This is inspired by the Kurt Cobain survives TL floating around here. As it so happens Cobain mentioned Mercury in his suicide note. Anyway, I hope there are many more fans of Queen and Freddie Mercury willing to contribute to this and take it to the present. Just one rule: your contribution can't contradict the previous one (not too much anyway
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October 1986: the British press reports that Mercury had his blood tested for HIV/AIDS at a Harley Street clinic. A reporter for The Sun, Hugh Whittow, questions Mercury about the story at Heathrow Airport as he returns from a trip to Japan. Mercury angrily denies he has sexually transmitted disease stating. "Do I look like I'm dying of AIDS," he fumed.
April 1987: being worried about the possibility that he might be HIV positive after all, after being a bit ill, Freddie Mercury has a blood test done. The test is negative for AIDS, but does uncover a lingering infection that is treated with antibiotics.
May 1987: after the incredible success of the Magic Tour in Europe, culminating in their concert at Knebworth Park in Stevenage, England, the band decides to continue the Magic Tour with a leg in South America and a leg in Japan to continue promotion of their latest album 'A Kind of Magic'.
June 1987: In South America, Queen performs one night in Caracas, three nights in Buenos Aires and one night in Mar del Plata. The South American leg ends in Brazil with two concerts in Sao Paolo and three concerts in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro attended by a record breaking quarter of a million people.
July 1987: Queen performs in Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan indoor arena six nights in a row for a grand total of 90.000 enthusiastic fans. After the last concert Freddie remarked "I need a vacation."
October 1986: the British press reports that Mercury had his blood tested for HIV/AIDS at a Harley Street clinic. A reporter for The Sun, Hugh Whittow, questions Mercury about the story at Heathrow Airport as he returns from a trip to Japan. Mercury angrily denies he has sexually transmitted disease stating. "Do I look like I'm dying of AIDS," he fumed.
April 1987: being worried about the possibility that he might be HIV positive after all, after being a bit ill, Freddie Mercury has a blood test done. The test is negative for AIDS, but does uncover a lingering infection that is treated with antibiotics.
May 1987: after the incredible success of the Magic Tour in Europe, culminating in their concert at Knebworth Park in Stevenage, England, the band decides to continue the Magic Tour with a leg in South America and a leg in Japan to continue promotion of their latest album 'A Kind of Magic'.
June 1987: In South America, Queen performs one night in Caracas, three nights in Buenos Aires and one night in Mar del Plata. The South American leg ends in Brazil with two concerts in Sao Paolo and three concerts in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro attended by a record breaking quarter of a million people.
July 1987: Queen performs in Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan indoor arena six nights in a row for a grand total of 90.000 enthusiastic fans. After the last concert Freddie remarked "I need a vacation."