On This Day in Queen History – 20 December

In 1972 – Queen played The Marquee Club, London, UK.

Freddie and Brian - The Marquee Club

In 1977 – Queen played Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, USA.

Freddie Mercury in 1977
Freddie Mercury in 1977

In 1978 – Queen played the Forum, Inglewood, California, USA.
In 1979 – Queen played Lewisham Odeon, London, UK.
In 1981 – Queen received a Gold award for “Greatest Hits” US sales.
In 2003 – Brian May guest appearance at the University of Surrey, Guildford (Riffathon 2003 – The Final).
In 2006 – Brian May wrote on Soapbox to dispel rumours in Mail On Sunday about Freddie biopic.
In 2011 – Kindle Edition of “Brian May: The Definitive Biography” by Laura Jackson published by “Hachette Digital” in UK.
In 2012 – An interview with Brian May about “40 Years Of Queen” eBook, the Olympic Games and Adam Lambert published in the “Daily Star”.
In 2012 – The MPT thanked all supporters and announces in 2012 USD 300,000 had been donated to help AIDS.

In 2012 – In an interview with “The Telegraph” Brian May revealed his favourite places in London.
In 2013 – Longtime Queen producer and sound engineer, David Richards, passed away in Montreux after a long illness. RIP David. Brian May writes an obituary – READ HERE  – UPDATED

David Richards
David Richards: 1956 – 20 December 2013 (aged 57)

In 2013 – “Brian May Official Website” on Facebook had over 20,000 Likes. In 2013 – Brian May’s “The Badger Song” No 10 of “Top 25 News Stories Of 2013” on “XFM”.
In 2014 – “Queen + Adam Lambert: By Royal Appointment” interview with Nick Hasted published in “Classic Rock” and “Team Rock”.
In 2014 – New promotion photos by Queen + Adam Lambert are released.
In 2014 – Premiere of “We Will Rock You” at Alte Oper Frankfurt.
In 2015 – “Celebmix Awards 2015” – Queen + Adam Lambert “Best Live Act of the Year” and Adam Lambert wins the “Male Artist Of The Year” award.
In 2016: “Queen + Adam Lambert – Live In Japan” released by Ward Records as Exclusive Multi-Format Japan-Only Release. The complete recording of the headliner performance by Queen + Adam Lambert at “Summer Sonic Festival” at the Marine Stadium in Chiba DVD / Blu-Ray / DVD + Live CD / Blu-Ray + Live CD / Box – DVD + Live CD + Tshirt / Box – Blu-Ray + Live CD + T-Shirt / Super Deluxe Box Set incl. DVD + Live CD + 2LP + Tshirt + Tote Bag + Photo Book / Super Deluxe Box Set incl. Blu-Ray + Live CD + 2LP + Tshirt + Tote Bag + Photo Book. [AMAZON]

Q+AL Live in Japan