Queen Nation has been called the best Queen tribute band in the U.S. and was inducted into the California Music Hall of Fame. Fronted by singer Gregory Finsley, the band will play at Great Park Live on April 11. We caught up with Finsley to chat.<\/p>\n
What can the audience expect from the show?
A lot of energy, focusing on a replication of what Queen brought to the stage.<\/p>\n
Which of Queen\u2019s songs is the most challenging to perform?
\u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d for sure, due to all of the different segments and tempos. \u201cShow Must Go On\u201d is probably the hardest to sing because of its range.<\/p>\n
What is the most demanding thing about playing music legend Freddie Mercury?
Staying in shape physically, vocally and mentally. Bringing the banter, the look and classic moves along with powerful singing and playing the piano. Then doing it 100 times a year across America and abroad.<\/p>\n
What songs generate the most crowd reaction?
\u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d because of the operatic section. Crowd vocal participation is always encouraged! \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now\u201d and \u201cSomebody To Love\u201d always make them move and sing.<\/p>\n
Do fans ever forget you aren\u2019t the real Queen?
Yes, they do. I can appreciate the compliment for sure, but I have to remind them that I\u2019m just an actor playing the part of an iconic performer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queen Nation has been called the best Queen tribute band in the U.S. and was inducted into the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-182444","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}