Roger Taylor to perform Queen classics and solo songs on October 2021 UK tour

He will play 14 dates this autumn

Roger Taylor

Author: Natalie ReesPublished 1st Jun 2021

Drumming legend Roger Taylor will perform Queen classics and solo tracks on an intimate October 2021 UK tour

The tour kicks off at Newcastle O2 Academy on 2nd October and calls in at Manchester, York, Cardiff, Liverpool, Norwich, Bath, Bournemouth, Plymouth, Nottingham, Bexhill, Guildford and Coventry before wrapping up in London on 22nd October at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

In a statement, Roger Taylor said: “For some time now, we’ve all just been trying to get by. Now, it’s back to the basics, myself and some great musical pals getting back out there to play some rock.

"Obviously we’ll include some of the Queen classic catalogue, and some of my earlier solo work, but we’ll also be introducing them to some of the new stuff. So we hope folks are going to come on down.”

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Roger Taylor - Outsider Tour 2021

The Outside Tour marks Roger’s first live performances outside of the band in over 20 years. He will perform alongside a specially assembled outfit for the tour, consisting of Queen keyboardist Spike Edney, supporting drummer Tyler Warren, guitarist Jason Falloon, keyboardist Angie Pollock and bassist Charlie Jones.

Queen + Adam Lambert were forced to reschedule their UK and European tour earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It will now take place in 2022.

The forthcoming album is the drummer’s first new material since ‘Fun on Earth’ released in 2013 and is dedicated to “all the outsiders, those who feel left on the sidelines”.

He added: “I’ve had a bit of a creative spurt and suddenly found myself with an album, which was lovely. It was a surprise!

“I just found myself in the studio and they came out one after the other. It was a pleasure really.”

See Roger Taylor at the following shows:

OCTOBER 2021

Newcastle O2 Academy - Sat 2nd

Manchester Academy - Sun 3rd

York Barbican - Tues 5th

Cardiff St. David's Hall - Wed 6th

Liverpool O2 Academy - Fri 8th

Norwich UEA - Sat 9th

Bath Forum - Mon 11th

Bournemouth O2 Academy - Tues 12th

Plymouth Pavilions - Thurs 14th

Nottingham Rock City - Fri 15th

Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion - Sun 17th

Guilford G Live - Tues 19th

Coventry HMV Empire - Wed 20th

London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire - Fri 22nd

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