It was on this tour that the band would perform together for the
last ever time. Selling out Knebworth Park in under two hours, the
band would wow their sea of fans one last time, going out with a
bang.
Proving to be another year of rest for the band, the highlight of
1987 saw Freddy Mercury meeting opera diva Montserrat Caballe,
and forming an alliance together, promising to make an album
together. The hit single ‘Barcelona’ would be the first we saw of
the unlikely alliance, selling 10,000 copies in under three hours
in Spain. Also adopted by the Spanish Olympic Committee as the
theme for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, the single also
proved a successful Top 10 hit for the band in the UK. Also in the
same year, the band would receive an Ivor Novello award for their
outstanding contribution to British Music.
As the 1990s fast approached, the band would have to endure
a few personal problems before their thirteenth studio outing,
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Brian May describes his approach to live performances.