Queen Extravaganza

2012–16 concert tour by Queen Extravaganza


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::summary 2012–16 concert tour by Queen Extravaganza ::

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concert_tour_nameQueen Extravaganza Band
imageQueen Extravaganza.jpg
captionQueen Extravaganza in 2014
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| concert_tour_name = Queen Extravaganza Band | image = Queen Extravaganza.jpg | caption = Queen Extravaganza in 2014

Queen Extravaganza is an official tribute band for Queen.

Background

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.

On October 26, 2012, a second tour of North America was announced via QueenOnline.com.

Setlists

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  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
  17. "One Vision"
  18. "A Kind of Magic"
  19. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  20. "Under Pressure"
  21. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
  22. "Another One Bites the Dust"
  23. "You're My Best Friend"
  24. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
  25. "Drum solo"
  26. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  27. "In the Lap of the Gods"
  28. "In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited"
  29. "Radio Ga Ga"
  30. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
  31. "Somebody to Love" Encore
  32. "We Will Rock You"
  33. "We Are the Champions" | expanded=true | headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 50%; | contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 50%; | header = 2013 Setlist | content =
  34. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
  35. "Killer Queen"
  36. "I Want to Break Free"
  37. "Dragon Attack"
  38. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
  39. "Love of My Life"
  40. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  41. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
  42. "I'm in Love with My Car"
  43. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  44. "Under Pressure"
  45. "A Kind of Magic"
  46. "You're My Best Friend"
  47. "Drum solo"
  48. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  49. "Another One Bites the Dust"
  50. "The Show Must Go On
  51. "Radio Ga Ga"
  52. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
  53. "Somebody to Love" Encore
  54. ""Tie Your Mother Down""
  55. "We Will Rock You"
  56. "We Are the Champions" | expanded=true | headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 50%; | contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 50%; | header = 2014 Setlist | content =
  57. "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
  58. "Killer Queen"
  59. "I Want to Break Free"
  60. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  61. "Love of My Life"
  62. "Dragon Attack"
  63. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
  64. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
  65. "I'm in Love with My Car"
  66. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  67. "Under Pressure"
  68. "A Kind of Magic"
  69. "I Want It All"
  70. "You're My Best Friend"
  71. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  72. "Another One Bites the Dust"
  73. "The Show Must Go On"
  74. "Radio Ga Ga"
  75. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
  76. "Somebody to Love" Encore
  77. ""Tie Your Mother Down""
  78. "We Will Rock You"
  79. "We Are the Champions" | expanded=true | headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 50%; | contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 50%; | header = A Night at the Opera 40th Anniversary Tour 2015 | content = pre-A Night at the Opera:
  80. "Now I'm Here"
  81. "Keep Yourself Alive"
  82. "The March of the Black Queen"
  83. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
  84. "In the Lap of the Gods"
  85. "Killer Queen"
  86. "Tenement Funster"
  87. "Flick of the Wrist"
  88. "Lily of the Valley"
  89. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  90. "Liar"
  91. "In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited" A Night at the Opera:
  92. "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"
  93. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
  94. "I'm in Love with My Car"
  95. "You're My Best Friend"
  96. "'39"
  97. "Sweet Lady" (feat. "drum solo")
  98. "Seaside Rendezvous"
  99. "The Prophet's Song"
  100. "Love of My Life"
  101. "Good Company"
  102. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  103. "God Save the Queen" Encore:
  104. "Somebody to Love" | expanded=true | headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 50%; | contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 50%; | header = A Night at the Opera 2016 | content = A Night at the Opera:
  105. "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"
  106. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
  107. "I'm in Love with My Car"
  108. "You're My Best Friend"
  109. "'39"
  110. "Sweet Lady"
  111. "Seaside Rendezvous"
  112. "The Prophet's Song"
  113. "Love of My Life"
  114. "Good Company"
  115. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  116. "God Save the Queen" post-A Night at the Opera:
  117. "Tie Your Mother Down"
  118. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
  119. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  120. "Stone Cold Crazy"
  121. "Another One Bites The Dust"
  122. "Save me"
  123. "I Was Born To Love You"
  124. "Under Pressure "
  125. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
  126. "The Show Must Go On"
  127. "Radio Ga Ga"
  128. Somebody to Love" Encore:
  129. "We Will Rock You"
  130. "We Are The Champions"

Tour dates

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Bohemian_Rhapsody.jpg" caption="Fox Theatre]] in 2012"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Marc_Martel.jpg" caption="[[Marc Martel]] performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the [[O2 Academy Oxford]] in 2013"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Jennifer_Espinoza.jpg" caption="Jennifer Espinoza performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the [[O2 Academy Oxford]] in 2013"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Brian_Gresh.jpg" caption="Brian Gresh performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the [[O2 Academy Oxford]] in 2013"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Francois-Olivier_Doyon.jpg" caption="François-Olivier Doyon performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the [[O2 Academy Oxford]] in 2013"] ::

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DateCityCountryVenue26 May 201227 May 201229 May 201231 May 20121 June 20122 June 20124 June 20125 June 20127 June 20128 June 20129 June 201210 June 201211 June 201212 June 201215 June 201216 June 201217 June 201219 June 201220 June 201223 June 201224 June 201225 June 201226 June 201228 June 201230 June 20122 July 20123 July 2012
Quebec CityCanadaGrand Théâtre de Québec
MontrealThéâtre Saint-Denis
TorontoQueen Elizabeth Theatre
DetroitUnited StatesFox Theatre
ChicagoHouse of Blues
MinneapolisThe Brick
ClevelandHouse of Blues
St. LouisThe Pageant
PhiladelphiaThe Pageant
Washington, D.C.9:30 Club
WallingfordToyota Oakdale Theatre
BethlehemSands Bethlehem Event Center
BostonHouse of Blues
HuntingtonThe Paramount
TampaFerguson Hall
HollywoodHard Rock Live
OrlandoUniversal Music Plaza Stage
Grand PrairieVerizon Theater at Grand Prairie
HoustonHouse of Blues
Las VegasHouse of Blues
San DiegoHumphreys Concerts by the Bay
Los AngelesClub Nokia
San FranciscoRegency Ballroom
SeattleShowbox SoDo
VancouverCanadaThe Orpheum
CalgaryJack Singer Concert Hall
EdmontonNorthern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
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::data[format=table title="List of 2013 North American concerts{{cite web|url=http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/nine-new-queen-extravaganza-dates-announced/ |title=Nine New Queen Extravaganza Dates Announced! |publisher=QueenOnline |access-date=29 May 2013}}"]

DateCityCountryVenue11 January 201312 January 201313 January 201315 January 201316 January 201317 January 201318 January 201320 January 201321 January 201322 January 201323 January 201325 January 201326 January 201327 January 201329 January 201330 January 20131 February 20132 February 20133 February 20136 August 20137 August 20139 August 201310 August 201311 August 201313 August 201314 August 201316 August 201317 August 201318 August 201320 August 201321 August 201323 August 201324 August 201325 August 201327 August 201328 August 201330 August 201331 August 20131 September 20133 September 20135 September 20136 September 20138 September 20139 September 201310 September 201311 September 201313 September 201314 September 201315 September 2013
TarrytownUnited StatesTarrytown Music Hall
WallingfordToyota Oakdale Theatre
HuntingtonThe Paramount
EnglewoodBergen Performing Arts Center
HersheyHershey Theatre
VeronaTurning Stone Resort Casino
HamiltonCanadaHamilton Place Theatre
OttawaNational Arts Centre
TorontoSony Centre for the Performing Arts
Quebec CityCapitole de Québec
SherbrookeGranada Theatre
MontrealBell Centre
Saint JohnImperial Theatre
MonctonCasino New Brunswick
HalifaxRebecca Cohn Auditorium
Quebec CityCapitole de Québec
OttawaScotiabank Place
HalifaxRebecca Cohn Auditorium
MonctonCasino New Brunswick
LebanonUnited StatesLebanon Opera House
Red BankCount Basie Theatre
Niagara FallsThe Rapids Theatre
MorristownMayo Performing Arts Center
BethlehemSands Bethlehem Event Center
WestburyNYCB Theatre at Westbury
New BedfordZeiterion Performing Arts Center
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DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
October 25, 2013SouthamptonEnglandThe Brook
October 27, 2013BirminghamO2 Academy Birmingham2
October 28, 2013OxfordO2 Academy Oxford2
October 29, 2013BournemouthO2 Academy Bournemouth2
October 30, 2013LiverpoolO2 Academy Liverpool2
November 1, 2013SheffieldO2 Academy Sheffield2
November 2, 2013LeicesterO2 Academy Leicester2
November 3, 2013NewcastleO2 Academy Newcastle2
November 4, 2013GlasgowScotlandO2 ABC Glasgow2
November 6, 2013LondonEnglandO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
November 7, 2013ReadingSub 89
November 8, 2013WorthingAssembly Hall
November 10, 2013BathKomedia
November 11, 2013ManchesterGorilla
November 12, 2013BristolFleece & Firkin
May 10, 2014BournemouthO2 Academy Bournemouth
May 12, 2014AntwerpBelgiumStadsschouwburg
May 13, 2014TilburgNetherlands013
May 15, 2014CologneGermanyLive Music Hall
May 16, 2014HamburgGruenspan
May 18, 2014MunichAlte Kongresshalle
May 19, 2014FrankfurtBatschkapp
May 20, 2014BerlinFritzclub
May 21, 2014ViennaAustriaWien Arena
May 22, 2014PaduaItalyGran Teatro Geox
May 24, 2014ParisFranceL'Olympia
May 26, 2014CopenhagenDenmarkKoncerthuset
May 28, 2014OsloNorwaySentrum
May 29, 2014StockholmSwedenTyrol
May 31, 2014HelsinkiFinlandCircus Helsinki
September 5, 2014ReadingEnglandThe Hexagon
September 6, 2014Leamington SpaThe Assembly
September 8, 2014CardiffWalesSt David's Hall
September 9, 2014Tunbridge WellsEnglandAssembly Hall Theatre
September 11, 2014BristolO2 Academy Bristol
September 12, 2014NottinghamRock City
September 13, 2014LondonO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
September 15, 2014CambridgeCambridge Corn Exchange
September 16, 2014LeedsO2 Academy Leeds
September 18, 2014GlasgowScotlandO2 ABC Glasgow
September 19, 2014NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
September 20, 2014SalisburySalisbury City Hall
September 22, 2014CheltenhamCheltenham Town Hall
September 23, 2014WorthingPavilion Theatre
Australia
October 3, 2015Gold CoastAustraliaJupiters Theatre
October 6, 2015SydneyThe Star Event Centre
October 10, 2015MelbournePalais Theatre
October 13, 2015PerthCrown Theatre
Europe
October 30, 2015Leamington SpaEnglandAssembly
October 31, 2015BathThe Forum
November 1, 2015PortsmouthGuildhall
November 20, 2015WorthingAssembly Hall
November 5, 2015WatfordColosseum
November 6, 2015NewcastleCity Hall
November 8, 2015CroydonFairfield Halls
November 9, 2015GuildfordGLive
November 10, 2015EdinburghScotlandUsher Hall
November 12, 2015CambridgeEnglandCorn Exchange
November 13, 2015LincolnThe Engine Shed
November 14, 2015NorwichOpen
November 16, 2015BirminghamTown Hall
November 18, 2015ReadingThe Hexagon
November 19, 2015CardiffWalesSt David's Hall
November 20, 2015SalisburyEnglandCity Hall
November 21, 2015GloucesterGL1
September 4, 2016MontreuxSwitzerlandCasino Barriere Montreux
October 28, 2016PlymouthEnglandPavilions
October 29, 2016SalisburyCity Hall
October 31, 2016ReadingThe Hexagon
November 1, 2016CambridgeCorn Exchange
November 2, 2016LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
November 4, 2016NewcastleCity Hall
November 5, 2016GlasgowScotlandClyde Auditorium
November 6, 2016LiverpoolEnglandLiverpool Empire Theatre
November 8, 2016ManchesterO2 Apollo
November 9, 2016SheffieldSheffield City Hall
November 10, 2016YorkYork Barbican
November 12, 2016CardiffWalesSt David's Hall
November 13, 2016AylesburyEnglandWaterside Theatre
November 14, 2016PortsmouthGuildhall
November 16, 2016Stoke-on-TrentVictoria Hall
November 18, 2016LlandudnoWalesVenue Cymru
November 19, 2016BirminghamEnglandSymphony Hall
November 20, 2016LondonHammersmith Apollo
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;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances :Two performances

Box office score data

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VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Grand Théâtre de QuébecQuébec City1,671 / 1,671 (100%)url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp
Théâtre Saint-DenisMontreal2,077 / 2,077 (100%)$89,692
The BrickMinneapolis441 / 1,077 (41%)url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp
9:30 ClubWashington, D.C.907 / 1,200 (76%)$31,745
Ferguson HallTampa810 / 1,042 (78%)$34,051
Plaza LiveOrlando787 / 837 (94%)$26,907
Club NOKIALos Angeles1,010 / 2,400 (42%)$32,448
Regency Center Grand BallroomSan Francisco481 / 1,424 (34%)$16,256
Orpheum TheatreVancouver2,005 / 2,600 (77%)url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore
Jack Singer TheatreCalgary1,493 / 1,710 (87%)$46,714
Northern Jubilee AuditoriumEdmonton1,860 / 2,605 (71%)$53,303
Theatre GranadaSherbrooke776 / 776 (100%)$30,402
Bell CentreMontreal3,337 / 3,550 (94%)$190,664
Imperial TheatreSt. John's667 / 700 (95%)$26,310
Casino New BrunswickMoncton1,705 / 1,790 (95%)$72,590
Rebecca Cohn AuditoriumHalifax922 / 1,035 (89%)$37,923
TOTAL20,949 / 26,494 (79%)$841,258
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Tour band

;Current members

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

;Former members

  • Tristan Avakian — lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2012 tour only)
  • Yvan Pedneault — vocals, backing vocals (2012 tour only)
  • Jeff Scott Soto — vocals, backing vocals (2012 tour only)
  • Jennifer Espinoza — vocals
  • Brandon Ethridge — keyboards, piano, backing vocals
  • Marc Martellead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar (not touring during 2018)

References

References

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  2. (28 March 2012). "Press Release: Queen Extravaganza Tour Dates Announced". QueenOnline.
  3. (26 October 2012). "The Return Of The Queen Extravaganza! 20 New Dates For 2013 on Sale Now!". QueenOnline.
  4. "Queen Extravaganza: Montreal Set List". QueenOnline.
  5. "Queen Extravaganza Rocks The Paramount / Set List". QueenOnline.
  6. (28 March 2012). "Tour & Tickets". QueenExtravaganza.
  7. "Nine New Queen Extravaganza Dates Announced!". QueenOnline.
  8. (28 June 2013). "Press Release: The Queen Extravaganza Coming to The UK". Queen Online.
  9. (2012-06-01). "Current Boxscore". billboard.biz.
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  14. (2 February 2013). "Current Boxscore". Billboard.
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