“Stormtroopers in Stilettos” is a major Queen exhibition in London’s East End, and the event kicks off the legendary band’s 40th Anniversary celebrations.

Opening February 25, “Stormtroopers in Stilettos: Queen, The Early Years,” is a major retrospective exhibition celebrating the formation, and first five albums, of one of the most exciting, glamorous and influential bands in global musical history.

The exhibition takes place in a huge warehouse space in the heart of London’s East End at Old Truman Brewery, and runs until March 12

“I am very excited to see the Stormtroopers In Stilettos exhibition that Island Records have created for us,” said drummer Roger Taylor. “I’ll be able to relive all those precious moments that I have, of course, forgotten! In fact, large parts of our convoluted history are a bit of a blur for me. It will be like living it all again…let’s hope that’s a good thing and a wild ride.”

The FREE exhibition takes a comprehensive look at the early part of Queen’s career, from before the band’s formation in 1971, when various band members were dreaming of success, while studying astrophysics or running stalls next to Biba in Kensington Market, right up to their spectacular free gig for over 250,000 fans in Hyde Park in 1976.