\nSeveral days ago, I got fancy phone call from some fancy people associated with some other fancy people that were asking us to play a fancy show with them at a fancy venue in a fancy town for a lot of fancy people. After first shitting myself and then immediately telling them no-way because of fierce (not so fancy) scheduling difficulties, I came to realize that fancy people like this only come calling every-so-often, so we decided I should call the fancy people back and try to “work it out.” And “work it out,” we did\u2026<\/p>\n
I know you’re pooping yourself right now in anticipation, so I’ll just cut the long-winded jackalackery right now and tell you. Tenacious D<\/a> asked us to play with them next month in Vancouver. It’s going to be absolutely amazing. We’ve been wanting to do this for a very long time.<\/p>\n Now for the Bad news\u2026 <\/strong> Powerglove is going to continue on without us. If you’ve already purchased tickets, we urge you to attend even though we won’t be there, because they’re still going to be awesome shows. If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, you can still get them at the links below. Bring the thunder in our stead.<\/p>\n MAY<\/strong> But back to another bit of good news about the tour coming up. A new show has been added in NJ. Bamboozle Festival<\/a>. This year has Foo Fighters, Bon Jovi, Anamanaguchi, Hot Water Music, Periphery, Gaslight Anthem, and Dramarama. We played this fest back in ’08 and it was super fun. We ate a bunch of food and then jumped on the Gravitron<\/a> for free. The Gravitron conductor then decided that he wanted to see if he could crush our bones with centripetal force. I think he succeeded. I was positive that I had internal bleeding afterwards and we all thought we were going to vomit for the next 3 hours. Good times.<\/p>\n Either way, you should get your tickets to this one because it’s going to be super fun (Foo Fighters are even playing that day so they can come watch us…), and maybe if you’re lucky, we’ll vomit on you.<\/p>\n And you’d better not forget about the rest of the shows on that tour that are still happening to the maxxx. There are some tickets left, so you’d better grab what you can now. Bring everyone you’ve ever known. They deserve it (as a gift or as punishment).<\/p>\n MAY<\/strong> 27th – Vancouver, BC – PNE Ampitheatre (with TENACIOUS D!!!)<\/a><\/p>\n Now for the Queen news…<\/strong> The Protomen Present: A Night Of Queen<\/p>\n Intro And if having our pretty faces on a compact disc isn’t going to be enough for you, we’ve got you covered. You’ll soon be able to wear us on your chest! Isn’t that the most exciting thing you’ve ever heard? We’re pretty excited about it. It’s going to be a nearly-black T-shirt (similar to the Act II shirt<\/a>) with faces printed on the front and text logo on the back. That’s one pretty shirt…<\/a><\/p>\n As usual, there are exciting combo packs available for those of you who hate ordering items separately. Below is the shirt and Compact Disc combo<\/a>. You should totally get it.<\/p>\n And for those of you who were with us on that fateful night, December 10th, 2010, you may remember (or maybe you purchased one there) the poster we had made for the show<\/a>. Either way, there are only about 60 left, so if you want one, you’d better get it now.<\/p>\n
\nThe Tenacious D show is in Vancouver, BC on May 27th.<\/a> Unfortunately, this means that we have to bow out of the last 3 shows at the end of our tour with Powerglove<\/a>, Creature feature<\/a>, and Danimal Cannon<\/a>. We wish there was another way, but in order to get from Buffalo, NY to Vancouver, we need those three days of driving cross country. It saddens us to no end to have to drop out of some of this upcoming tour, but when the D calls, you tell him no at first because of scheduling woes, but then realize how stupid you were for telling the D no, and then you call him back with acceptance in your heart.<\/p>\n
\n25th – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar<\/a>
\n26th – Howell, MI – Bled Fest<\/a>
\n27th – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom<\/a><\/p>\n
\n04th \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 Brick Factory \u2014- 18+ (Cancer Dancer Party) *DJ SETS ONLY<\/a>*
\n18th – Worcester, MA – The Palladium<\/a> \u2014- ALL AGES
\n19th – Asbury Park, NJ – Bamboozle Festival —- ALL AGES<\/a>
\n20th – West Chester, PA – The Note<\/a> \u2014- ALL AGES
\n22nd – Montreal, QC – Katacombes<\/a> \u2014- 18+
\n23rd – Toronto, ON – The Hoxton<\/a> \u2014- 19+
\n24th – Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place<\/a> (Tickets On Sale Soon) \u2014- ALL AGES<\/p>\n
\nIt’s finally time to unleash the Queen Beast. We’ve been teasing the shit out of you with all the snippet stuff, but the time is finally come to fully announce it and start the inevitable pre-sale shenanigans. Photography for the cover was done by none other than Matt Sundin<\/a> (co-director for the Light Up The Night video), and the Logo and other artwork was illustrated by M.L. Hope<\/a>. It’s at the printers right now getting all gussied up, so we figured it was safe to go ahead and show you what it’s going to look like and give you a chance to get your copy locked down. As always, this first run is limited, so make sure you jump on it quickly.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.protomen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Queen-Cover-Small.jpg\" "\\"The")
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\nBattle Theme
\nDon’t Stop Me Now
\nKiller Queen
\nHammer To Fall
\nOne Vision
\nSomebody To Love
\nPrinces Of The Universe
\nDeath On Two Legs
\nI Want To Break Free
\nScandal
\nI Want It All
\nThe Show Must Go On
\nUnder Pressure
\nBohemian Rhapsody
\nDue Vendetta
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