On This Day in Queen History – 28 April

In 1967 – 1984 played Park Hotel, Hanwell, London, UK.
In 1968 – The Art played the Village Hall, Billesden, UK.
In 1970 – Newly formed Queen began rehearsals at Imperial College, London, UK. Previous songs performed by Smile, Ibex and Wreckage were developed further.
In 1974 – Queen played Exposition Hall, Portland, Maine, USA.
In 1975 – Queen played the Okayama Kenritsu Taikukan, Okayama, Japan.
In 1978 – Queen played the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany.
In 1979 – Queen played the International Display, Nagoya, Japan.
In 1982 – Queen played the Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany.
In 1982 – In Argentina ‘Under Pressure’ at No1 but though banned from radio play due to Falklands war.

Queen ft. David Bowie – Under Pressure (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/ZyT8mVwf_40

In 1985 – Queen played the Entertainments Centre, Sydney, Australia.
In 1987 – Freddie Mercury and Mike Moran record “Barcelona” demos and vocal slaves, with Freddie singing both duet parts and early lyrics. To be found on “The Solo Collection”.
In 2004 – Queen DVD Jewels released by Parlophone (Japan).
Queen Jewels DVD - Japan
In 2005 – Queen + Paul Rodgers played Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany. Released for download “Fat Bottomed Girls (Live – 28/04/05)” and “We Are The Champions + God Save The Queen (Live – 28/04/05)”.
In 2006 – Queen + Paul Rodgers release “Super Live In Japan” concert DVD (the complete 27/10/05 Saitama Area, Tokyo concert).

Queen + Paul Rodgers Super Live In Japan DVD front cover
In 2010 – Brian May spent day campaigning for Save Me in Stroud, Glos, UK.
In 2013 – Brian May and Anita Dobson attended the Oliviers Awards, Royal Opera House, London.

Brian and Anita Olivers 2013
Brian May and Anita Dobson attend The Laurence Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House on April 28, 2013, in London, England.

In 2013 – Last date We Will Rock You 10th Anniversary World Arena Tour, O2 Aren, Prague.
In 2013 – The digital book “The Queen Chronology: The Recording & Release History Of The Band” by authors Patrick Lemieux and Adam Unger published as Kindle edition.
In 2014 – Brian May interview for Damien St John, The Breeze Radio Network, and talks about Queen + Adam Lambert US tour and Wildlife Rocks event.

Brian May chats with Damien St John 28 April 2014
https://youtu.be/KH-SFIYfKxI

In 2014 – Journalist Harry Doherty died. Harry was author of the book “40 Years Of Queen” and a good friend of the band. Brian May wrote a personal tribute on his website.
In 2015 – Brian May announced Starmus III Festival – Beyond The Horizon – Tribute to Stephen Hawking, at the Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, to take place 27/06 – 02/07/2016 La Palma, Canary Islands.
In 2015 – Brian May attended “Follies In Concert” ft Anita Dobson, Royal Albert Hall, London.
In 2015 – Brian May on “The Wright Stuff”, Channel 5, speaking about Press propaganda and promoting Common Decency campaign.

Brian May on The Wright Stuff: Press propaganda (clip) 28/04/2015
https://youtu.be/UVNw5iiWAlo

In 2016 – interview with Roger Taylor broadcast BBC Radio 2, talking about Freddie biopic, which Brian May and Roger Taylor not producing, but focussing on the music.
In 2016 – An official promo video clip released for the Queen + Adam Lambert concert “Emagic Classic Festival, Constitutiei Square, Bucharest, Romania on 21.06.2016.
In 2016 – We Will Rock You – The Musical – opened Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Australia.