“Mama Mia, Let Me Go!"

The Official Freddie Mercury Birthday Party 2025 - In aid of The Mercury Phoenix Trust - Fighting AIDS Worldwide

Date: Saturday 6th September 2025

Venue: Casino Barriere, Montreux, Switzerland

Doors: 7 pm / ends 12am (approx)

Tickets: On Sale at 10am (GMT) on January 29th 2025 @ https://mercuryphoenixtrust.store/

Posters and T-shirts: On Sale at 10am (GMT) on January 29th, 2025 @ https://mercuryphoenixtrust.store/- a Limited Number will be available at the party.

Ticket / Wristband Information: Entry to the party is by way of a wristband. Your wristband can be picked up at the Info Desk upstairs outside the main party room at the Casino Barriere at the times below. You will need to show your Ticket Order Receipt to claim your wristband. No wristbands will be sent out in the mail.

Wristband Pick Up Times: Friday, 5th September from 12pm - 4pm and Saturday, 6th September from 12pm onwards.

Golden Ticket: On purchasing your ticket/wristband the named purchaser will be entered into a draw to win a Brian May and Roger Taylor signed presentation disc of ‘A Night At The Opera’.

Theme: Celebrating 'A Night At The Opera’ and 50 Years of 'Bohemian Rhapsody’’, with a WHITE dress code for party guests.

Live Entertainment: Joe Gash (Rock Of Ages Tour) + Live Killers performing ‘A Night At The Opera’ in full, a Queen disco with DJ Thor and an exclusive audio / visual presentation focusing on 'Bohemian Rhapsody and A Night At The Opera' by Queen’s documentary director Simon Lupton.

Foyer Fun: What a success this was last year! From 12pm on Saturday 6th September come on up to the foyer outside the main party room at the casino, where we will have a whole host of activities going on before the party kicks off at 7pm. Come on by and say "Ayo!" to the MPT Team.

Wristband Pick-Up - The important bit! Bring your Ticket order receipt and grab your wristband for entry at the party later that day - it really does help to get into the event on time!

Silent Auction - Exclusive Prize TBC. Place a bid throughout the day in the foyer. The winner will be announced at the Party later that evening.

Pop Up Merch Stand - 12pm until 3pm with party T-shirts and posters for sale.

Free Sweets - classic 1970s candy from the UK!

Greg Brooks - moved from the QSE, the Official Queen Archivist is there for questions and a chat.

Info Desk - for questions, ticket sales, guest lists, and all the help you need.

MPT Facts and Photo Display - overseen by Jan from Team MPT, all the facts, figures, and photos.

Body Painting - (from 5.30 pm) Get yourself a Queen design for the party.

Queen and 1975 Playlists - all the above set to specially curated playlists!

The Queen Studio Experience: The QSE is FREE to enter and on Saturday afternoon the following Queen Team members will be present in the QSE for Fan Q&As and meet and greets, please see below for times and locations: (All times are subject to change)

- Peter ‘Phoebe’ Freestone (Freddie Mercury former PA) - The QSE Cinema Room (11am - 5pm) - Ask Phoebe Live! (FREE Booking details to be confirmed nearer the time)

- Justin Shirley-Smith (Queen Head Studio Engineer) - The QSE Mountain Studios Room (1pm - 5pm) - Answering your questions and hitting the studio desk with some ‘A Night At The Opera’ tracks.

Cash / Cards: The following activities in the main party room will take a mix of cards and cash - The MPT and Queen Merchandise Stand, The Queen Tombola Prize Table, and Face Painting. The bars also take either cash or cards.

The Merchandise and Tombola Tables: The stalls are very popular! They include a mix of CDs, T-shirts, Vinyl, Books, assorted merchandise, signed items and even products you can’t get in Europe with an exclusive selection from Brazil and Japan!

Cloakroom: There is a cloakroom provided in the foyer outside the main party room for any clothing, merch and tombola prizes you may wish to leave there.

Food: No meal is being served at the event, however, there will be finger food available to purchase in the main party room on the night.

Age Restrictions: There is no age limit for the event, however, ticket holders must be aware that alcohol will be served and ID will be required for access to the casino floor. No Under-18s will be allowed into the casino.

Disabled Access: Disabled access is available to the main party floor via a lift in the main casino foyer, please ask a member of the casino or MPT staff for assistance if required.

Travel: Ticket holders will be responsible for all personal travel costs incurred when attending the event. The nearest airport is Geneva and regular trains run from the airport to Montreux and take just over an hour.

Accommodation: Ticket holders will be responsible for all personal accommodation costs incurred when attending the event. Below is a list of recommended hotels in Montreux.

Recommended Hotels in Montreux:

www.helvetie.ch | +41 21 966 77 77

www.hotelbonport.ch | +41 21 962 80 70

www.tralalahotel.ch | +41 21 963 49 73

www.edenpalace.ch | +41 44 266 25 25

www.eurotel-montreux.ch | +41 21 966 22 22

www.brhhh.com/suisse-majestic | +41 21 966 33 33

www.fairmont.com/montreux | +41 21 966 33 33

www.thefreddiemercuryhotel.ch | +41 24 482 85 00

For additional hotels in Montreux please check: www.montreuxriviera.com/en/  | +41 84 886 84 84

IMPORTANT: Every year we party harder and harder, it's the law in Queen World. 2025 is no different and we are celebrating ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, one of the greatest rock songs EVER, so let's turn it up to 11 and do the Fandango like it's never been done before!

Any further questions please email [email protected].

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