Queen's Birthday Focus: The Riff Raiders

Answered by: Marty Powell, lead guitarist.

When and where are you celebrating the Queen's Birthday long weekend? Sat 11 Jun, Flying Saucer Club. Performing Cheap Trick At Budokan in full plus second set of hard rock classics from Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Queen.

Are you doing anything particularly royal to celebrate the day? We will be playing Tie Your Mother Down by Queen in our second set.

If you were asked to perform at a Royal Variety Performance, what would you perform? Baby Got Back by Sir Mixalot.

Should Australia become a republic? I'll stick to lead breaks and riffs and leave the politics to politicians.

We get a day off to celebrate the Queen's birthday — do you also take the day off to celebrate your birthday? Only when it falls on a weekend.

Website link for more info? riffraiders.com