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Celebrating Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday - The Savoy

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Celebrating Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday - The Savoy, London

Are You Ready to be Freddie?

Celebrating Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday For Freddie For A Day

In aid The Mercury Phoenix Trust

The Savoy, London, Monday 5th September

But don’t forget the ‘tache!

As one of the definitive rock icons of our age, the late great Freddie Mercury’s extraordinary talents and influence are still felt in the entertainment world to this day, an unreal 20 years after his sad and untimely death. Only months ago rock fans voted him the Greatest Rock Legend Of All Time, ahead of Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Jon Bon Jovi, and Jimi Hendrix.

September 5th 2011 would have been Freddie’s 65th birthday and to mark the occasion, family, friends, guests and celebrities from the world over will come together for a suitably lavish night at the Savoy, London, to celebrate this landmark date and to raise funds for the Mercury Phoenix Trust , the charity established in Freddie’s name by fellow band members Brian May and Roger Taylor together with manager Jim Beach, to fight HIV AIDS worldwide. May and Taylor are among the hosts of the night which will be an evening of comedy and rock and roll.

In keeping with the spirit of Freddie – a man famed for his love of a good party – guests are to be advised that it will be mandatory to come dressed in appropriate Freddie attire, with moustaches absolutely de rigueur.

The birthday event will also act as a key focal point in the worldwide campaign ‘Freddie For A Day’, which launched last year through the global Queen fan base. Started by a handful of fans who decided it would be fun to dress as Freddie for a day and coerce sponsorship from family and friends for doing so, donating whatever they would raise to the MPT, no one could have imagined the extraordinary response which followed. Fans from 24 countries around the world - from Argentina to Ukraine, jumped on the idea to join in.

Some sent pictures strutting their stuff at home, singing into a microphone in their bedrooms. Others took the full plunge and spent the whole day as Freddie, including one US fan who dressed herself as ‘Slightly Mad’ Freddie and then spent her day at Columbus Zoo in Ohio with a penguin and a gorilla. Another took a TGV trip from France to Switzerland her entire journey dressed in a harlequin leotard.

But it seems it is not only die-hard fans who have taken to the idea. In recent months a host of celebrities have been name-checking Freddie and even dressing like him. Katie Price donned Freddie’s ‘I Want To Break Free’ over-the-top drag outfit for Comic Relief recently - complete with the body hair. Katy Perry wore Freddie’s trademark white slacks and yellow leather jacket for her 24th birthday celebrations. The same outfit was adopted by BBC Radio 1’s Chris Moyles when he lately dressed up as Freddie for Channel 4 TV’s Comedy Gala.

Further Freddie fans joining the wave include Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, quoted recently as saying he plans to take inspiration from the Queen singer when the band headline the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August. No doubt by the time we reach September 5th we can expect to see even more celebrities paying tribute to Freddie in their own unique way, each helping to support The Mercury Phoenix Trust.

But It doesn’t take being famous to be a part in Freddie For A Day. All you need to decide is whether you are brave enough to go for a full sparkly body leotard, head-to-toe PVC biker leathers, or simply to stick with aviator sunglasses and of course.... that ‘tache! Comic Relief has the red nose, Freddie For A Day has the famous bristles.

Become part of a world going ‘Freddie For A Day’ by going online and snapping up your Freddie moustache now – and in doing so helping a very worthy cause.

The coming weeks will see further announcements about the fabulous September 5th event at The Savoy, including a truly remarkable list of auction items.

Absolute 80s will also be supporting ‘Freddie For A Day’ by running a nationwide competition to ‘Find a Freddie’ look-alike. Listeners will send in images of themselves donned in their greatest ‘Freddie’ attire to win two priceless tickets to Freddie’s 65th birthday event at the Savoy, London on September 5th. Go to www.absolute80s.com for more details.

For more information on how to buy a moustache and support Freddie For A Day and The Mercury Phoenix Trust check out: www.freddieforaday.com

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Below are pictures of from Freddie's 39th birthday in Munich (black and white) and his 40th birthday which was a themed funny hat party. Also seen below is the Formula 1 Red Bull Team who have joined the Freddie For A Day initiative by donning Freddie moustaches.

Click here for the Freddie For A Day 'Freddie Yourself' send to a friend promo mechanic.
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Sicher nichts für den "ordinären" Fan sondern für den mit der dicken Börse. Nur doof das dieser Ihnen seit 40 Jahren die Taschen füllt. Wieder ein Griff ins Klo.......
Das einzig zählbare des Anniversary's war bislang die BBC Doku. Und die Ausstellung scheint ja auch nett gewesen zu sein (aber nur für die die nach London geflogen sind).
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Ja, Ausstellung in London war sehr interessant. (Ich bin allerdings mit dem Bahn und Eurostar nach London :wink: )

Allerdings welcher Fan war auch auf Freddies 40. Geburtstag dabei? :wink:
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Dr_May wrote:Ja, Ausstellung in London war sehr interessant. (Ich bin allerdings mit dem Bahn und Eurostar nach London :wink: )

Allerdings welcher Fan war auch auf Freddies 40. Geburtstag dabei? :wink:
Den Kommentar hast von Queenonline geklaut gebs zu hehe.
Ne im Ernst - ich finde da hätte es (zumidnest was kleines) auch für den Fan geben müssen. Den haben sie aber irgendwie komplett aus den Augen verloren. Die Remasters zielen auf Joe Public und Aktionen wie diese Fete auf die mit dicker Börse. Der Die-Hard-Fan bleibt da auf der Strecke leider.
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Dr_May wrote: Allerdings welcher Fan war auch auf Freddies 40. Geburtstag dabei? :wink:
Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, dass es im Vorfeld von Freddie´s 40er Garden-Party eine Presseaussendung gegeben hat.....also bitte nicht Äpfel mit Birnen vergleichen!
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Zu Ehren von Freddie Mercury´s 65. Geburtstag findet am 05.09.2011 ein „Special Fan Evening“ von „WE WILL ROCK YOU“ im Dominion Theatre in London statt.
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Gabi wrote:
Dr_May wrote: Allerdings welcher Fan war auch auf Freddies 40. Geburtstag dabei? :wink:
Ich kann mich nicht erinnern, dass es im Vorfeld von Freddie´s 40er Garden-Party eine Presseaussendung gegeben hat.....also bitte nicht Äpfel mit Birnen vergleichen!

Mein Gott, so ernst war mein Beitrag doch nicht nicht gemeint! :roll:
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EIn bisschen SPass muss sein :-)
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Freddie For A Day Gewinnspiel für "Freddie Mercury 65th Birthday Party" im The Savoy in London
http://www.freddieforaday.com/en/contest
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Kerry Ellis wird auch anwesend im Savoy sein, das schreibt sie auf twitter.
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In der Pressemitteilung "Hammer To Fall On Priceless Freddie Mercury / Queen Memorabilia" vom 19.08.2011 werden die Auktionsteile präsentiert, welche bei der "Freddie Mercury 65th Birthday Party" am 05.09.2011 vor 300 privilegierten Gästen in "The Savoy" in London zugunsten des "The Mercury Phoenix Trust" versteigert werden. Zur Auktion stehen die Einzelanfertigung eines "Lotus Evora S" in den Farben Gelb und Weiß von Freddie Mercury´s 1986 Wembley Kostüms, eine signierte Akustik Gitarre vom Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992, eine beim 46664 Concert in Fancourt 2005 signierte Burns Red Special Guitar, eine Raymond Weil Uhr mit eingravierter Freddie Mercury Signatur und Queen 40 Anniversary Logo, eine Rolle als "Bohemian" beim Musical "We Will Rock You" im Dominion Theatre in London und eine "Top Gear" - Hochgeschwindigkeits-Runde mit Jeremy Clarkson.

Auktion: http://www.bandstores.co.uk/shop/ffadauction/
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Kerry Ellis hat bekannt gegeben, dass sie bei der „Freddie Mercury 65th Birthday Party“ am 05.09.2011 im “The Savoy” in London live performen wird.
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queen rocks wrote:Kerry Ellis hat bekannt gegeben, dass sie bei der „Freddie Mercury 65th Birthday Party“ am 05.09.2011 im “The Savoy” in London live performen wird.
Die nimmt auch alles mit - mag sie zwar gern aber irgendwie etwas überpräsent manchmal.
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Mehrere Twitter-Einträge von Kerry Ellis bezüglich Rehearsals mit Queen im Savoy.
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Frag mich, ob John auch eine Einladung fürs Savoy bekommen hat...
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