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Post by hrithika on Jun 11, 2017 8:17:26 GMT -5
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Post by bamafan on Jun 11, 2017 8:55:25 GMT -5
I'm assuming this covers the festival shows in 2016? altho it doesn't say the period of time covered. Guess we can't extrapolate Adam's "salary" from these numbers. www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-4591856/Surviving-members-Queen-share-multi-million-dividend.htmlThey have a combined wealth estimated at £355million – and the three surviving members of rock legend Queen are still adding to their fortunes. Their company Queen Productions, which manages royalties from their live performances and theatrical shows including the musical, We Will Rock You, has seen revenues dip, but still managed a multi-million pound dividend payout. Accounts just filed show Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon – plus the late Freddie Mercury’s estate – shared a £5.7million dividend, down from the previous year’s £11million. Revenue fell £7million from £19million to £12million, while profits dropped from £7.1million to £4.9million, with the fall due to ‘fewer and smaller shows’. However, this looks likely to change this year as the group – featuring vocalist Adam Lambert – kicks off a massive tour of North America next Friday before moving on to Europe in November and December.
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Post by stampsgal on Jun 11, 2017 9:55:18 GMT -5
The Queen brand must be so complex. Guess that is why accountants and business types get paid well! The decision/agreement to allow the Queen name to be used, with residuals/profits aligned with John Deacon and Freddie estate sure has kept a living wage for John beyond royalties. With Brian and Roger doing the heavy lifting and creating a big bump in those profits with QAL touring, development of Queen Extravaganza tours, new albums, etc ---this profit sharing allocation could be "designed" by factoring in salaries before meeting a percentage allocation to the foundation. Profits are still coming in such as Royalties for song playing, new/old album sales, and whatever other business things related to Queen and Freddie. Just my thoughts---- I assume Brian and Roger are now doing the work to bolster profits beyond royalty sharing, so they should earn whatever they think should be their share for creating the new albums expected through their label, touring, and whatever other initiatives they engage in under the umbrella Queen ( meaning not their own initiatives). With touring I would hope and wonder if they calculate what the end profit/ leftovers would be AFTER --determining and paying out: SOLID staff wages, production/travel/media costs. Probably why they travel in a private jet. If doing the work, they deserve to be able to absorb those costs to their favour.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2017 10:22:57 GMT -5
RTed by Adam just now!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2017 10:24:15 GMT -5
SusieFierce is at the march today, if you want to follow the twitter of an Atopper that is there
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Post by jason90405 on Jun 11, 2017 10:40:42 GMT -5
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Post by nica575 on Jun 11, 2017 10:46:34 GMT -5
thanks for the info, Jason!
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Post by jason90405 on Jun 11, 2017 11:07:35 GMT -5
ABC TV will also be streaming the March here (announced on the air): abc7.com/live/
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Post by mszue on Jun 11, 2017 11:19:27 GMT -5
thanks for the info, Jason! I am really puzzled re what is going on here. This post suggests the parade is at ll am....but then they say 11amEdt/8ampst [which is LA time] It is odd to have a parade start at 8am....but ??? Then when you click on those FB links it says the event is over and you can watch a 20 min feed playback on that first link When I click on the abc live link, there is news and weather on, no mention of the parade. The post here claims Adam speaking around 12pm Pacific time....meaning the parade on for 4 hours!!? NOT I suspect the start time is 11am Pacific time....but what is with all these reports and when is this thing actually starting....does anybody actually know... ETA...I live in Pacific standard time/LA time...and it is now 9:20 AM
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Post by SophieB on Jun 11, 2017 11:34:46 GMT -5
I know....I know.....everyone will wonder where I've been all my life...but.... I don't know what the references to 'unicorn' really mean. I see the term used occasionally but why would Adam say he's like a unicorn and with a hidden horn? Is a unicorn a 100% gay man? Nothing very hidden about that so.... i googled it....none the wiser...
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