| inu-liger 17.02.2014 05:00 |
Saw this hadn't been mentioned yet, figured some of our fellow European Queenzoners might be interested! :-)
http://www.queenextravaganza.com/news/
http://www.brianmay.com/queen/queennews/queennewsfeb14b.html#34
THE QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR STARTING IN MAY THE OFFICIAL QUEEN TRIBUTE SHOW PRODUCED BY QUEEN DRUMMER ROGER TAYLOR CELEBRATES THE BAND’S GLORIOUS MUSIC & LIVE EXPERIENCE Following the resounding success of the recent UK and North American tours, The Queen Extravaganza will perform in select European cities starting in May 2014. The Queen Extravaganza is a spectacular touring concert show designed to take the glorious music and live experience of legendary rock band Queen and bring it to generations of fans. Two of Queen’s original band mates and songwriters— iconic drummer Roger Taylor and legendary guitarist Brian May—are the masterminds behind The Queen Extravaganza. “The Queen Extravaganza is a brand new show specially designed to enable new fans, together with fans of old, to celebrate the music of Queen in a heart-stopping event, says Taylor. “It’s very spectacular, it’s very visual, there are going to be some shocks and some tremendous surprises. It will be a rock celebration in the Royal tradition.” Taylor personally has taken on the role of producer with long time Queen keyboardist Spike Edney as global music director. Together Taylor and Edney have created the ultimate Queen concert experience in an electrifying road show, which celebrates the band’s music and legacy as performed by a new generation of musical talent. The Queen Extravaganza band includes musicians selected by Taylor in a unique online talent search that culminated with the group’s performance on American Idol in 2012. The band is: vocalist Marc Martel; guitarist Nick Radcliffe; drummer Tyler Warren; bassist Francois-Olivier Doyon; and keyboardist and musical director Brandon Ethridge. "This band is now so frighteningly good, I would hate to have to follow them on stage," explains Taylor. The 90-minute show features more than 20 Queen classics drawn from the band’s biggest hits: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Under Pressure,” “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions,” “A Kind of Magic,” “Radio Ga Ga,” “Somebody to Love,” and “Killer Queen” as well as other fan favorites. The production will be enhanced visually with rare video footage from Queen’s extensive archives and also newly-created imagery. TOUR DATES (For ticket information, go to queenextravaganza.com/tour-and-tickets/) 2014 Dates May 12 Antwerp - Stadsschouwburg - Tickets May 13 Tilburg - 13 - Tickets May 15 Cologne - Live Music Hall - Tickets May 16 Hamburg - Gruenspan - Tickets May 18 Munich - Alte Kongresshalle - Tickets May 19 Frankfurt - Bastchkapp - Tickets May 20 Berlin - Postbahnhof - Tickets May 21 Vienna - Arena - On Sale 18/02 May 22 Padova - Gran Teatro Geox - On Sale TBA May 24 Paris - Olympia - Tickets May 26 Copenhagen - Studie 2, DR house - On Sale 19/02 May 28 Oslo - Sentrum - On Sale 22/02 May 29 Stockholm - Tyrol - On Sale 21/02 May 31 Helsinki - Circus - On Sale 24/02 |
| rocknrolllover 17.02.2014 06:03 |
Much better than the tour with AL gay-pop singer! |
| ANAGRAMER 17.02.2014 06:26 |
rocknrolllover wrote: Much better than the tour with AL gay-pop singer!You should be ASHAMED of yourself just think about exactly what you have posted here... |
| inu-liger 17.02.2014 06:29 |
Ignore him and focus on the news that's way more real than that troll's purported nationality :-) |
| rocknrolllover 17.02.2014 06:30 |
inu-liger wrote: Ignore him and focus on the news that's way more real than that troll's purported nationality :-)Racist ! |
| rocknrolllover 17.02.2014 06:30 |
ANAGRAMER wrote:No shame.rocknrolllover wrote: Much better than the tour with AL gay-pop singer!You should be ASHAMED of yourself just think about exactly what you have posted here... I think what I'm doing and post here! |
| Wijnand 17.02.2014 08:10 |
How awesome is this.... Should I go to one or two concerts? |
| FlorianS 17.02.2014 08:16 |
Thank you very much for bringing this up! As they come to my hometown I will get tickets. What a shame than another Topic has turned into a place where People just argue with each other for nothing... |
| rocknrolllover 17.02.2014 08:25 |
FlorianS wrote: Thank you very much for bringing this up! As they come to my hometown I will get tickets. What a shame than another Topic has turned into a place where People just argue with each other for nothing...So happen if on a forum racist ! |
| rocknrolllover 17.02.2014 08:25 |
Wijnand wrote: How awesome is this.... Should I go to one or two concerts?Agreed |
| Another Roger (re) 17.02.2014 12:50 |
Has Brian Gresh left the band? |
| john bodega 17.02.2014 13:01 |
'"This band is now so frighteningly good, I would hate to have to follow them on stage," explains Taylor' Roger; the only person in QE you haven't got an answer for is Martel. Just use him, and you won't have to worry about following anyone. I swear Brian and Roger are tied up in the most arbitrary illogic to be going the way they're going. |
| Brian Maybe 17.02.2014 14:55 |
Another Roger (re) wrote: Has Brian Gresh left the band?I wondered the same thing, and came on here to see if there was any news. Anyone know who Nick Radcliffe is? They could've called me... ;-) link |
| AdamMethos 17.02.2014 16:07 |
Another Roger (re) wrote: Has Brian Gresh left the band?Haven't heard anything official yet but a fan commented on the official QE Facebook page that Brian Gresh's wife is expecting so he is skipping this tour. Jennifer Espinoza is not listed as a band member either. No idea if she is just missing this tour like Brian or of they have shrunk the band again. I think Nick Radcliffe is from WWRY. |
| musicland munich 17.02.2014 17:55 |
Well, I am not the greatest fan of tribute shows but this time I will give it a try. The sad thing here is that a proper news didn't get much respect from the QZ users... |
| Missreclusive 17.02.2014 19:45 |
I'm happy for all of you who can attend! I'm jealous too. |
| Brian Maybe 17.02.2014 22:15 |
AdamMethos wrote:Thanks for the info. Very happy for Brian G! He's a really nice, genuine guy, I was happy for him getting the QE gig.Another Roger (re) wrote: Has Brian Gresh left the band?Haven't heard anything official yet but a fan commented on the official QE Facebook page that Brian Gresh's wife is expecting so he is skipping this tour. Jennifer Espinoza is not listed as a band member either. No idea if she is just missing this tour like Brian or of they have shrunk the band again. I think Nick Radcliffe is from WWRY. |
| Wijnand 18.02.2014 06:22 |
Tickets in the pocket for Antwerp! Front row! Looking forward to it! |
| on my way up 18.02.2014 10:58 |
I've also already got my tickets for Antwerp :-) Really happy this show comes to a venue close to where I live! |
| Apocalipsis_Darko 18.02.2014 16:44 |
Mmm...I will go in april to Montreux to see the Queen exposition, but perhaps I must travel also to Munich o Paris to watch Queen Extravaganzza.... It's a shame they doesn't play in Spain, but I can understand it.... |
| Another Roger (re) 13.03.2014 12:35 |
When is this "Hong Kong Sevens" concert ? Will there be a big audience? |
| SweetCaroline 13.03.2014 14:26 |
I saw QE in June of 2012 at a House of Blues in North America. They were awesome and I heartily recommend it to anyone who can attend. They had 4 singers in that show -- Marc, Jennifer Espinoza, Jeff Scott Soto and a fella from France (can't remember his name). I was worried how Adam was going to perform all of the songs that it took 4 singers to do when he went on tour with Brian and Roger in June-July, 2012. Now I see that Marc is also performing the songs himself. Should be great! Go! |
| inu-liger 13.03.2014 14:48 |
AdamMethos wrote: Jennifer Espinoza is not listed as a band member either. No idea if she is just missing this tour like Brian or of they have shrunk the band again.That would be because she too is pregnant :-) |
| Another Roger (re) 13.03.2014 15:08 |
Anyone knows if Brian Gresh or Tristan will be back? I will miss those two really. I know i sounds stupid, but I dont like the idea of getting a bald stand in on guitar :P |
| OwenSmith 13.03.2014 18:56 |
Marc is going to find it hard work doing all the lead vocals (excet Tyler Warren does a couple of numbers from the drums). Also I like Jennifer and how her voice harmonised with Marc, she has a low voice for a woman and was singing the lower part at least some of the time. Brian Gesh was good, no idea if the replacement will be as good but at least there is a replacement. I don't like the idea of the QE band shrinking. The point was to do the songs more like the albums, and with a band of 5 the same as Queen had (with Spike) that isn't going to be possible. |
| john bodega 13.03.2014 21:46 |
I'm glad she's having a baby, honestly. |
| inu-liger 13.03.2014 21:59 |
She'll make a good mom :-) And musical talent does seem to run in her family, so who knows? |
| ITSM 14.03.2014 04:11 |
Is the show worth seeing and hearing, or is it something to avoid - a painful experience? |
| inu-liger 14.03.2014 04:44 |
Definitely worth it! |
| AdamMethos 15.03.2014 14:02 |
Another Roger (re) wrote: When is this "Hong Kong Sevens" concert ? Will there be a big audience?It's on March 29. From what I've been able to glean, Hong Kong Sevens is the Asian rugby world series and QE the main act in the halftime show. SweetCaroline wrote: They had 4 singers in that show -- Marc, Jennifer Espinoza, Jeff Scott Soto and a fella from France (can't remember his name). I was worried how Adam was going to perform all of the songs that it took 4 singers to do when he went on tour with Brian and Roger in June-July, 2012. Now I see that Marc is also performing the songs himself. Should be great! Go!The "fella from France" is Yvan Pedneault who is Canadian from Quebec. He was in the Toronto production of WWRY. Now, do you have to find a way to inject AL into every post you make? And every time you mention QE, do you have to bring up how "worried" you were that AL couldn't sing Queen songs (how worried can you be when you believe AL's a technically better singer than Freddie?) followed by the ridiculous comment that QE needs 4 singers to perform songs that AL do all by himself. QE used 4 singers on the first tour so they could perform the all the harmonies on Queen songs like Bo Rhap, In The Lap Of The Gods, and Somebody To Love. Now surely you have to admit, that as perfect as AL is, he cannot sing Bo Rhap in full all by himself like QE did. ;-) inu-liger wrote: That would be because she too is pregnant :-)Whoa! I guess she's leaving the band for good then (instead of paternity leave like Brian) since her name was taken off the official site while Brian's wasn't? Another Roger (re) wrote: Anyone knows if Brian Gresh or Tristan will be back? I will miss those two really. I know i sounds stupid, but I dont like the idea of getting a bald stand in on guitar :PBrian will be back but Tristian won't because they decided to stick with one guitarist in the band. Tristan is currently the lead guitar on the WWRY North American tour, so that's probably why they couldn't have him sub for Brian. |
| SweetCaroline 15.03.2014 15:22 |
AdamMethos wrote:You're confusing me with someone else -- I have NEVER said that Adam is a better singer than Freddie, technical or otherwise! I WAS honestly worried that Adam wouldn't be able to handle the 2012 tour with Brian and Roger after seeing those 4 amazing singers in QE. And he did not sing ALL of the songs as Brian and Roger had solos as well as duets with each other. I thoroughly enjoyed the QE show and thought it was awesome!Another Roger (re) wrote: When is this "Hong Kong Sevens" concert ? Will there be a big audience?It's on March 29. From what I've been able to glean, Hong Kong Sevens is the Asian rugby world series and QE the main act in the halftime show.SweetCaroline wrote: They had 4 singers in that show -- Marc, Jennifer Espinoza, Jeff Scott Soto and a fella from France (can't remember his name). I was worried how Adam was going to perform all of the songs that it took 4 singers to do when he went on tour with Brian and Roger in June-July, 2012. Now I see that Marc is also performing the songs himself. Should be great! Go!The "fella from France" is Yvan Pedneault who is Canadian from Quebec. He was in the Toronto production of WWRY. Now, do you have to find a way to inject AL into every post you make? And every time you mention QE, do you have to bring up how "worried" you were that AL couldn't sing Queen songs (how worried can you be when you believe AL's a technically better singer than Freddie?) followed by the ridiculous comment that QE needs 4 singers to perform songs that AL do all by himself. QE used 4 singers on the first tour so they could perform the all the harmonies on Queen songs like Bo Rhap, In The Lap Of The Gods, and Somebody To Love. Now surely you have to admit, that as perfect as AL is, he cannot sing Bo Rhap in full all by himself like QE did. ;-)inu-liger wrote: That would be because she too is pregnant :-)Whoa! I guess she's leaving the band for good then (instead of paternity leave like Brian) since her name was taken off the official site while Brian's wasn't?Another Roger (re) wrote: Anyone knows if Brian Gresh or Tristan will be back? I will miss those two really. I know i sounds stupid, but I dont like the idea of getting a bald stand in on guitar :PBrian will be back but Tristian won't because they decided to stick with one guitarist in the band. Tristan is currently the lead guitar on the WWRY North American tour, so that's probably why they couldn't have him sub for Brian. |
| inu-liger 15.03.2014 15:44 |
AdamMethos wrote:The hardcore Lambert fans seriously need to get a grip on the 'guest in a house' concept and get their heads outta their asses long enough to understand why their actions are causing us to become extremely annoyed with their lot.SweetCaroline wrote: They had 4 singers in that show -- Marc, Jennifer Espinoza, Jeff Scott Soto and a fella from France (can't remember his name). I was worried how Adam was going to perform all of the songs that it took 4 singers to do when he went on tour with Brian and Roger in June-July, 2012. Now I see that Marc is also performing the songs himself. Should be great! Go!The "fella from France" is Yvan Pedneault who is Canadian from Quebec. He was in the Toronto production of WWRY. Now, do you have to find a way to inject AL into every post you make? And every time you mention QE, do you have to bring up how "worried" you were that AL couldn't sing Queen songs (how worried can you be when you believe AL's a technically better singer than Freddie?) followed by the ridiculous comment that QE needs 4 singers to perform songs that AL do all by himself. QE used 4 singers on the first tour so they could perform the all the harmonies on Queen songs like Bo Rhap, In The Lap Of The Gods, and Somebody To Love. Now surely you have to admit, that as perfect as AL is, he cannot sing Bo Rhap in full all by himself like QE did. ;-) It feels at times like being in a halfway house between Queen fans and Justin Bieber fans. |
| SweetCaroline 15.03.2014 15:52 |
And the "hosts" never pass up a chance to be insulting to their "guests!" |
| inu-liger 15.03.2014 16:01 |
Pot and the kettle. I've seen your posts over at Amazon, I'd be careful with my words if I were you. |
| AdamMethos 15.03.2014 16:24 |
SweetCaroline wrote: You're confusing me with someone else -- I have NEVER said that Adam is a better singer than Freddie, technical or otherwise!You never come right out and say it, but you sure imply it when (as I said in a previous post) you compare other people who sing Queen to AL instead of Freddie like AL is the standard to live up to. SweetCaroline wrote: And he did not sing ALL of the songs as Brian and Roger had solos as well as duets with each other.I didn't claim that you said that. I just disputed your comment about "how Adam was going to perform all of the songs that it took 4 singers to do." QE didn't use 4 singers because Queen songs are hard to sing. QE used 4 singers because their set list included Queen songs that have a lot of harmonies to sing. |
| SweetCaroline 15.03.2014 17:16 |
I truly did not know that when I saw QE during their first tour in 2012. I thought it took 4 great singers to sing the various songs in that catalogue. They each brought their individual talents to the show and it was great. I certainly never meant that Adam is the ultimate standard for Queen and have consistently said that no one can and ever will REPLACE Freddie! But I never expected Adam to get ripped apart into tiny pieces in that forum. I hope if nothing else, this current venture will gain respect for everyone concerned. |
| OwenSmith 16.03.2014 09:19 |
ITSM wrote: Is the show worth seeing and hearing, or is it something to avoid - a painful experience?The UK tour was great, I was at Leicester. Go for it! |
| Another Roger (re) 24.03.2014 14:28 |
I wonder if this performance at Hong Kong Sevens will be filmed. Would be great fun :) |
| AdamMethos 25.03.2014 02:13 |
This site will be running a live feed of the Hong Kong Sevens games. I don't know if this will include the half-time show where QE is performing... cross your fingers! link QE is supposed to be on between 2:00-3:00 PM (Hong Kong local time) on Saturday, March 29. |
| Another Roger (re) 25.03.2014 12:47 |
Going to catch that. Will you be around on the forum at that time? Would be good if we could help each other a bit :) |
| YAFF 25.03.2014 14:35 |
inu-liger wrote: Pot and the kettle. I've seen your posts over at Amazon, I'd be careful with my words if I were you."sweetcaroline".....she already got temporarily banned from QOL for her silly Lambert zealotry (she goes by CNB over there). There's been a few other 'tards that spam their lust for Lamgoat too |
| someonewholikesadam 25.03.2014 19:54 |
YAFF wrote:Wow. 'tards'? Really?? That sure is politically correct and classy.inu-liger wrote: Pot and the kettle. I've seen your posts over at Amazon, I'd be careful with my words if I were you."sweetcaroline".....she already got temporarily banned from QOL for her silly Lambert zealotry (she goes by CNB over there). There's been a few other 'tards that spam their lust for Lamgoat too |
| FreddieCat 26.03.2014 15:33 |
I'm, going to go out on a limb here and give my humble opinion. The real issue is the sheer amount of performances this upcoming tour has and the short time to do them. I am sitting here on my very old but fairly in shape fanny recovering from a broken femur suffered when I hit an unnleashed do on my bicycle (dog is ok, I now have a rod iin my leg). I a not yet "weight bearing" on this left leg. I went back to convince myself that Dr Brian's knee operation happened less than 8 weeks before the iheart gig. Ouch!! He musta been on major pain meds! Not only was he on that knee in Vegas, but he packed the Red Special while standing! Ow, ow, ow! Then in December the pain came home to him and he had the cancer scare. False scare but still pain, he went on to do the Russian tour with Kerry in March. Very good because they sat together very elegantly while Brian played the RS. I think in order to successfully pull off this upcoming tour, Adam may need to be up front and center and really flamboyant to take the camera off Brian who may need to sit for possibly the whole performance in each city. IOW, Adam may need to carry the attention much like Freddie did for so many years. I think he can do it and quite frankly, I don't care if his voice is 100% perfect, its the holistic effect that counts. The other issue for all of them is the quick change of extreme climate in these cities. Sickness sometimes happens when people go from hot to cold weather or conversely. I conclude with the fear that this tour may possibly tax the health and well being of Q+AL. |
| YAFF 26.03.2014 17:12 |
someonewholikesadam wrote:I do my best. Thanks.YAFF wrote:Wow. 'tards'? Really?? That sure is politically correct and classy.inu-liger wrote: Pot and the kettle. I've seen your posts over at Amazon, I'd be careful with my words if I were you."sweetcaroline".....she already got temporarily banned from QOL for her silly Lambert zealotry (she goes by CNB over there). There's been a few other 'tards that spam their lust for Lamgoat too |
| Another Roger (re) 29.03.2014 01:23 |
I can now see QE play on the big screens at the stadium. But it seems like they are not allowed to broadcast it. No sound.... |
| AdamMethos 30.03.2014 23:51 |
Here's the full QE set in Hong Kong. link They played: Fat Bottomed Girls Don't Stop Me Now Crazy Little Thing Called Love Another One Bites The Dust Radio Ga Ga We Will Rock You We Are The Champions |
| inu-liger 01.04.2014 01:44 |
Thanks for that. I wonder if anyone else also did a full recording? The video direction combined with the audible natural reverb saturation due to the taper's position in the stadium is really subpar :( |
| SweetCaroline 01.04.2014 11:28 |
What I could hear and see from that recording, it looks like the QE guys had a very successful performance in Hong Kong. The audience was very responsive and appreciative of that half-time show. Nice! |