Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour
| World tour by Queen + Paul Rodgers | |
Poster to the concert in Pesaro, Italy | |
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| Start date | March 28, 2005 |
| End date | April 13, 2006 |
| Legs | 5 |
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| Queen concert chronology | |
The Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour (also known as Return of the Champions Tour) was the first world concert tour by Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, joined by singer Paul Rodgers under the moniker of Queen + Paul Rodgers. The tour was Queen's first since The Magic Tour in 1986, and the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in November 1991. The band's drummer Roger Taylor commented; "We never thought we would tour again, Paul (Rodgers) came along by chance and we seemed to have a chemistry. Paul is just such a great singer. He's not trying to be Freddie." Bassist John Deacon also did not take part due to his retirement in 1997.