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Queen brought down the house with Oscars opening performance

Queen with vocalist Adam Lambert set the Oscars stage on fire with their opening performance. The band started the show in honor of Bohemian Rhapsody being nominated for many awards, including Best Picture.

Guitarist Brian May took to social media earlier today to show how he was preparing, appropriate tee and all. And his prep certainly paid off.

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Before show, Lambert talked about how performing at the awards show with the band was a dream of his. Check out a video of that below.

During their performance, the band showed images of their past performances which included the late Freddie Mercury, which made our hearts melt. 

You can check out videos of the performance below.

Also, check out how fans reacted to the performance on Twitter.

The Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is nominated for 5 awards at tonight’s Oscars. Check out the full list of winners here.

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