On This Day in Queen History – 5 May

In 1979 – Queen played Makomani Ice Arena, Sapporo, Japan.
In 1982 – Queen played Eilenriedehalle, Hanover, Germany.
In 1983 – John Deacon and Roger Taylor on 1,00oth edition of BBC Top Of The Pops. Featured clips and personalities from the past 19 years, plus a look at the current chart hits.
In 1983 – The We Will Rock You video of Montreal 24 – 25 November 1981 concerts premiered Cannes film festival in France.

Freddie and Brian - Montreal
Freddie and Brian – Montreal Forum 1981

In 1988 – Queen’s sound engineer Trip Khalaf married and reception held in a Trip club in London, attended by all band members.
In 2008 – Brian May interview with KLOS Radio, LA, CA, USA, discussing the “Cosmos Rocks” album and particularly the ‘Celebrity’ track. Check out Part 1 TRANSCRIPT and AUDIO

Brian at KLOS Radio, Los Angeles - 5 May 2008 (left Stew Herrera, right presenters Cynthia Fox and Jim Ladd)
Brian at KLOS Radio, Los Angeles – 5 May 2008
(left – Stew Herrera, right presenters Cynthia Fox and Jim Ladd)

In 2011 – Brian May and Kerry Ellis  played The Sage, Gateshead, plus interview for the “Simon Logan Show” BBC Radio Newcastle.
In 2011 – An interview with Queen Biographer Jim Jenkins published on Queenonline.
In 2013 – Brian May interview for Irish Sunday Times published.

Irish Sunday Times
Irish Sunday Times

In 2013 – The new documentary “Discovering Queen” appeared on Sky Arts 1 HD TV channel.
In 2014 – Brian May uest appearance at Guildford Cathedral, Guildford (Wildlife Rocks); WATCH: Brian May rocks Guildford to save wildlife
In 2015 – Brian May on BBC Radio Berkshire, talking “Common Decency” with Ann Diamond. Also an interview with Brian on “Common Decency” published in the Daily Mirror. [READ HERE]

Brian May talks “Common Decency” with Anne Diamond BBC Radio Berkshire 5 May 2015
https://youtu.be/7kK1_Yn00Ng

In 2015 – Brian May wrote a personal obituary message acknowledging the death of Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate that day.
In 2016 – Celine Dion awarded ICON Award at “Billboard Music Awards”. Celine sang “The Show Must Go On” at the award ceremony. The “2016 Billboard Music Awards” was to be broadcast live from Las Vegas on 22.05.2016.
2018 Brian May guest appearance: Capitol Theatre, Horsham. (Kerry Ellis – 20th anniversary tour)