On This Day in Queen History – 16 March

In 1968 – The Reaction live at the Godolphin Hall, Helston, UK.
In 1968 – The Art live at the Gartree School, Oadby, UK.
In 1974 – Queen live Pathfoot Refectory, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.  Support band Nutz + disco. Tickets 55 pence.
In 1977 – Queen live at the Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Canada.
In 1987 – Freddie released a video compilation The Great Pretender VHS with single and extended 12″ versions. 

Freddie - The Great Pretender
Freddie – The Great Pretender

In 1990 – Queen finalising last few vocal lines, guitar solo and drums ‘Don’t Try So Hard’.

Queen – Don’t Try So Hard (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/b7kUc5RcMqc
In 1990 – John Deacon hints in a letter to the Spring 1990 Queen Fan Cub Magazine, the “whacky single” may be in progress or finished by then.
In 1991 – Brian May made an appearance on BBC Comic Relief in a sketch as Mr Tandy.
In 1993 – Brian May played Augusta Civic Centre, Augusta, ME, USA.
In 2002 – Brian May and Anita Dobson attended the wedding of Liza Minelli to David Gest, Marble Collegiate Church, New York, New York, USA. Afterwards. Brian played ‘We Are The Champions” and ‘Tie Your Mother Down” at the Regent Hotel wedding reception. 

Brian May playing for wedding reception
Brian May playing for wedding reception

In 2006 – Queen+PR played the Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada.

Brian and Paul Rodgers - Toronto 2006
Brian and Paul Rodgers – Toronto 2006

In 2011 – The Queen Re-issues are “The Album(s) Of The Week” by Key 103 Manchester Radio.
In 2012 – Brian May opened the “Astrophysics Department” at the Blackett Building at the Imperial College, London. REPORT HERE
In 2013 – An interview with Brian May & Kerry Ellis at the RTE Studios in Dublin from 8 March 8, 2013, is broadcast by Dave Fanning on the radio station RTE2.
In 2013 – Brian May was working on the final version of his book “Diableries – Stereoscopic Adventures In Hell”.
In 2014 – Kerry Ellis lands with her little son Alfie and her father after the “Rent In Concert” show in Nottingham 15.04.0214 with an Easyjet flight in time for Moscow soundcheck.
In 2014 – Brian May & Kerry Ellis – The Candlelight Concerts, played Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia.
In 2015 – Press call for “We Will Rock You Hamburg”, Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt, Hamburg, attended by Brian May and Jim Beach. Prior to the Press Call, Brian May rehearsed ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ with the cast, Premier took place that evening and Brian played for the After Party.

Brian and Hamburg cast
Brian May performing with “We Will Rock” You Hamburg cast – with Christopher Brose (Galileo Figero) and De Raedt Goele (Killer Queen) at the premiere.

In 2016 – Brian May & Kerry Ellis – One Voice The Tour 2016, final show of the tour, National Palace Of Culture (NDK), Sofia, Bulgaria.