THERE is little doubt among rock enthusiasts: legendary band Queen and former lead singer Freddie Mercury earn high ranks as among the most powerful and iconic acts in modern music history.
Queen—the royalty of arena rock—performed to packed stadiums around the world for more than two decades, while Mercury took showmanship by a front man to a whole new level as he mesmerized audiences with his charismatic energy and larger-than-life stage persona.
Queen Nation, one of the best tributes to the British band, was formed in 2004. The group consists of Joe Retta or Gregory Finsley on vocals and keyboards as Freddie Mercury, Mike McManus on guitar as Brian May, Pete Burke on drums as Roger Taylor, and Parker Combs on bass as John Deacon. The mission of the show is to carry on the musical torch and pay homage to the golden age of vintage Queen concerts.
Queen Nation’s live 90-minute production of the original group’s greatest hits preserves the image, sound and stage persona of vintage Queen. Audiences are amazed at the accuracy of Queen Nation’s live retrospective journey through such songs as We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are the Champions, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, You’re My Best Friend, Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure, and many more. They have performed in front of thousands of people at casinos, fairs, festivals and private affairs all around the United States.
On January 30 at 9 p.m., Queen Nation will be performing the greatest hits of Queen live at Cove Manila in Okada, with Part 3 Band and DJ Owki as front acts. Tickets are priced at P4,000 each and are available at all SM Ticket outlets, SMTickets.com, and Platinumlist.ph. For ticket inquiries and reservations, contact SM Tickets at (02) 470-2222 or call DMC Philippines at (0917) 896-2805.