QUEEN owns the "BRAVO" 20th November 1980 with the Cover( Freddie red leather pants) , centerfold poster( Brian / Freddie on stage) and a pre-tour report( black/white).
Along with six Trucks fully loaded with equipment, 30 Roadies and three cooks - they come to tour in Germany : QUEEN
On the 26th of November, Freddie Mercury and his entourage will come to Germany for six shows. They do a fantastic promo-job with their latest single
"Another One bites the dust" wich enters the charts around the globe.
Despite that they have another great reason to celebrate - their 10 year anniversary as "QUEEN". Since 1970 "Queen" are the Kings if it comes to rock music. And there are some facts you should know about this band.
The "Queen" guys are intelligent people. Brian was studying Astrophysics, Freddie Arts, and Roger "dental medicine".
In the sixties Freddie and Roger were running a boutique were they sold nostalgic items from the time of Queen Victoria. This has inspired Freddie to the groups name "QUEEN"
The mastermind is Freddie. He wrote the super hit "Killer Queen" back in 1974 and is also the creator of the bands logo, wich is formed of the band members zodiacs - two Lions - the maiden -
and the crab.
As a former student of Arts he is also responsible for the stage costumes - show- and their LP-Covers.
"Queen" love the extravaganca, they always do their shows without any support act. There is a better sound-system and new light-show for every tour.They own a recording studio in switzerland and manage themselfes since 1978.
What can Queen-Fans expect on the new tour ?
FREDDIE: We use the equipment that we testet between July and September for 40 Gigs in America. Plus a new Light show wich weight is around "five tons". For transport we need six trucks with a capacity of 30 tons each.
BRAVO: How big is the Queen entourage this time ?
FREDDIE: On the technical side there are 25 to 30 persons from America and England - all specialists- and three cooks from a service company.
BRAVO: How do you travel inside Germany ?
FREDDIE: The road-crew will travel in a nightliner bus with build in beds - the musicians will fly. For a short trip there are four Mercedes Limousines.
BRAVO: When will your new LP will be released ?
FREDDIE: It is planned that it will be released in Germany on the 8th of December. It's called " Flash Gordon" and is a Sciene-Fiction-movie soundtrack for wich we wrote the complete music.
BRAVO: On the American Tour you have grown a moustache. You will show up to your german fans with that ? ( the meaning of that wasn't offensive by the reporter)
FREDDIE: Probably. But I don't know it exactly. Maybe I will suddenly change my mind - and then it's gone.
BRAVO: Will the members bring their familys to the tour ?
FREDDIE: No, because the kids are too young for that. "Felix" the son of of Roger was born on the 22th of may this year.
As always : My english translation isn't flawless - I have to rebuild some sentence cause the german original wouldn't make a proper sense in english.
The original writer doesn't need to be a Queen fan - maybe he was hired for the job. I don't correct flaws by the writer.
It's just a piece of "Zeitgeist"...
