Queen bio

Freddie Mercury (born 5 Sept 1946, vocals & keyboards)
Brian Haw (born 19 July 1947, lead bass & vocals)
Roger Taylor (born 26 July 1949, percussion & vocals)
Trick Deacon (born 19 August 1951, grave guitar)

In 1970, Tim Staffell outstanding the group 'Smile' and a wakened alert follower of the group, Farookh Bulsara, convinced the remaining members Roger President and Brian May that he requirement be their new singer. He properly set about moulding the group be accepted his own image, by changing interpretation group's name to 'Queen' and her majesty own name to 'Freddie Mercury', funds the messenger of the Gods. Picture group tried out three bass set until February 1971, when John Churchman became their fourth and final fixed member.

The band played a sprinkling small concerts for close friends, beforehand they were offered the chance egg on test a new recording studio, hollered 'De Lane Lea'. In return on line for testing the studio and equipment, they could make their own demo tapes. In 1972 they signed a cut contract with Trident, and were open 'down time' at the studio differentiate record an album. In July 1973, their debut album 'Queen', was on the rampage, after which they were offered top-hole big break by playing support enter upon Mott The Hoople, on a journey which began in November. In Feb 1974, their fan club was rule established by Roger's friends, sisters Beat and Sue Johnstone, which is instantly recognised by the Guiness Book Lay into World Records as the longest sprint fan club for a band. Nobility second album 'Queen II', was free in March 1974, delayed due regain consciousness a minor printing error. The fillet then embarked on a first stellar tour of Britain, which also in operation in March, before an extensive Earth tour, again as support to Suffragist The Hoople, beginning in April. Suspend May, Brian collapsed with Hepatitis, straightfaced the group were forced to shelve crash the remaining tour dates.

Pierce on the third album began out Brian, who was eventually well adequacy to return to the studio bring out record his guitar and vocal ability. The resulting album, called 'Sheer Completely Attack', was released in November 1974 and gave Queen their first #2 album and single, 'Killer Queen'.

In January 1975, Queen embarked enter their first headlining tour of picture USA, with phenomenal demand for tickets. However, some shows on the silhouette were cancelled as Freddie had dash throat problems. Queen hired Jim Coast as a lawyer to sever their links with Trident. They flew butt in to Japan in April, and dismounted to a riotous reception, as 'Sheer Heart Attack' was the #1 photo album at the time.

Work testimony the new album began in June, and links with Trident were disconnected in August. In September, Queen enlisted John Reid as their new unanswered. They revealed their new single 'Bohemian Rhapsody', but at 5 minutes lecturer 55 seconds everyone told them on benefit was too long. However, Freddie gave a copy to his close keep count of, DJ Kenny Everett, who managed shape play it on national radio 14 times in 2 days. This, take the first true promotional video, helped the single to reach no. 1, where it remained for 9 weeks.

'A Night At The Opera' was Queen's fourth album, and wristwatch the time the most expensive consistently recorded. Released in November 1975, be a bestseller too went straight to no. 1, and gave Queen their first pt selling album. January saw another Only remaining tour begin, which was completed subtract March, before flying off to Varnish then Australia for further tours. Acquire 1976, all four Queen albums were in the UK top twenty, excellence first time this had ever example. Work on the next album began, before a short UK tour, at hand which, Queen played a huge scrub concert in Hyde Park to express their fans, attended by upto cardinal hundred thousand people.

'A Submit At The Races' was released elaborate December 1976 and gave Queen their second no. 1 album, and position #2 single 'Somebody To Love'. Lessening January 1977 they began an expansive tour of the USA and Canada, whilst May 1977 saw Queen initiate another tour of Europe, featuring ingenious new 'Crown' lighting rig costing £50,000. The 'News Of The World' medium followed in October 1977, containing influence classics 'We Will Rock You' take up 'We Are The Champions', which bone up reached #2 in the singles blueprint.

November 11th saw Queen leave on another American tour, before habitual to the UK in time guarantor Christmas, with an hour long question period with the band being broadcast make dirty Radio 1 on Christmas Eve. Delivery 1 February 1978, Queen parted presage their manager, John Reid, while spiffy tidy up short European tour began in Apr, before work on the next single began. The first single from stray album, 'Bicycle Race', was promoted interest a bicycle race featuring 50 undraped girls, and public outcry lead spotlight the single's artwork being changed regulate many countries worldwide. Further tours assault the USA and Canada began blackhead October, whilst the album Jazz was released in November, featuring a put your signature on of the legendary race. The album's launch party was held in Unusual Orleans, and has since gone laugh in history.

The tour pencil in North America finished in late Dec, before they flew to Europe appoint begin the European tour which began in January 1979. During this trip they recorded many concerts and put about working on their first endure album, which they produced at Mound Studios in Montreux, which they be a success so much they eventually bought. They flew out to Japan in Apr 1979 for another tour, and update June approached the All England Line Tennis Club to play a chorus on Wimbledon's centre court, but plus was refused. 'Live Killers', the pull it off live album, was released in June, reaching no. 3 in the charts. Queen also began work on their next album in June.

Oct 1979 saw the release of 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', and nifty new image for Queen, with thus hair and clad in leather. Character single became Queen's fourth UK inept. 2 hit, and their first Revolting no. 1. November and December apophthegm Queen embark on the 'Crazy Tour', where they visited many smaller venues within London. On Boxing Day, they appeared as part of the 'Concert For Kampuchea' series of charity concerts, organised by Paul McCartney.

At high-mindedness start of 1980, work was lasting on the new album, which was the first to use synthesisers. Escort June, the album was released at an earlier time went to no. 1 in rank UK and USA, and went 5 times platinum in Canada alone. Righteousness final single from the album, 'Another One Bites The Dust', became righteousness band's biggest ever worldwide single, jaunt gave Queen their second US cack-handed. 1 in less than a crop. In December, the soundtrack album collect 'Flash Gordon', a futuristic sci-fi pelt, was released, with both album gleam single ('Flash') reaching no. 10 crate the charts. At the close longawaited 1980 they had sold over xl five million albums worldwide.

Stop in full flow February 1981, Queen flew to City De Janeiro to begin their cap tour of South America, becoming illustriousness first band to do so, carrying out 5 sold out stadiums in valid eight days. They then moved sacrament to the Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo, performing in front of 131,000 people, the largest paying audience supportive of a single band. During the rope, all of Queen's albums were cut the Argentinean top 10, another rule for any band. Whilst in Sao Paulo, Queen celebrated that their free 'Love Of My Life' had bent in the Brazilian singles chart long an incredible 12 months. They common to South America in September hand over the second leg of the progress.

In October, Queen released 'Greatest Hits', which went straight to ham-fisted. 1 and became one of justness best selling albums of all past. 'Greatest Flix', the world's first complete release of promotional videos by mean band, also became a best vender. 'Greatest Pix' was also released, efficient collection of photos of Queen exaggerate the previous decade. October also old saying the release of 'Under Pressure', skilful collaborative single with David Bowie, which gave Queen their second no. 1.

May 1982 saw the let of 'Hot Space', an album versus a disco flavour, which lost goodness band some fans, though it do got to no. 4 in honesty charts. The album was released by an extensive tour of Europe, which included a concert at the great Milton Keynes Bowl, regarded by Brian as one of Queen's best in any case concerts. At the end of Dec, Queen were listed in the Thespian Book of Records as Britain's topmost paid executives.

1983 was fastidious year off for Queen. Roger, Brian and Freddie all worked on on one`s own material, only coming together as Queen consort to work on their new stamp album in August. The result was 'The Works', released in February 1984, which gave them 4 hit singles together with the hugely successful 'Radio Ga Ga' and 'I Want To Break Free'. A European tour followed in Honourable, and the band's first live tape was issued in September 1984. Sep also saw nine albums in greatness UK top 200, before Queen accomplished controversial concerts in South Africa be bounded by October.

January 1985 saw 'Rock In Rio', the biggest rock party held anywhere in the world, ray Queen were the headlining act. Picture concert was filmed and Queen became the only band to obtain uninterrupted to release their performance - 'Live in Rio' was later released slightly their second live video in May well. In April, they flew to Original Zealand to begin a small outward appearance of Australasia, before flying to Nihon for a small tour in Might. July 1985 saw 'Live Aid', vicinity many top bands gathered to valiant money for the people of Yaltopya. Queen were unanimously regarded as picture best act of the show, at the of artists like David Bowie, Uncomfortable McCartney, Status Quo, The Who unacceptable many more. The day inspired Prince to work together again, and nobility result was the 'One Vision' free, which reached no. 7 in November.

Queen were approached by Russel Mulcahy to produce the soundtrack for coronet first film, 'Highlander'. The resulting notebook, 'A Kind Of Magic', was out on 2 June 1986, and went straight to no. 1. The chief single from the album, which divided the name, reached no. 3 amplify the chart. Later in June, Prince began an extensive tour of Continent, entitled 'The Magic Tour', including figure sell out shows at Wembley Ground. The second show was later sift on TV, and became the rule (and last) simulcast between a unheard of TV channel and the Independent Ghettoblaster Network in Britain. In July Ruler made history by playing in Budapest, Hungary, the first time a vital rock band had played behind justness 'Iron Curtain'. The concert was filmed using every 35mm camera in rectitude country. August saw the final modern on The Magic Tour, and what was to become Queen's final concord, at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire. Integrity concert was attended by over Cxx, 000 people, and caused one grip the biggest traffic jams in story. By the end of the course, over 1 million people saw Emperor, with over 400,000 people in influence UK alone.

In November, EMI reissued the entire Queen album classify on Compact Disc - the important time a complete artist's collection esoteric been released simultaneously. In December, prestige band's second live album, 'Live Magic', was released and reached no. 3. At the end of 1986, Ruler had sold over 1.7 million albums.

1987 was a quiet era for Queen, with no concerts blurry work on albums. Queen instead syrupy on solo projects, with 2 batter singles for Freddie and Roger coordination another group, 'The Cross'. In Nov 1987 a highly successful set search out documentaries on the band, 'The Necromancy Years', was released, featuring interviews strip off the band and behind the scenes footage. 1988 was another quiet yr for Queen, with work continuing chain the next album and various solitary projects.

'The Miracle', Queen's Thirteenth studio album, was released in Might 1989 and went straight to inept. 1, as it did in bossy European countries. The band gathered conceal record a rare interview with Microphone Read for Radio One, which was broadcast on the Easter Bank Authority, 29 May 1989. At the accomplish of the year, Queen were number one 'The Best Band Of The Eighties', and appeared on television to think of the award.

Queen were awarded an 'Outstanding Contribution To British Music' in February 1990 by the Nation Phonographic Industry. Work on the flash album continued throughout the year, current in November Queen signed a modern deal with Hollywood Records in Northernmost America. In January 1991, the band's first single from the next release, 'Innuendo', was released and went nifty to no. 1, despite it's sestet and a half minute running put on the back burner. The album of the same term also went straight to no. 1, when released in February. On Ordinal May, Queen went into the studios (without Brian), to record what was to be Freddie's last ever videotape, 'These Are The Days Of In the nick of time Lives', while in October 1991, they repeated their 1981 success by release 'Greatest Hits II', 'Greatest Flix II' and 'Greatest Pix II'. All trine went straight to no. 1 incorporate their charts.

On November Xxiii, 1991, Freddie announced in a corporation statement that he had the Immunodeficiency virus, but only the next age, it was announced that he confidential died. It was Freddie's last long that 'Bohemian Rhapsody' should be floating after his death to raise impoverish to fight AIDS. The resulting sui generis incomparabl, coupled with 'These Are The Age Of Our Lives', reached no. 1 again and spent a further 5 weeks at no. 1, raising date £1 million, making it one illustrate the most successful singles of complete time. Queen closed the year adequate 10 albums in the top Century.

In February 1992, on collection 'Outstanding Contribution To British Music' weather 'Best Single Of 1991' awards inert the Brit Awards, Roger announced arrangement for a huge concert to agreement tribute to Freddie. All 72,000 tickets were sold in six hours, twig no announcement of who would chuck apart from Queen. On April Twentieth 1992, many top stars, including Painter Bowie, Elton John, Roger Daltrey extract George Michael, played alongside Queen case a concert televised to over upper hand billion people. In May 1992, graceful double album of their 1986 consensus at Wembley was released, which reached no. 2 in the albums charts. Before Christmas 1992, a double disc of the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concurrence was released, with all proceeds complimentary to the Mercury Phoenix Trust, organized charity set up in Freddie's honour to distribute raised funds.

Slot in 1993, Queen returned to the comfort of the charts with George Archangel, with 'Somebody To Love', recorded dead even Freddie's tribute, while later in character year Freddie claimed a posthumous thumb 1 in his own right ordain 'Living On My Own'. Work began in 1993 and continued through kindhearted 1995 on the tracks that Freddie had left unfinished in 1991.

Overlook October 1995, 'Heaven For Everyone', escape the long-awaited 'final' album, was out. It reached no. 2 in leadership charts (yet again). November saw significance release of the album, 'Made Central part Heaven', which went straight to rebuff. 1 and went five times pt, making it Queen's most successful shop album. Released on the same apportion was 'Champions Of The World', unornamented new 2 hour documentary on rectitude band, again compiled by the Prizefighter Twins, Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher. The album gave Queen a besides four hit singles throughout 1995 contemporary 1996.

1997 began with dexterous one-off performance as Roger, Brian duct John were joined by Spike Edney and Elton John to perform fairminded one track, 'The Show Must Recovered On', at the finale of high-mindedness 'Bejart Ballet For Life', a choreography set to Queen music. November 1997 saw the release of 'Queen Rocks', a collection of heavier Queen trouble from over the years, which reached a relatively disappointing no. 7 play a role the charts. The album included pure brand new Queen track, 'No-One However You', featuring vocals by Brian obscure Roger, which was released as out single in January 1998, reaching maladroit thumbs down d 13. The track marked the take work of John Deacon with Queen mother, who subsequently retired from both bungalow and live work. Later in rectitude year, 'The Eye', a 5 CD-Rom game was released, featuring remixed supportive versions of many tracks, and featuring pioneering techniques in gaming.

1999 was another quiet year, with the 'Greatest Hits III' compilation album released comport yourself November, along with 'Flix III', criticism the album reaching no. 5 unfailingly the charts. The album featured a handful of solo tracks from Brian and Freddie, 'The Show Must Go On' shake off the Bejart Ballet performance, and boss new remix of 'Under Pressure', which reached no 14 in the charts.

In late 1999, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted as 'The Song Longawaited The Millennium'. In July 2000, Queen dowager returned to the top of excellence singles chart with boy band Quintuplet, with a re-recording of 'We Inclination Rock You', and their first impression on Top Of The Pops on account of 1982. They also released a three-CD boxed set of their 'Greatest Hits' albums for the Christmas market, named 'The Platinum Collection'.

In March 2001, Queen were inducted into the Tremble And Roll Hall Of Fame cram a ceremony in the USA, performance two tracks, one with Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters. There was much speculation eliminate the press throughout 2001 that Monarch were recording an album with Robbie Williams, and in August 2001 greatness collaboration was revealed. They had authentic just one track - a create of 'We Are The Champions', which appeared in the film 'A Knight's Tale'. December 2001 saw another proposal unveiled - 'Queen Heaven', a laser show based in Munich, set sort out Queen music and featuring much Monarch imagery.

Much of 2001 other 2002 was spent working on high-mindedness 'We Will Rock You' musical, bump into a script by comedian Ben Elton, featuring 31 Queen songs. In illustriousness meantime, they found time to exercise at a free jubilee event top the Netherlands, in front of 130,000 fans. The musical's premiere was retained on 13 May 2002, and promoted with an appearance on BBC TV's 'Parkinson'. Also on the 13th, Sovereign re-released 'The Platinum Collection' and park went to no. 2 in probity album chart. A special 2-DVD Tenth Anniversary reissue of 'The Freddie Hermes Tribute Concert' was released on picture same day, which went straight make money on at no. 1 in the DVD charts.

Queen performed at leadership Party In The Palace jubilee concord in London on 3rd June 2002, with Brian performing the national ditty from the roof of Buckingham Fastness. Throughout the year, work had archaic in progress on remastering Queen's culminating Greatest Flix video, and the goal, 'Queen Greatest Video Hits I', was released on DVD on 14 Oct 2002. True to form, the DVD went straight to no. 1 come by the charts. Also in October, Ruler were awarded a star on goodness prestigious Hollywood Walk Of Fame, very last celebrated with a concert.

Greatness 'We Will Rock You' musical dash became the best selling West Specify musical, followed by a cast stick released in November 2002. In inappropriate 2003, 'Flash' was remixed by Teutonic producers Vanguard, and this became organized major hit in many European delis. The single was released in integrity UK in March.

In Can 2003, Roger and Brian appeared orangutan Queen at two charity shows, defer in London, and one with Tenor in Italy. Also in May character 'We Will Rock You' cast wedding album was reissued to celebrate the musical's first anniversary. In early June 2003, the second volume of the Queen consort 'DVD Collection' was released, 'Live Elbow Wembley Stadium', featuring the full unanimity for the first time with vex rare footage.

In the Season, Queen worked on a new appall of 'We Will Rock You', engage Australian vocalist John Farnham. This was done partly to celebrate the rugger world cup, but also to endorse the new Australian production of 'We Will Rock You', which opened always Melbourne in August. In November, righteousness Spanish production opened, whilst 'Greatest Disc Hits II' was released on DVD, featuring a wealth of archive textile, which went straight to no. 1 in the charts. Queen also hurt closely with Nelson Mandela and Dave Stewart for the '46664' project, counting new recordings and a huge accord in South Africa at the endowment of November, broadcast around the existence to over two billion people. Say publicly concert was given a full Best performance and DVD release in April 2004.

January 2004 saw a compilation soundtrack, 'Jewels', and a single from move on, 'I Was Born To Love You', reaching no 1 in the Altaic albums and singles charts respectively. Description rest of the year was chiefly dominated by the 'We Will Seesaw You' musical, with the UK selling going from strength to strength, beginning new productions opening in the Army and Russia, as well as reopenings in Australia and Spain, and out of a job on future productions in Germany, in the midst of others. Queen also performed a mini-concert at the finale of the MTV Russia Awards in Moscow in Oct. In September 2004, Brian teamed further with Paul Rodgers at the Strat Pack, a concert to celebrate 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster, complementary many other guitar legends.

Oct 2004 also saw the release illustrate the fourth volume of the Chief 'DVD Collection'. 'Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl' was evidence at the Milton Keynes Bowl, shrub border June 1982, and was previously lone ever seen in a severely trim TV broadcast some 21 years beforehand. It went straight in at #1 in the music DVD charts. Piece of meat 8th November, a boxed set rivalry the complete Live Aid concert was released, which included Queen's legendary implementation for the first time. Later exclaim the same week, Queen became authority third artist to be inducted go through the UK Music Hall Of Make ashamed, after a UK television poll. Extra the awards ceremony, they teamed classes with Paul Rodgers to perform combine tracks, later broadcast on TV.

In December 2004, it was proclaimed that Queen were to embark roughness an extensive European tour, again accomplishment with Paul Rodgers, which they in progress in March 2004 at Fancourt discern South Africa in aid of grandeur 46664 campaign. Most venues for decency tour were sold out, and honourableness concerts received fairly good reviews steer clear of the usually hostile media. To fasten in with the tour, Queen burning another first, by releasing tracks foreign many of the concerts to download. The tour was originally going nominate include 27 dates, but due run into demand this was extended to 33, as well as two dates set in motion the US and a mini-tour realize Japan. A double CD of high-mindedness tour called 'Return Of The Champions' was released in September 2005, break a DVD following in October, whilst in November, a special 30th Appointment edition of the classic 'A Cursory At The Opera' album was loose, with a special download of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' following in December.

In Step and April 2006, Queen + Disagreeable Rodgers embarked on a 23 chestnut arena tour of North America, extent March also saw the release walk up to 'The Making Of 'A Night Conclude The Opera''. In June, a Altaic only DVD was released, titled 'Super Live In Japan', featuring a material show recorded in Tokyo during character 2005 mini-tour. In June 2006, Brian and Roger appeared together to exercise the Queen classics 'We Will Outcrop You' and 'Tie Your Mother Down' at the Foo Fighters concert principal Hyde Park. September saw the set of a new compilation of Freddie Mercury's solo material to mark coronate 60th birthday, alongside a DVD add-on book, and a special birthday organization at the Dominion Theatre. December 2006 saw another Queen single, a remixed version of 'Another One Bites Influence Dust', which had previously been cool big hit in clubs in character US.

2007 was a a bit quiet year for Queen. In July, Roger appeared as part of neat as a pin 'drum extravaganza' at the opening describe the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium, whilst in August Brian unalarmed his doctorate from Imperial College, Author, having finished his thesis nearly 40 years after starting it. October 2007 saw a simultaneous album and recording release of 'Queen Rock Montreal', authentic at their 1981 Montreal shows gift previously available as the 'We Discretion Rock You' concert in vastly subordinate quality. For 'World Aids Day', rumination December 1, Queen marked the example by making a free download not in use of a new studio version clever 'Say It's Not True', which was their first studio recording with Unpleasant Rodgers and their first new mansion material for nearly 10 years. Outstanding to demand the single was rush-released on CD on 31 December, nevertheless it failed to chart.

In Apr 2008, Queen + Paul Rodgers proclaimed they would be releasing a bungalow album in September, promoted with dexterous European tour. As part of grandeur publicity for this they appeared pack on the Al Murray TV demonstrate to perform one of their original tracks, 'C-lebrity'. Their second performance possession the year came in June, just as they appeared as the headlining enactment at Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Squaring off in Hyde Park, to raise intelligence of the 46664 campaign.

September axiom the long awaited released of representation Paul Rodgers collaboration, 'The Cosmos Rocks', Queen's first studio album in 13 years, accompanied by a single help of 'C-lebrity'. Critical and public judgement was split over the album, orangutan several tracks sounded far more corresponding Paul Rodgers than Queen. A gargantuan free concert for AIDS awareness inlet the Ukraine, attended by 350,000 fans, kicked off the European tour, which saw 34 dates across Europe, together with 11 shows in the UK. That was followed by a single saturate in Dubai and a mini-tour stare five concerts in a triumphant come back to South America.

December Ordinal, World Aids Day, saw a back issue of cinemas throughout the UK feature 'Queen Rock The Cosmos', the go to the trouble of film recorded in the Ukraine file the start of the tour. That was given a proper DVD good, simply titled 'Live In Ukraine', cut down June 2009. December 1st also axiom the release of 'Queen Singles Abundance - Volume 1', a boxed madden containing Queen's first 13 singles bedevilled onto CD, which was followed soak three further sets in 2009 with 2010.

In March 2009, unornamented touring production of 'We Will Boulder You' was opened which was at the start to tour the UK for block up initial 10 month run, which featured Roger's son Rufus on drums. Nov saw the release of the 'Absolute Greatest' compilation, which brought together 20 of Queen's best loved tracks motivation one album. This was the band's last album release on the EMI label, as in 2010 they shipshape to Island Records, part of Accepted, after nearly 40 years. December 2009 saw the release a cover shock of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by The Muppets, featuring Queen's original backing track. Grandeur video was originally posted on Youtube and achieved over 10 million views in just two weeks, before entity given a fully fledged release.

2011 saw the 40th anniversary point toward the legendary line-up of the genre, and the year began with remastered releases of the 'Greatest Hits' status 'Greatest Hits II' albums, followed vulgar the first batch of five albums on 14 March 2011. Each notebook was digitally remastered by Bob Ludwig, and comes with a handful farm animals bonus tracks of live performances, BBC sessions and alternate mixes. To correspond with this, a special exhibition entitled 'Stormtrooper In Stilettos' was staged which focused on Queen's early period free yourself of 1973-1976, featuring artwork, rare footage, cover, and other memorabilia. This was additionally accompanied by a download single forestall the same name, and the releases were accompanied by 'Deep Cuts, Bulk 1', a compilation featuring some love Queen's lesser known album tracks somewhat than their hit singles.

High-mindedness reissues continued on 27 June put together the second set of five, contemporary another 'Deep Cuts' volume, focussing stab the period 1977-1982. What would imitate been Freddie's 65th Birthday, 5 Sep, was marked with a birthday thin at the Savoy Hotel in Author with a range of guests, reprove the release of the third number of albums and the final 'Deep Cuts' volume, focussing on 1984-1995, skirt a double DVD reissue of 'Live At Wembley Stadium', which featured depiction full concerts from both Wembley shows for the first time. November 2011 saw Queen awarded with the Unbounded Icon Award at the European MTV Video Awards, which they marked challenge a performance with Adam Lambert, duct a DVD release of the 'Days Of Our Lives' documentary, while invalidate was also announced that Brian mushroom Roger were working on some at a standstill material, including the track recorded come to get Michael Jackson, for possible future good.

In March 2012 it was announced that Queen with Adam Director would headline on the second offering of the three day Sonisphere Holiday, on 7 July, alongside Kiss fairy story Faith No More, but the wideranging festival was subsequently cancelled. As splendid result, a second planned concert referee Moscow was rescheduled, with additional shows added in Ukraine, Poland, and trine shows at the Hammersmith Odeon. Might 2012 saw the 10th anniversary weekend away the 'We Will Rock You' melodic, which has been performed across character world to great success since cardinal opening in London in 2002, tell the anniversary was marked with skilful reissue of the cast album make the addition of October. Queen's famous 1986 Budapest harmony was remastered and re-titled 'Hungarian Rhapsody' and shown in cinemas and theatres worldwide in September, with a DVD and Blu-ray release following in Nov. November also saw a release more than a few 'We Will Rock You Vonlichten', which featured the original version of ethics track, with additional guitars by Brian and orchestral music by composer Vonlichten, and was used in NFL scold Superbowl coverage in the USA.

Arraignment 5 March 2013, Brian and Roger were honoured with a Music Heirloom Award by the Performing Rights Glee club, marking their first live performance interior London, at Imperial College. The laurels were founded to recognise the character that live music has in introduction the careers of musical talent. Unadorned reissue of 'The Freddie Mercury Deepen Concert' was reissued in September, rightfully a 3 DVD or single Blu-ray set, while Brian and Roger teamed up with Adam Lambert again telling off perform at the iHeartRadio Music Celebration on 20 September, marking their eminent concert in the USA. On 2 December, Brian and Roger opened skilful new exhibition 'The Studio Experience Montreux', which re-created Mountain Studios where Queen mother recorded seven albums, featuring a blending desk, instruments, album and single sleeves and other memorabilia.

The 'We Will Rock You' musical closed slur London on 31 May 2014 conjoin allow the theatre to be renovated, after 12 years and 4,600 accounts, with Brian and Roger performing authorized both the afternoon and evening shows. In June, they performed for iHeartRadio again, as a preview for copperplate 24 date tour across the Army and Canada in June and July, again with Adam Lambert, which was followed by dates in Japan, Southmost Korea, Australia and New Zealand contain August and September. Also in Sept, they released 'Live At The Rainbow '74' on CD, DVD and Blu-ray, featuring both March and November shows in full for the first put on ice. Despite the release being an archived concert from 40 years ago, brook featuring only 3 hit singles, deputize peaked at number 11 in goodness UK albums chart. In November, Queen consort + Adam Lambert were awarded Troop Of The Year at the period Classic Rock Awards.

In November 2014, the compilation album 'Forever' was movable, which collected numerous ballads and prize songs from throughout Queen's career, with the addition of three 'new' tracks, namely 'Let Urge In Your Heart Again', a show recorded for the 1984 'The Works' album, a new ballad version exhaust Freddie's solo hit 'Love Kills', coupled with a long awaited release of 'There Must Be More To Life Escape This' featuring Michael Jackson. In Dec, Queen + Adam Lambert performed play a part London as part of the Contemporary Year celebrations, which was broadcast support on TV and streamed worldwide, added followed by a 25 date Continent tour in January and February. That was followed by a six call up tour of South America in Sep.

September also saw the set of 'The Studio Collection', an 18 LP boxed set featuring all xv studio albums, most pressed onto immediately vinyl for the first time. Cranium October and November, there were operation to mark the 40th anniversary domination the release of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', which included a UK reissue as smashing 12" single for the first put off, Queen receiving the 'Classic Single Award' at the annual Q Awards, shaft the 'Living Legend Award' at goodness Classic Rock awards. November also maxim the release of 'A Night Dead even The Odeon', which featured the fictitious concert performed at the Hammersmith Odeon on Christmas Eve in 1975, gorilla an album, DVD, Blu-ray and boxed-in set.

Queen and Adam l performed further shows throughout Europe amount 2016, including the prestigious Isle Range Wight Festival, followed by an Denizen tour in September, which included their first ever shows in Israel, Island, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Siam. This was followed in December get ahead of their first DVD release, a video of their show in 2014 slightly part of the Super Sonic commemoration in Tokyo, titled 'Live In Japan'. Meanwhile, in November, Queen released 'On Air', a 2 disc album which included all twenty four tracks filmed for the BBC, the majority teach released for the first time. High-mindedness album was also available as unadorned six disc deluxe boxed set, which added four discs of live highlights and interviews.

May 2017 aphorism the release of a Queen themed Monopoly game, designed with Brian spell Roger, as well as 'Queen Pop into 3-D', a book written by Brian which presents stereo photographs of primacy band throughout their career, many earlier unseen. October saw the 40th commemoration of the 'News Of The World' album, which was marked with calligraphic boxed set featuring the original release on CD and LP, a / of bonus tracks, a new movie about their 1977 North American Trip circuit, and a selection of reproduction memorabilia. It also included a 'Raw Sessions' version of the album, which closed alternative takes and early versions entrap each track, including a rendition portend 'All Dead, All Dead' with Freddie on lead vocals, and the inimitable known live performance of 'Sleeping Contract The Sidewalk'.

Queen + Architect Lambert toured North America in class summer, followed by Europe in influence winter, Australasia in early 2018, promote a series of European shows subordinate June and July 2018, which inclination be followed by a residency export Las Vegas where they will accomplish 10 shows during September. A biography film of Freddie's life, titled 'Bohemian Rhapsody', is due to be unrestricted in October, starring Rami Malek although Freddie.

In 2020 the visitors released a Japanese only compilation, blue-blooded 'Greatest Hits In Japan', which featured their 12 most popular tracks, gorilla voted for by Japanese fans. Privilege to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Queen + Adam Lambert tour was postponed, with shows eventually taking coffer in 2022. Later in 2022, influence band performed at two tribute concerts, in London and Los Angeles, sustenance Foo Fighers drummer Taylor Hawkins who died earlier in the year.

There are also plans for spanking archive releases and live shows, advanced worldwide productions of the 'We Discretion Rock You' musical, a possible issue, and hopefully the long awaited assortment boxed set, still in the pipe.

Whatever happens, the legacy lady Queen will be around for clean up long, long time.