REBEAT News Roundup (February 8 – February 14)
Breaking news
Concert footage and a never-before-seen documentary, altogether called Queen: A Night In Bohemia, will be shown in select theaters on March 8 at 7:00 pm. Fathom Events page says:
Commemorating the recent 40th anniversary of Bohemian Rhapsody, this special event showcases the first-ever live recording of the record-breaking song and includes a never-before-seen documentary featuring archive footage and interviews with all four members of the band.
Captured live on Christmas Eve 1975 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, this ground-breaking concert was transmitted live on BBC Two’s Old Grey Whistle Test and captured the band firing on all cylinders as they performed breakthrough hits like Killer Queen, Liar, Keep Yourself Alive and Now I’m Here, as well as the now monumental classic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Along with this epic concert, the accompanying documentary digs deep into Queen’s archives to tell their story of a struggling band gigging at pubs and colleges to the moment they captured the UK’s hearts and minds with what was to become one of – if not the – greatest song of all time. Queen’s formative years have never been explored in such detail. With a wealth of unseen interviews, recently unearthed clips of Queen’s first-ever videos (Keep Yourself and Liar) and outtakes from the recording sessions of Bohemian Rhapsody, this is the unique story of early Queen told by the band themselves.
For tickets and additional information, visit Fathom Events’ website.
Albums, singles, and tours
- Dead and Company will tour in 2016, beginning on June 9 at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. For a full list of tour dates, visit their website.
- The life of Glenn Frey will be honored by Jackson Browne and surviving members of the Eagles at the Grammys on Monday, February 15. David Bowie will also reportedly be memorialized.
- Bruce Springsteen will release his autobiography, Born to Run, on September 27. The book can be preordered on Amazon.
Happy birthday!
- February 8 – Ron Tyson of the Temptations (born in 1948)
- February 11 – Gene Vincent, musician (born in 1935)
- February 12 – Ray Manzarek of the Doors (born in 1939), Joe Schermie of Three Dog Night (1946)
- February 13 – Peter Tork of the Monkees (born in 1942), Peter Gabriel of Genesis (1950)
- February 14 – Roger Fisher of Heart (born in 1950)
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