West End vocalists and a live rock band play Queen's greatest anthems by candlelight inside the cathedral's Gaia immersive installation.
The Music Of Queen by Candlelight comes to St Albans Cathedral on Saturday 8 January, with West End vocalists and a live rock band performing Queen's greatest anthems. It's a tribute to the band's songbook, and the set list pulls from the big ones: 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'It's a Kind of Magic', 'We Are The Champions' and 'Who Wants to Live Forever' are all on the bill.
Before this, the show played to sold-out crowds at New York's Carnegie Hall and the London Palladium, and it's billed as a chance to relive Queen's music 'like never before'. The 'candlelight' part of the title isn't just for show, either — the performance takes place within the cathedral's Gaia, an immersive Earth installation by artist Luke Jerram. It uses NASA imagery, sound and light to surround the audience, so the music sits inside a projection of the planet rather than on a standard stage.
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It's a bit of a crossover night: West End singers on the vocals, a live rock band on the instruments, and the whole thing set within a piece of art. If you know the songs, you'll recognise them, but the setting changes how they land. The show runs from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard, St Albans, AL1 1BY.
