Queen 50th Anniversary & Queen The Greatest: Youtube

Speaking of 50th anniversary live shows... I've always wondered why they didn't do things by halves to celebrate NOTW's 40th anniversary specifically - a tour with a couple tracks off said album and Frank, a clear reference to the album cover, a boxset with exclusive content including Rock The World - but some of their albums, such as their debut and ADATR, didn't get anything special. I'm also surprised they didn't consider celebrating The Game's 40th anniversary this year... or did they? I doubt they'd have changed their setlist to something a little more deep cut-y, but who knows?

I've been saying!! The months up to The Game 40th anniversary I had been crossing my fingers for special things but there were just vinyls and shirts with the same picture we've seen and that's it

Quite honestly, I think next year's tour will not happen either. I cannot speak for other European countries but I keep hearing awful news from Portugal, France and Italy. The UK is bad too. Nobody's optimistic about the next few months in the continent. America is damned as well.

Spain is going to declare yet another nationwide emergency state tomorrow (new cases, ICU use and death figures are AWFUL), we expect it to last until late December / early January, surely with further restrictions for Carnival season, Easter and whatnot. I just returned to my office last week after 7 months and I see lots of people oblivious about their masks, removing it altogether when they are sitting (even with people around) and some people straight up not wearing it indoors. This is happening in a country where masks are mandatory and restrictions are piling up again - I need to carry a safe-conduct to go to work, I have been virtually unable to see my girlfriend and parents in the last three weeks and I can't take my daughter to the city like I used to. And it's not getting better soon, like at all.

We will not have an effective Covid cure within the next year or two I think, we don't even have a tried and true vaccine candidate in sight, let alone the chance to administer it to most people. I simply wouldn't feel safe in a packed place without extreme measures. Fuck theaters and live events, just give me digital content to enjoy at home.

I think you're right, but I hope you're wrong. Personally, I would prefer it if everything was cancelled for the next 12 to 18 months, just to end the uncertainty. It's not that I'm desperate for the money back, but it does feel like a little bit of a cloud hanging over us because I don't think I'd feel safe going to an arena gig, but equally I wouldn't want to not go if the gig was still on.

..and particularly as, to quote Brian, 'At that moment we were the biggest band in the world'.

Maybe there is a shortage of extra material that would warrant a special edition/box set,although Bri and Rog seem to have an aversion to revealing demos, out-takes, work-in-progress ala the Beatles' Pepper/White/Abbey Road Anniversary editions.

Another interview - Brian must have spent a week with the Daily Express!

www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1352132/Queen-and-Adam-Lambert-tour-Brian-May-health-knees

Yes, the Daily Express and the term 'Professional Journalism' don't always go hand in hand. 😁 But it's still interesting to read his comments. I could listen to Brian talk all day, as long as it's not about badgers. I promise I won't post any of his interviews with badgers. 🦡 😄

You can't reason with a badger.  Everything is black and white. 

You two are quick 😂😂😂. I prefer Rogers dry wit TBH .

He has had an awful time of it . Let’s hope he is finally on the mend .

It's very difficult to not be sarcastic in these kind of topics.. Personally I do not think that much will be done apart from the suggested live shows.
The Miracle box set will probably be released next year, but that is not necessarily related to a 50th anniversary.

My wish would be an über anthology box set, containing out-takes, new songs, demos, instrumental versions and every album in 5.1.
Or maybe multiple sets, covering a certain nbr of years like they did with the Deep Cuts releases. Just so every set can be filled with more stuff and will not be too expensive in the end.

I honestly would just love 5.1 surround albums if they ever did that. ANATO & The Game sound amazing! And the 5.1 tracks from the greatest hits dvd’s