On This Day in Queen History – 18 January

In 1969 – The Art played the Rugby Club, Hinckley, Leics, UK.
In 1975 – John Deacon and Veronica Tetzlaff get married at the Carmelite Church, Kensington, London.
In 1982 – Roger Taylor and John Deacon began new recording sessions for “Hot Space” album, Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany.
In 1977 – Queen played the Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA, with Thin Lizzy as support band.
In 1979 – Queen played Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany.
In 1983 – Freddie Mercury met producer and composer Giorgio Moroder and was asked to contribute a song to the Metropolis movie remake. “Love Kills”, Freddie’s first solo track, released Sept 1984 and included in the movie soundtrack album.
In 1985 – Queen played the Barra of Tijuca (Rock In Rio), Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

We Will Rock You – Queen Live In Rio 1985 (HQ)
https://youtu.be/dHMhEFIud3Y

Queen 1985: Rock In Rio (Episode 29) 

https://youtu.be/aoCp5U0x7Os
In 1992 – Brian appeared on BBC Radio One ‘Guitar Legends’.
In 1995 – Roger Taylor played Teatro Verdi, Genova, Italy.
In 1999 – Arista Records released “Lullabies With A Difference” CD album, ft Brian May with ‘My Boy’ single.

Lullabies With a Difference - outer

My Boy lyrics

In 2002 – Brian May performed on stage with drummer, Eric Singer, and members of Alice Cooper’s band at the Cat Club, Los Angeles, USA.
In 2007 – WWRY Vienna previews commenced.
In 2007 – Brian May notes on Soapbox that Queen + Paul Rodgers would continue the recording sessions.
In 2011 – The “We Will Rock You UK Tour 2010/2011” is opened King’s Theatre Glasgow, running through till 19.02.2011.
In 2012 – Brian May and Dappy single ‘Rock Star’ announced and Dappy released the video for the song on YouTube.

Dappy ft Brian May cover

In 2014 – The Queen Extravaganza 2013 Tour, played Hamilton Place Theatre, Hamilton, Ontario.
In 2015 – Queen + Adam Lambert played 2nd of 2 nights at The O2, London.

Adam Lambert Brian May O2 18 Jan 2015
Adam and Brian O2 18 January 2015 Credit: http://www.getreadytorock.me.uk

Adam and Brian O2 18 January 2015 Credit: getreadytorock.me.uk
In 2015 – A list of “Acts With 300+ Weeks On UK LP Charts released. Place 1 goes to Queen with 1,459 chart-weeks, on place 2 lie The Beatles with 1,406 chart-weeks and Elvis Presley on place 3 with 1,360 chart-weeks.
In 2016 – Brian May wrote personal obituaries on the deaths of Glenn Frey of the Eagles and Dale Griffin (“Buffin”), drummer of Mott The Hoople. READ HERE
In 2016 – Brian May and Anita Dobson visited Animal Charity Event “Hearing Dogs For Deaf People” in Buckinghamshire, UK.
In 2020 – Queen + Adam Lambert played the Gocheok Skydome, Seoul, S Korea.
In 2023 – Brian May and Anita Dobson attended 18 January Cirque Du Soleil b European premiere of brand new show, “Kurios: Cabinet of Curiositie” at the Royal Albert Hall, London.  Both dressed for the occason in steampunk style. DAILY MAIL