QUEEN: European Tour Dates Announced

January 17, 2005

According to Soundgenerator.com, QUEEN have today unveiled their first tour in almost 19 years, with a series of European live dates starting late March.

The 23-date European trek, billed as QUEEN featuring Paul Rodgers, launches on March 30 in Paris, following a warm-up show at London's Brixton Academy.

A world tour has long been on the cards since Brian May performed with former FREE/BAD COMPANY frontman Paul Rodgers:

"It really all came about because of the Fender 50th Anniversary gig that I did with Paul Rodgers," Brian May said recently on his web site.

The European dates, which will be confirmed later today by the band, include shows in Spain, Italy and Germany before a six-date tour of the U.K.

Dates in Scotland and Ireland have been put on hold due to Rodgers' other touring commitments, but Brian May revealed they will happen later in the year, saying the band are "conscious that this is a very important omission."

Speaking about the North American leg of the tour, May said, "We are at present putting a proposal together for us to play dates in the USA starting end of September or early October." Various fan club sites are reporting the first date to be the Montreal Metropolis on September 8, although this has not been confirmed at time of press.

The full schedule is as follows:

Mar. 19 – Fancourt, RSA @ (46664 Concert)
Mar. 28 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
Mar. 30 – Paris, FRA @ Le Zenith
Apr. 01 – Madrid, SPA @ Palacio de los Deportes
Apr. 02 – Barcelona, SPA @ Palau Sant Jordi
Apr. 04 – Rome, ITA @ Palalottomatica
Apr. 05 - Milan, ITA @ Forum
Apr. 07 - Firenze, ITA @ Nelson Mandela Forum
Apr. 08 - Pesaro, ITA @ BPA Palas
Apr. 12 – Vienna, AUT @ Stadthalle
Apr. 14 – Munich, GER @ Olympiahalle
Apr. 16 – Prague, CZR @ Sazka Arena
Apr. 17 – Leipzig, GER @ Arena
Apr. 19 - Frankfurt, GER @ Festhalle
Apr. 20 – Antwerpen, BEL @ Sportpaleis
Apr. 25 – Dortmund, GER @ Westfalengalle
Apr. 28 - Hamburg, GER @ Color Line Arena
May 03 – Newcastle, UK @ Metro
May 04 - Manchester, UK @ MEN
May 06 - Birmingham, UK @ NEC
May 07 - Cardiff, UK @ Arena
May 09 - Sheffield, UK @ Hallam Arena
May 11 - London, UK @ Wembley Arena

Ticket pre-sale go on sale today (Jan. 17) to members of the QUEEN fan club.

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