Arts & Entertainment

Killer Queen Adds 2nd Joliet Concert For July: Rialto

The Rialto Square Theatre has added a second show for Killer Queen – A Tribute To Queen featuring Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury.

Killer Queen's first public shows were at London University, following in the footsteps of the real Queen who had played their first shows there decades earlier.
Killer Queen's first public shows were at London University, following in the footsteps of the real Queen who had played their first shows there decades earlier. (Image via Rialto Square Theatre )

JOLIET, IL — Due to popular demand, The Rialto Square Theatre announced Monday that it has added a second show for Killer Queen – A Tribute To Queen featuring Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury. The second concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, February. Tickets will be $59, $49 and $39 and additional fees may apply when buying your tickets online.

Killer Queen is also playing a concert at the Rialto on Wednesday, July 12.

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According to the Rialto's marketing staff:

"Killer Queen's first public shows were at London University, following in the footsteps of the real Queen who had played their first shows there decades earlier. Lead singer Patrick Myers said, “It's been an amazing journey. That first show changed my life. We thought our band would last maybe a summer at the most but it's a very addictive thing performing these songs.

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"The concerts grew and grew and we've ended up playing and selling out the same arenas that Queen played at their peak. It's been quite a surreal ride. Becoming regular performers at Red Rocks in America is another highlight. The Beatles, U2, Springsteen, Dylan all played on that stage. It's really got its own kind of magic going on there.”

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