Queen Extravaganza Tour

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Queen Extravaganza Tour
Tour by Queen Extravaganza
Queen Extravaganza.jpg
Queen Extravaganza in 2013
Start dateMay 26, 2012
End dateNovember 20, 2016
Legs6
No. of shows76 in North America
80 in Europe
4 in Australia
160 in Total

The Queen Extravaganza Tour was a concert tour by official Queen tribute band the Queen Extravaganza. [1]

Contents

Background

The 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. [2]

On October 26, 2012, a second tour of North America was announced via Queenonline.com. [3]

Setlist

2012 Setlist [4]
2013 Setlist [5]
2014 Setlist

Tour dates

The Queen Extravaganza performing "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the Fox Theatre in 2012 Bohemian Rhapsody.jpg
The Queen Extravaganza performing "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the Fox Theatre in 2012
Marc Martel performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013 Marc Martel.jpg
Marc Martel performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013
Jennifer Espinoza performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013 Jennifer Espinoza.jpg
Jennifer Espinoza performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013
Brian Gresh performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013 Brian Gresh.jpg
Brian Gresh performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013
Francois-Olivier Doyon performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013 Francois-Olivier Doyon.jpg
François-Olivier Doyon performing in the Queen Extravaganza Tour at the O2 Academy Oxford in 2013
List of 2012 North American concerts [3] [6]
DateCityCountryVenue
26 May 2012 Quebec City Canada Grand Théâtre de Québec
27 May 2012 Montreal Théâtre Saint-Denis
29 May 2012 Toronto Queen Elizabeth Theatre
31 May 2012 Detroit United States Fox Theatre
1 June 2012 Chicago House of Blues
2 June 2012 Minneapolis The Brick
4 June 2012 Cleveland House of Blues
5 June 2012 St. Louis The Pageant
7 June 2012 Philadelphia The Pageant
8 June 2012 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
9 June 2012 Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre
10 June 2012 Bethlehem Sands Bethlehem Event Center
11 June 2012 Boston House of Blues
12 June 2012 Huntington The Paramount
15 June 2012 Tampa Ferguson Hall
16 June 2012 Hollywood Hard Rock Live
17 June 2012 Orlando Universal Music Plaza Stage
19 June 2012 Grand Prairie Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie
20 June 2012 Houston House of Blues
23 June 2012 Las Vegas House of Blues
24 June 2012 San Diego Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
25 June 2012 Los Angeles Club Nokia
26 June 2012 San Francisco Regency Ballroom
28 June 2012 Seattle Showbox SoDo
30 June 2012 Vancouver Canada The Orpheum
2 July 2012 Calgary Jack Singer Concert Hall
3 July 2012 Edmonton Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
List of 2013 North American concerts [3] [7]
DateCityCountryVenue
11 January 2013 Tarrytown United States Tarrytown Music Hall
12 January 2013WallingfordToyota Oakdale Theatre
13 January 2013HuntingtonThe Paramount
15 January 2013 Englewood Bergen Performing Arts Center
16 January 2013 Hershey Hershey Theatre
17 January 2013 Verona Turning Stone Resort Casino
18 January 2013 Hamilton Canada Hamilton Place Theatre
20 January 2013 Ottawa National Arts Centre
21 January 2013Toronto Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
22 January 2013Quebec City Capitole de Québec
23 January 2013
25 January 2013
26 January 2013
27 January 2013
29 January 2013 Sherbrooke Granada Theatre
30 January 2013Montreal Bell Centre
1 February 2013 Saint John Imperial Theatre
2 February 2013 Moncton Casino New Brunswick
3 February 2013 Halifax Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
6 August 2013Quebec CityCapitole de Québec
7 August 2013
9 August 2013
10 August 2013
11 August 2013
13 August 2013
14 August 2013
16 August 2013
17 August 2013
18 August 2013
20 August 2013
21 August 2013
23 August 2013
24 August 2013
25 August 2013
27 August 2013
28 August 2013
30 August 2013
31 August 2013
1 September 2013
3 September 2013Ottawa Scotiabank Place
5 September 2013HalifaxRebecca Cohn Auditorium
6 September 2013MonctonCasino New Brunswick
8 September 2013 Lebanon United StatesLebanon Opera House
9 September 2013 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
10 September 2013 Niagara Falls The Rapids Theatre
11 September 2013 Morristown Mayo Performing Arts Center
13 September 2013BethlehemSands Bethlehem Event Center
14 September 2013 Westbury NYCB Theatre at Westbury
15 September 2013 New Bedford Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [8]
October 25, 2013 Southampton EnglandThe Brook
October 27, 2013 Birmingham O2 Academy Birmingham2
October 28, 2013 Oxford O2 Academy Oxford2
October 29, 2013 Bournemouth O2 Academy Bournemouth2
October 30, 2013 Liverpool O2 Academy Liverpool2
November 1, 2013 Sheffield O2 Academy Sheffield2
November 2, 2013 Leicester O2 Academy Leicester2
November 3, 2013 Newcastle O2 Academy Newcastle2
November 4, 2013 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC Glasgow2
November 6, 2013LondonEngland O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
November 7, 2013 Reading Sub 89
November 8, 2013 Worthing Assembly Hall
November 10, 2013 Bath Komedia
November 11, 2013 Manchester Gorilla
November 12, 2013 Bristol Fleece & Firkin
May 10, 2014BournemouthO2 Academy Bournemouth
May 12, 2014 Antwerp BelgiumStadsschouwburg
May 13, 2014 Tilburg Netherlands 013
May 15, 2014 Cologne Germany Live Music Hall
May 16, 2014 Hamburg Gruenspan
May 18, 2014 Munich Alte Kongresshalle
May 19, 2014 Frankfurt Batschkapp
May 20, 2014BerlinFritzclub
May 21, 2014 Vienna Austria Wien Arena
May 22, 2014 Padua Italy Gran Teatro Geox
May 24, 2014ParisFrance L'Olympia
May 26, 2014 Copenhagen Denmark Koncerthuset
May 28, 2014 Oslo Norway Sentrum
May 29, 2014 Stockholm SwedenTyrol
May 31, 2014 Helsinki FinlandCircus Helsinki
September 5, 2014ReadingEngland The Hexagon
September 6, 2014 Leamington Spa The Assembly
September 8, 2014 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
September 9, 2014 Tunbridge Wells England Assembly Hall Theatre
September 11, 2014Bristol O2 Academy Bristol
September 12, 2014 Nottingham Rock City
September 13, 2014LondonO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
September 15, 2014 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
September 16, 2014 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
September 18, 2014GlasgowScotlandO2 ABC Glasgow
September 19, 2014NewcastleEngland Newcastle City Hall
September 20, 2014 Salisbury Salisbury City Hall
September 22, 2014 Cheltenham Cheltenham Town Hall
September 23, 2014 Worthing Pavilion Theatre
Australia
October 3, 2015 Gold Coast Australia Jupiters Theatre
October 6, 2015 Sydney The Star Event Centre
October 10, 2015 Melbourne Palais Theatre
October 13, 2015 Perth Crown Theatre
Europe
October 30, 2015 Leamington Spa EnglandAssembly
October 31, 2015 Bath The Forum
November 1, 2015 Portsmouth Guildhall
November 20, 2015 Worthing Assembly Hall
November 5, 2015 Watford Colosseum
November 6, 2015 Newcastle City Hall
November 8, 2015 Croydon Fairfield Halls
November 9, 2015 Guildford GLive
November 10, 2015 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall
November 12, 2015 Cambridge England Corn Exchange
November 13, 2015 Lincoln The Engine Shed
November 14, 2015 Norwich Open
November 16, 2015 Birmingham Town Hall
November 18, 2015 Reading The Hexagon
November 19, 2015 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
November 20, 2015 Salisbury EnglandCity Hall
November 21, 2015 Gloucester GL1
September 4, 2016 Montreux Switzerland Casino Barriere Montreux
October 28, 2016 Plymouth England Pavilions
October 29, 2016 Salisbury City Hall
October 31, 2016 Reading The Hexagon
November 1, 2016 Cambridge Corn Exchange
November 2, 2016 Leicester De Montfort Hall
November 4, 2016 Newcastle City Hall
November 5, 2016 Glasgow Scotland Clyde Auditorium
November 6, 2016 Liverpool England Liverpool Empire Theatre
November 8, 2016 Manchester O2 Apollo
November 9, 2016 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
November 10, 2016 York York Barbican
November 12, 2016 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
November 13, 2016 Aylesbury England Waterside Theatre
November 14, 2016 Portsmouth Guildhall
November 16, 2016 Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall
November 18, 2016 Llandudno Wales Venue Cymru
November 19, 2016 Birmingham England Symphony Hall
November 20, 2016London Hammersmith Apollo
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Two performances

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Grand Théâtre de QuébecQuébec City1,671 / 1,671 (100%)$84,163 [9]
Théâtre Saint-DenisMontreal2,077 / 2,077 (100%)$89,692 [9]
The BrickMinneapolis441 / 1,077 (41%)$13,440 [10]
9:30 ClubWashington, D.C.907 / 1,200 (76%)$31,745 [10]
Ferguson HallTampa810 / 1,042 (78%)$34,051 [10]
Plaza LiveOrlando787 / 837 (94%)$26,907 [11]
Club NOKIALos Angeles1,010 / 2,400 (42%)$32,448 [12]
Regency Center Grand BallroomSan Francisco481 / 1,424 (34%)$16,256 [13]
Orpheum TheatreVancouver2,005 / 2,600 (77%)$54,650 [14]
Jack Singer TheatreCalgary1,493 / 1,710 (87%)$46,714 [14]
Northern Jubilee AuditoriumEdmonton1,860 / 2,605 (71%)$53,303 [14]
Theatre GranadaSherbrooke776 / 776 (100%)$30,402 [14]
Bell CentreMontreal3,337 / 3,550 (94%)$190,664 [14]
Imperial TheatreSt. John's667 / 700 (95%)$26,310 [14]
Casino New BrunswickMoncton1,705 / 1,790 (95%)$72,590 [14]
Rebecca Cohn AuditoriumHalifax922 / 1,035 (89%)$37,923 [14]
TOTAL20,949 / 26,494 (79%)$841,258

Tour band

Current members
Former members

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