2012 will see the launch of The Queen Extravaganza Tour, a grand touring production booked by powerhouse agency CAA that will celebrate the music of Queen.

Coming on board to ensure the touring show will match the design and excitement of Queen at its best will be such rock tour heavyweights as stage designer Mark Fisher (U2, AC/DC, Muse, The Rolling Stones, Cirque de Soleil) and lighting designer Rob Sinclair (Adele, Vampire Weekend, Goldfrapp, Peter Gabriel).

Roger Taylor will oversee this royal road show, taking the role of producer and music director, with Brian May involved later in the production, but Roger’s most important role, however, was leading the judges, Spike Edney (Queen’s keyboard player since the mid '80s and Trip Khalaf (Queen’s eternal sound engineer) in hand picking the musicians that will be featured on the tour.

And after eleven weeks of reviewing online auditions and weighing votes from Queen fans around the world, Roger Taylor is ready to announce the line-up. Says the drummer:

"As the audition videos began posting, we could see right away that the caliber of talent was very high. But when I got into the studio with the final 25 musicians, I realized that these guys are seriously good players. They went way beyond my expectations."

Have a look at Tyler's drumset audition for One Vision:

And here's Tyler's drumset audition for Somebody To Love:

The complete Queen Extravaganza band line-up includes:

• Jennifer Espinoza (San Antonio, TX) and Marc Martel (Montreal, QC / Nashville,TN) on vocals


• Tristan Avakian (Toronto, ON) and Brian Gresh (Tulsa, OK) on guitars


• Francois-Olivier Doyon (Quebec City, QC) on bass


• Tyler Warren (Camden, TN) on drums

Queen has sold more than 300 million albums, 16 of which were No. 1 chart-toppers. They’ve written and recorded 18 No. 1 singles, played over 700 live concerts in every part of the world, have amassed a planet-wide fanbase whose members number in the hundreds of millions, and remain one of the most influential groups of all time.