QUEEN The Official International Queen Fan Club | Summer 2015 Well, the years roll by, folks. Roger and I, along with Adam and the whole Queen Team, are starting to prepare mentally for our swing through South America next month. Amazing that we should be still thundering around the world crashing through herds of Queen songs with that phenomenal GFG Adam Lambert. Well, yes, it’s hard to talk sense these days. In my view, the world has gone mad. or someone’s Compassion is a lost concept, all decisions are made on the basis of how they affect ‘The Economy’ personal wealth and power, and selfishness—the F—k You philosophy—rules. So here I am, ranting on as I do. But I’m a musician, right? Yes, we’ll be seeing you out there in Sao Paulo and Rio and Buenos Aires and Santiago and Cordoba and Porto Alegre … how thrilling. It’s almost exactly 30 years since we headlined the very first Rock in Rio night—with Freddie, and John, of course, and now we return to a new young audience of rockers, with Adam, who I’m convinced they will adore. It was all sold out From the ‘One Voice’ video—see https://youtu.be/0plWNDyA6Ig months ago, so it ought to be wild. Behind the scenes, Queen activity is always in full swing. The chaps have been working on a new Hi Everyone! historical venture Queen at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1975. This concert was very special because it was the first time we ever played a whole show completely live onTV … the Christmas Show. The Welcome to the Summer newsletter. I hope you are all well and happy wherever you are! A lovely selection of articles in this quality, after great rescue work and transfer into the digital domain, is amazing. And the energy we had issue—from fans and members of the Queen team alike, plenty of good reading! comes across very forcefully. The gnomes have also been assembling a mountain of memorabilia to The rest of this year is shaping up well—the Freddie birthday party in Montreux is adding new things regularly—the latest being go with it, so it should be a nice package … nostalgia, but also a fascinating glimpse into the roots of our journey. the première of the newly restored London Hammersmith Odeon show—a great show, and one of my favourite ever venues for any band! You can find out more about this event at www.queenonline.com. Also the long awaited Studio Collection of The long-awaited Vinyl Complete Queen Studio Catalogue Box Set is also ready to go! This is a vinyl albums—read all about that in a great piece by archivist Greg Brooks in this issue. And then the band are on the road stupendous box of all-newly mastered vinyl pressings on custom gaily coloured highest quality again in South America! materials. It’s actually a treasure, and there’s a Queen record player to go with it. You know, the Vinyl, analogue, experience is still something very special—so different from CDs or downloads or iPhones And, of course, the UK convention in November! Our 30th! So excited about that and it is shaping up to be one of our biggest … we hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do. and best! If you haven’t yet booked you can find all the information you need atwww.arenatravel.com . In my own world, apart from Queen, I’ve been putting a lot of hours in, in the studio with the I just heard as we were about to go to print, that Brian and the lovely Kerry Ellis are also hitting the road again next year in Italy, wonderful Kerry Ellis, rustling up a new album, with the working title Anthems II—and we’re pretty there was no time to get it properly in this issue so the details are: excited about how it’s sounding. Stuff like this keeps me going in times of darkness and stress, which occur frequently in my work fighting for a better deal for our Wild Animals. Most of you know the Sun 21st February ANCONA Teatro Le Muse LONG SERVING MEMBERS kind of work we do, and unfortunately we are usually swimming against the current, because at the Mon 22nd February PADOVA Gran Teatro Geox top we have a Government which is completely lacking in compassion. Thank Heavens there are some JUDY SORKIN—London (30 years) very ‘Commonly Decent’ MPS in ALL parties in parliament, or else we would be sunk without a trace. Wed 24th February FIRENZE Obihall If any of you get to the point where you, like me, feel that it’s time to stand up and do something about JAYESH PATEL—Leicester (25 years) the awful way we behave towards animals, and each other, for that matter, please visit the Save-Me Thu 25th February MILANO Arcimboldi MICHAEL BUNDGAARD—Denmark (15 years) website and join us !!! Sat 27th February MANTOVA Palabam . In the world of the JANE DAVIS—Leamington Spa (23 years) My life is full of stuff … all good stuff that I dreamed of, really—so I feel lucky We have London Stereoscopic Company—which I resurrected a few years ago, things are buzzin’! Sun 28th February ROMA Auditorium Parco della Musica our Poor Man’s Picture Gallery exhibition still on in the Tate Britain—if you haven’t checked it out yet, please do—it’s on until November. And next year we will have an exciting exhibition at the Tickets on sale NOW from www.ticketone.it. As 2015 is the th V&A—on a completely different stereoscopic subject … watch this space (or my Soapbox!). On a That’s all there is from me this time—if you have ANY ideas for 40 anniversary slow boat from China we have imminently a new ‘Box Set’ coming soon. It’s called Victorian Gems … future issues of the magazine, or any fabulous (high resolution) of ‘A Night and it’s an OWL’s nest packed with new 3-D goodies—a new box of Diableries, a box of Poor Man’s photos we might make use of, do get in touch! At The Opera’ Picture Gallery cards, and the very first box of Scenes in Our Village cards … something I’ve dreamed our front cover of producing for many many years. Plus an OWL and an explanatory booklet! So look out on the Take care of you and yours. features Freddie LondonStereo.com site for that. in the studio Love s always a nice working on Thanks for your support in all the myriad things I try to do … I see you out there, and it’ experience. And good luck in all YOU try to do… Bohemian Rhapsody. Take care !!! Til soon ! Rock ! Photo courtesy with love of Brian May. Dr. Bri XXX 2 The Official International Queen Fan Club Summer 2015 3 QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA: AUSTRALIAN TOUR ANNOUNCED! QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT ‘DON’T STOP THEM NOW’ SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES The Roger Taylor and Brian May produced Queen Extravaganza will rock Australia this October with shows on the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The Queen Extravaganza is a spectacular touring concert show designed to take the glorious music and live experience of legendary rock band Queen and bring it to generations of fans. Two of Queen’s original band mates and songwriters—iconic drummer Roger Taylor and legendary guitarist Brian May—are the masterminds behind The Queen Extravaganza. “The Queen Extravaganza is a brand new show specially designed to enable new fans, together with fans of old, to celebrate the music of Queen in a heart- stopping event”, says Roger. “It’s very spectacular, it’s very visual, there are going to be some shocks and some tremendous surprises. It will be a rock celebration in the Royal tradition.” Roger personally has taken on the role of producer with long-time Queen Keyboardist Spike Edney as global music director. Together Roger and Spike have created the ultimate Queen concert experience in an electrifying road show, which celebrates the band’s music and legacy as performed by a new generation of musical talent. The band is: vocalist Marc Martel; guitarist Nick Radcliffe; drummer Tyler Warren; and bassist Francois- Oliver Doyon. “This band is now so frighteningly good, I would hate to have to follow them on stage,” explains Roger. The 90-minute show features more than 20 Queen classics drawn from the band’s biggest hits: “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Another One Bites the Dust”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “Under Pressure”, “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions”, “A Kind of Magic”, “Radio Ga Ga”, “Somebody to Love”, and “Killer Queen” as well as other fan favourites. The production will be enhanced visually with rare video footage from Queen’s extensive archives and also newly created imagery. QUEEN NEWS Photos courtesy of Richard Gray AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES: The South America shows follow Queen + Adam Lambert ‘Don’t Stop Them Now’ South American Tour Saturday 3rd October GOLD COAST Jupiters Theatre having played 67 completely sold out arena shows across Tuesday 6th October SYDNEY The Star Event Centre 16 September Sao Paulo, Ibirapuera Arena, North America, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand Saturday 10th October MELBOURNE Palais Theatre Brazil (SOLD OUT) and Europe in less than a year. Tuesday 13th October PERTH Crown Theatre 18 September Rock in Rio Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21 September Gigantinho Arena, Porto Alegre, Brazil 25 September GEBA Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina 30 September Pista Atletica, National Stadium, Santiago, Chile Tickets are also available to buy at the following outlets in Buenos Aires, Argentina: La Plata El Ateneo, Address: Calle 50 nº 661/663 Photo livedesignonline.com Downtown El Ateneo, Address: Florida 340 Belgrano Yenny, Address: Av Cabildo 1978 Palermo La Rural, Av Santa Fe 4201 Palermo El Ateneo, Address: Av Santa Fe 1860 Palermo GEBA JN, Marcelino Freire 3831 (w Dorrego street) 4 The Official International Queen Fan Club Summer 2015 5 Brian with Grigorij Richters and Moritz von Zeddelmann MONTREAUX BIRTHDAY PARTY JOIN US AND GET READY TO PARTY IN MONTREUX! IN AID OF THE MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST—FIGHTING AIDS WORLDWIDE Join fellow fans and members of the Queen team at Freddie Mercury’s Birthday Party which is being held at Casino Barriere Montreux, Switzerland on Saturday 5th September, 2015.