On This Day in Queen History – 30 August

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to the incomparable
JAMIE MOSES
(Born 30 August 1955)

Jamie Moses Birthday

In 1980 – Queen played at CNE, Toronto, Canada.

reddie - Toronto 30 August 1980

In 1982 – Queen played McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA,
In 1985 – “Highlander” movie filming finishes and post-production begins.

Highlander movie poster

In 2010 – NPR Radio Morning Edition (USA) featured “Freddie Mercury Rock ‘N’ Roll’s Humble Showman”, part of their series ’50 Great Voices’. Includes interviews with QFC’s Jacky Smith, Rudi Dolezal and Adam Lambert.  HERE

Freddie Mercury_Rock 'N' Roll's Humble Showman - NPR
NPR

In 2012 – Brian May rehearsed with Kerry Ellis for the concert at the “Wildlife Rocks” festival in Guildford (01.09.2012).
In 2012 – “Freddie For A Day” app made available as a free download.
In 2013 – “Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert : The Definitive Edition” published by Eagle Rock Entertainment as 3DVD set and SD Blu-ray in Austria and Germany.
In 2013 – A 1: 37-minute promo trailer for the DVD ” The Sunflower Superjam 2012″ with Brian May and Kerry Ellis released.
In 2013 – The song “Save The Badger Badger Badger” by Brian May & Weebl was No.1 on iTunes Store Top 10 Rock Chart and rose within 24 hours from 154 to 38 position Top 40 iTunes Download Chart.  READ MORE and DOWNLOAD.

Save The Badger Badger Badger cover art
Save The Badger Badger Badger cover art

In 2014 – Queen + Adam Lambert played the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (2nd show),

Queen and Adam Lambert Another One Bites The Dust Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 30 August 2014
https://youtu.be/ZMY2QvFcj7M

In 2014 – British Film Institute screened brand-new digital transfer of Flash Gordon, British Museum as part of the Institute’s ‘Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder’ season.

Flash Gordon digital transfer

In 2015 – “We Will Rock You – Australian Tour” announced, for tour commencing 30.04.2016, Lyric Theatre in Sydney,
In 2016 – The film “Hungarian Rhapsody – Live In Budapest” was shown in selected cinemas in Canada.
In 2016 – “We Will Rock You – Australian Tour” played The Regent Theatre, Melbourne.
In 2016 – The London Stereoscopic Company announced the September 2016 release of the “Google Bohemian Rhapsody App” followed by “Queen + Adam Lambert’s Live In Barcelona” 360 Stereoscopic Virtual Reality Videos and the 3-D Astronomy Short Film “Horizons – A unique 3-D Experience by Brian May”.