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Brian May reportedly spent £10,000 on a first class aeroplane suit for his treasured electric guitar.
According to The Daily Mirror, the Queen guitarist couldn't bear to put the instrument in the regular luggage hold lest it be damaged. Known as The Red Special, May built the guitar over 40 years ago in his father's workshop and it's distinctive sound has featured heavily on the music of Queen ever since.
A source close to May, 67, revealed: “There is no way he would have allowed it to be treated like any other piece of luggage. A member of staff and the guitar were bumped up to first class where he had to purchase a seat for it as it couldn’t go in the overhead locker. It was the only option so he made sure it was treated to the full VIP works. There are few things in Brian’s life that he is as passionate about as his guitar.”
Back in September, Queen announced a series of UK shows with glam-rock favourite Adam Lambert standing in as frontman. May has mentioned that the 32 year old has given him and Queen a new lease of life, stating: “We have no plans to stop, we are going to keep going for as long as we can, forever hopefully.”
Queen will release their new album 'Queen Forever' on 10 November and will feature previously unreleased tracks with Freddie Mercury on vocals and a collaboration with Michael Jackson.
Full dates for the 2015 tour are below. Tickets are on sale now. For tickets and more information, visit here.
Tue 13 January NEWCASTLE Arena
Wed 14 January GLASGOW Hydro
Sat 17 January LONDON O2 Arena
Sun 18 January LONDON O2 Arena
Tue 20 January LEEDS Arena
Wed 21 January MANCHESTER Arena
Fri 23 January BIRMINGHAM NIA
Sat 24 January NOTTINGHAM Arena
Mon 26 January PARIS Zenith
Thu 29 January COLOGNE Lanxess Arena
Fri 30 January AMSTERDAM, Ziggo Dome
Sun 1 February VIENNA Stadhalle
Mon 2 February MUNICH Olympiahalle
Wed 4 February BERLIN O2
Thu 5 February HAMBURG O2
Sat 7 February FRANKFURT Festhalle
Sun 8 February BRUSSELS Palais 12
Tue 10 February MILAN Forum
Fri 13 February STUTTGART Schleyerhalle
Sun 15 February HERNING Jyske Bank Boxen
Tue 17 February PRAGUE O2
Thu 19 February ZURICH Hallenstadion
Below: 9 reasons to go and see Queen and Adam Lambert on tour
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