell tribute with SAS Band, Opera House, Buxton, UK. REPORT and another HERE.

Brian May at Buxton
Brian May at Buxton

In 2001 – Roger Taylor and Josh Macrae on Bob Geldof “Sex, Age and Death” release on track ‘Inside Your Head’.
In 2001 – Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher (Torpedo Twins) awarded Prix De La Presse (press award) at the Golden Rose of Montreux festival for the DoRo production of Freddie Mercury – The Untold Story.

Freddie and DoRos
Freddie and DoRos

In 2011 – Brian May and Kerry Ellis played the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK (2 shows).

Neil Fairclough and Brian May - RAH 1 May 2011
Neil Fairclough and Brian May – RAH 1 May 2011
Kerry Ellis and Brian May, Royal Albert Hall 1 May 2011 © Jen Tunney
Kerry Ellis and Brian May, Royal Albert Hall 1 May 2011 © Jen Tunney

In 2014 – Brian May signed guitars for auction to benefit the Air Ambulance Service.
in 2014 – An interview with Brian May on the current status of Freddie Mercury biopic from 29.04.2014 would be published under the title  in “Independent”.  LINK
In 2015 – The Vote Now Show gives a plug for Brian May’s Common Decency campaign.

The Vote Now Show plugs Brian May and Common Decency 1 May 2015
https://youtu.be/daABAUwHtnk

Brian May and his Common Decency campaign get a mention radio, urging listeners to “vote for whoever Brian May tells you to”.