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 which is appearing at the Assembly Hall, Worthing on November 8th and which features over 20 iconic classics from the internationally famous band’s greatest hits.
Beginning as the world’s biggest ever online talent competition this spectacular touring concert show is designed to take the glorious music and live experience of legendary rock band Queen and bring it to generations of fans.
“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, it will be a rock celebration in the Royal tradition.”
The Queen Extravaganza band includes musicians that were selected by Taylor in a unique online talent search that culminated with the group’s performance on American Idol last year. The band is: vocalists Marc Martel and Jennifer Espinoza; guitarist Brian Gresh; 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.
The Queen Extravaganza appears, for one night only, at Worthing Assembly Hall on Friday November 8th at 7.30pm with tickets, priced at £25.00 available from Worthing Theatres Box Office on 01903 206 206 or online at www.worthingtheatres.co.uk