Gary Mullen & the Works

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Gary Mullen and the Works

(2022 critics' pick) Queen, that staple of sports arena bombast, has been gaining cred that's more than nostalgia. Freddie Mercury's vocals, Brian May's guitar, and the layering acrobatics the band recorded with 24 tracks, or less, on tape, are amazing. In “One Night of Queen,” Gary Mullen & the Works perform all the hits for those who saw Queen live, never got to see Queen live, or have no idea who, or what, Queen was. While Mercury is a tough act to mimic, Mullen does a creditable take and the band will soar. Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy? Fantasy, in this case, is good enough.

media release: Hailed as the World’s Premier Queen Tribute Band, Gary Mullen & The Works will take the stage for One Night of Queen on Friday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Capitol Theater. Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. at overture.org.

In 2022, Gary Mullen & The Works celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their world-renowned One Night of Queen live concert performance. 

Gary Mullen & The Works (featuring Gary Mullen on vocals, David Brockett on guitar, Billy Moffat on bass, Malcolm Gentles on keyboards and Jon Halliwell on drums) will have you dancing in the aisles during their two-hour show, while the band pays tribute to the stage theatrics, showmanship and music of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Queen.

In 2000, Gary Mullen won the Granada TV program “Stars in Their Eyes” with his performance as Queen’s lead singer: Freddie Mercury. Mullen’s embodiment of Freddie Mercury resulted in him gaining 864,838 votes in the show’s Live Grand Final. The number of fans who voted for Mullen was more than double that of the runner-up, thus setting an all-time record for votes in the history of the program.

For over two decades, Gary Mullen & The Works have performed to sold-out audiences around the world, playing more than 2,500 live shows to audiences in over 20 countries around the globe. 

Gary Mullen & The Works’ One Night of Queen show has played at London’s Hyde Park (twice) as a featured attraction during the prestigious BBC Proms concert series in front of enthusiastic crowds of over 40,000 people! Additionally, Gary Mullen & The Works have performed at many of the same venues that Queen has performed at around the world.

Queen enthusiasts will delight in this note-for-note experience of mega-hits, such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We are the Champions,” “Killer Queen,” “You’re My Best Friend,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Radio GaGa,” “Under Pressure,” “Another One Bites the Dust” and many others. ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN will ROCK YOU!

OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS in Madison, Wis., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization that features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and four galleries where national and international touring artists, nine resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in nearly 700,000 educational and artistic experiences each year. With the vision to provide “Extraordinary Experiences for All,” Overture’s mission is to support and elevate our community’s creative culture, economy and quality of life through the arts. overture.org