Freddie Mercury

Vegas Show Legends In Concerts Sets 2025 Melbourne Dates

The annual Legends in Concert show from Las Vegas will make its annual pilgrimage to Palms at Crown again in January 2025.

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Freddie Mercury Liked Somebody To Love more than Bohemian Rhapsody

by Music-News.com

Bohemian Rhapsody has once again been named the greatest song of all time by over 6,500 Greatest Hits Radio listeners – the biggest number of votes in the annual countdown ever. The station’s fifth survey of the greatest songs of the 70s, 80s and 90s, put the iconic Queen track top of the charts for the fifth year in a row – fittingly as the station is about to celebrate its fifth birthday in a couple of months time. So popular was it with listeners that Bohemian Rhapsody received more votes than the rest of the Top 10 combined.

Tagged as: 70s, Bohemian Rhapsody, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK

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Brian May’s Queen 3D Exhibition To Open In England

by Music-News.com

A new exhibition capturing the history of Queen through Brian May’s own stereoscopic (3-D) camera lenses and sharing images that have never been exhibited before.

Tagged as: 3D, 70s, 80s, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK

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Jason Singh To Take ‘Heaven’s Greatest Hits’ Around Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Singh will tour his ‘Heaven’s Greatest Hits’ show around Australia in September, October and November 2023.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Jason Singh, Michael Hutchence, Michael Jackson, pop, Prince, rock, Taxiride

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Freddie Mercury’s 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow Sells For £286,250

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolls Royce owned by Queen’s Freddie Mercury in has sold for £286,250 ($Au503,535).

Tagged as: 70s, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, Rolls Royce, UK

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Queen Unveil Lost Song

by Music-News.com

Lost Queen track ‘Face It Alone’ is a “real discovery”, according to Roger Taylor.

Tagged as: 70, Face It Alone, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, s UK

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Taxiride’s Jason Singh Creates New Show ‘Heaven’s Greatest Hits’

by Paul Cashmere

Taxiride singer and songwriter Jason Singh has put his own songs aside to perform the songs of the artists who inspired him. His new show is called ‘Heaven’s Greatest Hits’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Heavens Greatest Hits, Jason Singh, Michael Hutchence, Prince, rock

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Queen To Release Previously Unheard Track Featuring Freddie Mercury

by Music-News.com

Queen are to release a previously unheard track featuring vocals recorded by late frontman Freddie Mercury.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Adam Lambert, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK

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Freddie Mercury’s Handwritten Fat Bottomed Girls Lyrics Sells At Auction

by Paul Cashmere

Everyone knows Queen’s iconic 1978 song “Fat Bottomed Girls”. The chart-topper is a mainstay in both bars and movie theatres alike and is considered to be one of Queen’s best songs, even making it to the top 11 in the UK Singles Chart and 24 in Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

Tagged as: 70s, Fat Bottomed Girls, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK

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Freddie Mercury Would Still Front Queen If He Were Around

by Music-News.com

Brian May believes Freddie Mercury would still be playing with Queen if he were here today.

Tagged as: 70s, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK

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Queen Consider Early Gig As Live Album

by Music-News.com

Queen guitarist Brian May recently heard a tape of the band performing at Imperial College London, a recording he didn’t know existed, and he thinks its something they should be proud of.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK

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UK Producer Steve Brown (Wham, Freddie Mercury) Has Died

by Paul Cashmere

UK producer Steve Brown has died. At this stage a Cause of Death has not been revealed.

Tagged as: ABC, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Manic Street Preachers, producer, Steve Brown, The Cult, UK, Wham

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Adam Thompson Postpones Bohemian Rhapsody Regional Tour

by Announcement

Adam Thompson has announced the postponement of the regional run of his acclaimed Bohemian Rhapsody tour throughout Australia due to the developing situation with COVID-19. The show, which is an ode to his hero Freddie Mercury and Queen, kicked off in February and was slated to run through until June.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, Adam Thompson, Australia, Chocolate Starfish, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock

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Freddie Mercury’s ‘Time Waits For No One’ Suddenly Appears

by Paul Cashmere

A new Freddie Mercury song, complete with a fully produced music video, has suddenly appeared after 40 years.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, contemporary, Dave Clark, Dave Clark Five, Freddie Mercury, pop, Queen, rock, UK

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Adam Lambert wonders how Freddie Mercury would like what he is doing

by Music-News.com

Adam Lambert has “learned a lot” from his time on the road with Queen.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, Adam Lambert, Freddie Mercury, pop, Queen, rock, UK, USA

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5 Seconds Of Summer Cover Queen To Honor Freddie Mercury

by Paul Cashmere

5 Seconds of Summer have covered Queen’s ‘Killer Queen’ to honor Freddie Mercury and raise funds for the Mercury Phoenix Trust fighting AIDS worldwide.

Tagged as: 10s, 5 Seconds of Summer, 70s, Australia, Freddie Mercury, pop, Queen, UK

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Montserrat Caballé Opera Singer Who Collaborated With Freddie Mercury Dies Aged 85

by Paul Cashmere

Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballé, who once collaborated with Queen’s Freddie Mercury on the 1992 Barcelona Olympic theme song, has died at aged 85.

Tagged as: 70s, Freddie Mercury, Montserrat Caballe, opera, Queen, rock, Spain, UK

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Brian May Says Freddie Mercury Might Have Liked Adam Lambert

by Music-News.com

Queen star Brian May is convinced his late bandmate Freddie Mercury would have loved the band’s current frontman Adam Lambert.

Tagged as: 70s, Adam Lambert, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK

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Freddie Mercury Biopic Trailer Released

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After years in development hell, the Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, finally has a trailer and a release date of November 2.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Rami Malek, rock, UK

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Freddie Mercury Biopic Gets A Release Date

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Even with the firing of original director Brian Singer and the addition of replacement Dexter Fletcher, it appears that the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody remains on schedule for an end-of-year release.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK

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Bryan Singer Attempts To Explain His Sacking From Freddie Mercury Bio

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Bryan Singer has tried to explain the situation with his firing as director of Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bryan Singer, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK

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Bryan Singer Was Fired From Freddie Mercury Biopic

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s a sad turn of events in the production of a movie which many rock fans have been anticipating.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK, Under Pressure

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Freddie Mercury Biopic Production Shut Down

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Freddie Mercury biopic, Under Pressure, has been fraught with problems for a very long time including changes to the lead actor and director.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock, UK, Under Pressure

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First Look At Rami Malek As Freddie Mercury In Queen Biopic

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The movie won’t be released until a year from this coming Christmas but the internet is all wound up in the first picture of Remi Malek as Freddie Mercury.

Tagged as: 70s, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Rami Malek, rock, UK

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Las Vegas Legends In Concert Is Coming To Crown

by Noise11.com

The never-ending Las Vegas show Legends In Concert is coming back to Australia in January for a season at Melbourne’s Crown Casino.

Tagged as: Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Legends In Concert, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, pop, Tom Jones, Whitney Houston

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Rami Malek Talks About His Role Playing Freddie Mercury

by Music-News.com

Actor Rami Malek had the most nerve-racking first meeting with the members of Queen when they all sat down to watch him perform as Freddie Mercury.

Tagged as: 70s, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Rami Malek, rock, UK

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Freddie Mercury and John Lennon To Be Honored On UK Stamps

by Music-News.com

Courtesy of The Postal Museum and Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, The UK’s Largest Stamp Exhibition Stampex (14th – 17th September 2016) is bringing boy hood collections by John Lennon and Freddie Mercury together for the first time.

Tagged as: Freddie Mercury, Freddie Mercury and John Lennon To Be Honored On UK Stamps, John Lennon, music news

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Freddie Mercury Childhood Home Given Heritage Order

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The former home of Freddie Mercury in Feltham, West London, will soon have a Blue Heritage Plaque.

Tagged as: Feltham, Freddie Mercury, Freddie Mercury Childhood Home Given Heritage Order, music news, Queen, West London

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Brian May Queen Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Brian May Dedicates Living Legend Award To Freddie Mercury

by Music-News.com

Queen star Brian May saluted the band’s late singer as he collected the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour’s Living Legends award in London on Wednesday night (11Nov15).

Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Lemmy, music news, Music News Brian May Dedicates Living Legend Award To Freddie Mercury, Queen

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The Queen Extravaganza show at the Palais St Kilda on Saturday 10 October 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Queen Extravaganza Is Surprisingly Good

by Paul Cashmere

There is nothing like the words “cover” and “band” together to scare off serious rock fans. However, the Queen covers act The Queen Extravaganza does it remarkably well.

Tagged as: Brian May, Freddie Mercury, music news, Queen, Roger Taylor, The Queen Extravaganza, The Queen Extravaganza Is Surprisingly Good

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Queen Hint At New Music

Queen have discussed releasing new music. Queen haven't put out an album since 2008's 'The Cosmos Rocks' with Paul Rodgers of Bad Company/Free but drummer Roger Taylor has revealed he and guitarist Brian May "might" just give fans some new music.

October 16, 2024

Brian May of Queen performs at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Brian May Suffers A Minor Stroke

Brian May of Queen has suffered a minor stroke but the good news is he is out of danger.

September 5, 2024

Brian May and Billy F. Gibbons Join Steve Cropper on ‘Friendlytown” Album

Steve Cropper has recruited Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top and Brian May of Queen appear on the new album by Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour album ‘Friendlytown’.

July 4, 2024

Brian May Is Finding Bohemian Rhapsody Difficult To Perform

Brian May struggles to play the complex ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ guitar riff on stage.

February 15, 2024

Brian May Releases Complete Star Fleet Sessions

When Queen took a break in 1983, Brian May went into the studio with Edward Van Halen (guitar), Alan Gratzer (drums), Phil Chen (bass) and Fred Mandel (keyboards) and recorded his solo ‘Star Fleet’.

June 2, 2023

Brian May’s Queen 3D Exhibition To Open In England

A new exhibition capturing the history of Queen through Brian May's own stereoscopic (3-D) camera lenses and sharing images that have never been exhibited before.

June 1, 2023