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Smile
Brian May, Roger Taylor and Tim Staffell, form a band called smile. -
Replacement time
Freddie Bulsara persuades Brian May and Roger Taylor to let him replace Staffell as the lead singer after he left. -
Queen Makes Their First Performance
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John Deacon and The Start of Something New
Through trial and error with many different bassists the band finally got their new main bassist known as John Deacon. The core members are established now and shall stay that way. Freddie Bulsara, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. -
A Change
Freddie changes his last name to mercury -
Neptune's Trident!
Queen signs with Trident Studios and were to be managed by Neptune Productions-a subsidiary of Trident. -
Queen
Queen released their first album called Queen. It reaches number 83 in the US and number 47 in the UK. -
Seven Seas of Rhye
Queen released the single “Seven seas of Rhye,'' it reached number 10 in the uk charts. -
Queen II
Queen releases their second album Queen II, it reaches no.5 in the UK charts and number 49 in the us. The band is starting to do increasingly well, gaining more traction. -
Sheer Heart Attack
The album 'Sheer Heart Attack' was released. It reached number 2 in the UK charts and number 12 in the US. -
The Bohemian Rhapsody Fiasco
In October of 1975, Queen wants to release Bohemian Rhapsody as a single but was told that at 5 minutes and 55 seconds, that no radio station would play it. Freddie gave a copy to his friend, Dj Kenny Everett and told him he was not allowed to play it. He played it anyway and other stations followed suit. -
Sold Out Tours Baby!
Queen began a sold out tour of the US in January of 1975. -
Ivor Novello Awards
Freddie Mercury received an ivor novello award for his song 'Killer Queen', in May of 1975. -
Bye, Bye, Trident!
Queen leaves their agreement with trident, and signs management deal with John Reid in September of 1975. -
Happy Halloween!
On halloween, Queen releases the single Bohemian Rhapsody and it stays No.1 on the UK charts for 9 weeks straight. It reaches number 9 on the US charts. It was also the first single to be released with a music video. -
Welcome to 'A Night At The Opera!"
The album ‘A Night at the Opera’ was released and it reached number 1 in the UK charts and number 4 in the US. The band is seeing a gradual rise to fame here. -
Can Anybody Find Me Someone To Love?
The song 'Somebody To Love' from the album 'A Day At The Races', was released to be a single. It reached number 2 in the UK and number 13 in the US. -
January, 1977, Queen embarked on a tour of the United States and Canada
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We Are The Champions, My friends!
The singles ‘We Are The Champions’ with ‘We Will Rock You’ as the b side, were released. They reached number 2 in the UK and number 4 in the US. Both tracks are from the album ‘News of the World.' -
Jazz Hands
The album ‘Jazz’ was released. It reached number 2 in the UK and number 6 in the US. -
A Warning Sign Missed
the epidemic of HIV/AIDS struck a few population centers in the U.S and UK. Governments mounted almost no public health response. Some medical professionals viewed HIV as “Gay related immunodeficiency. -
Say Hello, To the New Freddie, Whether Ya' Like it or Not.
Mercury ditches his glam rock look and cut his hair to a popular gay style. May fans hated it, some in the U.S even threw razors onstage. The homophobia was always there, but now for Mercury, it's becoming more like a blatant slap to the face. -
Live Aid At Wembley Stadium
Queen performs some of their greatest hits at the live aid concert held at wembley stadium, london. The concert soon become one of the most famous concerts in history. -
The Diagnosis
Freddie Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS. It was kept from the public. -
The UK Anti Gay Rights Law
The U.K passed an anti gay law that said homosexuality shouldn’t be promoted and the same sex families had pretend families and not real ones. -
Innuendos
Queen released the album Innuendo, it reached no.1 in the UK and number 30 in the US. All the while Freddie was denying rumors he was very ill. -
Freddie Mercury Publicly Announces That He Has AIDS.
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The World Mourns
Freddie Mercury died of bronchial pneumonia which he had contracted as a complication of AIDS. -
Two Weeks After
In early december, two weeks after Freddie's death, Freddie's bandmates go on television to dispute what the media has been saying about him and his death: that he brought AID’s upon himself with his wild partying. -
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
The Freddie Mercury tribute concert was held in london, it raised more than 20 million Euros for the AIDS charities.
