On This Day in Queen History – 1 September

In 1975 – Queen signed a contract with new manager, John Reid.

Freddie with John Reid
Freddie with John Reid

In 1976 – Queen played the Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland – during the Edinburgh Festival, promoting the newly refurbished hall. Played two new songs ‘Tie Your Mother Down’ and ‘You Take My Breath Away’ (at the time unrecorded).

Freddie and Brian - Edinburgh Playhouse 1976
Freddie and Brian – Edinburgh Playhouse 1976

In 1984 – Brian May and Roger Taylor made a guest appearance on Saturday Starship programme, ITV, UK.
In 1984 – Queen played NEC, Birmingham, UK.
In 1987 – Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran record early version of ‘La Japonaise’, Townhouse Studios, London, UK.

La Japonaise, Freddie Mercury + Montserrat Caballe
https://youtu.be/un4QqOTAKzg

Bad News – Bohemian Rhapsody/Every Mistake Imaginable, Video Single
https://youtu.be/atiq-zB8JAU

In 1993 – Freddie Mercury received Silver award for ‘Living On My Own’ UK sales.
In 1998 – Brian May made a guest appearance The Big Breakfast, Channel 4 TV, UK.
In 2001 – Roger attended U2 concert in Slane Castle, Ireland and met Bob Geldof in backstage.
In 2012 – Brian May and Kerry Ellis made a guest appearance at Wildlife Rocks, Guildford Cathedral, Guildford, UK – also Joe Brown.

Brian May - Wildlife Rocks - Guilford 2012
Brian May – Wildlife Rocks – Guilford 2012
Joe Brown, Brian May and Kerry Ellis
Joe Brown, Brian May and Kerry Ellis

In 2014 – Queen + Adam Lambert played the Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia.

Brisbane 2014
Brisbane 2014

In 2015 – Brian May and Kerry Ellis played “I (Who Have Nothing)”, “Born Free” and “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” live for TV station “Raitre TV’s Parallelo Italia” at the House Of Architecture, Rome and talked about “One Voice – The Tour”, Italy, for February 2016.
In 2015: The Italian poster for Brian May and Kerry Ellis’s “One Voice – The Tour” February 2016 released.
In 2016 – Heritage Blue plaque unveiled by Brian May and Kashmira Cooke at Freddie Mercury’s former home in Feltham, West London.   BRIAN WROTE ON SOAPBOX

Brian May and Kashmira Cooke Unveiling Freddie Blue Plaque 01092016
https://youtu.be/3Sh7jv_KNk8

In.2018 – Queen + Adam Lambert played at the Park Theater, Las Vegas, NV, USA.