Killer Queen are guaranteed to blow your mind at ECHO arena

KILLER Queen, at one time acclaimed as the world’s best tribute band, are preparing to take the Liverpool ECHO arena by storm.

They make their first appearance at the venue on Saturday, October 22.

Fronted by Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, the band aim to give performances as close to the real thing as possible.

Patrick said: “The last 23 years have been amazing, that first show back in June 1993 changed my life.

“We thought our band would last maybe a summer at the most but it’s a very addictive thing performing these songs.

“The concerts grew and grew and we’ve ended up playing and selling out the same arenas that Queen played at their peak.

“It’s been quite a surreal ride”.

By 1995, their UK popu- larity had grown to such an extent they secured a residency in London’s Strand Theatre, attracting nationwide BBC coverage as the first tribute group to have a show in the West End.

The band’s reputation continued to grow in the UK and abroad and in 1999, they returned from a tour of and Europe and Russia for an awards ceremony in Leicester Square, hosted by Suggs (of Madness) who announced they had won the award for “Worldwide Best Tribute Band”.

Queen’s music is loved the world over and their songs have inspired generations.

Recreating the songs on a world stage takes a great deal of skill and Killer Queen’s musicianship is outstanding.

During their various careers the musicians have worked and recorded with a vast array of artistes including Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen and soprano Montserrat Caballe.

The band also scored a hit when they were asked to recreate Queen’s harmonies for “The Real Life” with Fatboy Slim in 2001.

As Killer Queen toured into their second decade, the audiences grew and the following year the band joined forces with Bjorn Again and The Bootleg Beatles for a Waverly Stadium show in Edinburgh.

It was this performance that led to the band being selected to represent Queen in a restaged tribute Live Aid concert staged by Sir Bob Geldof.

Killer Queen play the ECHO arena on Saturday, October 22 at 7.30pm.

Book tickets online at www.echoarena.com or call the arena box office on 0844 8000 400.