The United States of America won’t be rocking out to ‘Killer Queen’, ‘We are the Champions, or ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, anytime soon – and you can thank Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and Kristi Noem for that!
All-time guitar legend Brian May has confirmed that Queen will not be playing any domestic shows in the current political climate, deeming the present situation simply too dangerous to perform in. Speaking to The Daily Mail, he said:
Brian May has ruled out Queen touring again in America.
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"America is a dangerous place at the moment, so you have to take that into account. It's very sad because I feel like Queen grew up in America and we love it, but it's not what it was. Everyone is thinking twice about going…
“America is a dangerous place at the moment, so you have to take that into account. It’s very sad because I feel like Queen grew up in America and we love it, but it’s not what it was. Everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment.”
He’s not wrong, whether you’re an internationally famous rock band or a regular tourist, even getting into the United States is terrifying right now. Plans are for every person who visits the United States to submit five years of social media information, together with their family histories, so authorities can check for dangerously anti-Trump sentiments.
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Also, everything the world is seeing coming out of Minneapolis is hardly welcoming, with squads of armored bozos detaining, beating, blinding, and occasionally shooting innocent people. All of which is hardly conducive to bopping to ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’.
All that said, Queen haven’t played in the United States since 2014, though they last toured with Adam Lambert filling in for the much-missed Freddie Mercury in 2023. But plans are afoot for a return, with May saying:
“The rebuild of Queen Two is coming back, and there are a couple of things you haven’t heard.”
May is now 78 years old and won’t be around forever. It certainly sounds like there’ll be new tour dates coming soon, potentially giving fans their last chance to say farewell to one of the greatest bands of all time. But domestic audiences are either going to have to travel overseas or watch grainy camera footage online, because as long as Trump is in the White House, Queen ain’t crossing the Atlantic.
