The Ultimate Queen Celebration at DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center

The Ultimate Queen Celebration starring Marc Martel will be coming to DPAC on Saturday September 18, 2021. In their last appearance at DPAC in 2019, they performed to a sold out crowd. Since 2017, Martel has fronted The Ultimate Queen Celebration, an explosive, attention commanding tribute where some of the most iconic rock anthems merge with a theatrical performance style and eye-popping production. Martel and his band perform Queens greatest hits, including Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure, and Somebody to Love. Prior to being known as the vocal doppelganger for the Queen frontman (The New York Times), Marc Martel recorded and toured with the Canadian rock group Downhere for over a decade. Martels path changed 2011 when he submitted a video of himself covering Somebody to Love as part of a contest spearheaded by the members of Queen. The video landed him an appearance on the Ellen Show and he was hand-selected by Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen to be the voice of their official tribute group The Queen Extravaganza. Martel has appeared on American Idol with the Queen Extravaganza and contributed vocals for the Oscar winning Queen biopic film Bohemian Rhapsody.