Following performances in venues across the country, Qween and The Dublin Gospel Choir join forces once more to perform some of rock legends Queen’s biggest hits in 3Olympia Theatre on Saturday 10th May 2025.
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Since their inception, they have grown in popularity quickly and have performed shows usually reserved for acts that have their own tributes, selling out venues across Ireland.
In 2022, the band featured over two days at the Forever Young Festival, with performances that included guest appearances from Tony Hadley, formerly of Spandau Ballet, and Mark Shaw of Then Jerico. Such was the response, the band was booked for the festival's main stage in 2023—the first time a tribute band had been granted the privilege.
“On paper, there’s nothing particularly ‘cool’ about a tribute band, and that’s the hardest thing for us to communicate to audiences—that this is the essence of what Queen is about rather than some musicians playing dress-up. When people see us, they get it then,” said guitarist Thomas Brunkard.
In 2022, Qween took their show to a new level by drafting in The Dublin Gospel Choir. We’ve seen tribute bands add orchestras and brass bands to help make shows appear more engaging. “With Queen, there is the live band, which was just the four band members, and then there is the studio band, where lush arrangements and overdubbed guitars and vocals are the signature sound. We thought the next step would be to bridge the gap with a gospel choir, and it took things up another level.”
The new show led to sold-out dates in bigger venues, culminating in a sold-out show in Limerick’s King John’s Castle, where nearly 3,000 Queen fans packed the ancient keep for two hours of a marriage of Queen’s studio arrangements played with the edge of a live band and choir.
“There’s something about Queen that reaches out to all ages, and that audience was exactly that. Grannies to toddlers singing and clapping our Radio Ga Ga. That’s when you know you’ve done your job,” said Qween vocalist Brian Keville.
Keville is no stranger to playing Freddie Mercury, having portrayed the singer in the Live Aid drama “When Harvey Met Bob” alongside Domhnall Gleeson’s mouthy Bob Geldof. “Freddie had a way about everything he did that is hard to capture. You need to totally forget who you are and create this larger-than-life persona with total commitment to your audience,” said Keville. “A real bushy moustache also helps!”.
“We’ve been bringing the show around the country this summer, and it’s great to finally show it off in front of a home crowd. We will rock you!” said Keville.
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