{"id":31132,"date":"2025-01-01T00:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T00:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/freddie-mercurys-79th-birthday-celebration-announced\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T00:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T00:03:45","slug":"freddie-mercurys-79th-birthday-celebration-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/freddie-mercurys-79th-birthday-celebration-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddie Mercury\u2019s 79th birthday celebration announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-12-31\/Getty_FreddieMercury_123124.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Pete Still\/Redferns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Freddie Mercury<\/strong>&#8216;s birthday will once again be celebrated with a big bash this fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The\u00a0<strong>Queen\u00a0<\/strong>frontman would have turned 79 on Sept. 5, and the band just announced that the Official Freddie Mercury Birthday Party 2025 will take place Sept. 6 at the Casino Barriere in Montreux, about two hours outside of Zurich, Switzerland.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMamma Mia, let me go! We will be celebrating \u2018A Night At The Opera\u2019 and 50 Years of \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody,\u2019\u201d the band <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DENafurolTk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>shared on Instagram<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, referring to their fourth studio album and the classic Queen track that appeared on it. \u201cThe dress code for party guests will be WHITE, to reflect the outfits the band wore at the time and the \u2018A Night At The Opera album\u2019 cover.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">More information on the party, along with ticket info, will be announced at a later date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Proceeds from the event will go to The Mercury Phoenix Trust, which raises funds for the fight against HIV\/AIDs. It was founded by Queen band members <strong>Roger Taylor<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Brian May\u00a0<\/strong>and their manager\u00a0<strong>Jim Beach\u00a0<\/strong>in memory of Freddie, who died from the disease in 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Still\/Redferns Freddie Mercury&#8216;s birthday will once again be celebrated with a big bash this fall. 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