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Queen and Adam Lambert recently sat down for an interview to discuss their incredibly exciting upcoming European tour, which kicks off at the end of May. The band are thrilled to be able to go up on stage again and impress fans.
In a recent interview on the band's official Youtube account Brian May stated, "I feel so privileged that we can still do this. We spent half our live building this legacy of songs and contact with an audience, and we can still be out there and doing it. And it's wonderful that we have Adam, because without Adam… You need an extraordinary figurehead, and we do have it in Adam. So it's a gift from God".
Lambert added that he was equally as excited, "these guys play their butts off. I mean, it's pretty incredible...I get up on stage and I'm, like, 'It's like the record. It's amazing!'"
Queen drummer Roger Taylor jokingly said, "I didn't even think we'd ever get to this age. You don't think about it. I'm still kind of 35 inside". May responded, "I'm getting close to 70 now. It's quite something to be running around on a stage with [Adam], who is a young boy full of youthful energy and stuff. But I love it. I'm thrilled that we can still do this. How amazing! And it still makes people happy".
You can watch the full interview below:
The new iteration of the band performed three brilliant sold-out gigs at London's Hammersmith Apollo, and after completing Queen's European tour in January 2015, May described Lambert as the only singer the band had found capable of filling Freddie Mercury's shoes -"Adam is the first person we've encountered who can do all the Queen catalogue without blinking".
Lambert downplayed the Mercury comparisons, saying: "There's never going to be another, and I'm not replacing him. That's not what I'm doing. I'm trying to keep the memory alive, and remind people how amazing he was, without imitating him. I'm trying to share with the audience how much he inspired me".
Queen play the Isle of Wight Festival in June. See the full tour dates below. For tickets, and more information visit here.
Thursday 9 June - Isle of Wight - Isle of Wight Festival
Sunday 22 May - Barcelona, Spain - Palau San Jordi
Friday 27 May - Cologne, Germany - RheinEnergie Station
Wednesday 15 June - Brussels, Belgium - Palais 12
Saturday 25 June - Piazzolla sul Brenta, Italy - Anfiteatro Camerini
