The Queen Extravaganza to tour Australia

One of the biggest rock bands of all time, Queen, are set to bring their tour to Australia this October.

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; and bassist Francois-Oliver Doyon.

“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 favourites. The production will be enhanced visually with rare video footage from Queen’s extensive archives and also newly created imagery.

Touring dates (on sale 10am Friday 1 May)

Saturday 3rd October – Jupiters Theatre, Gold Coast – ticketek.com.au
Tuesday 6th October – The Star Event Centre, Sydney – ticketek.com.au
Saturday 10th October – Palais Theatre, Melbourne – ticketmaster.com.au
Tuesday 13th October – Crown Theatre, Perth – ticketmaster.com.au

Tell us below: Will you be going along to the Queen concert? Have you ever seen them perform before? What is your favourite song?