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Queen drummer Roger Taylor has discussed how he formed his own Queen tribute band - and has called some other Queen tribute acts "terrible".
Speaking to The Express, Taylor explained how he had auditioned for members of his own tribute act online. The Queen Extravaganza are fronted by French-Canadian vocalist Marc Cartel, and whilst Taylor doesn't play in the band, he has produced some of their work.
"I spent some weeks with them in Canada rehearsing but they've found out what works and what they're good at, they've got some brilliant arrangements of a lot of our old stuff and I've sort of let them get on with it now," he revealed. "It's great - I just go and see them occasionally and they're wonderful."
Watch the video for Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now' below:
However, it seems Taylor is less than impressed with some of the other Queen tribute acts out there. "Of the Queen tributes, some of them are very funny and some of them are really not funny at all," he commented. "The terrible ones are cheesy and panto-like, more about dressing up in a Brian May wig and a Freddie Mercury moustache and what they're missing out is the fact that the music is quite complicated and actually not easy to perform."
The Queen Extravaganza embark on a UK tour in September. Meanwhile, actual Queen will tour the US later this year with Adam Lambert. For more information and tickets, visit Gigwise Tickets.
Queen's US tour dates are as follows:
6/19 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
06/21 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
06/23 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
06/24 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
06/26 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
06/28 – Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
07/01 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
07/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
07/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
07/06 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
07/09 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
07/10 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
07/12 – Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
07/13 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
07/14 – Montreal, QC 2 Bell Centre
07/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
07/17 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
07/19 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
07/20 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
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