On This Day in Queen History – 2 August

In 1971 – Queen played the Rugby Club, Hayle, UK.
In 1974 – Brian May was taken ill and rushed to hospital again. Underwent an operation for a duodenal ulcer and resulted in the band cancelling planned September tour of USA.
In 1982 – Queen played Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada. In 1992 – ‘Barcelona’ single re-entry to UK chart at No 5.

Barcelona single cover art

The Cosmos RocksIn 2008 – Queen + Paul Rodgers released album’s artwork and confirmed the title “The Cosmos Rocks”.
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In 2010 – In the July issue of the Italian Fan Club magazine “We Will Rock You – The Official Italian Queen fanzine” appeared a one-sided report on “ROCKMOS The First And Only Photobook Of Queen And Paul Rodgers” appeared.
In 2011 – The Freddie For A Day – Global Charity Network initiative launched to find in every country in the world a charity partner to join forces to combat AIDS.
In 2012 – Brian May wrote a report on his visit to the NSA Convention and his talk and shared photos on SOAPBOX.

Brian May at NSA Convention 2012
in 2013 – Queen Extravaganza production rehearsals start in Illinois.
In 2014 – According to an unofficial NME REPORT- William Orbit overseeing Queen/Michael Jackson songs for probable pre-Christmas 2014 release.

Freddie Mercury - Michael Jackson

In 2015 – Brian May & Kerry Ellis were guests on the programme “Weekend Wogan” with Sir Terry Wogan BBC Radio 2 –  played the single ‘One Voice’ and ‘I Who Have Nothing’ and gave an interview. READ TRANSCRIPT (In English) HERE: http://bit.ly/1JIBGuF

Kerry and Brian performing Weekend Wogan 02/08/2015

Brian May and Kerry Ellis interview Weekend Wogan 02082015
https://youtu.be/SPuWjvRkSHU

In 2017 – Brian May released mono selfie stick videos of Q+AL N American Summer Tour 2017 for Denver, Omaha and Kansas City. SEE ON SOAPBOX HERE
In 2017 – Queen + Adam Lambert played the Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, USA  Brian May’s guest, the legendary Duane Eddy. MORE