Queen + Adam Lambert Reportedly Planning To Scale Back 'Big Tours'

It seems that Queen + Adam Lambert might not go on full-blown tours anymore, with guitarist Brian May’s wife Anita Dobson hinting that those days are coming to an end.

Speaking with the British publication The Mirror, Dobson said their touring plans will consist of “little bits of bobs,” but not “those big tours.”

“They will do little bits and bobs, but they won’t do those big tours. We are all getting old,” she said. Dobson’s comments arrived a week after drummer Roger Taylor said the group are “resting at the moment.”

May also commented last week that touring plans weren’t currently on the agenda, as he’s “done 50 years of it.” He added that he’s been enjoying pursuing other interests, such as astrophysics and animal rights, as well as spending time with his family and animals.

Easing fans’ worries, May added that he still enjoys making music when he said, “I love to play. Everybody knows I love to play.”

Dobson’s comments came after May revealed he had a minor stroke and lost control of his arm last year.

In 2020, the guitarist was admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack that was caused by a form of arterial disease. At the time, he told fans that he was “very near death” after doctors discovered he had three congested arteries.

While Queen are on a break from touring, Adam Lambert made his Broadway debut last year, taking over Eddie Redmayne’s role as the Emcee in the revival of Cabaret. His most recent solo album, High Drama, was released in 2023.

Earlier this year, May hinted that new Queen music with Adam Lambert “could happen.”

“Both Roger and I are constantly writing and coming up with ideas and doing things in our studios,” he explained. “I could have the beginnings of a Queen song right there in front of me now. It’s just whether the idea reaches maturity or not. It’s whether that seed can grow.”

Queen haven’t released any ‘new’ material since the ‘90s, following the death of vocalist Freddie Mercury in 1991. While the Made In Heaven record would arrive in 1995 as their final album, other unheard songs recorded with Mercury have been issued since, especially alongside archival reissues.

Last year, Taylor hinted at new music from Queen, having previously claimed they had “dabbled” with new music involving Lambert.

“I think we might [record new material],” Taylor said. “Brian and myself were talking the other day, and we both said that if we feel we have some good material, why not? We can still play. We can still sing. So, I don’t see why not.”