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We are happy and proud to have participated in this event along with this year's guests incl. **Elton John, Sting, Slash, Tom Jones, Janet Jackson, ZZ Top and Quincy Jones**.

This year, on July 6th, a new concert stage moving across the whole **Geneva lake**, known as the "**Rock Boat**", was unveiled – and there, in the middle of the lake under the Alps, we played the **premiere** show as **the main band** on its deck. We became the **first** ever Czech band and the **first** ever tribute band to perform at this festival. It was a marvelous experience, which became even more special when the first tones of the **Bohemian Rhapsody** resounded in front of the statue of **Mercury**, as if the captain had read our playlist. A very intense and unforgettable moment. And for the song **Under Pressure** we had a special guest, amazing **Milan Šatník**!

**Montreux** is an awesome place, which many bands and artists (including **Queen**) visited to live, create and record. We had already performed here **twice** before, participating in **Freddie Mercury** memorials in 2008 and in 2017. This year, however, it was our first time here at an event not directly related to Queen.

We would like to thank everyone and especially our wonderful audience. **We are happy!**

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It has already become a tradition that **Leoš Mareš** organizes **spectacular concerts** with great stage sets, modern shows and popular guests. This year he has had the idea of inviting **Queenie** and letting the audience take a look into the past at the **legendary Queen's** show at **Live AID** at Wembley in 1985. Yesterday the first of his three sold out concerts took place; today and tomorrow two more are coming.

_“When we first heard about this idea, it seemed crazy, but we immediately got inspired by it and after yesterday's show we can say that this Leoš‘s idea was absolutely great! We enjoyed it a lot, the audience was outright electrifying. It was an amazing experience, but also a great responsibility. We decided to donate the fee to the **[Mercury Phoenix Trust](http://www.mercuryphoenixtrust.com/)**. We found it to be the right thing to do, as the show was an interpretation of Live AID, and Leoš Mareš agreed! **Many thanks to Leoš for the invitation!** There's no one here who could have have achieved what he has. We are looking forward to discovering what he will surprise everyone with next year,”_ add **Queenie** unanimously.

edit: Radio Ga Ga from the performance at Leoš Mareš‘s show:
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fotocredit: Michala Rusaňuková, Lukáš Navara

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Under Karel Janák direction, a rather sharp script turned into a remarkable work of art, mainly thanks to the superb interpretation of the legendary band‘s songs, which were played live by Queenie, one of the world's most renowned Queen tribute bands. Their frontman, Michael Kluch, starred as Freddie Mercury, and together with the band, Jiří Korn (band manager’s representative), and other protagonists they presented a fascinating, breathtaking performance full of emotions. The artists on the packed stage were rewarded with a thunderous final applause including a standing ovation. This last performance of the musical, organized outside of Prague, was a somewhat secret but very pompous farewell to the audience.

**We have asked Michael Kluch, who plays the lead role as Freddie Mercury: What was behind such an unexpected end?**

“I'm very sad about it, both for myself and the band and for the other artists who spent a lot of time and energy preparing this performance and expected the result of their effort to last. It is obvious that none of the performers can influence the copyright factors. That is purely a matter of production.”

**Am I to understand that the theater‘s copyright ended with this performance?**

“We don't even know exactly how it was done with the copyright. We know only that there was some conflict regarding an infringement of the copyright in this performance, which is why today it was probably the last time we played it. A new version is being prepared. The new script’s concept would not need the approval of the Queen group copyright holders, but for now it does not seem promising.

**Is the script not good?**

“I don't want to evaluate the script as such, but Queen without Queen?! That's nonsense to me. Culture is supposed to entertain and enrich people, not to look for ways to bypass some rules – that's not how we want to be. With the band, we perform all over the world and we do care how people abroad see us and what they say about us. If we want to be a proud nation, we can't just constantly work around things in some cunning ways.”

**So will you and Queenie not take part in the next version?**

“I don’t think so at the moment. We are proud of our previous work on the musical, we enjoyed doing it and we would be glad to continue with the original version. However, if it‘s true that the authors‘ consent has never been issued at all, our efforts to carry on with this project would most likely be pointless. As I have already mentioned, we cannot, and indeed do not want to, participate in something that infringes copyright.”

**What’s the situation with the copyright and Queenie?**

“For organizing concerts, the consent of the authors is not necessary – only the organizer of each event where we play pays the authors royalties according to the rules. We do not need to handle that part.”

**What are you preparing in the near future?**

“We are planning a lot of concerts both in our country and around the world, even though, unfortunately, we cannot be everywhere. In April we will play in Sweden and Costa Rica, but Prague fans can enjoy our show on April 16, from 19:00, at Retro Music Hall. In May, besides Denmark and Prague, we will bring our Queen Relived show to Olomouc, Pilsen and České Budějovice, where the concert tickets are already sold out. I can't remember all the concerts we've arranged, but we will also play in other cities, so hopefully there will be something for every fan. We are also preparing one special pearl, but that one is still a secret.”

**Which concert are you looking forward to most?**

“We look forward to all our concerts, and we enjoy them to the fullest. If I should name just one though, I am thinking of our most recent addition – we have been invited to the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival, with Sir Elton John as its main star this year.

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This was a slightly different kind of interview – see for yourself in the link below :-)

[https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/…video/669735](https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10090925908-vsechnoparty/219544161600001/video/669735)

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“This year we have already had **150 concerts in 20** countries around the world. The one at Sono was our concert of the year, a sort of summarization. We wanted the audience to receive a unique experience, and it worked out. Two years ago we had a sold-out concert with the **Czechoslovak Chamber Orchestra Prague** and **the Children's Choir Brno** here. We wished to bring something new and with this in mind we designed a stage matching the one of **Queen** to complement the unique performance,” said **Michael Kluch**, the band's frontman.

The band **Queenie - world Queen tribute band** represents the absolute top of their genre. More than a **thousand spectators** could enjoy the proof thereof at the **sold-out Sono hall** in Brno. The band played a two-hour concert with thunderous unstoppable ovation from the audience. The show was further escalated with the song **Barcelona**, for which the **National Theater soloist Petra Alvarez** joined **Queenie** on stage. Then the fans asked for three more songs. **We Will Rock You, Friends Will Be Friends** and **We Are The Champions** were already sung in unison by the whole hall.

The concert had been sold out since the end of summer and because of the ongoing interest the band has decided to do two shows at **Sono** next year, on December 5th and 6th, 2019. In addition, **Queenie** will have concerts in other Czech cities and in many places abroad. Besides the spring and autumn **Scandinavian tour**, the band has accepted a **Central American tour** invitation that will begin on April 20, 2019 **in Costa Rica**, exactly 27 years since the commemorative concert honored **Freddie Mercury** in **Wembley**, London.

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**Queenie** in this newly prepared **musical** was given **the main role**. **Michael Kluch** will perform as **Freddie** and the rest of the band will perform the rest of the **Queen**. It will be a completely **live musical accompaniment**, which is not always a matter of course on the Czech scene, and **Queenie** will take care of it. In this **unique theater show** will also perform by **Jiří Korn**, **Rudolf Hrušínský junior**, **Simona Postlerová** and other leading musical actors.

**Michael** is already performing in another performance about **Freddie Mercury**. This is the dance musical **Freddie: The King of Queen**, written by **Libor Vaculík** with **Václav Kopta** and **Petr Malásek**. It is presented in **the Theater J.K.Tyl** in **Pilsen** and **Michael** also performs the role of **Mercury**. But the new production of **Karel Janák** is conceived as a musical performance with all the elements that belong to the **musical**.

**The cast of Freddie musical:** Freddie - Michael Kluch Manager - Jiří Korn / Ernesto Čekan Journalist - Rudolf Hrušínský junior Brian - Roman Říčař / Roman Tomeš Prenter - Přemysl Pálek / Lukáš Kumpricht Moralist - Simona Postlerová / Tereza Nekudová Mary - Romana Goščíková / Charlotte Doubravová

**PREMIERE 14th and 15th April 2018 at Radek Brzobohatý Theater in Prague**

**Tickets** to buy on the websites of **Radek Brzobohatý Theater**: [http://divadlorb.cz/repertoar/freddie/](http://divadlorb.cz/repertoar/freddie/)

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"We want to be closer to the audience, we want to see more of their faces. This concert will celebrate our eighteen-year career and we would be happy if all those who started with us eighteen years ago would come to celebrate this anniversary with us", says our frontman Michael Kluch. For this reason, we decided to celebrate our birthday in the cosier premises of the multifunctional hall **O2 universum**, which is directly adjacent to the O2 arena. **And twice on 18 and 19 April 2024!**

On stage with us will be some of the previous members of the band or guests who are significantly connected with the history of the band. In addition, you can purchase a Meet & Greet ticket, which will give you priority access to the hall, meet the band in person, or meet a Freddie Mercury costume, which our frontman Michael Kluch recently auctioned off! You can look forward, as is usual with our big concerts, to a rich visual set with special backdrops and visual effects.

Tickets are available at [Ticketportal](https://www.ticketportal.cz/event/QUEENIE--2147479538) and [Ticketmaster](https://www.ticketmaster.cz/artist/queenie-vstupenky/998826). 


But that's not all! We love to celebrate, and we'll be celebrating all year long - we'll be taking our **"18 Years Tour "** on the road this summer, stopping at 9 locations across the country.

Tickets available at [Ticketportal.cz](https://www.ticketportal.cz/event/QUEENIE-18-let-tour-Leto-2024).

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