On This Day in Queen History – 16 October

In 1922 – Jer Bulsara – mother of Freddie Mercury – born 16 October in Gujarat, India.

Freddie and Jer in a rickshaw
Photo: Freddie Mercury and Jer Busara in a rickshaw from Freddie Mercury: The Solo Collection box set 2000

In 1970 – Queen played The College of Estate Management, London, UK.
In 1991 – The Cross played Stadthalle, Memmingen, Germany.
In 2004 – Brian May and Roger Taylor at Russian Music Awards Ceremony (RMA 2004), The State Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia (MTV Russia) – performed “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions” with local WWRY Musical cast.

Bri on Kremlin roof on day of Awards
Bri on Kremlin roof on day of MTV Awards
“Somehow I feel roofs are my thing !!! b”

Mger ft. Queen – We Will Rock You
https://youtu.be/aAziyJaSfbE

Bang! Paperback

In 2005 – Queen + Paul Rodgers played Continental Airlines Arena, E Rutherford, NJ, USA.

In 2006 – “Bang! The Complete History of the Universe” by Brian May, Sir Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott was first published in hardback.

The three authors working on Bang!
The three authors working on Bang!

In 2007 – Brian May attended world premiere screening to launch “Queen Rock Montreal” DVE, Hard Rock Cafe, London, UK.

Brian May accepts cheque for MPT from Hard Rock's Don Bernstein @Jen Tunney 2007
Brian May accepts cheque for MPT from Hard Rock’s Don Bernstein @Jen Tunney 2007

In 2008 – Queen + Paul Rodgers played NIA, Birmingham, UK Danny Miranda absent).

QPR at NIA by Jamie Cooper
QPR at NIA by Jamie Cooper

In 2011 – Roger Taylor guest appearance with the SAS Band, Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, Pioneertown, CA, USA.
In 2013 – The download single, ‘Nothing Really Has Changed’, from Brian May and Kerry Ellis, was released on iTunes. The live version was recorded at the “Montreux Jazz Festival” on 19/07/2013. [Amazon | iTunes]
In 2014 – ‘There Must Be More To Life Than This’ by Queen + Michael Jackson made the BBC Radio 2 “B” Playlist.
In 2015 – The Roger Taylor-produced “Solitary” film was shown on the opening night of “Chelsea Film Festival” in New York, Sarina Taylor in attendance.
In 2015 – Queen announced as recipients of the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Living Legends Award, the ceremony to take place on 11.11.2015 at The Roundhouse, Camden, London.
In 2015 – Press Release announced “One Night In Hell” to be made into a major feature film. to be produced by Unanico Group and Duck Productions in collaboration with The London Stereoscopic Company and some of the biggest names in the film industry to include producer, Gary Kurtz (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back) and MacKinnon & Saunders (Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie) – Brian May to serve as an executive producer, composing and playing the score. Director named as Jason Jameson and the Premier planned for 2019.

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In 2016 – For the promotion of “Queen On Air – The Complete BBC Radio Sessions”, interview clips “Queen On Air Interview – Brian May with John Tobler (1982)” and “Queen On Air Interview – Roger Taylor with Tommy Vance (1980)” were aired.