"Queen Makes South Africa News" by John Miller - from 'Billboard', 13 October 1984
Mar 19, 2024 17:06:15 GMT
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Post by fabiogminero on Mar 19, 2024 17:06:15 GMT
Hi everyone.
Today's article takes us to South Africa and more precisely to Sun City, which Queen visited during the long tour of 'The Works'. The article is titled Queen Makes South Africa News and was written by the American journalist John Miller; was published in the music magazine Billboard on 13th October 1984.
Miller recounts the band's decision to visit South Africa and the ensuing scandal in the UK and Europe, which was almost non-existent when the band performed in Argentina three years earlier under a military dictatorship. The single 'Another One Bites The Dust', in addition to being a super hit in America, had been at number 1 in the South African charts for several weeks in 1980 and, more recently, 'I Want To Break Free' had also been an immense success; Jim Beach explains that the demand to have Queen live in South Africa was very high and that the band agreed to perform in front of a multiracial audience.
Enjoy!
Today's article takes us to South Africa and more precisely to Sun City, which Queen visited during the long tour of 'The Works'. The article is titled Queen Makes South Africa News and was written by the American journalist John Miller; was published in the music magazine Billboard on 13th October 1984.
Miller recounts the band's decision to visit South Africa and the ensuing scandal in the UK and Europe, which was almost non-existent when the band performed in Argentina three years earlier under a military dictatorship. The single 'Another One Bites The Dust', in addition to being a super hit in America, had been at number 1 in the South African charts for several weeks in 1980 and, more recently, 'I Want To Break Free' had also been an immense success; Jim Beach explains that the demand to have Queen live in South Africa was very high and that the band agreed to perform in front of a multiracial audience.
Enjoy!