Queen + Adam Lambert postpone their UK tour

They've rescheduled new dates in 2021

Author: Brendan AppletonPublished 31st Mar 2020

Queen + Adam Lambert have postponed the UK leg of their forthcoming Rhapsody tour until 2021.

Brian May, Roger Taylor and Adam Lambert will start their new run on 1st June 2021 in London, before going to Manchester, Birmingham and returning to London's O2 Arena to close the tour.

They're the latest in a line of artists and festivals to postpone or cancel due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, including The Isle of Wight Festival, Foo Fighters, The Who, and Pearl Jam.

The original shows were meant to take place from 2nd June 2020 - 21st June 2020. The band have confirmed that all tickets remain valid for the new dates.

See Queen at the following shows:

JUNE 2021

London, O2 Arena – Tue 1st

London, O2 Arena – Wed 2nd

London, O2 Arena – Fri 4th

London, O2 Arena – Sat 5th

London, O2 Arena – Mon 7th

London, O2 Arena – Tue 8th

Manchester, Manchester Arena – Thu 10th

Manchester, Manchester Arena – Fri 11th

Birmingham, Arena Birmingham - Sun 13th

Birmingham, Arena Birmingham - Mon 14th

London, O2 Arena - Wed 16th

London, O2 Arena – Thu 17th

London, O2 Arena – Sat 19th

London, O2 Arena – Sun 20th

The Rhapsody tour lineup includes original Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor alongside frontman Adam Lambert, who has been performing with the band since June 2012.

Lambert said: “I can’t wait to get back to the UK and Europe, we had a blast on our last tour, and I am so excited to bring this new show over there!”, while Brian May commented: “This is a fearsome new production taking the Queen legacy to a new place. I’m well proud.”