Queen will release their first album of new material, and first since the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991, later this year.
Although the last Queen album 'Made In Heaven' was released 4 years after Mercury's death, it was pieced together from the singer's final sessions and really an out-of-synch collection of songs that may, or may not have been released had he lived.The new record is therefore the heir-apparent to 1990's 'Innuendo'.
Ex-Free/Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers will handle vocals on the new record. He has toured previously with Queen and released a live album with the band.
The Queen line-up will feature founding members Brian May on guitar and Roger Taylor on drums. John Deacon has retired from the band but has given the union his blessing.
Rodgers, Taylor and May have jointly written and produced the material for the record. They expect to release the yet-to-be titled album on September 1.
Queen + Paul Rodgers will tour Europe from September.
Dates are:
EUROPE LEG 1:
Tuesday 16 September, Moscow SCO Olympic Arena RUSSIA
Wednesday 17 September, Moscow SCO Olympic Arena RUSSIA
Saturday 20 September, Gdansk Shipyard POLAND
Sunday 21 September, Berlin Velodrom GERMANY
Tuesday 23 September, Antwerp Sportspaleis BELGIUM
Wednesday 24 September, Paris Bercy FRANCE
Friday 26 September, Rome Palalottomatica ITALY
Sunday 28 September, Verona Arena ITALY
Monday 29 September, Zurich Hallenstadion SWITZERLAND
Wednesday 1 October, Munich Olympiahalle GERMANY
Thursday 2 October, Mannheim SAP Arena GERMANY
Saturday 4 October, Hannover TUI Arena GERMANY
Sunday 5 October, Hamburg Color Line Arena GERMANY
Tuesday 7 October, Rotterdam Ahoy NETHERLANDS
UK
Friday 10 October, Nottingham Arena
Saturday 11 October, Glasgow SE&CC
Monday 13 October, London 02
Tuesday 14 October, Cardiff Arena
Thursday 16 October, Birmingham NIA
Saturday 18 October, Liverpool Arena
EUROPE LEG 2
Wednesday 22 October, Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi SPAIN
Friday 24 October, Murcia Estadio Municipal SPAIN
Saturday 25 October, Madrid Palacio de Deportes SPAIN
Tuesday 28 October, Budapest Sportarena, HUNGARY
Wednesday 29 October, Belgrade Arena SERBIA
Friday 31 October, Prague 02 Arena CZECH REPUBLIC
Saturday 1 November, Vienna Stadthalle AUSTRIA
