Queen's Brian May recovering from leg surgery
Get well soon, Brian!
Last updated 12th Mar 2020
Queen guitarist Brian May underwent successful surgery on leg earlier this week ahead of the next stage of Queen + Adam Lambert’s The Rhapsody Tour.
The 72-year-old rock legend took to Instagram to share a photo of himself throwing a thumbs up from his hospital bed.
Brian explained to his followers that he’d been suffering from pain his leg during Queen + Adam Lambert’s North American tour throughout the summer, but he got through it thanks to power of adrenaline.
He wrote: “I’m done! After a snip to my calf muscle, I’m feeling good! The theory is that it will release the excess tension in my Achilles’ tendon and get me out of a painful heel situation I’ve been in for many months.
“I had the problem all through our last tour of the USA - and although adrenaline got me through, my running around was severely curtailed, and there were a couple of nights when I really couldn’t move at all around the stage (nobody noticed, it seems! 😏).
“So now I’ll be taking it easy just a bit for a while, but full recovery should be just in time for getting back out on tour in January - hopefully with a good pair of heels!”
Hours later, Brian shared a video of his bandaged leg, and wrote: “Thanks for your kind messages folks. I’m doing fine this morning - a little sore but home and ready for a relatively relaxing day. As you can see, everything still works!
“Still got my Sympathy Bandage and my anti-clot sock on - but they come off tonight. There’s a small band-aid underneath covering a very small incision. I actually CAN walk, but stairs are a bit of a challenge!! Onwards!”
The Rhapsody Tour will reconvene with two dates at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea on 18th and 19th January before Queen + Adam Lambert hit Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
Queen + Adam Lambert play five nights at London’s The O2 and two shows at Manchester Arena in June 2020 as part of a larger European tour.