Queen

The band released their second album, simply named, “Queen II” in 1974. The album went to the #5 spot on the British charts, and they embarked on a tour opening for Mott the Hopple. It was on this tour that they would make their US debut. Later that year Queen released “Sheer Heart Attack.” The album included the song “Killer Queen” which would become their first top 20 hit in the US. “Sheer Heart Attack” also became the band’s first gold record in the US. Their slow steady success paid off in 1975 with the release of “A Night at the Opera.” The track “Bohemian Rhapsody” would shoot all the way to #2 in the US and in 1976 and would top the charts in the UK for 9 straight weeks. On June 12th of the same year, the now classic song from the same album, “You’re My Best Friend,” hit #16 on the charts. The album went on to sell more than... Read More

In 1967 Tim Staffell and Brian May wanted to form a band. They were looking for a drummer so May, being a resourceful student at London’s Imperial College, posted a want ad on a bulletin board. Roger Taylor, a dental student at the time, responded, and after auditioning joined Staffell and May in their new band appropriately named “Smile.” The group signed with Mercury Records in 1969, but soon after, Staffell exited the group and the remaining two members formed a new band called “Wreckage.” Singer Farrokh Bulsara had been a fan of “Smile” and a friend of Staffell’s from school. Bulsara was recruited as the band’s singer and would later become known as Freddie Mercury. Shortly after, the trio was joined by bassist John Deacon and the group, now called “Queen,” began its musical journey.

Alternative rock act Intraverse are five lifelong friends, feeding their musical appetite with one defining notion; making music they want to hear. On paper their ideology is a very simple formula, but live, it is a powerhouse of a sonic spectacle, coupling visual theatrics with truly gifted musicianship. For Intraverse, when they get on stage it is very much all about the show, and it’s a performance that sits equally at home on the festival main stage as it does in the intimate gig venues of the South East.