On This Day in Queen History – 24 July

In 1971 – Queen played the Young Farmers Club, Town Hall, Wadebridge, UK.
In 1973 – Queen appeared (unaccredited) on BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test with ‘Keep Yourself Alive’ to a video compilation from old black and white cartoons – their first TV appearance.

Keep Yourself Alive
Keep Yourself Alive

Queen 24 07 73 appeared unaccredited on BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test with ‘Keep Yourself Alive’ to a…
https://youtu.be/ahz6_Em-f3g

In 1973 – Queen recorded BBC session at Langham 1 Studio.
In 1975 – Queen guest appearance at (Gouden Leeuwen ‘Golden Lions’ Festival) Blankenberge, Belgium.

Queen, Blankenberge
Queen, Blankenberge

In 1979 – Queen received Gold award for “Live Killers” USA sales.
In 1982 – Queen played The Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA.
In 1984 – “It’s A Hard Life” charts at No 23 UK.
In 1986 – A reception for Queen was held at British Embassy, Budapest, before show at the Nepstadion. The band arrived in Budapest aboard President Gorbachev’s hydrofoil on the Danube.

John Deacon - Budapest
John Deacon – Budapest

In 2007 – Brian May was in Tenerife, studying the night sky. Interviewed by News24 on phone from La Palma

Brian May News 24 phone Interview from La Palma 24 July 2007
https://youtu.be/79tZ36noVeo – [READ TRANSCRIPT]

Absolute GreatestIn 2009 – Queen announced forthcoming release of “Absolute Greatest Collection”: from Queen II to CDQUEEN28. Absolute Greatest
In 2012 – ‘Do not Stop Me Now’ was chosen as No 1 “Top Workout Tune” in a survey by Tesco Phone Shop, UK. Additionally, Queen chosen as the best artist for motivation in the gym.
In 2014 – Brian May bid “Au revoir IZOD”. READ ON SOAPBOX 

Leaving IZOD

In 2015 – A promo ad for Rock In Rio was screening on TV and in cinemas in Brazil.

Itaú – Serenata Promoção VIP no Rock in Rio
https://youtu.be/QYmx60-iHdw

In 2019 – Queen + Adam Lambert played the Toyota Center, Houston, Texas.
In 2022 – Queen + Adam Lambert played the Nokia Arena, Tampere, Finland.