“Ditch the day job – become a rock star,” is the tagline on the website promoting a North American talent search by drummer Roger Taylor of one of the top rock bands of all time, Queen.
To celebrate Queen’s 40th anniversary, drummer-songwriter-singer Roger Taylor is launching a North American talent search that will offer vocalists and musicians the opportunity to star in The Queen Extravaganza Live Tour.
“’The Queen Extravaganza’ will not be a traditional tribute show,” says Taylor. “It’s a brand-new show specially designed to enable fans to celebrate the music of Queen in a heart-stopping event.”
Taylor plans to assemble the most talented band to perform Queen’s music – outside of Queen themselves, of course – to carry on the celebration.
Auditions, open to vocalists, guitarists, drummers, bass players and keyboard players, began on Monday (September 19) at www.queenextravaganza.com and the tour launches in 2012.
The audition process involves two video audition rounds to be judged by both a panel of appointed judges and the public, with the final round to take place live in Los Angeles in early December.
As well, online music video and entertainment platform Vevo, will unveil exclusive content from each audition round, and The Queen Extravaganza finals.