Brian May unveils major new career move after ruling out Queen tour – Music | Music News

Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May made a major announcement on Wednesday, December 17, at a press convention alongside his Starmus colleagues. The 78-yr-outdated musician and astrophysicist is a co-founding father of the group and, talking at the Royal Society in London, revealed that Starmus VIII – The Search for Truth will probably be held from October 17 to 22, 2026, on the islands of Tenerife and La Palma.

Animal fanatic Brian also confirmed the group would supply a new award in honor of primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall, who died in October this yr.

Brian’s latest enterprise comes after he solely admitted to Express.co.uk in November this yr that excursions had been presently off the desk. He and Queen drummer Roger Taylor have been touring with American Idol alum Adam Lambert since 2012 under the Queen + Adam Lambert moniker.

“We’re not talking about touring at the moment,” he confessed.

“I’m certainly not talking about touring because I’ve done 50 years of it. And I’m treasuring my time with the family at the moment, and time to be able to do things like this, the astrophysics side of my life.”

“To be able to do stuff with animals and basically spend time with my grandchildren and my animals. So that’s become very important to me. I don’t know how much longer I have left. It’s going to be finite. We know that. But to me, that’s a priority now. And I love to play. Everybody knows I love to play,” he said.

His partner Anita Dobson appeared to validate this during a current dialog with The Mirror: “They will do little bits and bobs…but they won’t do those big tours,” she revealed to the outlet.

Based on its official website, every iteration of the Starmus pageant facilities round a particular theme related to cosmic exploration and options lectures, discussions, panel conversations, shows, musical performances, film showings and extra programming.

The group moreover supplies a City Programme, which consists of morning periods including shows, talks, workshops and screenings throughout the host metropolis, all accessible to the public.

After every pageant concludes, a publication is launched containing all the speeches delivered during the gathering.

It vows to supply attendees with a unprecedented experience by way of a mix of exclusive shows and unforgettable musical performances.