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| September 28, 2008 | |
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Weblinks from
past gigs With many thanks to Ale please below are "some" links from the past gigs: Berlin: link # 01 | link # 02 | link # 03 | link # 04 | link # 05 | link # 06 Antwerp: link # 01 | link # 02 | link # 03 | link # 04 | link # 05 Paris: |
| :::Site updates::: | Talking about Paris...
This was the first gig I attended and I must say it was a great one!
Also thanks to everybody I met there and for making this a really
really great trip! I have updated the concert
gallery (with lots of thanks to Sandra and Trina for your pictures).
I have also added new pictures to the "Close encounters" gallery. Andres was so nice to send me his pictures of Roger visiting the Old Town in Riga. If you are interested in photography please have a look at his daughters weblog. She has some amazing photos up there. Many thanks, Andres! |
| September 22, 2008 | |
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Roger interview
with Johnnie Walker Roger was interviewed on BBC Radio 2, on the Johnnie Walker Show - which went out approx 5.31pm today.. Played in with full "These Are The Days of our Livies", and during the interview aired "Cosmos Rckin'". "Call Me" and "We Believe". With lots of thanks to Jen - she has the interview for download and full transcript over at brianmay.com! |
| September 18, 2008 | |
| :::Site updates::: | Christian Rischer of the Austrian Fanclub has emailed me some great pictures of RT that he took during the Moscow gigs. Take a look at them here. Many thanks!!! |
| September 17, 2008 | |
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Q+PR on Russian
TV Here's a short youtube clip with excerpts of the first night in Moscow and the band being interviewed. Enjoy! Moscow gigs Moscow 2nd night: Warboys makes
its live-premiere and replaces Shooting Star. C-lebrity is played
very early in the set, whilst A Kind Of Magic moves back till after
Guitar-Solo-Parts. The Show Must Go On was played as 2nd encore.
During Cosmos rockin they sang "we got moscow rockin'" |
 (c) Brian May and Veikko Fuhrmann (click here for full size photo) |
Roger Taylor
Thanks Ukraine (from QOL) “We would like to say a big thank you to the people of the Ukraine in giving Queen such a wonderful welcome after so many years. We hope the concert helped to bring a message of awareness of the terrible threat of HIV/AIDS to all the people!” “We have suffered the great loss of our dear singer Freddie Mercury – we hope this kind of loss does not happen to you.” “Be kind to yourselves – be careful – be alive!” Roger Taylor |
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Weblinks: Life must go on: Complete
gallery from the official website (building up the stage, Q+PR's
arrival, the gig, press conference and more) |
| September 11, 2008 | |
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Kharkov update |
| September 6, 2008 | |
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Press
coverage Among of a lot of press coverage over next weeks for the launch of the album there are two which I particularily wanted to mention here: The first is an article from Rhythm Magazine (expected face-to-face and photo session with Roger and interview on the new album/tour and Roger’s new Ludwig signature drum kit! The second is The Sunday Express/Mail that featres a face-to-face with Roger Taylor by David Wigg. (source) Radio interview Roger will also be Johnnie’s the special guest as part of a 45 minute feature which includes an interview and tracks from the album. Radio 2 – Johnnie Walker Show, 21st September 2008 |
| :::Site updates::: | Roger did two more radio interviews for "Front Row" (BBC 4) on September 3, and Steve Wright on September 4. You can download both interviews here. |
| September 5, 2008 | |
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Happy
birthday, Freddie! |
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Queen Guitar
Rhapsodies' I have been emailed by David Young, who is one of the guitarists in "We Will Rock You" in London's West End. He has just produced an album by Carlos Bonell who is a world renowned classical guitarist and who is currently working with Paul McCartney on his guitar concerto. The album also carries an endorsement from Brian May for the track "Love of My Life" which he described as "absolutely exquisite". 'Queen Guitar Rhapsodies' features 17 Queen songs recorded by world renowned concert classical guitarist Carlos Bonell along with the Lara Symphony Orchestra from Venezuela. This highly original and varied album covers all dynamic ranges encompassed by Queen music from solo guitar arrangements of 'Love of My Life' and 'Who Wants to Live Forever' to the full power of guitar and Orchestra on 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'You Take My Breath Away', 'Jealousy' and 'Play the Game'. The Youth Choir of the Lara Symphony Orchestra is also featured on 'Barcelona' and 'Teo Torriate' making this album an essential addition to any Queen fan's collection. Available from www.carlosbonell.com and from QOL |
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"The Cosmos
Rocks" update: A preview of songs from the upcoming album is available at QOL! The Italian release date of ‘The Cosmos Rocks’ has gone back to September 19th. Release date for the UK/Rest of the world is September 15, for the US/Canada it's October 28th (source). |
| September 4, 2008 | |
| Q+PR Rehearsal
Show (from QOL) Yesterday afternoon Queen + Paul Rodgers entertained various media personnel at their rehearsal space just outside North London. Also present was our Album Club Winner Matthew Wilson and his guest Marie. The band performed a short set for the collective as part of their full production rehearsal schedule prior to the kicking off the new tour next week in Kharkov. Matthew was kind enough to share his experience with us. “They started quietly huddled in a group at the centre of the stage playing together – this included snippets of ‘Hammer To Fall’ and ‘I Want It All’. Brian then said ‘hello’ to everyone and said they would “take a trip down memory lane”. The set was: |
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| September 1, 2008 | |
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New Show! - Q+PR confirm Dubai Tickets are available
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