Montreux Celebration

Peter Freestone evening

Friday, September 6, 2019 will be the special Peter Freestone evening! Freddie Mercury's personal assistant for more than 10 years will be in Montreux during the Freddie Celebration Days 2019. At...

Freddie Mercury 73rd Birthday Celebration

You all know that September 5th will be Freddie’s birthday, this special evening will mark the beginning of the festivities of our Freddie Celebration Days 2019, which will last all weekend. You...

Queen Legend in concert in Montreux

Don't miss Saturday, July 27th starting from 8:15pm at the Montreux Market Square, a few meters from the Freddie Mercury's statue, the free Queen Legend concert organized as part of the Montreux...

Freddie's artisanal IPA beer!

Want to refresh yourself during our Freddie Celebration Days? For the 3rd consecutive year, Montreux Celebration is partnering with the artisanal brewery Gimlé, located in Chernex, in the upper...

Freddie Mercury statue

Montreux Celebration is sad to inform that Freddie Mercury’s statue located on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux has unfortunately been the victim of vandalism by people spraying paint on it...

Rest in peace Tania

We are very sad to learn of the passing away of Tania Gauger, an illustrious resident of Montreux who had been in contact with the group Queen and Freddie Mercury on numerous occasions during their...

Rock Boat 2019 videos

For those who missed yesterday our live broadcasts on our Instagram page, here are some excerpts from QUEENIE - Queen tribute band's amazing show that took place yesterday in the Montreux Jazz...

Freddie Mercury's face in clothes!

If you are visiting Montreux in the next few days, we invite you to discover the superb creation of the SIR boutique located at avenue du Casino 55. Freddie Mercury's face was indeed reconstructed in...

2 tickets to win for the Rock-Boat

Come and attend for free at the concert of Queen's cover band, The Queenie on the 1st Rock-Boat of the Montreux Jazz Festival on Saturday July 6, 2019. Indeed, Montreux Celebration and the Montreux...

Boat for the Lake House (60 additional seats)

Due to numerous requests, additional tours Saturday September 7, without Peter Freestone but at a reduced price of CHF 25.- (instead of 30.-) are now available. Hurry up, 60 additional seats are...

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Peter Freestone

Peter Freestone was born in Surrey, England on 8th January 1955. He spent his first 6 years south of London then started in a boarding school, Lushington Hall in Southern India. After 5 years he...

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Freddie Celebration Days 2019

2019 Programme All the concerts and events during the "Freddie Celebration Days 2019" which will take place in Montreux from 5 to 8 September 2019 are free of charge. Programme subject to...

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Golden Rose 1969

The year 1969 looks like a musical firework display, in fact, within the framework of the The Golden Rose Festival (Rose d’Or in French - annual television broadcasting event) the bands invited...

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Practical informations

Apart from boat tours which must be booked in advance, (information and bookings HERE), our "Freddie Celebration Days 2019" event is completely free of charge and does not require any advance booking...

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Queen & Montreux

Queen had already recorded six albums and conquered the world when they first arrived in Montreux just after the end of the Jazz Festival in July 1978 in order to record their 7th album at Mountain...