Brian, along with drummer Roger Taylor, has performed with US hitmaker Adam since 2011. They embarked on a mini tour in 2012 followed by a 24-date North American tour in 2014.
The band had a Las Vegas residency in 2018 at Park Theater. They performed three songs at Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 as part of the Platinum Party at the Palace.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Brian said: “ I’m very keen on the Sphere. It’s got my mind working. I sat there watching the Eagles, thinking, ‘We should do this. The stuff that we could bring to this would be stupendous.’
“So, yeah, I would like to do it. We’re having conversations. I’ve had 50 years of touring and there’s a part of me that thinks it’s enough. I don’t like the idea that you wake up in your hotel room and you’re trapped.”
Brian says he has “given up his freedom too many times” to want to go out on tour again. But concedes that he “still wants to play” with the band.
And while Brian says he would like to play on stage again, he teased there could be recorded music featuring Adam. He said: “Not many people know, but Adam and we have been in the studio trying things.
“Nothing really materialised so far. Some things are meant to be and some things are not.”
Brian and Roger are the only two members of Queen still in the band. Legendary frontman Freddie Mercury died in 1991 while bassist John Deacon made the decision to retire from the group in 1997.
At the time he said: “There is no point carrying on. It is impossible to replace Freddie.”
Although John has retired, the Queen website says he still maintains contact with Brian and Roger so he can take an “interest in the continuance of the legacy of the band”. His last recording was No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young), a personal tribute to Freddie that was written by Brian.
Queen+Adam Lambert have released two live albums, Live in Japan and Live Around the World, but are yet to release a studio album.
