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- Brian May said he was 'misinterpreted' and 'slightly misquoted' when his Times comments — that he'd decided 18 months earlier not to tour again — drew headlines worldwide, adding that he's on a break and 'I don't think I will be committing to nine-month-long tours again.'
- Adam Lambert confirmed he and May have had the same talks privately, with May 'enjoying being with my family,' while Lambert conceded: 'it's not like anybody's saying it's over or never again, but then again... maybe it is and I don't know.'
- Lambert emailed May and Roger after seeing the Grateful Dead at Sphere in Las Vegas, telling them 'We could do something so crazy,' and called a Queen show at the venue 'a fantasy' whose closeness to reality he doesn't know.
- Lambert ruled out an 'Adam Lambert's Queen Experience' spin-off, saying that after playing with the band's actual members, anything else 'feels a bit cheap.'
- Lambert played a one-night-only Halloween benefit on Oct. 30 at New York City's Cafe Carlyle for about 90 fans — against arena crowds of 50,000-plus with Queen — raising money for his Feel Something Foundation, which supports numerous LGBTQ+ causes.
- Lambert closed that set with 'Another One Bites the Dust' and set aside his standard covers, 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'Ring of Fire,' for gothic picks spanning 'Bad Moon Rising,' 'Back to Black,' 'Helter Skelter' and 'Dust in the Wind'; after releasing ADAM in July, he aims to start another solo album this winter.
- Lambert made his Broadway debut in late 2024 as the Emcee in a Cabaret revival and is writing a musical about an obscure 1970s musician, with a producer and possible director lined up, demos recorded and a book in progress — but won't play the lead, saying 'I'm probably too old to play him at this point.'
Why it matters: May's no-more-tours comments drew headlines worldwide, but his walk-back to Rolling Stone and Lambert's 'maybe it is and I don't know' leave the act that closed its Rhapsody World Tour at the Tokyo Dome on Feb. 14, 2024 paused rather than finished, with the guitarist saying he doesn't think he'll commit to nine-month-long tours again.
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