On This Day in Queen History – 30 July

In 1984 – Roger Taylor single ‘Strange Frontier’ bw ‘I Cry For You’ released UK. Video for the track filmed in Malibu, California, based on James Dean “Rebel Without A Cause”. Also a video version.
In 1986 – Queen played the Amphitheatre, Frejus, France.

Queen Frejus 1986
Queen Frejus 1986

In 1992 – The Cross played Gosport Festival, Walpole Park, Gosport, UK.
In 1999 – Brian May spent a 2nd day at Windmill Studios, Dublin, Ireland, working on 5ive’s version of ‘We Will Rock You’, with their producer, ‘Biff’.
In 1984 – EMI re-released ‘You’re My Best Friend’ bw ‘Killer Queen’, part of their Golden 45s series, UK.

You're My Best Friend - EMI Golden 45s series
You’re My Best Friend – EMI Golden 45s series

In 2014 – British music producer, William Orbit, was working on a new Queen track.
In 2014 – A 130-page “Rock Jet Special Edition” book about Queen published in Japan. Also in Japan, debut album “Queen” released as Limited Edition SHM-CD and Limited Edition Platinum SHM-CD – part of the “Queen Mini-LP Replica Reissues” series.

Rock Jet Special Edition
Rock Jet Special Edition

In 2014 – The August 2014 German issue of “Rolling Stone” magazine carried Queen as cover picture, and contained 14-page report “Triumph and Tragedy of Freddie Mercury” and recent telephone interview with Brian May from Las Vegas from 6 July 2014. The Mexican edition of Rolling Stone Freddie Mercury was the title cover with the story “Rapsodia Tragica”. ENGLISH VERSION of article HERE: QUEEN’S TRAGIC RHAPSODY

Queen front cover Rolling Stone August 2014 - Germany
Queen front cover Rolling Stone August 2014 – Germany
Brian May - German Rolling Stone
Brian May – German Rolling Stone

In 2015 – Brian May & Kerry Ellis were rehearsing “One Voice” in readiness for their live performance on BBC Radio 2 Weekend Wogan with Sir Terry Wogan on 2 August 2015.
In 2017 – Queen + Adam Lambert played the Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.