On This Day in Queen History – 29 August

In 1979 – Queen awarded Gold award for “Live Killers” UK.

Live Killers

In 1980 – Queen The Forum, Montreal, Canada.

Queen in Montreal
Queen in Montreal

In 1984 – Queen played Simmonscoiurt RDS Ballsbridge, Dubin. (2nd show).
In 1987 – John Deacon sent a postcard, stamped this date, from his holiday in Biarritz, France.
In 1987 – Brian May guest appearance with Bad News, Reading Festival, UK. Played on ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Warriors Of Gengis Khan’, ‘Hey Hey Bad News’, ‘Bad News’ and ‘Life With Brian.’
In 1998 – Brian May attended the Reading Festival to see Foo Fighters, Festival Arena, Reading, UK.
In 2007 – Brian May and Roger Taylor attended the unveiling of Nelson Mandela statue, Parliament Square, London, UK.

Brian May - unveiling of Nelson Mandela statue

In 2011 – A 2-hour programme “One Vision : Johnnie Walker Meets Queen” with guests Brian May and Roger Taylor broadcast on BBC Radio 2.

One Vision: Johnnie Walker Meets Queen 29 Aug 2011 Pt1 edit
https://youtu.be/bdgmwzVtfOE

In 2011 – Steve Cropper released “Dedicated – A Tribute to The 5 Royales” album with Brian May on guitar on the track ‘I Do’.  CD Album | ‘I Do’ MP3

Dedicated to

In 2014 – Brian May and Roger Taylor visited Wildlife Zoo, Sydney. “We Will, We Will… cuddle you!

Brian May and snake
Brian cuddles up to a friendly snake

In 2014 – Queen + Adam Lambert played Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Q+AL Melbourne 'Dragon Attack'
Q+AL Melbourne ‘Dragon Attack’

In 2014 – The first technical rehearsal of “We Will Rock You” Musical, Deutsches Theatre, Munich, Germany. 
In 2017 – Brian’s KLOS interview on JONESY’S JUKEBOX with TRANSCRIPT Posted  HERE.
In 2017 – Brian May returned home from Los Angeles.
In 2017 – Rehearsals for the Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody”, directed by Bryan Singer, begin Hertfordshire, with replica Live Aid stage.