On This Day in Queen History – 5 April

In 1968 – The Reaction played the Penmare Hotel, Hayle,
UK.
In 1969 – Smile played the Winter Gardens, Penzance, UK.
In 1970 – Freddie, Brian and Roger were in Roger’s flat and decided to form a new band.

Early Queen from posterIn 1975 – Queen embark on a 12-day holiday to Hawaii, and then flew to Tokyo.
In 1984 – Freddie completed the I Want To Break Free video at Limehouse Studios performing with The Royal Ballet for an excerpt from Debussy’s L’Apres Midi D’Un Faune, featured principals, soloists and members of the Royal Ballet.

Queen – I Want To Break Free (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/f4Mc-NYPHaQ

In 1993 – Brian May appeared on “Tonight with Jay Leno”, NBC TV studios, Burbank, CA, USA, performing “Back To The Light” and “Tie Your Mother Down”.
In 1998 – Cozy Powell tragically died in a car accident on the M4 motorway. [READ MORE ABOUT COZY]

Cozy Powell
SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE… Cozy Powell 29 December 1947 Cirencester – April 5, 1998 (Bristol)

In 2000 – The cartoon series of 10-minute cartoon shorts, “House of Rock”, first hit TV screens late 5 April, on Channel 4 TV, UK. Typical Ch4 BAD TASTE, but amusing in own way. Dead rock stars (Bolan, Cobain, Denver, Notorious Big, and Mr Mercury) all live in a rather rickety house… READ THE STORY OF EPISODE 1, SERIES 1, HERE

[Can be found on YouTube – might offend]

House of Rock title
House of Rock

In 2005 – Queen + Paul Rodgers live at the Forum, Milan, Italy.
In 2006 – Queen + Paul Rodgers live at the HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, USA.

Q+PR N America Tour Programme 2006

In 2014 – Brian May played and Kerry Ellis played St George’s Square, Valletta, Malta.
Kerry Ellis and Brian May - Valletta poster

Tell me what you see (Beatles cover) – Brian
- May & Kerry Ellis – Live in Valletta (Malta) 2014/04/05

https://youtu.be/vOK9S46tGRU