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So much has been written about Freddie’s exuberant and extravagant evenings. And you know what? Mostly it’s true! Freddie loved it. It was part of

Freddie invited me along to watch ‘The Great Pretender’ video being made after I finished work at the Savoy, as it promised to be a

10 September 1976, Queen performed at Cardiff Castle, Wales, UK 🇬🇧 “Summer Gigs 1976” This was part of a very brief mini tour of four

“A kid with big dreams. A young man that has been a brother to Roger, John and I for 22 years. A shy boy with

10 September 1975 – Queen attend a reception in their honour at The Coliseum National Opera in London Their new manager, at the time, John

“I’m driven by my work and will go on for as long as my system will allows me until I go insane.There’s a voice inside

7 September 1982 – Queen performed @ Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California“Hot Space North American Tour “ The band are in great form tonight, full

6 February 1989 – Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé released ‘The Barcelona’ EP, VHS with the “Barcelona” music video, and La Nit performances of “The

7 September 1982: Flying on a very special private jet to the next show We had an idea of what was about to happen, but

5 February 1977, Queen backstage @ the famed Madison Square Garden, New York, New York “A Day At The Races” Tour This is Queen’s first

5 February 1976, Queen performed the first of 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝-𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 @ The Legendary Beacon Theater in New York 🇺🇸 🗽”A Night At The Opera”

5 September 1977 – Freddie Mercury celebrates his 31st Birthday at Country Cousin, a cabaret resturant on London’s King’s Road. This was his first spectacular

February 5-8, 1976 – Queen performed four sold-out shows at the legendary Beacon Theatre Here’s a review from New York Times by John Rockwell: Queen,

“He never really posed. He could fool around, he could pretend he didn’t notice the camera… We didn’t specifically agree on the shooting, but he,

Beneath the veneer and all the fun, Freddie was vulnerable. He was sincere and very thoughful. He stayed loyal to an inner group of friends,

21 September 1981 – Queen flew to Caracas , Venezuela in advance of their tour. “Gluttons for Punishment” Tour Freddie arrived first. The prominent announcer

31 January 1975 – Queen flew to New York to start ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ Tour. Queen left for the USA and their first headlining tour,

7 September 1984, Queen performed their third Sold-Out show @ Wembley Arena, London “The Works!” tour The band was originally scheduled to only perform two