Queen Extravaganza
{{Short description|2012–16 concert tour by Queen Extravaganza}}
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| caption = Queen Extravaganza in 2014
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Queen Extravaganza is an official tribute band for Queen.{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/queens-roger-taylor-reveals-finalists-for-the-queen-extravaganza--134741938.html |title=Queen's Roger Taylor Reveals Finalists for "The Queen Extravaganza Tour" |publisher=prnewswire |date=2011-11-30 |access-date=2012-03-28}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-extravaganza-tour-dates-announced/ |title=Press Release: Queen Extravaganza Tour Dates Announced |publisher=QueenOnline |date=28 March 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012}}
On October 26, 2012, a second tour of North America was announced via QueenOnline.com.{{cite web|url=http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/the-return-of-the-queen-extravaganza-20-new-dates-for-2013-on-sale-now/ |title=The Return Of The Queen Extravaganza! 20 New Dates For 2013 on Sale Now! |publisher=QueenOnline |date=26 October 2012 |access-date=26 October 2012}}
Setlists
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| header = 2012 Setlist{{cite web|url=http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/queen-extravaganza-montreal-set-list/ |title=Queen Extravaganza: Montreal Set List |publisher=QueenOnline |access-date=30 May 2012}}
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- "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Now I'm Here"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Love of My Life"
- "I Want It All"
- "Bicycle Race"
- "I Want to Break Free"
- "The March Of the Black Queen"
- "Dragon Attack"
- "You Take My Breath Away"
- "Save Me"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
- "I'm in Love with My Car"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Intermission
- "One Vision"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "Another One Bites the Dust"
- "You're My Best Friend"
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Drum solo"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "In the Lap of the Gods"
- "In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Somebody to Love"
Encore
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- "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
- "Killer Queen"
- "I Want to Break Free"
- "Dragon Attack"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
- "I'm in Love with My Car"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Under Pressure"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "You're My Best Friend"
- "Drum solo"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Another One Bites the Dust"
- "The Show Must Go On
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Somebody to Love"
Encore
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| header = 2014 Setlist
| content =
- "We Will Rock You (Fast)"
- "Killer Queen"
- "I Want to Break Free"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Love of My Life"
- "Dragon Attack"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
- "I'm in Love with My Car"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Under Pressure"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "I Want It All"
- "You're My Best Friend"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Another One Bites the Dust"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Somebody to Love"
Encore
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pre-A Night at the Opera:
- "Now I'm Here"
- "Keep Yourself Alive"
- "The March of the Black Queen"
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "In the Lap of the Gods"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Tenement Funster"
- "Flick of the Wrist"
- "Lily of the Valley"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Liar"
- "In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited"
A Night at the Opera:
- "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"
- "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
- "I'm in Love with My Car"
- "You're My Best Friend"
- "'39"
- "Sweet Lady" (feat. "drum solo")
- "Seaside Rendezvous"
- "The Prophet's Song"
- "Love of My Life"
- "Good Company"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "God Save the Queen"
Encore:
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A Night at the Opera:
- "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"
- "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon"
- "I'm in Love with My Car"
- "You're My Best Friend"
- "'39"
- "Sweet Lady"
- "Seaside Rendezvous"
- "The Prophet's Song"
- "Love of My Life"
- "Good Company"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "God Save the Queen"
post-A Night at the Opera:
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "Save me"
- "I Was Born To Love You"
- "Under Pressure "
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Somebody to Love"
Encore:
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Tour dates
File:Bohemian Rhapsody.jpg" at the Fox Theatre in 2012]]
File:Marc Martel.jpg performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013]]
File:Jennifer Espinoza.jpg in 2013]]
File:Brian Gresh.jpg in 2013]]
File:Francois-Olivier Doyon.jpg in 2013]]
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|+ List of 2012 North American concerts{{cite web|url=http://www.queenextravaganza.com/tour-and-tickets/ |title=Tour & Tickets |publisher=QueenExtravaganza |date=28 March 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012}} |
scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Date
!scope="col" style="width:12em;"|City !scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Country !scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Venue |
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scope="row"|26 May 2012
|rowspan="3"|Canada |
scope="row"|27 May 2012 |
scope="row"|29 May 2012 |
scope="row"|31 May 2012
|rowspan="21"|United States |
scope="row"|1 June 2012 |
scope="row"|2 June 2012 |
scope="row"|4 June 2012
|House of Blues |
scope="row"|5 June 2012 |
scope="row"|7 June 2012 |
scope="row"|8 June 2012 |
scope="row"|9 June 2012 |
scope="row"|10 June 2012
|Sands Bethlehem Event Center |
scope="row"|11 June 2012
|House of Blues |
scope="row"|12 June 2012
|The Paramount |
scope="row"|15 June 2012 |
scope="row"|16 June 2012 |
scope="row"|17 June 2012 |
scope="row"|19 June 2012 |
scope="row"|20 June 2012
|House of Blues |
scope="row"|23 June 2012
|House of Blues |
scope="row"|24 June 2012
|Humphreys Concerts by the Bay |
scope="row"|25 June 2012 |
scope="row"|26 June 2012 |
scope="row"|28 June 2012 |
scope="row"|30 June 2012
|rowspan="3"|Canada |
scope="row"|2 July 2012 |
scope="row"|3 July 2012 |
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|+ 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}} |
scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Date
!scope="col" style="width:12em;"|City !scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Country !scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Venue |
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scope="row"|11 January 2013
|rowspan="6"|United States |
scope="row"|12 January 2013
|Wallingford |Toyota Oakdale Theatre |
scope="row"|13 January 2013
|Huntington |The Paramount |
scope="row"|15 January 2013 |
scope="row"|16 January 2013 |
scope="row"|17 January 2013 |
scope="row"|18 January 2013
|rowspan="36"|Canada |
scope="row"|20 January 2013 |
scope="row"|21 January 2013
|Toronto |
scope="row"|22 January 2013
|rowspan="5"|Quebec City |rowspan="5"|Capitole de Québec |
scope="row"|23 January 2013 |
scope="row"|25 January 2013 |
scope="row"|26 January 2013 |
scope="row"|27 January 2013 |
scope="row"|29 January 2013 |
scope="row"|30 January 2013
|Montreal |
scope="row"|1 February 2013 |
scope="row"|2 February 2013 |
scope="row"|3 February 2013 |
scope="row"|6 August 2013
|rowspan="20"|Quebec City |rowspan="20"|Capitole de Québec |
scope="row"|7 August 2013 |
scope="row"|9 August 2013 |
scope="row"|10 August 2013 |
scope="row"|11 August 2013 |
scope="row"|13 August 2013 |
scope="row"|14 August 2013 |
scope="row"|16 August 2013 |
scope="row"|17 August 2013 |
scope="row"|18 August 2013 |
scope="row"|20 August 2013 |
scope="row"|21 August 2013 |
scope="row"|23 August 2013 |
scope="row"|24 August 2013 |
scope="row"|25 August 2013 |
scope="row"|27 August 2013 |
scope="row"|28 August 2013 |
scope="row"|30 August 2013 |
scope="row"|31 August 2013 |
scope="row"|1 September 2013 |
scope="row"|3 September 2013
|Ottawa |
scope="row"|5 September 2013
|Halifax |Rebecca Cohn Auditorium |
scope="row"|6 September 2013
|Moncton |Casino New Brunswick |
scope="row"|8 September 2013
|rowspan="7"|United States |Lebanon Opera House |
scope="row"|9 September 2013 |
scope="row"|10 September 2013 |
scope="row"|11 September 2013 |
scope="row"|13 September 2013
|Bethlehem |Sands Bethlehem Event Center |
scope="row"|14 September 2013 |
scope="row"|15 September 2013
|Zeiterion Performing Arts Center |
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!width="150"|Date !width="150"|City !width="150"|Country !width="275"|Venue |
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October 25, 2013
|rowspan="8"|England |The Brook |
October 27, 2013 |
October 28, 2013 |
October 29, 2013 |
October 30, 2013 |
November 1, 2013 |
November 2, 2013 |
November 3, 2013 |
November 4, 2013 |
November 6, 2013
|London |rowspan="7"|England |
November 7, 2013
|Sub 89 |
November 8, 2013
|Assembly Hall |
November 10, 2013
|Bath |
November 11, 2013
|Gorilla |
November 12, 2013
|Fleece & Firkin |
May 10, 2014
|Bournemouth |O2 Academy Bournemouth |
May 12, 2014
|Belgium |Stadsschouwburg |
May 13, 2014
|Netherlands |013 |
May 15, 2014
|rowspan="5"|Germany |
May 16, 2014 |
May 18, 2014 |
May 19, 2014 |
May 20, 2014
|Berlin |Fritzclub |
May 21, 2014
|Austria |
May 22, 2014
|Italy |
May 24, 2014
|Paris |France |
May 26, 2014
|Denmark |
May 28, 2014
|Oslo |Norway |
May 29, 2014
|Sweden |Tyrol |
May 31, 2014
|Finland |Circus Helsinki |
September 5, 2014
|Reading |rowspan="2"|England |
September 6, 2014
|The Assembly |
September 8, 2014 |
September 9, 2014
|rowspan="6"|England |
September 11, 2014
|Bristol |
September 12, 2014 |
September 13, 2014
|London |O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire |
September 15, 2014 |
September 16, 2014 |
September 18, 2014
|Glasgow |Scotland |O2 ABC Glasgow |
September 19, 2014
|Newcastle |rowspan="4"|England |
September 20, 2014
|Salisbury City Hall |
September 22, 2014 |
September 23, 2014
|Pavilion Theatre |
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|colspan="4"|Australia |
October 3, 2015
| rowspan="4"|Australia |
October 6, 2015 |
October 10, 2015 |
October 13, 2015
|Crown Theatre |
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|colspan="4"|Europe |
October 30, 2015
| rowspan="8"| England |Assembly |
October 31, 2015
|Bath |
November 1, 2015 |
November 20, 2015
|Assembly Hall |
November 5, 2015
|Colosseum |
November 6, 2015 |
November 8, 2015 |
November 9, 2015
|GLive |
November 10, 2015
|Scotland |
November 12, 2015
|rowspan="5"|England |
November 13, 2015 |
November 14, 2015
|Open |
November 16, 2015 |
November 18, 2015 |
November 19, 2015
|Wales |
November 20, 2015
|rowspan="2"|England |City Hall |
November 21, 2015
|GL1 |
September 4, 2016
|Switzerland |
October 28, 2016
|rowspan="6"|England |
October 29, 2016
|City Hall |
October 31, 2016 |
November 1, 2016 |
November 2, 2016 |
November 4, 2016 |
November 5, 2016 |
November 6, 2016
|rowspan="4"|England |
November 8, 2016 |
November 9, 2016 |
November 10, 2016
|York |
November 12, 2016
|Wales |
November 13, 2016
|rowspan="3"|England |
November 14, 2016 |
November 16, 2016 |
November 18, 2016
|Wales |
November 19, 2016
|rowspan="2"|England |
November 20, 2016
|London |
;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
:{{note label|LAM|A|A}}Two performances
=Box office score data=
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!style="width:220px;"|Venue !style="width:135px;"|City !style="width:200px;"|Tickets sold / available !style="width:125px;"|Gross revenue |
Grand Théâtre de Québec
|Québec City |1,671 / 1,671 (100%) |
Théâtre Saint-Denis
|Montreal |2,077 / 2,077 (100%) |
The Brick
|Minneapolis |441 / 1,077 (41%) |
9:30 Club
|Washington, D.C. |907 / 1,200 (76%) |
Ferguson Hall
|Tampa |810 / 1,042 (78%) |
Plaza Live
|Orlando |787 / 837 (94%) |
Club NOKIA
|Los Angeles |1,010 / 2,400 (42%) |
Regency Center Grand Ballroom
|San Francisco |481 / 1,424 (34%) |
Orpheum Theatre
|Vancouver |2,005 / 2,600 (77%) |
Jack Singer Theatre
|Calgary |1,493 / 1,710 (87%) |
Northern Jubilee Auditorium
|Edmonton |1,860 / 2,605 (71%) |
Theatre Granada
|Sherbrooke |776 / 776 (100%) |
Bell Centre
|Montreal |3,337 / 3,550 (94%) |
Imperial Theatre
|St. John's |667 / 700 (95%) |
Casino New Brunswick
|Moncton |1,705 / 1,790 (95%) |
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
|Halifax |922 / 1,035 (89%) |
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|colspan="2"|TOTAL |20,949 / 26,494 (79%) |$841,258 |
Tour band
;Current members
- Alirio Netto — lead vocals{{Cite web|url=https://www.queenonline.com/quex/news/queen-extravaganza-reveal-the-band-line-up-for-2018-tour|title=QuEx QueenOnline.com - QUEX News|website=Queenonline.com|access-date=7 June 2023}}
- Nick Radcliffe — lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Gresh — lead guitar, backing vocals (2012-2013 & 2018 North American Tour) {{Cite web|url=https://www.queenonline.com/quex/news/north-american-tour-on-sale-now|title=QuEx QueenOnline.com - QUEX News|website=Queenonline.com|access-date=7 June 2023}}
- 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{{cite web|url=http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/queen-extravaganza-roger-reveals-the-band/ |title=Queen Extravaganza: Roger Reveals The Band... |publisher=QueenOnline |date=2011-12-08 |access-date=2012-03-28}} (2012 tour only){{Cite web|url=https://www.queenonline.com/quex|title=Queen Extravaganza|website=Queenonline.com|access-date=7 June 2023}}
- 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 Martel — lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar (not touring during 2018)
References
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External links
- [http://www.queenonline.com/ QueenOnline] – Official Queen Website
- [http://www.queenextravaganza.com/ QueenExtravaganza] – Official Queen Extravaganza Website
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