On October 2nd, Queen + Adam Lambert are releasing Live Around the World, a concert album and DVD/Blu-ray taped at various stops on their tours throughout the past six years. Check out a preview of “The Show Must Go On” from a gig at London’s 02 Arena on July 4th, …
Read More »Watch Queen + Adam Lambert Break Out 'Whole Lotta Love' in New Zealand
Queen + Adam Lambert have been gigging steadily over the past year with a setlist that rarely varies from night to night. But on Monday at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand, they broke out Led Zeppelin‘s “Whole Lotta Love” midway through the show. On past Queen and …
Read More »Flashback: Pink Floyd, Queen, Black Sabbath Members Rock for Armenia in 1989
When an earthquake decimated parts of Armenia and killing between 25,000 to 50,000 people in 1988, the world was in shock. The USSR earmarked the equivalent of billions of dollars to help rebuild, the U.S. sent medical aid and search dogs, and people from all over Europe came to help. …
Read More »Hear Brett Eldredge's Radiant Cover of Queen's 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'
Brett Eldredge has released his version of Queen‘s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” which arrives in the midst of widespread discussion about the band thanks to the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody. Preserving the swinging rockabilly rhythm of the original, Eldredge’s cover opts for programmed handclaps and a dense, reverb-heavy production …
Read More »Queen Unearth Live Aid Recordings for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Soundtrack
Queen collected previously unissued audio tracks from their 1985 Live Aid concert for the upcoming soundtrack to band biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. The 22-track album is out on CD and digital formats on October 19th via Hollywood Records. The Live Aid material, recorded during the band’s July 1985 show at Wembley …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Star Aidan Gillen Joins Queen Biopic Cast
Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen has joined the cast of Queen‘s long-gestating biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, Vanity Fair reports. The actor will portray former Queen manager John Reid, while Tom Hollander plays longtime and current Queen manager Jim Beach. Gillen and Hollander join the previously announced cast – Mr. Robot‘s …
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