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Queen Extravaganza Tour
Tour by Queen Extravaganza
Queen Extravaganza in 2013
Start dateMay 26, 2012
End dateNovember 20, 2016
Legs6
No. of shows76 in North America
80 in Europe
4 in Australia
160 in Total

The Queen Extravaganza Tour was a concert tour by official Queen tribute band the Queen Extravaganza.[1]

Background

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The Queen Extravaganza was Queen's official tribute band, developed by the band's original drummer, Roger Taylor. The original band members were selected from an online audition process.

It was announced on March 28, 2012, that Queen Extravaganza would tour North America visiting twenty-six cities in the United States and Canada.[2]

On October 26, 2012, a second tour of North America was announced via Queenonline.com.[3]

Setlist

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2012 Setlist[4]
  1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
  2. "Tie Your Mother Down"
  3. "Now I'm Here"
  4. "Killer Queen"
  5. "Love of My Life"
  6. "I Want It All"
  7. "Bicycle Race"
  8. "I Want to Break Free"
  9. "The March Of the Black Queen"
  10. "Dragon Attack"
  11. "You Take My Breath Away"
  12. "Save Me"
  13. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
  14. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
  15. "I'm in Love with My Car"
  16. "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Intermission

  2. "One Vision"
  3. "A Kind of Magic"
  4. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  5. "Under Pressure"
  6. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
  7. "Another One Bites the Dust"
  8. "You're My Best Friend"
  9. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
  10. "Drum solo"
  11. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  12. "In the Lap of the Gods"
  13. "In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited"
  14. "Radio Ga Ga"
  15. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
  16. "Somebody to Love"

Encore

  2. "We Will Rock You"
  3. "We Are the Champions"
2013 Setlist[5]
  1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
  2. "Killer Queen"
  3. "I Want to Break Free"
  4. "Dragon Attack"
  5. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
  6. "Love of My Life"
  7. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  8. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
  9. "I'm in Love with My Car"
  10. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  11. "Under Pressure"
  12. "A Kind of Magic"
  13. "You're My Best Friend"
  14. "Drum solo"
  15. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  16. "Another One Bites the Dust"
  17. "The Show Must Go On
  18. "Radio Ga Ga"
  19. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
  20. "Somebody to Love"

Encore

  2. ""Tie Your Mother Down""
  3. "We Will Rock You"
  4. "We Are the Champions"
2014 Setlist
  1. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
  2. "Killer Queen"
  3. "I Want to Break Free"
  4. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  5. "Love of My Life"
  6. "Dragon Attack"
  7. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
  8. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
  9. "I'm in Love with My Car"
  10. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  11. "Under Pressure"
  12. "A Kind of Magic"
  13. "I Want It All"
  14. "You're My Best Friend"
  15. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  16. "Another One Bites the Dust"
  17. "The Show Must Go On"
  18. "Radio Ga Ga"
  19. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
  20. "Somebody to Love"

Encore

  2. ""Tie Your Mother Down""
  3. "We Will Rock You"
  4. "We Are the Champions"
A Night at the Opera 40th Anniversary Tour 2015

pre-A Night at the Opera:

  2. "Now I'm Here"
  3. "Keep Yourself Alive"
  4. "The March of the Black Queen"
  5. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
  6. "In the Lap of the Gods"
  7. "Killer Queen"
  8. "Tenement Funster"
  9. "Flick of the Wrist"
  10. "Lily of the Valley"
  11. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  12. "Liar"
  13. "In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited"

A Night at the Opera:

  2. "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"
  3. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
  4. "I'm in Love with My Car"
  5. "You're My Best Friend"
  6. "'39"
  7. "Sweet Lady" (feat. "drum solo")
  8. "Seaside Rendezvous"
  9. "The Prophet's Song"
  10. "Love of My Life"
  11. "Good Company"
  12. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  13. "God Save the Queen"

Encore:

  2. "Somebody to Love"
A Night at the Opera 2016

A Night at the Opera:

  2. "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"
  3. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
  4. "I'm in Love with My Car"
  5. "You're My Best Friend"
  6. "'39"
  7. "Sweet Lady"
  8. "Seaside Rendezvous"
  9. "The Prophet's Song"
  10. "Love of My Life"
  11. "Good Company"
  12. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  13. "God Save the Queen"

post-A Night at the Opera:

  2. "Tie Your Mother Down"
  3. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
  4. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  5. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  6. "Another One Bites The Dust"
  7. "Save me"
  8. "I Was Born To Love You"
  9. "Under Pressure "
  10. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
  11. "The Show Must Go On"
  12. "Radio Ga Ga"
  13. Somebody to Love"

Encore:

  2. "We Will Rock You"
  3. "We Are The Champions"

Tour dates

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The Queen Extravaganza performing "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the Fox Theatre in 2012
Marc Martel performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013
Jennifer Espinoza performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013
Brian Gresh performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013
François-Olivier Doyon performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013
List of 2012 North American concerts[3][6]
Date City Country Venue
26 May 2012 Quebec City Canada Grand Théâtre de Québec
27 May 2012 Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis
29 May 2012 Toronto Queen Elizabeth Theatre
31 May 2012 Detroit United States Fox Theatre
1 June 2012 Chicago House of Blues
2 June 2012 Minneapolis The Brick
4 June 2012 Cleveland House of Blues
5 June 2012 St. Louis The Pageant
7 June 2012 Philadelphia The Pageant
8 June 2012 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
9 June 2012 Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre
10 June 2012 Bethlehem Sands Bethlehem Event Center
11 June 2012 Boston House of Blues
12 June 2012 Huntington The Paramount
15 June 2012 Tampa Ferguson Hall
16 June 2012 Hollywood Hard Rock Live
17 June 2012 Orlando Universal Music Plaza Stage
19 June 2012 Grand Prairie Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie
20 June 2012 Houston House of Blues
23 June 2012 Las Vegas House of Blues
24 June 2012 San Diego Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
25 June 2012 Los Angeles Club Nokia
26 June 2012 San Francisco Regency Ballroom
28 June 2012 Seattle Showbox SoDo
30 June 2012 Vancouver Canada The Orpheum
2 July 2012 Calgary Jack Singer Concert Hall
3 July 2012 Edmonton Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
List of 2013 North American concerts[3][7]
Date City Country Venue
11 January 2013 Tarrytown United States Tarrytown Music Hall
12 January 2013 Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre
13 January 2013 Huntington The Paramount
15 January 2013 Englewood Bergen Performing Arts Center
16 January 2013 Hershey Hershey Theatre
17 January 2013 Verona Turning Stone Resort Casino
18 January 2013 Hamilton Canada Hamilton Place Theatre
20 January 2013 Ottawa National Arts Centre
21 January 2013 Toronto Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
22 January 2013 Quebec City Capitole de Québec
23 January 2013
25 January 2013
26 January 2013
27 January 2013
29 January 2013 Sherbrooke Granada Theatre
30 January 2013 Montreal Bell Centre
1 February 2013 Saint John Imperial Theatre
2 February 2013 Moncton Casino New Brunswick
3 February 2013 Halifax Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
6 August 2013 Quebec City Capitole de Québec
7 August 2013
9 August 2013
10 August 2013
11 August 2013
13 August 2013
14 August 2013
16 August 2013
17 August 2013
18 August 2013
20 August 2013
21 August 2013
23 August 2013
24 August 2013
25 August 2013
27 August 2013
28 August 2013
30 August 2013
31 August 2013
1 September 2013
3 September 2013 Ottawa Scotiabank Place
5 September 2013 Halifax Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
6 September 2013 Moncton Casino New Brunswick
8 September 2013 Lebanon United States Lebanon Opera House
9 September 2013 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
10 September 2013 Niagara Falls The Rapids Theatre
11 September 2013 Morristown Mayo Performing Arts Center
13 September 2013 Bethlehem Sands Bethlehem Event Center
14 September 2013 Westbury NYCB Theatre at Westbury
15 September 2013 New Bedford Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
Date City Country Venue
Europe[8]
October 25, 2013 Southampton England The Brook
October 27, 2013 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham2
October 28, 2013 Oxford O2 Academy Oxford2
October 29, 2013 Bournemouth O2 Academy Bournemouth2
October 30, 2013 Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool2
November 1, 2013 Sheffield O2 Academy Sheffield2
November 2, 2013 Leicester O2 Academy Leicester2
November 3, 2013 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle2
November 4, 2013 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC Glasgow2
November 6, 2013 London England O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
November 7, 2013 Reading Sub 89
November 8, 2013 Worthing Assembly Hall
November 10, 2013 Bath Komedia
November 11, 2013 Manchester Gorilla
November 12, 2013 Bristol Fleece & Firkin
May 10, 2014 Bournemouth O2 Academy Bournemouth
May 12, 2014 Antwerp Belgium Stadsschouwburg
May 13, 2014 Tilburg Netherlands 013
May 15, 2014 Cologne Germany Live Music Hall
May 16, 2014 Hamburg Gruenspan
May 18, 2014 Munich Alte Kongresshalle
May 19, 2014 Frankfurt Batschkapp
May 20, 2014 Berlin Fritzclub
May 21, 2014 Vienna Austria Wien Arena
May 22, 2014 Padua Italy Gran Teatro Geox
May 24, 2014 Paris France L'Olympia
May 26, 2014 Copenhagen Denmark Koncerthuset
May 28, 2014 Oslo Norway Sentrum
May 29, 2014 Stockholm Sweden Tyrol
May 31, 2014 Helsinki Finland Circus Helsinki
September 5, 2014 Reading England The Hexagon
September 6, 2014 Leamington Spa The Assembly
September 8, 2014 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
September 9, 2014 Tunbridge Wells England Assembly Hall Theatre
September 11, 2014 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol
September 12, 2014 Nottingham Rock City
September 13, 2014 London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
September 15, 2014 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
September 16, 2014 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
September 18, 2014 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC Glasgow
September 19, 2014 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
September 20, 2014 Salisbury Salisbury City Hall
September 22, 2014 Cheltenham Cheltenham Town Hall
September 23, 2014 Worthing Pavilion Theatre
Australia
October 3, 2015 Gold Coast Australia Jupiters Theatre
October 6, 2015 Sydney The Star Event Centre
October 10, 2015 Melbourne Palais Theatre
October 13, 2015 Perth Crown Theatre
Europe
October 30, 2015 Leamington Spa England Assembly
October 31, 2015 Bath The Forum
November 1, 2015 Portsmouth Guildhall
November 20, 2015 Worthing Assembly Hall
November 5, 2015 Watford Colosseum
November 6, 2015 Newcastle City Hall
November 8, 2015 Croydon Fairfield Halls
November 9, 2015 Guildford GLive
November 10, 2015 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall
November 12, 2015 Cambridge England Corn Exchange
November 13, 2015 Lincoln The Engine Shed
November 14, 2015 Norwich Open
November 16, 2015 Birmingham Town Hall
November 18, 2015 Reading The Hexagon
November 19, 2015 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
November 20, 2015 Salisbury England City Hall
November 21, 2015 Gloucester GL1
September 4, 2016 Montreux Switzerland Casino Barriere Montreux
October 28, 2016 Plymouth England Pavilions
October 29, 2016 Salisbury City Hall
October 31, 2016 Reading The Hexagon
November 1, 2016 Cambridge Corn Exchange
November 2, 2016 Leicester De Montfort Hall
November 4, 2016 Newcastle City Hall
November 5, 2016 Glasgow Scotland Clyde Auditorium
November 6, 2016 Liverpool England Liverpool Empire Theatre
November 8, 2016 Manchester O2 Apollo
November 9, 2016 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
November 10, 2016 York York Barbican
November 12, 2016 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
November 13, 2016 Aylesbury England Waterside Theatre
November 14, 2016 Portsmouth Guildhall
November 16, 2016 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall
November 18, 2016 Llandudno Wales Venue Cymru
November 19, 2016 Birmingham England Symphony Hall
November 20, 2016 London Hammersmith Apollo
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Two performances

Box office score data

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Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Grand Théâtre de Québec Québec City 1,671 / 1,671 (100%) $84,163[9]
Théâtre Saint-Denis Montreal 2,077 / 2,077 (100%) $89,692[9]
The Brick Minneapolis 441 / 1,077 (41%) $13,440[10]
9:30 Club Washington, D.C. 907 / 1,200 (76%) $31,745[10]
Ferguson Hall Tampa 810 / 1,042 (78%) $34,051[10]
Plaza Live Orlando 787 / 837 (94%) $26,907[11]
Club NOKIA Los Angeles 1,010 / 2,400 (42%) $32,448[12]
Regency Center Grand Ballroom San Francisco 481 / 1,424 (34%) $16,256[13]
Orpheum Theatre Vancouver 2,005 / 2,600 (77%) $54,650[14]
Jack Singer Theatre Calgary 1,493 / 1,710 (87%) $46,714[14]
Northern Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton 1,860 / 2,605 (71%) $53,303[14]
Theatre Granada Sherbrooke 776 / 776 (100%) $30,402[14]
Bell Centre Montreal 3,337 / 3,550 (94%) $190,664[14]
Imperial Theatre St. John's 667 / 700 (95%) $26,310[14]
Casino New Brunswick Moncton 1,705 / 1,790 (95%) $72,590[14]
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium Halifax 922 / 1,035 (89%) $37,923[14]
TOTAL 20,949 / 26,494 (79%) $841,258

Tour band

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Current members
  • Alirio Netto — lead vocals[15]
  • Nick Radcliffe — lead guitar, backing vocals[16]
  • Brian Gresh — lead guitar, backing vocals[16] (2012-2013 & 2018 North American Tour) [17]
  • Tyler Warren — drums, percussions, backing vocals[16]
  • François-Olivier Doyon — bass guitar, backing vocals[16]
  • Darren Reeves — keyboards, backing vocals
  • Alex Maynard — keyboards, backing vocals [17]
Former members

References

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  1. ^ "Queen's Roger Taylor Reveals Finalists for "The Queen Extravaganza Tour"". prnewswire. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  2. ^ "Press Release: Queen Extravaganza Tour Dates Announced". QueenOnline. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "The Return Of The Queen Extravaganza! 20 New Dates For 2013 on Sale Now!". QueenOnline. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Queen Extravaganza: Montreal Set List". QueenOnline. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Queen Extravaganza Rocks The Paramount / Set List". QueenOnline. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Tour & Tickets". QueenExtravaganza. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Nine New Queen Extravaganza Dates Announced!". QueenOnline. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Press Release: The Queen Extravaganza Coming to The UK". Queen Online. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Current Boxscore". billboard.biz. 2012-06-01. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ a b c "Current Boxscore". billboard.biz. 2012-06-24. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  11. ^ "Current Boxscore". billboard.biz. 2012-06-28. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Current Boxscore". billboard.biz. 2012-07-05. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Current Boxscore". billboard.biz. 2012-09-07. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h "Current Boxscore". Billboard. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  15. ^ "QuEx QueenOnline.com - QUEX News". Queenonline.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Queen Extravaganza: Roger Reveals The Band..." QueenOnline. 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  17. ^ a b "QuEx QueenOnline.com - QUEX News". Queenonline.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  18. ^ a b c "Queen Extravaganza". Queenonline.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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