A tattooed fan poses next to the iconic Freddie Mercury statue overlooking Lake Geneva during Montreux Freddie Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the birth of the Queen frontman, in Montreux, Switzerland, on September 5, 2026.
Thousands of Queen fans sang, cheered and partied at the Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux on Saturday to celebrate what would have been the legendary British singer's 80th birthday.
Wearing outlandish outfits reflecting Mercury's stage costumes, fans gathered in honour of the frontman in the Swiss town where he sought peace in his final years and recorded his last vocals.
"It is a special birthday, so you've got to make the effort to come and celebrate all things Freddie," said Sonia, who travelled from Canberra.
Fans hailed from Australia to Japan to even the housing estate in Feltham, near London's Heathrow Airport, where Mercury's Parsi family moved to after fleeing the Zanzibar revolution in 1964.
