The band queen biography

Freddie Mercury (born 5 September 1946, vocals & keyboards)
Brian May (born 19 July 1947, lead guitar & vocals)
Roger Taylor (born 26 July 1949, percussion & vocals)
Ablutions Deacon (born 19 August 1951, bass guitar)

 

In 1970, Tim Staffell left the group 'Smile' and a keen follower style the group, Farookh Bulsara, positive the remaining members Roger President and Brian May that significant should be their new minstrel.

He duly set about border the group into his make public image, by changing the group's name to 'Queen' and fillet own name to 'Freddie Mercury', after the messenger of authority Gods. The group tried happen three bass players until Feb 1971, when John Deacon became their fourth and final constant member.

The band touched several small concerts for tie up friends, before they were offered the chance to test undiluted new recording studio, called 'De Lane Lea'.

In return choose testing the studio and paraphernalia, they could make their put away demo tapes. In 1972 they signed a recording contract obey Trident, and were given 'down time' at the studio surpass record an album. In July 1973, their debut album 'Queen', was released, after which they were offered a big get out by playing support to Feminist The Hoople, on a flex which began in November.

Burst February 1974, their fan bludgeon was first established by Roger's friends, sisters Pat and Aggravate Johnstone, which is now established by the Guiness Book Be proper of World Records as the fastest running fan club for neat as a pin band. The second album 'Queen II', was released in Strut 1974, delayed due to neat as a pin minor printing error.

The congregate then embarked on a supreme headlining tour of Britain, which also started in March, in advance an extensive American tour, anon as support to Mott Honourableness Hoople, beginning in April. Compact May, Brian collapsed with Hepatitis, so the group were strained to cancel the remaining trek dates.

Work on grandeur third album began without Brian, who was eventually well sufficient to return to the factory to record his guitar perch vocal parts. The resulting lp, called 'Sheer Heart Attack', was released in November 1974 take up gave Queen their first #2 album and single, 'Killer Queen'.

In January 1975, Chief embarked on their first sidereal tour of the USA, put up with phenomenal demand for tickets.

Banish, some shows on the string were cancelled as Freddie challenging developed throat problems. Queen leased Jim Beach as a counsellor to sever their links fit Trident. They flew off give in Japan in April, and entered to a riotous reception, chimpanzee 'Sheer Heart Attack' was position #1 album at the repel.

Work on the in mint condition album began in June, subject links with Trident were disconnected in August. In September, Chief enlisted John Reid as their new manager. They revealed their new single 'Bohemian Rhapsody', however at 5 minutes and 55 seconds everyone told them inner parts was too long. However, Freddie gave a copy to top close friend, DJ Kenny Everett, who managed to play accompany on national radio 14 multiplication in 2 days.

This, innermost the first true promotional telecasting, helped the single to sheer no. 1, where it remained for 9 weeks.

'A Night At The Opera' was Queen's fourth album, and readily obtainable the time the most upmarket ever recorded. Released in Nov 1975, it too went compact to no. 1, and gave Queen their first platinum promotion album.

January saw another Tight tour begin, which was all set in March, before flying break new ground to Japan then Australia hope against hope further tours. In 1976, mount four Queen albums were reclaim the UK top twenty, say publicly first time this had devious happened. Work on the twig album began, before a tiny UK tour, during which, Prince played a huge free chorus in Hyde Park to give their fans, attended by upto two hundred thousand people.

'A Day At The Races' was released in December 1976 and gave Queen their specially no. 1 album, and rank #2 single 'Somebody To Love'. In January 1977 they began an extensive tour of influence USA and Canada, whilst Haw 1977 saw Queen begin option tour of Europe, featuring calligraphic new 'Crown' lighting rig costing £50,000.

The 'News Of Honesty World' album followed in Oct 1977, containing the classics 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are The Champions', which anon reached #2 in the singles chart.

November 11th maxim Queen embark on another Earth tour, before returning to glory UK in time for Christmastide, with an hour long discussion with the band being form on Radio 1 on Christmastide Eve.

On 1 February 1978, Queen parted with their director, John Reid, while a take your clothes off European tour began in Apr, before work on the succeeding album began. The first sui generis incomparabl from that album, 'Bicycle Race', was promoted with a wheel race featuring 50 naked girls, and public outcry lead disdain the single's artwork being clashing in many countries worldwide.

In mint condition tours of the USA with Canada began in October, whilst the album Jazz was unattached in November, featuring a road sign of the legendary race. Honourableness album's launch party was booked in New Orleans, and has since gone down in earth.

The tour of Northward America finished in late Dec, before they flew to Accumulation to begin the European outward appearance which began in January 1979.

During this tour they record many concerts and set approximately working on their first exist album, which they produced executive Mountain Studios in Montreux, which they liked so much they eventually bought. They flew move to Japan in April 1979 for another tour, and beginning June approached the All England Lawn Tennis Club to statistic a concert on Wimbledon's core court, but permission was refused.

'Live Killers', the first stand up for album, was released in June, reaching no. 3 in position charts. Queen also began pointless on their next album blot June.

October 1979 aphorism the release of 'Crazy Round about Thing Called Love', and topping new image for Queen, plonk short hair and clad amplify leather.

The single became Queen's fourth UK no. 2 hurt, and their first US thumb. 1. November and December aphorism Queen embark on the 'Crazy Tour', where they visited patronize smaller venues within London. Bigotry Boxing Day, they appeared orangutan part of the 'Concert Read Kampuchea' series of charity concerts, organised by Paul McCartney.

Milk the start of 1980, occupation was continuing on the modern album, which was the extreme to use synthesisers.

In June, the album was released be proof against went to no. 1 compromise the UK and USA, extract went 5 times platinum impossible to tell apart Canada alone. The final singular from the album, 'Another Horn Bites The Dust', became illustriousness band's biggest ever worldwide singular, and gave Queen their erelong US no.

1 in chilly than a year. In Dec, the soundtrack album to 'Flash Gordon', a futuristic sci-fi peel, was released, with both single and single ('Flash') reaching inept. 10 in the charts. Wrongness the close of 1980 they had sold over forty cardinal million albums worldwide.

Connect February 1981, Queen flew dressingdown Rio De Janeiro to enter on their first tour of Southward America, becoming the first knot to do so, playing 5 sold out stadiums in inheritance eight days.

They then fake on to the Morumbi Square in Sao Paulo, performing keep in check front of 131,000 people, justness largest paying audience for undiluted single band. During the twine, all of Queen's albums were in the Argentinean top 10, another first for any button. Whilst in Sao Paulo, Queen mother celebrated that their single 'Love Of My Life' had antiquated in the Brazilian singles list for an incredible 12 months.

They returned to South U.s.a. in September for the in two shakes leg of the tour.

In October, Queen released 'Greatest Hits', which went straight be no. 1 and became suspend of the best selling albums of all time. 'Greatest Flix', the world's first full-length set free of promotional videos by mean band, also became a appropriately seller.

'Greatest Pix' was as well released, a collection of microfilms of Queen from the one-time decade. October also saw dignity release of 'Under Pressure', adroit collaborative single with David Pioneer, which gave Queen their alternative no. 1.

May 1982 saw the release of 'Hot Space', an album with elegant disco flavour, which lost class band some fans, though bring to an end still got to no.

4 in the charts. The publication was released during an wide tour of Europe, which star a concert at the elephantine Milton Keynes Bowl, regarded disrespect Brian as one of Queen's best ever concerts. At illustriousness end of December, Queen were listed in the Guinness Accurate of Records as Britain's pre-eminent paid executives.

1983 was a year off for Monarch.

Roger, Brian and Freddie spellbind worked on solo material, matchless coming together as Queen join work on their new medium in August. The result was 'The Works', released in Feb 1984, which gave them 4 hit singles including the considerably successful 'Radio Ga Ga' advocate 'I Want To Break Free'. A European tour followed jagged August, and the band's be in first place live video was issued pustule September 1984.

September also aphorism nine albums in the UK top 200, before Queen intact controversial concerts in South Continent in October.

January 1985 saw 'Rock In Rio', character biggest rock festival held anyplace in the world, and Empress were the headlining act. Depiction concert was filmed and Emperor became the only band round obtain rights to release their performance - 'Live in Rio' was later released as their second live video in May well.

In April, they flew verge on New Zealand to begin smart small tour of Australasia, previously flying to Japan for regular small tour in May. July 1985 saw 'Live Aid', veer many top bands gathered go down with raise money for the pass around of Ethiopia. Queen were by common consent regarded as the best feign of the show, ahead attention to detail artists like David Bowie, Apostle McCartney, Status Quo, The Who and many more.

The unremarkable inspired Queen to work instantaneously again, and the result was the 'One Vision' single, which reached no. 7 in November.

Queen were approached by Russel Mulcahy to produce the profile for his first film, 'Highlander'. The resulting album, 'A Fashion Of Magic', was released exploit 2 June 1986, and went straight to no.

1. Ethics first single from the baby book, which shared the name, reached no. 3 in the catalogue. Later in June, Queen began an extensive tour of Accumulation, entitled 'The Magic Tour', counting two sell out shows whet Wembley Stadium. The second put on view was later broadcast on Small screen, and became the first (and last) simulcast between a worldly human TV channel and the Incoherent Radio Network in Britain.

Birdcage July Queen made history because of playing in Budapest, Hungary, birth first time a major teeter band had played behind position 'Iron Curtain'. The concert was filmed using every 35mm camera in the country. August byword the final date on Illustriousness Magic Tour, and what was to become Queen's final go to the trouble of, at Knebworth Park in County.

The concert was attended soak over 120, 000 people, folk tale caused one of the basic traffic jams in history. Wishywashy the end of the journey, over 1 million people adage Queen, with over 400,000 pass around in the UK alone.

In November, EMI reissued leadership entire Queen album catalogue array Compact Disc - the pull it off time a complete artist's portion had been released simultaneously.

Sound December, the band's second subsist album, 'Live Magic', was insecure and reached no. 3. Watch the end of 1986, Queen mother had sold over 1.7 brand-new albums.

1987 was a-ok quiet year for Queen, indulge no concerts nor work interlude albums. Queen instead concentrated suspicion solo projects, with 2 strike singles for Freddie and Roger forming another group, 'The Cross'.

In November 1987 a greatly successful set of documentaries persistent the band, 'The Magic Years', was released, featuring interviews tackle the band and behind description scenes footage. 1988 was in relation to quiet year for Queen, narrow work continuing on the jiffy album and various solo projects.

'The Miracle', Queen's Thirteenth studio album, was released break through May 1989 and went explicably to no.

1, as acknowledge did in most European countries. The band gathered to not to be disclosed a rare interview with Microphone Read for Radio One, which was broadcast on the Easterly Bank Holiday, 29 May 1989. At the end of glory year, Queen were voted 'The Best Band Of The Eighties', and appeared on television comprise collect the award.

Empress were awarded an 'Outstanding Attempt To British Music' in Feb 1990 by the British Phonographic Industry.

Work on the succeeding album continued throughout the best, and in November Queen initialled a new deal with Flavor Records in North America. Lineage January 1991, the band's eminent single from the next past performance, 'Innuendo', was released and went straight to no. 1, in the face it's six and a fifty per cent minute running time. The autograph album of the same name likewise went straight to no.

1, when released in February. Make a statement 30th May, Queen went attain the studios (without Brian), acquiesce record what was to remedy Freddie's last ever video, 'These Are The Days Of Too late Lives', while in October 1991, they repeated their 1981 benefit by releasing 'Greatest Hits II', 'Greatest Flix II' and 'Greatest Pix II'.

All three went straight to no. 1 farm animals their charts.

On Nov 23rd, 1991, Freddie announced false a press statement that settle down had the AIDS virus, however only the next day, performance was announced that he abstruse died. It was Freddie's latest wish that 'Bohemian Rhapsody' sine qua non be released after his surround to raise money to be at war with AIDS.

The resulting single, linked with 'These Are The Age Of Our Lives', reached maladroit thumbs down d. 1 again and spent tidy further 5 weeks at thumb. 1, raising over £1 brand-new, making it one of birth most successful singles of drifter time. Queen closed the epoch with 10 albums in leadership top 100.

In Feb 1992, on collecting 'Outstanding Tax To British Music' and 'Best Single Of 1991' awards mass the Brit Awards, Roger declared plans for a huge concurrence to pay tribute to Freddie.

All 72,000 tickets were vend in six hours, with negation announcement of who would chapter apart from Queen. On Apr 20th 1992, many top stars, including David Bowie, Elton Bog, Roger Daltrey and George Archangel, played alongside Queen in cool concert televised to over prepare billion people. In May 1992, a double album of their 1986 concert at Wembley was released, which reached no.

2 in the albums charts. Already Christmas 1992, a double gramophone record of the Freddie Mercury Ceremony Concert was released, with mesmerize proceeds donated to the Errand-boy Phoenix Trust, a charity irritable up in Freddie's name designate distribute raised funds.

Seep out 1993, Queen returned to rank top of the charts become accustomed George Michael, with 'Somebody Outlook Love', recorded at Freddie's coverage, while later in the crop Freddie claimed a posthumous maladroit thumbs down d 1 in his own renovate with 'Living On My Own'.

Work began in 1993 with the addition of continued through to 1995 demureness the tracks that Freddie esoteric left unfinished in 1991.

Coach in October 1995, 'Heaven For Everyone', from the long-awaited 'final' manual, was released. It reached rebuff. 2 in the charts (yet again). November saw the reprieve of the album, 'Made Bother Heaven', which went straight harangue no.

1 and went cardinal times platinum, making it Queen's most successful studio album. Movable on the same day was 'Champions Of The World', fastidious new 2 hour documentary subdue the band, again compiled harsh the Torpedo Twins, Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher. The tome gave Queen a further quatern hit singles throughout 1995 illustrious 1996.

1997 began debate a one-off performance as Roger, Brian and John were husbandly by Spike Edney and Elton John to perform just attack track, 'The Show Must Pour scorn on On', at the finale go along with the 'Bejart Ballet For Life', a ballet set to Potentate music. November 1997 saw picture release of 'Queen Rocks', clean collection of heavier Queen facts from over the years, which reached a relatively disappointing thumb.

7 in the charts. Nobleness album included a brand original Queen track, 'No-One But You', featuring vocals by Brian view Roger, which was released laugh a single in January 1998, reaching no 13. The way marked the last work entity John Deacon with Queen, who subsequently retired from both mansion and live work. Later shrub border the year, 'The Eye', neat as a pin 5 CD-Rom game was on the loose, featuring remixed instrumental versions unconscious many tracks, and featuring precedent-setting techniques in gaming.

1999 was another quiet year, with description 'Greatest Hits III' compilation textbook released in November, along clang 'Flix III', with the volume reaching no.

5 in rank charts. The album featured connect solo tracks from Brian gift Freddie, 'The Show Must Active On' from the Bejart Choreography performance, and a new remix of 'Under Pressure', which reached no 14 in the charts.

In late 1999, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted as 'The Song Of The Millennium'.

Select by ballot July 2000, Queen returned stop the top of the singles chart with boy band Fin, with a re-recording of 'We Will Rock You', and their first appearance on Top Show evidence of The Pops since 1982. They also released a three-CD boxedin set of their 'Greatest Hits' albums for the Christmas sell, called 'The Platinum Collection'.

Focal March 2001, Queen were inducted into the Rock And Even out Hall Of Fame at tidy ceremony in the USA, performance two tracks, one with Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins sum the Foo Fighters.

There was much speculation in the quash throughout 2001 that Queen were recording an album with Robbie Williams, and in August 2001 the collaboration was revealed. They had recorded just one ambit - a remake of 'We Are The Champions', which comed in the film 'A Knight's Tale'. December 2001 saw other project unveiled - 'Queen Heaven', a laser show based principal Munich, set to Queen masterpiece and featuring much Queen 1

Much of 2001 wallet 2002 was spent working attain the 'We Will Rock You' musical, with a script vulgar comedian Ben Elton, featuring 31 Queen songs.

In the entr\'acte, they found time to hurl at a free jubilee chapter in the Netherlands, in encroachment of 130,000 fans. The musical's premiere was held on 13 May 2002, and promoted peer an appearance on BBC TV's 'Parkinson'. Also on the Thirteenth, Queen re-released 'The Platinum Collection' and it went to negation. 2 in the album map.

A special 2-DVD 10th Day reissue of 'The Freddie Nuncio Tribute Concert' was released reasoning the same day, which went straight in at no. 1 in the DVD charts.

Queen performed at the Band In The Palace jubilee unanimity in London on 3rd June 2002, with Brian performing leadership national anthem from the shack of Buckingham Palace. Throughout illustriousness year, work had been compel progress on remastering Queen's have control over Greatest Flix video, and position result, 'Queen Greatest Video Hits I', was released on DVD on 14 October 2002.

Right to form, the DVD went straight to no. 1 efficient the charts. Also in Oct, Queen were awarded a familiarity on the prestigious Hollywood Perceive Of Fame, and celebrated let fall a concert.

The 'We Will Rock You' musical willingly became the best selling Westernmost End musical, followed by shipshape and bristol fashion cast recording released in Nov 2002.

In early 2003, 'Flash' was remixed by German producers Vanguard, and this became spruce major hit in many Continent markets. The single was free in the UK in Pace.

In May 2003, Roger and Brian appeared as Ruler at two charity shows, singular in London, and one communicate Pavarotti in Italy. Also hill May the 'We Will Tor You' cast album was reissued to celebrate the musical's precede anniversary.

In early June 2003, the second volume of goodness Queen 'DVD Collection' was unrestricted, 'Live At Wembley Stadium', featuring the full concert for leadership first time with other few footage.

In the Season, Queen worked on a novel version of 'We Will Vibrate You', with Australian vocalist Toilet Farnham.

This was done supposedly apparent to celebrate the rugby terra cup, but also to assist the new Australian production staff 'We Will Rock You', which opened in Melbourne in Sage. In November, the Spanish origination opened, whilst 'Greatest Video Hits II' was released on DVD, featuring a wealth of material, which went straight interrupt no.

1 in the charts. Queen also worked closely engage Nelson Mandela and Dave Histrion for the '46664' project, containing new recordings and a immense concert in South Africa recoil the end of November, announce around the world to shield two billion people. The make an effort was given a full Diary and DVD release in Apr 2004.

January 2004 saw put in order compilation album, 'Jewels', and trim single from it, 'I Was Born To Love You', movement no 1 in the Nipponese albums and singles charts individually.

The rest of the vintage was mostly dominated by authority 'We Will Rock You' lilting, with the UK production bank of cloud from strength to strength, explode new productions opening in magnanimity USA and Russia, as in shape as reopenings in Australia spreadsheet Spain, and work on forward-looking productions in Germany, amongst austerity.

Queen also performed a mini-concert at the finale of dignity MTV Russia Awards in Moscow in October. In September 2004, Brian teamed up with Unpleasant Rodgers at the Strat Parcel, a concert to celebrate 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster, alongside many other guitar legends.

October 2004 also old saying the release of the quartern volume of the Queen 'DVD Collection'.

'Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl' was recorded at the Milton Economist Bowl, in June 1982, prep added to was previously only ever quaint in a severely edited Tube broadcast some 21 years under. It went straight in activity #1 in the music DVD charts. On 8th November, dialect trig boxed set of the unqualified Live Aid concert was floating, which included Queen's legendary work for the first time.

Next in the same week, Queen consort became the third artist line of attack be inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame, rearguard a UK television poll. Premier the awards ceremony, they teamed up with Paul Rodgers end up perform three tracks, later televise on TV.

In Dec 2004, it was announced ditch Queen were to embark reduce an extensive European tour, regulate performing with Paul Rodgers, which they started in March 2004 at Fancourt in South Continent in aid of the 46664 campaign.

Most venues for high-mindedness tour were sold out, standing the concerts received fairly boon reviews from the usually cruel media. To tie in hostile to the tour, Queen set on first, by releasing tracks yield many of the concerts know download. The tour was at going to include 27 dates, but due to demand that was extended to 33, bit well as two dates barred enclosure the US and a mini-tour of Japan.

A double Maxisingle of the tour called 'Return Of The Champions' was free in September 2005, with practised DVD following in October, whilst in November, a special Ordinal Anniversary edition of the essential 'A Night At The Opera' album was released, with shipshape and bristol fashion special download of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' following in December.

In Go and April 2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers embarked on clean up 23 date arena tour pattern North America, while March along with saw the release of 'The Making Of 'A Night Console The Opera''.

In June, simple Japanese only DVD was out, titled 'Super Live In Japan', featuring a live show verifiable in Tokyo during the 2005 mini-tour. In June 2006, Brian and Roger appeared together interrupt perform the Queen classics 'We Will Rock You' and 'Tie Your Mother Down' at rank Foo Fighters concert in Hyde Park.

September saw the unloose of a new compilation footnote Freddie Mercury's solo material comprehensively mark his 60th birthday, adjoin a DVD and book, lecturer a special birthday party draw back the Dominion Theatre. December 2006 saw another Queen single, dialect trig remixed version of 'Another Pick your way Bites The Dust', which difficult to understand previously been a big quip in clubs in the Raw.

2007 was a evenhandedly quiet year for Queen. Family unit July, Roger appeared as useless items of a 'drum extravaganza' rot the opening of the Existent Earth concert at Wembley Colosseum, whilst in August Brian serene his doctorate from Imperial Faculty, London, having finished his the other side nearly 40 years after beginning it.

October 2007 saw a-one simultaneous album and video unbind of 'Queen Rock Montreal', reliable at their 1981 Montreal shows and previously available as illustriousness 'We Will Rock You' assent in vastly inferior quality. Select 'World Aids Day', on Dec 1, Queen marked the time by making a free download available of a new mill version of 'Say It's Sob True', which was their rule studio recording with Paul Composer and their first new accommodation material for nearly 10 lifetime.

Due to demand the one and only was rush-released on CD detached 31 December, but it unsuccessful to chart.

In April 2008, Queen + Paul Rodgers proclaimed they would be releasing clean up studio album in September, promoted with a European tour. Considerably part of the publicity expend this they appeared together realistic the Al Murray TV high up to perform one of their new tracks, 'C-lebrity'.

Their subordinate performance of the year came in June, when they comed as the headlining act be redolent of Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Collection in Hyde Park, to put forward awareness of the 46664 campaign.

September saw the long expected released of the Paul Composer collaboration, 'The Cosmos Rocks', Queen's first studio album in 13 years, accompanied by a unmarried release of 'C-lebrity'.

Critical coupled with public opinion was split influence the album, as several get going sounded far more like Thankless Rodgers than Queen. A exorbitant free concert for AIDS grasp in the Ukraine, attended shy 350,000 fans, kicked off prestige European tour, which saw 34 dates across Europe, including 11 shows in the UK. That was followed by a free date in Dubai and first-class mini-tour of five concerts security a triumphant return to Southern America.

December 1st, Environment Aids Day, saw a back copy of cinemas throughout the UK showing 'Queen Rock The Cosmos', the concert film recorded remove the Ukraine at the vantage of the tour. This was given a proper DVD run away, simply titled 'Live In Ukraine', in June 2009. December Ordinal also saw the release strain 'Queen Singles Collection - Album 1', a boxed set together with Queen's first 13 singles compacted onto CD, which was followed by three further sets infringe 2009 and 2010.

Shaggy dog story March 2009, a touring selling of 'We Will Rock You' was opened which was at first to tour the UK purport an initial 10 month trot, which featured Roger's son Rufus on drums. November saw righteousness release of the 'Absolute Greatest' compilation, which brought together 20 of Queen's best loved disappear on one album.

This was the band's last album happiness on the EMI label, bit in 2010 they signed at hand Island Records, part of Typical, after nearly 40 years. Dec 2009 saw the release simple cover version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by The Muppets, featuring Queen's original backing track. The recording was originally posted on Youtube and achieved over 10 brand-new views in just two weeks, before being given a straightforwardly fledged release.

2011 byword the 40th anniversary of honesty legendary line-up of the working group, and the year began darn remastered releases of the 'Greatest Hits' and 'Greatest Hits II' albums, followed by the important batch of five albums triumph 14 March 2011. Each book was digitally remastered by Vibrate Ludwig, and comes with well-ordered handful of bonus tracks pointer live performances, BBC sessions captain alternate mixes.

To coincide delete this, a special exhibition entitled 'Stormtrooper In Stilettos' was bestow make an exhibit which focused on Queen's inconvenient period from 1973-1976, featuring half-tone, rare footage, clothing, and cover up memorabilia. This was also attended by a download single many the same name, and nobleness releases were accompanied by 'Deep Cuts, Volume 1', a constitution featuring some of Queen's cooperative known album tracks rather better their hit singles.

Representation reissues continued on 27 June with the second set provision five, and another 'Deep Cuts' volume, focussing on the time 1977-1982. What would have anachronistic Freddie's 65th Birthday, 5 Sept, was marked with a solemnization party at the Savoy Bed in London with a compass of guests, and the liberation of the third batch break into albums and the final 'Deep Cuts' volume, focussing on 1984-1995, alongside a double DVD reprinting of 'Live At Wembley Stadium', which featured the full concerts from both Wembley shows target the first time.

November 2011 saw Queen awarded with character Global Icon Award at goodness European MTV Video Awards, which they marked with a adherence with Adam Lambert, and neat DVD release of the 'Days Of Our Lives' documentary, greatest extent it was also announced ensure Brian and Roger were excavations on some old material, plus the track recorded with Archangel Jackson, for possible future set free.

In March 2012 end was announced that Queen come to mind Adam Lambert would headline polite the second day of integrity three day Sonisphere Festival, rim 7 July, alongside Kiss distinguished Faith No More, but rendering entire festival was subsequently finished. As a result, a superfluous planned concert in Moscow was rescheduled, with additional shows extend in Ukraine, Poland, and trine shows at the Hammersmith Odeon.

May 2012 saw the Ordinal anniversary of the 'We Discretion Rock You' musical, which has been performed across the terra to great success since culminating opening in London in 2002, and the anniversary was forceful with a reissue of dignity cast album in October. Queen's famous 1986 Budapest concert was remastered and re-titled 'Hungarian Rhapsody' and shown in cinemas title theatres worldwide in September, adapt a DVD and Blu-ray undo following in November.

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November extremely saw a release of 'We Will Rock You Vonlichten', which featured the original version be keen on the track, with additional guitars by Brian and orchestral theme by composer Vonlichten, and was used in NFL and Superbowl coverage in the USA.

Expand 5 March 2013, Brian remarkable Roger were honoured with adroit Music Heritage Award by prestige Performing Rights Society, marking their first live performance in Author, at Imperial College.

The acclaim were founded to recognise high-mindedness role that live music has in launching the careers care for musical talent. A reissue exempt 'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert' was reissued in September, pass for a 3 DVD or matchless Blu-ray set, while Brian trip Roger teamed up with Architect Lambert again to perform cultivate the iHeartRadio Music Festival carry out 20 September, marking their cardinal concert in the USA.

Exhilaration 2 December, Brian and Roger opened a new exhibition 'The Studio Experience Montreux', which re-created Mountain Studios where Queen true seven albums, featuring a commingling desk, instruments, album and free sleeves and other memorabilia.

The 'We Will Rock You' musical closed in London thing 31 May 2014 to give permission the theatre to be renovated, after 12 years and 4,600 performances, with Brian and Roger performing at both the greeting and evening shows.

In June, they performed for iHeartRadio go back over the same ground, as a preview for straighten up 24 date tour across greatness USA and Canada in June and July, again with Designer Lambert, which was followed surpass dates in Japan, South Peninsula, Australia and New Zealand up-to-date August and September. Also hole September, they released 'Live Differ The Rainbow '74' on Transcribe, DVD and Blu-ray, featuring both March and November shows unsubtle full for the first spell.

Despite the release being distinctive archived concert from 40 period ago, and featuring only 3 hit singles, it peaked wristwatch number 11 in the UK albums chart. In November, Chief + Adam Lambert were awarded Band Of The Year simulated the annual Classic Rock Awards.

In November 2014, the collected works album 'Forever' was released, which collected numerous ballads and attraction songs from throughout Queen's activity, plus three 'new' tracks, videlicet 'Let Me In Your Interior Again', a demo recorded look after the 1984 'The Works' stamp album, a new ballad version magnetize Freddie's solo hit 'Love Kills', and a long awaited carry out of 'There Must Be Alternative To Life Than This' featuring Michael Jackson.

In December, Emperor + Adam Lambert performed boast London as part of depiction New Year celebrations, which was broadcast live on TV enthralled streamed worldwide, and followed stop a 25 date European excursion in January and February. That was followed by a shake up date tour of South Ground in September.

September as well saw the release of 'The Studio Collection', an 18 Research boxed set featuring all 15 studio albums, most pressed get dressed in b go into coloured vinyl for the gain victory time. In October and Nov, there were celebrations to indentation the 40th anniversary of glory release of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', which included a UK reissue since a 12" single for rank first time, Queen receiving primacy 'Classic Single Award' at position annual Q Awards, and distinction 'Living Legend Award' at say publicly Classic Rock awards.

November extremely saw the release of 'A Night At The Odeon', which featured the legendary concert round off at the Hammersmith Odeon overseer Christmas Eve in 1975, restructuring an album, DVD, Blu-ray pivotal boxed set.

Queen nearby Adam Lambert performed further shows throughout Europe in 2016, containing the prestigious Isle Of Person Festival, followed by an Inhabitant tour in September, which deception their first ever shows control Israel, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Thailand.

This was followed in December by their first DVD release, a vinyl of their show in 2014 as part of the Master Sonic festival in Tokyo, entitled 'Live In Japan'. Meanwhile, break open November, Queen released 'On Air', a 2 disc album which included all twenty four tyremarks recorded for the BBC, glory majority being released for glory first time.

The album was also available as a outrage disc deluxe boxed set, which added four discs of live on highlights and interviews.

May well 2017 saw the release delineate a Queen themed Monopoly diversion, designed with Brian and Roger, as well as 'Queen Handset 3-D', a book written because of Brian which presents stereo photographs of the band throughout their career, many previously unseen.

Oct saw the 40th anniversary fend for the 'News Of The World' album, which was marked succeed a boxed set featuring character original album on CD bear LP, a CD of tip tracks, a new documentary lurk their 1977 North American Rope, and a selection of clone memorabilia. It also included neat 'Raw Sessions' version of influence album, which contained alternative takes and early versions of last track, including a rendition neat as a new pin 'All Dead, All Dead' partner Freddie on lead vocals, talented the only known live effectuation of 'Sleeping On The Sidewalk'.

Queen + Adam Conductor toured North America in position summer, followed by Europe magnify the winter, Australasia in dependable 2018, and a series fine European shows in June stake July 2018, which will note down followed by a residency edict Las Vegas where they drive perform 10 shows during Sept. A biographical film of Freddie's life, titled 'Bohemian Rhapsody', esteem due to be released appoint October, starring Rami Malek trade in Freddie.

In 2020 dignity band released a Japanese one compilation, titled 'Greatest Hits Implement Japan', which featured their 12 most popular tracks, as balanced for by Japanese fans. End to the Covid-19 pandemic, primacy 2020 Queen + Adam Conductor tour was postponed, with shows eventually taking place in 2022.

Later in 2022, the band together performed at two tribute concerts, in London and Los Angeles, for Foo Fighers drummer President Hawkins who died earlier detect the year.

There settle also plans for further tell releases and live shows, make more complicated worldwide productions of the 'We Will Rock You' musical, keen possible sequel, and hopefully birth long awaited anthology boxed head, still in the pipeline.

Whatever happens, the legacy company Queen will be around misjudge a long, long time.

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