“I hope that everyone will join with me, my doctors, and all those worldwide in the fight against this terrible disease†(Freddie Mercury, 23rd November 1991)
On Sunday 15th November the charity event “ABSOLUTE QUEEN” will take place in Milan at the Mediolanum Forum Assago (Sala Gallery) from 8pm onwards.
The event is organized by We Will Rock You Official Italian Fan Club and Unicredit, with the support of EMI and Queen Productions and in cooperation with the Mercury Phoenix Trust, the Aids charity association founded by Queen after Freddie Mercury’s death , which will benefit from the proceeds of the event
This charity event, hosted by Giancarlo Cattaneo, a deejay and presenter from Radio Capital, will open with one of the most famous Italian tribute bands, Killer Queen, who will perform unplugged a selection of Queen songs especially rearranged for this acoustic set.
The main focus of the event will be on the REDSOX, the British band who is most closely associated with Queen and who is usually considered by fans as a sort of “official Queen shadow bandâ€.
The REDSOX are Spike Edney on keyboards, Jamie Moses on guitars, Johnny Marter on drums and, exclusively for this event, Neil Murray on bass.
On the same evening, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Italian fan club “We Will Rock Youâ€, EMI Italy will present a special release. It’s a CD digipack, (limited edition 1000 copies), including 5 different versions of WWRY recorded over the years. This CD will be on sale on 15th November and all the proceeds will go to the Mercury Phoenix Trust.
Furthermore, EMI will also present the ultimate Queen collection “Absolute Greatest” due to be released worldwide on 16th November. Tied to this new release, a singing competiton has been launched. It’ s a singing “Queen Italian Idol†contest open to non-professionals of any age and nationality, The finalists will have to choose one of the 20 tracks included in this collection and will perform together with the Redsox band. The jury, headed by Spike Edney, consists of some of the most experienced journalists and professionals in the Italian music business. The winner of the competiton will be given an exclusive prize: a chance to perform and sing live on stage with the “Bohemians” during the encores of the Italian production of “We Will Rock You”, the Queen musical which is due to open in Milan on 4th December.
The director of WWRY Italy, Maurizio Colombi, will be there, together with the Italian cast of the musical, to congratulate the winner.
The WWRY cast and principals will make their debut at “Absolute Queen†as this will be their first “live appearanceâ€. They will join the REDSOX on stage and will play with them to celebrate this magic connection between music and theatre.
This event cannot be missed….Please join us at ABSOLUTE QUEEN