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*Fri 13 Oct 17** In 1973 - Queen played the Underground, Bonn, Germany.
In 1984 - Queen played the Super Bowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana, S Africa.
In 1993 - The Brian May Band played Modjeska Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
In 1998 - The Brian May Band played Posthof 2, Linz, Austria.
In 2011 - Brian May joined Bristol We Will Rock You for their Press Night.  Brian Noel Sullivan and cast - Bristol. Photo Sue Foxford In 2014 - "One Night In Hell - Teaser 2" published by Brian May. PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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*Thu 12 Oct 17** In 1980 - Queen platinum award for The Game and gold for 'Another One Bites The Dust' USA.
In 2015 - A Press Release announced multi-format "Queen - A Night At The Odeon - Hammersmith 1975" to be released on November 20, 2015, via Virgin EMI. It is available on CD/DVD/SD Blu-ray/CD+DVD/CD+SD Blu-ray/2LP/Super Deluxe Box Set/Digital. AMAZON
In 2015 - Brian May had donated a signed pair of his trainers to the "Small Steps Project" charity auction, having worn these shoes at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games on 12/08/2012 in London.
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*Wed 11 Oct 17** In 1974 - Killer Queen / Flick Of The Wrist released UK as double A-side single.
In 1989 - Capitol Records released 'Scandal' N America.
In 2000 - PMI and Parlophone released an alternative longer cut of documentary "The Untold Story" as promo, which would appear on "Freddie Mercury: The Solo Collection”.
In 2013 -
“The Great Pretender” documentary received an Emmy Nomination. The Rhys Thomas produced feature received a nomination in the Arts Programming category. Winners were set to receive awards November 25, 2013 at the 41st International Emmy® Awards Gala in New York. AMAZON PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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*Tue 10 Oct 17** In 1984 - Queen played Super Bowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana.
In 2011 - Brian May's interview with Mark Goodier from the Groucho Club launch of 40 Years of Queen (3 October) broadcast this day.
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**Mon 09 Oct 17** In 1973 - Queen released 'Keep Yourself Alive' on Elektra - first ever single USA.
In 1995 - EMI issues promo single versions ‘Heaven For Everyone’ to radio stations and jukeboxes.
In 2000 - Steve Hackett released "Feedback '86" album ft Brian May on ‘Slot Machine’ and ‘Cassandra’.
In 2001 - Brian May talk at Cambridge Union Society, Cambridge, UK - performed acoustic ‘With God On Our Side’ and ‘We Will Rock You’. REPORT, INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS HERE
In 2004 - Brian May + Roger Taylor at WWRY opening and played for afterparty, Lyric Theatre, Sydney, Australia.
In 2013 - Owen Paterson MP famously told BBC Spotlight ”The badgers have moved the goalposts.”
In 2015 - Starmus video published featuring Stephen Hawking.
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**Sun 08 Oct 17** In 1966 - The Reaction live at the The Guildhall, St Ives, UK.
In 1991 - Hollywood Records released the 4th series of remastered CDs with Queen II, Live Killers and The Miracle in the USA.
In 2005 - Queen + Paul Rodgers played Aruba Entertainment Center, Oranjestad, Aruba.
In 2008 - The Cosmos Rocks 2-CD limited edition
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**Sat 07 Oct 17** In 1977 - We Are The Champions / We Will Rock You double A-side single released UK
In 1984 - Queen played the Super Bowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana, South Africa.
In 1998 - Brian May played Beethovensaal, Stuttgart, Germany.
In 2011 - Brian May interview on BBC2 'The Review Show', UK. Brian May - The Review Show - BBC2 07/10/2011 - https://youtu.be/1YvqKSTSYng
In 2013 - Brian May and Anita Dobson donated each a personally owned pair of signed shoes for the Small Steps Project London Celebrity Shoe Auction.
In 2014 - Brian May featured on guitar on the Children In Need Single video of "God Only Knows" first aired that evening, and released by BBC Music. God Only Knows - BBC Music - http://youtu.be/XqLTe8h0-jo In 2014 - Brian May's Exhibition opened BP Spotlight: 'Poor Man's Picture Gallery': Victorian Art and Stereoscopic Photography, Tate Britain, London, running 7 October 2014 – 1 November 2015. PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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**Fri 06 Oct 17** In 1971 - Queen played Imperial College, London, UK.
In 1984 - Queen played the Super Bowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana, S Africa.
In 1993 - Brian May appeared at the House Of Guitars Guild Day & Sale in Rochester USA and premiered the new LE Brian May signature guitar.
In 2014 - Roger Taylor's "Fun On Earth" album published as 180 gram black vinyl LP by Universal Music. In 2015: The "Victorian Gems" Nest Set launched by London Stereoscopic Company. The box set included three new sets of 3D Stereo Cards: "Scenes in Our Village 1-12", "1-12 Diableries" and "The Poor Man's Picture Gallery" and booklet ,”Victorian Gems: A Guide To The Contents Of this "OWL's nest" Stereoscopic Compendium "and an OWL Viewer. The three card sets available separately.
In 2015: Pre-sale opened of the Italian version Red Special book "La Red Special di Brian May" by Brian May and co-author Simon Bradley published by Tsunami Edizoni in Italy - to be officially on sale 23 Oct. PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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**Fri 06 Oct 17** This is brilliant from Juliana Lepine Sculptures: A little bit of the process of sculpting Freddie Mercury. Music by Gary Smyth:
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**Fri 06 Oct 17**
We Are The Champions To mark the 40th Anniversary of the release of Queen’s 1977 landmark album News of the World, alternative previously unheard ‘Raw Sessions’ versions of both We Are The Champions and We Will Rock You are being released as digital downloads on the 6 October 2017. Originally launched in October 1977, News of the World is one of Queen's biggest selling albums of all time. It opens with two of the band's most indestructible worldwide hits, the Brian May-penned We Will Rock You and Freddie Mercury's We Are The Champions, monumental stadium anthems which remain a staple of major sporting events all around the world to this day. Both are taken from the upcoming special box set edition of News of the World which is released on the 17th November. The brand new package includes the original album on CD, plus two further CDs of recently unearthed out-takes and rarities from the band's archives, one of which is a newly created ‘alternative’ version of the whole album – Raw Sessions. Mined deep from long-vaulted studio multi-track tapes, this extraordinary parallel album brings to light never-before-heard alternative versions of each of the album’s 11 tracks. All the lead vocals on the Raw Sessions are from a different take to that used on the original album. This includes We Will Rock You, which also features a radically different approach to the guitar solo, reminiscent of Jimi Hendrix, plus the band’s original studio banter recorded immediately prior to the master take. This reveals that the much-speculated noise at the beginning of the 1977 record is actually an echo of Brian’s count-in. On We Are The Champions, there are also many unfamiliar instrumental elements, most notably from the guitar department. This track was edited on the 1977 album but is presented here for the first time in its originally recorded length with two more choruses. Also included is a charming false-start to one of the earliest takes of the song. The recordings also reveal that We Are The Champions, known for its unresolved cliff-hanger ending, was originally intended to fade-out. Freddie ends the take saying "That was a lovely feel…that’s exactly how it should be”. All of the material on the Raw Sessions was recorded in 1977. We Are The Champions & We Will Rock You are available from: 40th Anniversary Edition of News of the World, released 17 November 2017
--- FACT SHEET ‘We Will Rock You’ / ‘We Are The Champions’ Arguably two of Queen’s biggest and most well known hits, We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions, both featured on News of the World - one of Queen's biggest selling albums of all time. A special box set of the landmark 1977 album is set for release on 17th November marking the 40th anniversary of the original release. The Brian May-penned We Will Rock You and Freddie Mercury's We Are The Champions are both monumental stadium anthems which remain a staple of major sporting events all around the world to this day. The tracks were released as a single together on October 7th 1977, so this year will also be mark 40 years of these two iconic songs. 1. Brian May wrote ‘We Will Rock You’, and claimed the idea for the song came in a dream. He told Mojo magazine in October 2008 that he wanted to "create a song that the audience could participate in" Source: Song Facts 2. ‘We Are the Champions’ and ‘We Will Rock You’ are Brian May’s favourite Queen songs to perform live. Source: Billboard 3. ’We Will Rock You’ doesn’t contain any actual drums. The famous rhythm came about from the band, engineers, roadies and even their tea lady, Betty - stamping their feet in London’s Wessex Studios. Source: Song Facts 4. ‘We Will Rock You’ has been covered 45 times by many artists, as varied as Snoop Dogg, Warrant, Linda Ronstadt, the cast of Glee and Macy Gray. It has also been sampled by several artists, including Eminem. Source: We Will Rock You Wiki 5. Robbie Williams also provided vocals to ‘We Are The Champions’ for the soundtrack of A Knight's Tale. Source: We Are The Champions Wiki 6. The music video for ‘We Will Rock You’ was filmed in Roger Taylor’s back garden after filming ‘Spread Your Wings’. Source: Billboard 7. ‘We Are the Champion’s was the first Queen promotional video for which fan club members were invited to participate in the filming. The video was shot at the New London Theatre in London on 6 October 1977. Each fan received a free copy of the single. The band performed a short free concert after the shoot as a thank you to the fans. Source: News Of The World Facts. Compiled by Greg Brooks, Sept 2017 8. Research by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland named ‘We Will Rock You’ /’We Are The Champions’ as the catchiest in history of popular music. Source: NME 9. In 2004, ’We Will Rock You’ was featured in a Roman gladiator themed Pepsi Commercial. The advert featured Britney Spears, Beyonce and Pink who performed a rendition of the single. Source: Rolling Stone PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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In 1979 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love bw We Will Rock You (Live) released UK.
In 1984 - Queen played first of 9 concerts Super Bowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana, South Africa. Queen arriving at Jan Smuts Airport South Africa 1984 - https://youtu.be/5eWeoKdWPZQ In 1991 - The Cross played the Hagadal, Hultsfred, Sweden.
In 2013 - Brian May and Denis Pellerin on BBC Breakfast, interviewed by Charlle Stayt and Louise Minchin on a link direct from Cheltenham. Literature Festival.
In 2013 - Brian May guest appearance WWRY Musical, playing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and bidding fond farewell to the 2012 cast at evening show, Dominion Theatre, London. PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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**Wed 04 Oct 17** In 1980 - Another One Bites The Dust reached No 1 USA charts - the start of a 3-week run,
In 2006 - Brian May and Roger Taylor attended a performance of “Little Britain”, Hammersmith Apollo, London.
In 2008 - Queen + Paul Rodgers live at the TUI Arena, Hanover, Germany. “All Right Now (Live - 04/10/08)” released for download.
In 2011 - Queen honoured as songwriting "Icons" by the BMI at awards ceremony, Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London
In 2013 - Brian May and Denis Pellerin gave their first Diableries talk, and Brian May took part in a "Live Aid" discussion session.
In 2013 - Brian May's Diableries Talks Tour 2013 began with a pre-launch presentation and book signing of "Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures In Hell" by Brian May and co-author Denis Pellerin at Cheltenham Literature Festival, Cheltenham., UK. Brian May holds joined Midge Ure in an interesting talk on "Live Aid", and interviewed by "Photomonthly Magazine". PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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**Wed 04 Oct 17** With Cher's musical opening on Broadway - a look at how some other jukebox musicals have fared. Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You, Rock of Ages, Viva Forever and Desperately Seeking Susan.. STANDARD REPUBLIC
EXTRACT: We Will Rock You The hit musical, based on the songs of Queen and written by Ben Elton, closed in 2014 after a 12-year run in the West End. Critics were never kind to the £6m production, in particular its story – set in a dystopian future where music is banned. When it opened in 2002, the Guardian said the plot “really is as sixth form as it sounds“. But that didn’t stop it being seen by more than 16 million people across 28 countries. “We Will Rock You had terrible reviews, mostly because critics didn’t like Ben Elton’s book (that it was based on), but at the end of the day people love Queen. The audience contained very large numbers of tourists who couldn’t care less about the story, they just loved the songs,” explains Andrzej. It’s actually one of Perry’s favourites. [Theatre vlogger Perry O’Bree] “It was very futuristic, ahead of its time,” he said. “It was more than just a jukebox musical because of the memory of Freddie Mercury. The really special thing about it was that on the odd Saturday night, Brian May would just rock up, run on stage and play. Having someone so behind it from the original band, that’s what makes it such a successful thing.” PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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**Wed 04 Oct 17** Check out my review of Princes of the Universe: The photography of Denis O'Reagan and Queen HERE. Chris High
REVIEW: Princes of the Universe: Denis O’Reagan and the Photography of Queen Princes of the Universe: Denis O’Reagan and the Photography of Queen Are you likely to see any exhibition featuring Queen in any other surroundings than those that drip opulence? Not really and The Off Beat Lounge certainly chose well to put on Princes of the Universe: Denis O’Reagan and the Photography of Queen at the city’s Williams / BMW Showrooms on Great Howard Street. The place oozes class – and money – so that the 100 + photographs taken by official band snapper Denis O’Reagan not only captured the spirit of the band, but also the essence of the time at which they were taken. In a pre-show Q&A, O’Reagan was on hand to regale the audience of around 50 enthusiasts before yet more descended, with tales of life on the road. There were stories of after show parties held in Munich brothels and of Freddie’s wish to go “F**k me a German” when Queen were in Germany and the country won the World Cup. There were also insights into the feelings of the band – notable for its lack of after show binge – following the original band’s final date at Knebworth in 1986. O’Reagan also explained that as a photographer, and despite the hundreds of gigs he has been privileged to be at – he barely got chance to watch a gig entire. From this stand point then, it seems the paying fan gets a far better deal than expected! The true stars of the show are, of course, the pictures themselves. All beautifully mounted beneath low slung lights, it isn’t merely the subjects that glitter but also the skill on display in that one – or, in this case, those 101+ – killer shots. There’s Freddie pointing to the thunderous heavens at Wembley, Brian replete with red sash belt in Birmingham in ‘84, Roger giving it hell behind the kit during Somebody to Love at Milton Keynes in ‘82 and John at his studiously efficient best from just about any year the band were on the road. There are also the more private moments taken backstage. Brian at a sound check, Freddie sitting casually atop O’Reagan’s camera boxes, Roger having a quiet cuppa and a fag and John being, well, John! What truly stands out though is the photographer’s eye for the moment and in this exhibition, if anything is exemplified, it is that Denis O’Reagan is a master of his art. Off Beat Lounge have other exhibitions planned in the near future. There’s events being dedicated to the photography of Punk and Bruce Springsteen looming. If you’re fans of either – or just appreciate the artistry of photography – do yourself a favour and snare yourself a ticket. You will not be disappointed in the slightest. For More Information on Upcoming Events: https://www.offbeatlounge.co.uk/events PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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**Tue 03 Oct 17** In 1983 - Queen released “Live In Japan” heavily edited VHS of concert Seibu Lions Stadium (03/11/82).
In 1991 - Concert: The Cross played Tavastia Club, Helsinki, Finland, supporting Magnum.
In 2006 - We Will Rock You, transferred from Cape Town and opened for a limited season at the Durban, Playhouse Company, October 3 – 29. 2006. In 2011 - Queen's "We Are The Champions" declared the catchiest song of all time by a scientific study.
In 2013 - Brian May guest appearance at Don Black Tribute, Royal Festival Hall, London, UK.
In 2013 - 2013: Brian May takes part in the "Conference on the control of vaccination of bovine tuberculosis" of "ZSL - Institute Of Zoology", Huxley Lecture Theatre, London Zoo. PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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**Mon 02 Oct 17** Watch Dave Grohl And Taylor Hawkins gobsmacked while watching footage of Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury.
RADIO X Footage of the upcoming Queen biopic starring actor Rami Malek leaked out recently, and people are getting pretty excited - particularly mega-fans Foo Fighters. The clip - which has now been taken down by the film-makers - showed Malek and his co-stars recreating the legendary band’s famous appearance at Live Aid in July 1985. So when Chris Moyles sat down with Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins last week, he thought he’d give them a sneak preview. Watching the clip, Grohl gasps: “He does the run! That’s amazing!” “This is gonna be so frickin’ weird, man,” adds Taylor, joking that he’s the ultimate Queen nerd: “I’m gonna be looking at that and saying ‘Well, he didn’t have those cymbals at Live Aid!’” MORE PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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**Mon 02 Oct 17** In 1980 - Queen returned to UK at end of USA leg of The Game Tour.
Brian May discusses Badgers on Alan Titchmarsh Show 2 Oct 2012 - http://youtu.be/ypyUZvHLGCg In 2012 - Brian May appeared on the Alan Titchmarsh Show, ITV, UK.
In 2014 - Brian May interviewed by Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie on BBC Radio 6 (6Music) - talking about newly published book "Brian May's Red Special" and forthcoming book, "The Poor Man's Picture Gallery", and Queen album "Queen Forever", Brian's book talks and exhibition.
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**Sun 01 Oct 17** ON THIS DAY IN QUEEN HISTORY - 1 OCTOBER Direct link In 1973 - Queen filmed promo videos for 'Keep Yourself Alive' and 'Liar', St John's Wood Studios, London, UK.
In 1977 - Queen Silver Award for 'We Are The Champions' UK sales.
In 2003 - Brian attended first preview "We Will Rock You Musical", Calderon Theatre, Madrid, Spain.
In 2011 - Roger Taylor guest appearance at Bob Geldof's 60th birthday party, Davington Priory, Faversham, UK.
In 2014 - Guest appearance: Brian May live at the Century Club, London, UK launching to mark publication of "Red Special" book.
In 2014 - Brian May interviewed for "Absolute Radio" on the book "Brian May's Red Special".
In 2015 - Paperback Edition "Queen Unseen" by Peter Hince published by Music Press in UK. [AMAZON PLEASE JOIN US on: |
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