On This Day in Queen History – 9 September

In 1969 – Ibex played The Sink, Liverpool, UK – Freddie’s first gig, with Brian May and Roger Taylor in attendance and taking the stage together for first time for the encore
In 1987 – Brian May guest spot with Def Leppard Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK – played ‘Now I’m Here’.
In 1991 – “Blue Rock” album released by The Cross in Germany. [AMAZON]

In 1992 – Brian May and Roger Taylor attend the MTV Video Awards, LA, California, USA.

Brian and Roger VMAs 1992
Brian and Roger VMAs 1992

In 2013 – “The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert” entered the UK DVD/Blu-Ray Chart at No.3.
In 2013 – Queen Extravaganza Tour 2013, Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, New Jersey, US.
In 2013 – Brian May attended a “Spamalot”, Playhouse Theatre, London [That week Brian was appearing on screen as God in the show. READ MORE: and Brian’s comments HERE.

Brian May in Spamalot Musical 9 Sept 2013
https://youtu.be/vRaBy0EXjCk

Brian in Spamalot

In 2014 – “Live At The Rainbow ’74” released in the US as SD Blu-Ray & 2CD Box on Hollywood Records label..
In 2014 – ‘Keep Yourself Alive’ 2 track promo CD ( Radio Edit and Album Version) released in USA by Hollywood Records.
In 2014 – The Queen Extravaganza, UK Tour played Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, UK.
In 2014 – The previews of “We Will Rock You” Musical, Munich previews took place 9-11 September, takes place Deutsches Theater, Munich.
In 2014 – Current issue of Digital Filmmaker magazine reported on the movie “51 Degrees” for which Brian May wrote the music. READ MORE

Digital Filmmaker
Extract: Digital Filmmaker magazine Issue 18

Extract: Digital Filmmaker magazine Issue 18
In 2014 – Brian May joined Care UK strikers protesting at the headquarters of private equity company Bridgepoint in London. Brian wrote about this on SOAPBOX.
Brian Care UK strike 09092014