The Miners Foundry Cultural Center is pleased to present a Queen Nation — A Tribute to the Music of Queen on Friday, August 23, 2024. Bar opens at 7:00 p.m. and the Show begins at 8:00 p.m.
Be sure and come by the Nevada County Pride table in the lobby and pick up some cool swag, including our new logo stickers that look great on everything from water bottles to bumpers, along with community resources and information.
Queen Nation is the undisputed #1 ranked Queen Tribute Act in the United States and currently reigns as the all-time performance champions and crowned the kings of the Queen tributes. Over the past two decades, Queen Nation has notched over 1,250 shows and attracted 2.5 million viewers worldwide.
Queen Nation is recognized as the most popular, accurate, and highest-grossing fully-costumed re-creation of a vintage Queen concert in the US. Comprising four musicians to reflect the original Queen lineup, the band performs in detailed 70s & 80s Queen-era costumes. All of this is presented in a live 90-minute concert experience, with note-for-note renditions of classic Queen songs like: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” “Somebody To Love,” “We are the Champions,” “Fat Bottomed Girls,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “My Best Friend,” “Dragon Attack” and more!
Frontman Gregory Finsley’s voice and energy emulate Freddie Mercury, while playing piano live during all shows. Queen Nation promises a seamless show without interruptions or cheesy props, focusing on delivering a pure vintage Queen show every time they take the stage. Queen Nation’s straightforward creed highlights their commitment to authenticity for Queen fans worldwide.
The general consensus is they are currently the most popular, accurate, authentic, longest running, highest grossing fully costumed re- creation of a vintage Queen concert in the US. The show consists of four musicians as it was in the original Queen line up. Everyone in the band sings harmonies, performs in character and are dressed in methodically detailed musically matching 70s & 80s Queen era period costumes during the show. All of this in a live 90 minute concert experience while playing live note-for-note renditions of the Classic Queen song library of their greatest hits. Audiences are amazed at the accuracy of Queen Nations live retrospective journey doing songs such as: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” “Somebody To Love,” “We are the Champions,” “Fat Bottomed Girls,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “My Best Friend,” “Dragon Attack” and many more.
Featured front man vocalist Gregory Finsley is an amazing singer with an uncanny tone and captivating stage energy that matches the late great Freddie Mercury to a tee. Gregory is a concert trained pianist which allows him to accurately and skillfully play piano live during the shows as did Freddie Mercury back in the day. Queen Nation is the real deal. They guarantee concertgoers a show without any show interruptions, lulls for changes into multiple costumes, never any cheesy props or fake mustaches.
The band’s creed is quite simple, “We try to perform the music of Queen humbly, tastefully and respectfully while paying homage to our Rock Idols without resorting to any corny cliché antics or images. We let the fans and Talent Buyers decide where we fit in the pecking order of the Queen tribute world if that topic is brought up. Our primary focus will always be based on consistently delivering the best sonic gut punch of a pure vintage Queen show in an entertaining concert format every time we take the stage.“
It’s no mystery why Queen Nation has therefore been crowned by their loyal legions of fans as the “Peoples Choice Tribute To Queen Champions”. Some noteworthy accolades include: Verified Pollstar averages at around 1,650 + tickets and $35-$38K grosses , AXS TV Worlds Greatest Tribute Band , Ranked in Worlds Top #5 Queen Tributes , Inducted into the California Music Hall Of Fame, voted “The Best Live Band” at the VCMA’s Ventura and City of Los Angeles w/ Live Performance at The Greek Theatre.
