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Brian May can already imagine what a queen residence in the Sphere would look like in Las Vegas: “The things we could bring in there would be gigantic.”
Brian May about tour fatigue and freedom
The Queen guitarist recently looked at the Eagles in the Sphere-and has not stopped thinking about it since then. “I was overwhelmed”, he tells in an interview for our new digital cover story about “Bohemian Rhapsody” for the 50th anniversary. “It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen in my life. Such a wonderful connection from sound, fantastic music and incredible visual content. Yes, that set my head in motion.”
Since then, May has decided that the current incarnation of Queen, with Adam Lambert on the microphone, should set up her own show in the futuristic venue. “I am very enthusiastic about the sphere,” he says. “I was sitting with the Eagles and thought: ‘We should do that. What we could bring here would be gigantic.’ So yes, I want that. We have conversations. “
A residence in the sphere would be perfect for May, who still loves to play live, but no longer wants to travel around the world. “I have 50 years of tours behind me, and some of me think that is enough,” he explains. “I don’t like it when you wake up in the hotel room and feel trapped. Recently there were situations where something happened at home in my family and I couldn’t go back. That was under my skin. I thought: ‘I am not sure if I still want that.’ I have given up my freedom.
Roger Taylor about the future of Queen
In his own interview for the cover story, Queen drummer Roger Taylor confirms that he does not see the band at the end. “I don’t think we’re done,” he says. “And I also don’t think we will ever say: ‘Last farewell tour’ or something.
Meanwhile, May says that the idea of new studio recordings with Lambert is “always in mind”. “Many don’t know that, but Adam and we were in the studio and tried things. So far, nothing has emerged. Some things should be, others are not.”