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When Freddie Mercury died in 1991, he left much of his vast and luxurious estate to his ex-fiancée Mary Austin. This included his Garden Lodge home in Kensington and all its contents, the latter of which she has now decided to auction off in part for charity. From stylish furniture and gorgeous artwork to colourful clothes and handwritten Queen lyrics, 1400 lots from the music legend’s personal collection are now on display – from today – in a major month-long exhibition at Sotheby’s. Express.co.uk attended a special press reception last night at the auction house where Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own has taken over the vast majority of the building in central London. The result is a stunningly immersive experience where the interior of the star’s private Garden Lodge home has been...

Brighton beach by the pier makes an iconic festival venue and as the sun shone the crowd were in rapt anticipation of local heroes Royal Blood. The band’s special guests kept the party atmosphere going, mostly local rock bands including a spirited performance from Hastings Kid Kapichi and a heartfelt set from You Me at Six from Surrey. Heavy hitters Wargasm sent the seagulls flying with their energetic set in a real festival of rock. By the time it was time for the headliners the crowd were so hyped up, even the stewards were building up the anticipation by climbing on the banners and getting the crowd going. To the crowd’s clear delight Royal Blood came on early to the the strains of Right Here, Right Now by Brighton’s iconic DJ Fatboy Slim, with smoke dramatically billowing through t...

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since Miles Kane topped the chart alongside Alex Turner with The Last Shadow Puppets’ debut record The Age of the Understatement.  Fast forward to 2023, and to say that Miles’ latest solo offering marks a career-defining moment would be just that – a total and absolute understatement. Miles Kane’s highly anticipated fifth studio album One Man Band hits store shelves and streaming services August 4, 2023, hot on the heels of 2022’s Change The Show, with the Northern artist showing no signs of slowing down any time soon – quite the opposite, in fact – with this blistering new record offering a pumping concoction of rock-driven indie anthems and reflective tracks, all wrapped in a vintage 60s/70s-inspired sound that make...

Billie Eilish has shown her adoration for her older brother Finneas on his 26th birthday. The 21-year-old singer marked the special occasion by posting a throwback pic of the pair via her Instagram Monday. The adorable snap showed Finneas sweetly staring at Billie as a newborn baby. Along with the picture, the Bad Guy singer wrote a touching message to her big brother. “My best friend forever. will never love anyone as much as I love you @finneas happy birthday you are the best thing I have,” she shared. Hundreds of the seven-time Grammy winner’s fans went crazy over her post honouring her brother. One fan @laacolee gushed: “Literally best friends forever. the duo that keeps on giving us magical and beautiful music. I cannot imagine the music world without ya’ll....

It’s been 40 years since Brian May recorded a mini-album on a whim with Eddie Van Halen. On a break from Queen in 1983, he decided to call up the late guitarist for a jam on what would eventually become the Star Fleet Sessions. He remembered: “I thought, I hardly ever see Ed. And wouldn’t it be great to have some time together, and not only that, but actually play and look into each other’s eyes and play off each other, see what happens? So that was an immense, a big kind of step for me.” “I’m a bit of a shy person, to be honest, and if I hadn’t been in that particularly ebullient kind of ‘I want to be free’ mood in Los Angeles, it never would have happened.” Sir Brian continued: “Me being in the studio with Ed, yeah, I was in awe. I mean, I’ve got to be...

The rumours were true: Kylie Minogue has just announced a residency slot at Las Vegas’ The Venetian Resort. The shows are slated to begin in early November this year, with tickets coming out in the next couple of weeks. The Padam Padam singer no doubt deserves this prestigious slot, especially considering she is the only female artist to grab a number one album in five consecutive decades in the UK. She’s also sold an incredible 80 million records worldwide, as well as 5 billion streams. Kylie announced her residency slot at an event over the weekend in Los Angeles. She said: “Today is the day where it all becomes, beautifully real. So to finally be able to say, yes, I am doing a show in Vegas and to be at Voltaire at the Venetian Resort, it’s just, it’s such a good m...

This week’s episode of Queen the Greatest Live continues a look back at the band’s live covers. Last time around rare footage from the 1986 Magic Tour at Wembley Stadium unveiled Freddie Mercury and the gang performing Elvis Presley’s (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care. This was part of a medley with Ricky Nelson’s Hello Mary Lou and Little Richard’s Tutti Frutti. And now the footage of the latter has been released for fans to enjoy in the video below. Roger Taylor said last week of Little Richard’s Tutti Frutti: “It’s kind of telling people this is why we love rock and roll, because these songs really influenced us. It’s nice to do those. It keeps our interest up and kind of broadens the show a bit.” Meanwhile, Sir Brian May told Total Guitar earlier this year that Tutti Fru...

It’s been 50 years since Queen released their debut album and despite Freddie Mercury’s untimely death and John Deacon’s retirement, Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor have very much been keeping the show on the road. The rock legends are set to embark on a North American tour with Adam Lambert later this year and this month celebrate their birthdays. The Queen guitarist turned 76 on July 19 and this week the drummer has turned 74. Sir Brian celebrated his music partner, who he formed Smile with before Queen, on his Instagram. He posted pictures of Roger with the caption “To my bro’ ROG.” Playing over the post was Roger’s solo track Man on Fire from his 1984 second solo album Strange Frontier. The official Queen Instagram account also paid tribute to the drummer who turned 74 yesterday w...

Taylor Swift fans in the UK and Europe will have no doubt endured a Great War over the past month as they tried to get tickets to the star’s Eras Tour next year. For the first time, the Anti-Hero is bringing her enormous Eras Tour to this side of the planet, and tickets were officially released on June 18, 2023. However, it was quite an ordeal. Fans could only purchase tickets to specific dates by pre-registering ahead of time. And that’s before they managed to get through the endless Ticketmaster queues and enormous prices – with many hopefuls being left with Sweet Nothing. At the time of writing, Taylor Swift’s UK and European shows seem to have sold out – but that does not mean Marooned fans have no hope. By utilising some Vigilante S**t, fans can grab ...

It’s been 15 years since the last Guns N’ Roses album Chinese Democracy was released. And now that Slash and Duff McKagan are back in the band fans have been hoping for some new material from the original line-up. Now as they continue their current world tour, it turns out that previously teased new music is very much on the way. Speaking with Blabbermouth, Guns N’ Roses production manager Tom Mayhue spoke out. He pointed out that the band complete the North American leg of their tour in mid-October before teasing more. Mayhue shared: “I know that the band’s gonna start working on new music. They’ve got a bunch of stuff recorded already. “So there will be new Guns N’ Roses music very soon. In fact, I think they’re trying to get a single out any day now, so you may h...