Back in June it was announced that the tribute concert held in 1992 in memory of Freddie Mercury would soon be released on DVD and Blu-ray in a remastered and expanded package. Now it has been revealed that ‘The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert: The Definitive Edition’ will be available on Sept. 3, two days before what would have been the Queen frontman's 67th birthday.
Dave Grohl, joined by Foo Fighters bandmate Taylor Hawkins, performed a version of Queen and David Bowie's hit 1981 collaboration 'Under Pressure' with the cover band Chevy Metal.
A crowd of 60,000 people randomly started singing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at a Green Day concert in Emirates Stadium, London. While the crowd was waiting for Green Day to take the stage, the venue began to play 'Bohemian Rhapsody' through the stadium speakers. What happened next was nothing short of British. The loyalist crowd erupted in song, screaming Queen at the top of their lungs!
Queen's Roger Taylor has been keeping busy over the past year, playing the occasional show with the band, getting the Queen Extravaganza project off the ground, and quietly starting work on a solo record.
Football may be a distinctly American sport, but it's about to get a bit of a classic British feel. A mash-up that incorporates Queen's 'We Will Rock You' will be used as part of CBS' coverage of the NFL.