Queen Extravaganza Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Queen Extravaganza Tour
Artist:Queen Extravaganza
Start Date:May 26, 2012
End Date:November 20, 2016
Number Of Legs:6
Number Of Shows:76 in North America
80 in Europe
4 in Australia
160 in Total
This Tour:Queen Extravaganza Tour
(2012)

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

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]

Tour dates

List of 2012 North American concerts[4]
DateCityCountryVenue
26 May 2012Quebec CityCanadaGrand Théâtre de Québec
27 May 2012MontrealThéâtre Saint-Denis
29 May 2012TorontoQueen Elizabeth Theatre
31 May 2012DetroitUnited StatesFox Theatre
1 June 2012ChicagoHouse of Blues
2 June 2012MinneapolisThe Brick
4 June 2012ClevelandHouse of Blues
5 June 2012St. LouisThe Pageant
7 June 2012PhiladelphiaThe Pageant
8 June 2012Washington, D.C.
9 June 2012WallingfordToyota Oakdale Theatre
10 June 2012BethlehemSands Bethlehem Event Center
11 June 2012BostonHouse of Blues
12 June 2012HuntingtonThe Paramount
15 June 2012TampaFerguson Hall
16 June 2012HollywoodHard Rock Live
17 June 2012OrlandoUniversal Music Plaza Stage
19 June 2012Grand PrairieVerizon Theater at Grand Prairie
20 June 2012HoustonHouse of Blues
23 June 2012Las VegasHouse of Blues
24 June 2012San DiegoHumphreys Concerts by the Bay
25 June 2012Los AngelesClub Nokia
26 June 2012San FranciscoRegency Ballroom
28 June 2012SeattleShowbox SoDo
30 June 2012VancouverCanadaThe Orpheum
2 July 2012CalgaryJack Singer Concert Hall
3 July 2012EdmontonNorthern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
List of 2013 North American concerts[5]
DateCityCountryVenue
11 January 2013TarrytownUnited StatesTarrytown Music Hall
12 January 2013WallingfordToyota Oakdale Theatre
13 January 2013HuntingtonThe Paramount
15 January 2013EnglewoodBergen Performing Arts Center
16 January 2013HersheyHershey Theatre
17 January 2013VeronaTurning Stone Resort Casino
18 January 2013HamiltonCanadaHamilton Place Theatre
20 January 2013OttawaNational Arts Centre
21 January 2013TorontoSony Centre for the Performing Arts
22 January 2013Quebec CityCapitole de Québec
23 January 2013
25 January 2013
26 January 2013
27 January 2013
29 January 2013SherbrookeGranada Theatre
30 January 2013MontrealBell Centre
1 February 2013Saint JohnImperial Theatre
2 February 2013MonctonCasino New Brunswick
3 February 2013HalifaxRebecca 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 2013OttawaScotiabank Place
5 September 2013HalifaxRebecca Cohn Auditorium
6 September 2013MonctonCasino New Brunswick
8 September 2013LebanonUnited StatesLebanon Opera House
9 September 2013Red BankCount Basie Theatre
10 September 2013Niagara FallsThe Rapids Theatre
11 September 2013MorristownMayo Performing Arts Center
13 September 2013BethlehemSands Bethlehem Event Center
14 September 2013WestburyNYCB Theatre at Westbury
15 September 2013New BedfordZeiterion Performing Arts Center
DateCityCountryVenue
Europe[6]
October 25, 2013SouthamptonEnglandThe Brook
October 27, 2013BirminghamO2 Academy Birmingham2
October 28, 2013OxfordO2 Academy Oxford2
October 29, 2013BournemouthO2 Academy Bournemouth2
October 30, 2013LiverpoolO2 Academy Liverpool2
November 1, 2013SheffieldO2 Academy Sheffield2
November 2, 2013LeicesterO2 Academy Leicester2
November 3, 2013NewcastleO2 Academy Newcastle2
November 4, 2013GlasgowScotlandO2 ABC Glasgow2
November 6, 2013LondonEnglandO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
November 7, 2013ReadingSub 89
November 8, 2013WorthingAssembly Hall
November 10, 2013BathKomedia
November 11, 2013ManchesterGorilla
November 12, 2013BristolFleece & Firkin
May 10, 2014BournemouthO2 Academy Bournemouth
May 12, 2014AntwerpBelgiumStadsschouwburg
May 13, 2014TilburgNetherlands013
May 15, 2014CologneGermanyLive Music Hall
May 16, 2014HamburgGruenspan
May 18, 2014MunichAlte Kongresshalle
May 19, 2014FrankfurtBatschkapp
May 20, 2014BerlinFritzclub
May 21, 2014ViennaAustriaWien Arena
May 22, 2014PaduaItalyGran Teatro Geox
May 24, 2014ParisFranceL'Olympia
May 26, 2014CopenhagenDenmarkKoncerthuset
May 28, 2014OsloNorwaySentrum
May 29, 2014StockholmSwedenTyrol
May 31, 2014HelsinkiFinlandCircus Helsinki
September 5, 2014ReadingEnglandThe Hexagon
September 6, 2014Leamington SpaThe Assembly
September 8, 2014CardiffWalesSt David's Hall
September 9, 2014Tunbridge WellsEnglandAssembly Hall Theatre
September 11, 2014BristolO2 Academy Bristol
September 12, 2014NottinghamRock City
September 13, 2014LondonO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
September 15, 2014CambridgeCambridge Corn Exchange
September 16, 2014LeedsO2 Academy Leeds
September 18, 2014GlasgowScotlandO2 ABC Glasgow
September 19, 2014NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
September 20, 2014SalisburySalisbury City Hall
September 22, 2014CheltenhamCheltenham Town Hall
September 23, 2014WorthingPavilion Theatre
Australia
October 3, 2015Gold CoastAustraliaJupiters Theatre
October 6, 2015SydneyThe Star Event Centre
October 10, 2015MelbournePalais Theatre
October 13, 2015PerthCrown Theatre
Europe
October 30, 2015Leamington SpaEnglandAssembly
October 31, 2015BathThe Forum
November 1, 2015PortsmouthGuildhall
November 20, 2015WorthingAssembly Hall
November 5, 2015WatfordColosseum
November 6, 2015NewcastleCity Hall
November 8, 2015CroydonFairfield Halls
November 9, 2015GuildfordGLive
November 10, 2015EdinburghScotlandUsher Hall
November 12, 2015CambridgeEnglandCorn Exchange
November 13, 2015LincolnThe Engine Shed
November 14, 2015NorwichOpen
November 16, 2015BirminghamTown Hall
November 18, 2015ReadingThe Hexagon
November 19, 2015CardiffWalesSt David's Hall
November 20, 2015SalisburyEnglandCity Hall
November 21, 2015GloucesterGL1
September 4, 2016MontreuxSwitzerlandCasino Barriere Montreux
October 28, 2016PlymouthEnglandPavilions
October 29, 2016SalisburyCity Hall
October 31, 2016ReadingThe Hexagon
November 1, 2016CambridgeCorn Exchange
November 2, 2016LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
November 4, 2016NewcastleCity Hall
November 5, 2016GlasgowScotlandClyde Auditorium
November 6, 2016LiverpoolEnglandLiverpool Empire Theatre
November 8, 2016ManchesterO2 Apollo
November 9, 2016SheffieldSheffield City Hall
November 10, 2016YorkYork Barbican
November 12, 2016CardiffWalesSt David's Hall
November 13, 2016AylesburyEnglandWaterside Theatre
November 14, 2016PortsmouthGuildhall
November 16, 2016Stoke-on-TrentVictoria Hall
November 18, 2016LlandudnoWalesVenue Cymru
November 19, 2016BirminghamEnglandSymphony Hall
November 20, 2016LondonHammersmith Apollo
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
  • Two performances

    Box office score data

    VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
    Grand Théâtre de QuébecQuébec City1,671 / 1,671 (100%)$84,163[7]
    Théâtre Saint-DenisMontreal2,077 / 2,077 (100%)$89,692
    The BrickMinneapolis441 / 1,077 (41%)$13,440[8]
    9:30 ClubWashington, D.C.907 / 1,200 (76%)$31,745
    Ferguson HallTampa810 / 1,042 (78%)$34,051
    Plaza LiveOrlando787 / 837 (94%)$26,907[9]
    Club NOKIALos Angeles1,010 / 2,400 (42%)$32,448[10]
    Regency Center Grand BallroomSan Francisco481 / 1,424 (34%)$16,256[11]
    Orpheum TheatreVancouver2,005 / 2,600 (77%)$54,650[12]
    Jack Singer TheatreCalgary1,493 / 1,710 (87%)$46,714
    Northern Jubilee AuditoriumEdmonton1,860 / 2,605 (71%)$53,303
    Theatre GranadaSherbrooke776 / 776 (100%)$30,402
    Bell CentreMontreal3,337 / 3,550 (94%)$190,664
    Imperial TheatreSt. John's667 / 700 (95%)$26,310
    Casino New BrunswickMoncton1,705 / 1,790 (95%)$72,590
    Rebecca Cohn AuditoriumHalifax922 / 1,035 (89%)$37,923
    TOTAL20,949 / 26,494 (79%)$841,258

    Tour band

    Current members
    Former members

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Queen's Roger Taylor Reveals Finalists for "The Queen Extravaganza Tour" . prnewswire . 2011-11-30 . 2012-03-28.
    2. Web site: Press Release: Queen Extravaganza Tour Dates Announced . QueenOnline . 28 March 2012 . 28 March 2012.
    3. Web site: The Return Of The Queen Extravaganza! 20 New Dates For 2013 on Sale Now! . QueenOnline . 26 October 2012 . 26 October 2012.
    4. Web site: Tour & Tickets . QueenExtravaganza . 28 March 2012 . 28 March 2012.
    5. Web site: Nine New Queen Extravaganza Dates Announced! . QueenOnline . 29 May 2013.
    6. Web site: Press Release: The Queen Extravaganza Coming to The UK . Queen Online . 28 June 2013 . 28 June 2013.
    7. Web site: Current Boxscore . billboard.biz . 2012-06-01 . 2012-06-01 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070003/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . September 24, 2012 .
    8. Web site: Current Boxscore . billboard.biz . 2012-06-24 . 2012-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070003/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . September 24, 2012 .
    9. Web site: Current Boxscore . billboard.biz . 2012-06-28 . 2012-06-28 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070003/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . September 24, 2012 .
    10. Web site: Current Boxscore . billboard.biz . 2012-07-05 . 2012-07-06 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070003/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . September 24, 2012 .
    11. Web site: Current Boxscore . billboard.biz . 2012-09-07 . 2012-09-08 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924070003/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp . September 24, 2012 .
    12. Web site: Current Boxscore . Billboard . 2 February 2013 . 2 February 2013.
    13. Web site: QuEx QueenOnline.com - QUEX News. Queenonline.com. 7 June 2023.
    14. Web site: QuEx QueenOnline.com - QUEX News. Queenonline.com. 7 June 2023.
    15. Web site: Queen Extravaganza: Roger Reveals The Band... . QueenOnline . 2011-12-08 . 2012-03-28.
    16. Web site: Queen Extravaganza. Queenonline.com. 7 June 2023.

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