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(Danville VA) – Killer Queen, award-winning UK-based Queen Tribute featuring the incredible Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, launch their ambitious twelve-week 2026 US Tour, performing locally at Caesars Virginia Casino/Hotel, 1100 W. Main St., Saturday, April 25. Show: 8:00PM. Tickets: $29.-$88. Info: (434) 483-4500 or visit www.caesars.com/caesars-virginia/shows.
The group will perform all Spring and Summer throughout the US until their final show here October 23 in Baton Rouge.
“It’s been an amazing journey,” says Patrick Myers, Killer Queen front-man/lead singer. “That first show we did changed my life. We thought our band would last maybe a summer at the most, but it’s a very addictive thing performing these songs. The concerts grew and grew, and we’ve ended up playing and selling out the same arenas that Queen played at their peak. It’s been quite a surreal ride. Becoming regular performers at Red Rocks Arena in the US is another highlight. The Beatles, U2, Springsteen, and Dylan all played on that stage. It’s really got its own kind of magic going on there.” Killer Queen returns to perform at Red Rocks July 30, ten years after their first appearance at the famed outdoor amphitheater.
Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury
*KILLER QUEEN – SOME BACKGROUND*
Killer Queen’s first public shows took place in 1993 at London University, following in the footsteps of the real Queen, who had played their first shows there decades earlier, in 1972. The band’s UK popularity quickly grew to such an extent that they soon secured a residency in London’s Strand Theatre, attracting nationwide BBC coverage – the first tribute to have a show in the West End. Killer Queen’s reputation continued to grow both in the UK and abroad, leading to an awards ceremony in Leicester Square, hosted by Suggs from the group Madness, who presented them with the award for “Worldwide Best Tribute Band”. They also scored a number one hit when they were asked to recreate Queen’s harmonies for “The Real Life” with Fatboy Slim.
By then they were in demand in European arenas, playing Ahoy and Forest National Arena where Queen filmed the concert set piece videos such as “Hammer To Fall” and “Don’t Stop Me Now.” Killer Queen then joined forces with Bjorn Again and The Bootleg Beatles for a Waverley Stadium show in Edinburgh. It was this performance that led to the band being selected to represent Queen in a re-staged tribute Live Aid concert held by Sir Bob Geldof in Malta. They performed with him at his arena charity concert to raise funds for the young homeless people.
Thu) – Killer Queen then set their sights on America, including the awe-inspiring Red Rocks Arena in Colorado – one of the country’s most prestigious venues. The Beatles, Springsteen, U2 had all played there; the band was delighted it had become a regular fixture on Killer Queen’s tour sheet that always sold out.
2023 saw the band play packed arenas across Europe: Stavangar in Norway and Cardiff, Nottingham, Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Leeds in the UK. 2024 includes an arena tour of Lithuania, UK arena shows in Liverpool, Newcastle and Liverpool as we as more sell-out shows in Red Rocks and Austin City Limits. 2026 finds Killer Queen returning to Mainland Europe with sold-out dates in Sweden, Norway and Denmark as well as packed houses across the UK. It also marks an incredible ten-year anniversary of Killer Queen’s first dates in America. They will be celebrating in style at Red Rocks, which has become a second home for the band.
Killer Queen Performing A Tribute To Queen – Click On Link To View