Classic Rock
Brian May reflects on how long Queen will continue
Queen was formed back in 1970 by Brian May, Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury, with the bassist John Deacon joining them in 1971. Since then the band remained active with some pauses along the decades, especially after Mercury’s death. But since the begining of the 21st century the band has been led by May and Taylor, since Deacon decided to retire back in the 90s and Freddie passead away in 1991 at the age of 45.
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In an interview with Planet Rock the musician reflected on how long the band will continue.
Brian May reflects on how long Queen will continue
“Y’know it always feels a bit that way. It’s like, how long can we do this? I don’t know how long my legs will deal with what I have to do out there, and the hands too. You get problems as you get older, which you don’t really want to talk about, but it makes doing what you do that bit harder every time.”
“I don’t want people to be thinking about that when they see me doing my stuff because I will be over it – adrenaline will take over and I’ll be able to handle it. But there will come a day when we can’t, it ain’t gonna work. For the time being, if we can do it we do it,” Brian May said.
2023 tour dates
October
- 4 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
- 5 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
- 8 – Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
- 10 — Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
- 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
- 13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
- 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
- 16 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
- 18 — Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
- 23 — Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
- 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
- 27 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
- 28 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
- 30 — Chicago, IL – United Center
- 31 — Chicago, IL – United Center
November
- 2 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
- 3 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
- 5 — Denver, CO – Ball Arena
- 8 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
- 9 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
- 11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium
- 12 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium
