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Almost Queen on Tour
An Almost Queen show is a mix of theater, history, costumes, chops, nostalgia, harmonies, some of the most popular songs of all time and, of course, one iconic mustache. Intensely devoted, Almost Queen perform Queen's beaming four-part harmonies, blasting out faithful renditions of hits like "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "We Are the Champions," "Under Pressure," "Radio Ga Ga," "Don't Stop Me Now" and the occasional deeper cut. They even do a live rendition of the baroque, operatic bridge of "Bohemian Rhapsody," something Queen themselves did not perform without some recording assistance. Emerging from New York in 2005, this tribute band have brought Queen's canon of triumphant arena songs to the intimate settings of clubs and theaters — not to mention stops in Peru, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Trinidad.
Almost Queen in Concert
Billing their act as "THE most authentic Queen live show since the days of Queen themselves," Almost Queen came not from England but from New York, keeping the legacy of Freddie Mercury and Queen alive in sound and vision. More than just Queen fans, many members of Almost Queen have serious performance bona fides. Joseph Russo (who performs as vocalist Freddie Mercury) toured as the lead in a European production of Hair. The other members — Steve Leonard (as guitarist Brian May), Randy Gregg (as bassist John Deacon) and John Cappadona (as drummer Roger Taylor) — have résumés that individually feature them touring or playing with hard rock artists like Thin Lizzy, Angel, Lauren Harris and Twisted Sister's Dee Snider. The band have appeared on Jim Breuer's Sirius radio show and were the subject of "Queen: Keeping the Spirit of Freddie Alive," an episode of the series Tribute Bands airing on E! in Canada. Iconic rock fan Howard Stern even once quipped, "These guys are even better than the Queen that's out there touring."
Would be nice if people who want to dance do it in the isles so everyone can see and enjoy the concert from the seats we paid for. Very inconsiderate.
Both bands were fabulous but the venue Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank is outdated and has zero legroom in the seats. Never again for me.
Brought my 9 year old son who loves Queen and Freddie Mercury and Almost Queen definitely did not disappoint! He had a ball! Can't wait to see them again!
Excellent show by both bands! Want to see both again!
Tran’s a was great !!! Almost Queen was amazing again Would definitely recommend to see them
First time seeing them and it was an amazing show. They interact with the crowd and get everyone singing along. Such talent and so many fun songs. Hope they come back to the Basie soon.
SuperTransAm opened for an hour. Excellent show! What a bonus hearing 70’s music!! I highly recommend seeing them. Almost Queen played 1 1/2 hours of uninterrupted, excellent classic Queen songs. Very, very entertaining and authentic sounding!! Great showmanship. Highly, highly recommend seeing them !!
Great show as always. I've seen them 10 times now. Never gets old!
The show was good if you don't expect it to be exactly like Queen. The person playing Mercury had his mannerisms down really good But the vocal was a bit off most of the time
This was our first time seeing Almost Queen but it certainly won’t be the last! I will be returning any time they are in town. Go see this show!!
We had a wonderful time!!! The show was fantastic! We took our 22 year old son with us and he had an absolute blast too! The entire audience was singing every song! The band was great, they looked and played the part from the first song to the last! I would recommend the show to everyone. We are planning to see Almost Queen again this summer taking our 19 year old this time. My older son said, he wants to come with us again, if we go. (That alone tells you how good the show was! LOL)
I can’t say enough about the band’s sound, professionalism, performance, personalities and cohesiveness of the entire show. It was amazing.
Great theater ! Cozy elegant, loved the outdoor smoking patio !
Amazing show from amazing musicians, will make it a priority to see them perform again!!!
Almost Queen is really like seeing Queen live. The music and singers were spot on in their look and sound! So much fun!
Almost in Almost Queen is a very generous qualifier… The act focuses on stage props like wigs, costume, and musical instruments mimicry more than sounding like a good cover band. Poor sound engineering didn’t help this review either - constant feedback, unbalanced channels, overdrive, compression all bad. And the merch appeal after 3-4 songs was just in bad taste. The opening act Super Trans AM were the reason I’m not looking to get money back for this show.
good times, well performed, enjoyed. good times, well performed, enjoyed. good times, well performed, enjoyed. good times, well performed, enjoyed. good times, well performed, enjoyed. good times, well performed, enjoyed. good times, well performed, enjoyed.
If I am being 100% honest, the first half hour was one of the band members own music, and it was okay. That guy can play a guitar! As for Almost Queen, the lead singer was spot on and I would definitely go see again! Especially for the drummer, he was out of this world amazing! His solo was unlike I have ever seen. #goals Would definitely go see this band again!
These guys were awesome!! What a show! Loved the original music played by the members as the opening act. Be Like Alfonso! A great night of entertainment for sure. :)
I’ve seen a few different queen tribute bands throughout the last few years but none are as entertaining or authentic as almost Queen. Not only do they replicate, reproduce to an unbelievable level the true queen experience as seen during the Queen rocks tour they mix in other deeper album cuts that as a true queen fan I really appreciate every band member gets a chance to show the great individual talents the band has. Highly recommend almost Queen as the number one tribute band.period
