The We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour is world tour started in February 2013, by the We Will Rock You Musical celebrating the musical's tenth anniversary. Although the tour will technically take place between the musical's eleventh and twelfth anniversaries. The tour will play to audiences around the world while the record-breaking run at London's Dominion Theatre will continue.
Background Following the triumphant 2010 and 2011 UK theatre tours, the smash hit Queen and Ben Elton musical, We Will Rock You announces the show will embark on its first ever world arena tour. With 24 of Queen's biggest hits delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the bands’ legendary live performances, this will be one of the most spectacular musicals to tour the world.
Unprecedented success in theatres around the world has paved the way for We Will Rock You to make the step into arenas, where the Rock Theatrical will be performed in front of thousands of rock fans every night. The world tour will see the show visit arenas in Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia and the UK and Ireland in 2013. Further dates in Japan, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia will be announced shortly. Due to the Leeds Arena not being completed on time, it will not be a playable venue by the time of the shows. All shows originally scheduled for Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena we moved to the dates of the original Leeds shows, which have been indefinitely postponed until the dates can be rescheduled.
On 7 March 2013 QueenOnline announced that there will also be a national tour of the United States, beginning in Baltimore in October and currently will visit Chicago, Pittsburgh, Boston, Minneapolis, Thunder Bay, Miami, For Myers, Columbus, Houston, Detroit, Providence, Tampa, Charlotte, Des Moines and Los Angeles
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueTimesEurope25 February 2013TurkuFinlandHK Arena7:30pm26 February 201328 February 2013HelsinkiHartwall Areena1 March 20132 March 20131:00pm & 5:00pm3 March 20133:00pm & 7:30pm7 March 2013AalborgDenmarkGigantium8:00pm8 March 20134:30pm & 9:00pm9 March 20133:30pm & 8:00pm10 March 20133:00pm12 March 2013CopenhagenForum Copenhagen8:00pm13 March 201314 March 201315 March 20134:30pm & 9:00pm16 March 20133:30pm & 8:00pm17 March 20133:00pm19 March 2013HorsensForum Horsens8:00pm20 March 201321 March 201322 March 20134:30pm & 9:00pm23 March 20133:30pm & 8:00pm24 March 20133:00pm27 March 2013NottinghamEnglandCapital FM Arena7:30pm28 March 201329 March 201330 March 20132:30pm & 7:30pm4 April 2013DublinIrelandThe O27:30pm5 April 20136 April 20132:30pm & 7:30pm11 April 2013AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall8:00pm12 April 201313 April 201316 April 2013Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal17 April 201318 April 201319 April 201320 April 20132:00pm & 8:00pm21 April 201324 April 2013OstravaCzech RepublicČEZ Aréna7:00pm26 April 2013PragueO2 Arena8:00pm27 April 20133:00pm & 8:00pm28 April 20137:00pm3 May 2013IstanbulTurkeyÜlker Sports Arena9:00pm4 May 20133:00pm & 9:00pm5 May 20132:30pm & 8:00pm6 May 20139:00pm7 May 20138 May 20139 May 201310 May 20133:00pm & 9:00pm11 May 201312 May 20132:30pm & 8:00pm15 May 2013SofiaBulgariaArmeets Arena8:00pm16 May 201317 May 201318 May 20133:00pm & 8:00pm19 May 20137:00pm24 May 2013ZagrebCroatiaArena Zagreb8:00pm25 May 201326 May 20134:00pm30 May 2013SheffieldEnglandMotorpoint Arena Sheffield7:30pm31 May 20131 June 20132:30pm & 7:30pm2 June 20132:30pm4 June 2013ManchesterManchester Arena7:30pm5 June 20137 June 2013NewcastleMetro Radio Arena8 June 20132:30pm & 7:30pm9 June 20132:30pm12 June 2013BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena8:00pm13 June 201314 June 201315 June 20132:30pm & 7:30pmNorth America15 October 2013BaltimoreUnited StatesFrance-Merrick Performing Arts Center8:00pm16 October 201317 October 201318 October 201319 October 20132:00pm & 8:00pm20 October 20131:00pm & 6:30pm22 October 2013ChicagoCadillac Palace Theatre7:30pm23 October 201324 October 20132:00pm & 7:30pm25 October 20137:30pm26 October 20132:00pm & 8:00pm27 October 20132:00pm & 7:30pm29 October 2013PittsburghBenedum Center7:30pm30 October 201331 October 20131 November 20138:00pm2 November 20132:00pm & 8:00pm3 November 20131:00pm & 6:30pm5 November 2013BostonBoston Opera House7:30pm6 November 20137 November 20138 November 20138:00pm9 November 20132:00pm & 8:00pm10 November 20131:00pm & 6:30pm12 November 2013NashvilleAndrew Jackson Hall7:30pm13 November 201314 November 201315 November 20138:00pm16 November 20132:00pm & 8:00pm17 November 20131:00pm & 6:30pm19 November 2013MinneapolisOrpheum Theatre7:30pm20 November 201321 November 201322 November 20138:00pm23 November 20132:00pm & 8:00pm24 November 20131:00pm & 6:30pm26 November 2013Thunder BayCanadaThunder Bay Community Auditorium7:00pm27 November 201329 November 2013SchenectadyUnited StatesProctor's Theatre8:00pm30 November 20132:00pm & 8:00pm1 December 20132:00pm3 December 2013RaleighRaleigh Memorial Auditorium7:30pm4 December 20135 December 20136 December 20137 December 20132:00 & 7:30pm8 December 201310 December 2013MiamiZiff Ballet Opera House8:00pm11 December 201312 December 201313 December 201314 December 20132:00pm & 8:00pm15 December 20131:00pm & 7:00pm17 December 2013Fort MyersBarbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall7:30pm18 December 201319 December 201320 December 20138:00pm21 December 20132:00pm & 8:00pm22 December 20131:00pm & 7:00pm7 January 2014ColumbusPalace Theatre7:30pm8 January 20149 January 201410 January 20148:00pm11 January 20142:00pm & 8:00pm12 January 20141:30pm & 6:30pm14 January 2014PhiladelphiaAcademy of Music7:30pm15 January 201416 January 201417 January 20148:00pm18 January 20142:00pm & 8:00pm19 January 20141:00pm & 6:30pm22 January 2014HoustonSarofim Hall7:30pm23 January 201424 January 20148:00pm25 January 20142:00pm & 8:00pm26 January 20142:00pm & 7:30pm27 January 20147:30pm28 January 201429 January 201430 January 201431 January 20148:00pm1 February 20142:00pm & 8:00pm2 February 20142:00pm & 7:30pm5 February 2014Mexico CityMexicoAuditorio Nacional8:30pm6 February 20147 February 20144:00pm & 10:00pm8 February 201410:30pm9 February 20141:00pm & 6:00pm12 February 20148:30pm13 February 201414 February 20145:00pm & 10:00pm15 February 20144:30pm & 9:30pm16 February 20141:00pm & 6:00pm4 March 2014DallasUnited StatesMusic Hall at Fair Park7:30pm5 March 20146 March 20147 March 20148 March 20141:30pm & 7:30pm9 March 201411 March 20147:30pm12 March 201413 March 20141:30pm & 7:30pm14 March 20147:30pm15 March 20141:30pm & 7:30pm16 March 20141:30pm18 March 2014St. LouisFox Theatre8:00pm19 March 201420 March 201421 March 201422 March 20142:00pm & 8:00pm23 March 20141:00pm & 6:30pm25 March 20148:00pm26 March 201427 March 20141:00pm & 8:00pm28 March 20148:00pm29 March 20142:00pm & 8:00pm30 March 20141:00pm1 April 2014DetroitFisher Theatre7:30pm2 April 20143 April 20144 April 20145 April 20142:00pm & 8:00pm6 April 20141:00pm & 6:30pm8 April 20147:30pm9 April 201410 April 201411 April 201412 April 20142:00pm & 8:00pm13 April 20141:00pm & 6:30pm15 April 2014ProvidenceProvidence Performing Arts Center7:00pm16 April 201417 April 20147:30pm18 April 201419 April 20142:00pm & 8:00pm20 April 20141:00pm & 6:30pm22 April 2014MorgantownWVU Creative Arts Center7:30pm23 April 201425 April 2014New HavenShubert Theatre8:00pm26 April 20142:00pm & 8:00pm27 April 20141:00pm & 6:30pm29 April 2014TorontoCanadaEd Mirvish Theatre7:00pm30 April 20141 May 20147:30pm2 May 20143 May 20142:00pm & 8:00pm4 May 20141:00pm & 7:00pm6 May 20148:00pm7 May 20142:00pm & 8:00pm8 May 20149 May 20148:00pm10 May 20142:00pm & 8:00pm13 May 2014TampaUnited StatesCarol Morsani Hall7:30pm14 May 201415 May 201416 May 20148:00pm17 May 20142:00pm & 8:00pm18 May 20142:00pm & 7:30pm20 May 2014IndianapolisMurat Shrine7:30pm21 May 201422 May 201423 May 201424 May 20142:00pm & 8:00pm25 May 20147:00pm27 May 2014CharlotteBelk Theater7:30pm28 May 201429 May 201430 May 20148:00pm31 May 20142:00pm & 8:00pm1 June 20141:30pm & 6:30pm3 June 2014Washington, D.C.Warner Theatre8:00pm4 June 20145 June 20146 June 20147 June 20143:00pm & 8:00pm8 June 201410 June 2014Des MoinesCivic Center of Greater Des Moines7:30pm11 June 201412 June 201413 June 201414 June 20142:00pm & 7:30pm15 June 20141:00pm & 6:30pm17 June 2014Kansas CityStarlight Theatre8:00pm18 June 201419 June 201420 June 201421 June 201422 June 20148 July 2014Seattle5th Avenue Theatre7:30pm9 July 201410 July 20148:00pm11 July 201412 July 20142:00pm & 8:00pm13 July 20141:30pm & 8:00pm15 July 2014Los AngelesAhmanson Theatre8:00pm16 July 201417 July 20142:00pm & 8:00pm18 July 20148:00pm19 July 20142:00pm & 8:00pm20 July 20141:00pm & 6:30pm22 July 20148:00pm23 July 201424 July 20142:00pm & 8:00pm25 July 20148:00pm26 July 20142:00pm & 8:00pm27 July 20141:00pm & 6:30pm29 July 20148:00pm30 July 201431 July 20142:00pm & 8:00pm1 August 20148:00pm2 August 20142:00pm & 8:00pm3 August 20141:00pm & 6:30pm5 August 20148:00pm6 August 20147 August 20142:00pm & 8:00pm8 August 20148:00pm9 August 20142:00pm & 8:00pm10 August 20141:00pm & 6:30pm12 August 20148:00pm13 August 201414 August 20142:00pm & 8:00pm15 August 20148:00pm16 August 20142:00pm & 8:00pm17 August 20141:00pm & 6:30pm19 August 20148:00pm20 August 201421 August 20142:00pm & 8:00pm22 August 20148:00pm23 August 20142:00pm & 8:00pm24 August 20141:00pm & 6:30pm
Cancellations and rescheduled shows 9 April 2013Heineken Music HallAmsterdamCancelled10 April 2013Heineken Music HallAmsterdamCancelled24 April 2013O2 ArenaPragueMoved to ČEZ Aréna in Ostrava25 April 2013O2 ArenaPragueCancelled5 June 2013Leeds ArenaLeedsPostponed, never rescheduled6 June 2013Leeds ArenaLeedsPostponed, never rescheduled7 June 2013Leeds ArenaLeedsPostponed, never rescheduled8 June 2013Leeds ArenaLeedsPostponed, never rescheduled9 June 2013Leeds ArenaLeedsPostponed, never rescheduled5 June 2013Metro Radio ArenaNewcastleCancelled6 June 2013Metro Radio ArenaNewcastleCancelled18 June 2013Metro Radio ArenaNewcastleRescheduled to 5 June 201319 June 2013Metro Radio ArenaNewcastleRescheduled 6 June 201320 June 2013Metro Radio ArenaNewcastleRescheduled 7 June 201321 June 2013Metro Radio ArenaNewcastleRescheduled 8 June 201322 June 2013Metro Radio ArenaNewcastleRescheduled 9 June 201320 February 2014Auditorio TelmexGuadalajaraCancelled21 February 2014Auditorio TelmexGuadalajaraCancelled22 February 2014Auditorio TelmexGuadalajaraCancelled 27 February 2014Auditorio BanamexMonterreyCancelled28 February 2014Auditorio BanamexMonterreyCancelled1 March 2014Auditorio BanamexMonterreyCancelled
Casts
Celebrity appearances Brian May 27 March 2013, Nottingham ("Bohemian Rhapsody") 16 October 2013, Baltimore ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
Creatives, on the musical
Critical reception The UK Tour has received a generally positive response:
However, in Manchester it received poor response from reviews:
On opening in the US the musical was met with mixed reviews:
References
External links QueenOnline.com – Queen's official website WeWillRockYou.co.uk – We Will Rock You's official website