Editing Queen (band) (section)

===2004–2009: Queen + Paul Rodgers===
{{Main|Queen + Paul Rodgers}}
[[File:2005 Queen + Paul Rodgers.jpg|thumb|left|Queen performing with [[Paul Rodgers]] during their 2005 [[Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour|tour]]|alt=l-r:Paul Rodgers, Roger Taylor, and Brian May live in 2005 for the Queen + Paul Rodgers tour]]
At the end of 2004, May and Taylor announced that they would reunite and return to touring in 2005 with [[Paul Rodgers]] (founder and former lead singer of [[Free (band)|Free]] and [[Bad Company]]). Brian May's website also stated that Rodgers would be "featured with" Queen as "Queen + Paul Rodgers", not replacing Mercury.<ref name="bmcom_jdr">{{cite web|title=Queen News March 2006|publisher=brianmay.com|url=http://brianmay.com/queen/queennews/queennewsmar06c.html|access-date=4 March 2007|archive-date=29 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829024507/http://brianmay.com/queen/queennews/queennewsmar06c.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2004, Queen were among the inaugural inductees into the [[UK Music Hall of Fame]], and the award ceremony was the first event at which Rodgers joined May and Taylor as vocalist.<ref name="SAConcert"/>

Between 2005 and 2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers embarked on a [[Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour|world tour]], which was the first time Queen toured since their [[Magic Tour (Queen)|last tour]] with Freddie Mercury in 1986.<ref name="2005Guardian">{{cite news |last=Gibson |first=Owen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/05/arts.artsnews1 |title=Queen most loved band |work=The Guardian |date=5 July 2005 |location=London |access-date=16 December 2016 |archive-date=30 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930131519/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/05/arts.artsnews1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Taylor said: "We never thought we would tour again, Paul 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."<ref name="2005Guardian"/> The first leg was in Europe, the second in Japan, and the third in the US in 2006.<ref name="concertography">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/live/queenpr.htm |title=Queen + Paul Rodgers Concertography |publisher=Ultimatequeen.co.uk |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=28 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928215806/http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/live/queenpr.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Queen received the inaugural [[VH1 Rock Honors]] at the [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], Nevada, on 25 May 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=6 April 2006|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58826/vh1-rock-honors-to-salute-kiss-queen|title=VH1 Rock Honors To Salute Kiss, Queen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725040319/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58826/vh1-rock-honors-to-salute-kiss-queen|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Foo Fighters]] performed "[[Tie Your Mother Down]]" to open the ceremony before being joined on stage by May, Taylor, and Rodgers, who played a selection of Queen hits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/89881/queen-foo-fighters-we-will-rock-you-we-are-the-champions-live-at-rock-honors-2006.jhtml |title=Queen & Foo Fighters "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions" Live at Rock Honors 2006 |publisher=VH1 |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=27 May 2011 |archive-date=1 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701142745/http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/89881/queen-foo-fighters-we-will-rock-you-we-are-the-champions-live-at-rock-honors-2006.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:KharkovQueenNightConcert01.JPG|thumb|Queen + Paul Rodgers concert in [[Freedom Square, Kharkiv|Kharkiv's Freedom Square]], Ukraine, 12 September 2008]]
Queen + Paul Rodgers performed at the [[Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute]] held in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]], London on 27 June 2008, to commemorate Mandela's ninetieth birthday, and again promote awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7384423.stm |title=Mandela concert line-up unveiled |work=BBC News |date=6 May 2008 |access-date=24 June 2011 |archive-date=20 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620064241/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7384423.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The first Queen + Paul Rodgers album, titled ''[[The Cosmos Rocks]]'', was released in Europe on 12 September 2008 and in the US on 28 October 2008.<ref name=GUAR/> The band again toured Europe, opening on [[Freedom Square (Kharkiv)|Kharkiv's Freedom Square]] in front of 350,000 Ukrainian fans;<ref name=QANDPR>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/competitions/2009/06/18/win-queen-paul-rodgers-live-in-ukraine-dvds-86908-21450854/ |title=Queen & Paul Rodgers – Live In Ukraine DVDs! |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |access-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305075556/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/competitions/2009/06/18/win-queen-paul-rodgers-live-in-ukraine-dvds-86908-21450854/ |archive-date=5 March 2012}}</ref> the concert was [[Live in Ukraine|released on DVD]].<ref name=QANDPR/> The tour then moved to Russia, and the band performed two sold-out shows at the [[Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena)|Moscow Arena]].<ref name="QROD">{{cite web|url=http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen/pr2008.html|title=Queen on tour: Queen + Paul Rodgers 2008|publisher=Queenconcerts.com|access-date=16 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721044806/http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen/pr2008.html|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Having completed the first leg of the European tour, which saw the band play 15 sold-out dates across nine countries, the UK leg of the tour sold out within 90 minutes of going on sale and included three London dates, the first of which was [[The O2 Arena|the O<sub>2</sub> Arena]] on 13 October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.queenworld.com/artman/publish/article_853.shtml |title=QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: UK Tour Press Release |publisher=Queenworld.com |date=8 October 2008 |access-date=16 June 2011 |archive-date=1 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701065153/http://www.queenworld.com/artman/publish/article_853.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The last leg of the tour was in South America, and included a sold-out concert at [[José Amalfitani Stadium]], Buenos Aires.<ref name="QROD"/>

Queen and Paul Rodgers split up on 12 May 2009.<ref name="QNME"/> Rodgers stated: "My arrangement with [Queen] was similar to my arrangement with [[Jimmy Page|Jimmy]] [Page] in [[The Firm (rock band)|The Firm]] in that it was never meant to be a permanent arrangement".<ref name="QNME">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/queen/44670 |title=Queen end collaboration with Paul Rodgers |work=NME |date=14 May 2009 |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-date=18 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918005401/http://www.nme.com/news/queen/44670 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rodgers did not rule out the possibility of working with Queen again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/81670/queen|title=Paul Rodgers, Queen Split: "It Was Never a Permanent Arrangement"|access-date=14 May 2009|date=13 May 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]|archive-date=29 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529234943/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/81670/queen|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/81817/queen|title=Queen and Paul Rodgers split|access-date=14 May 2009|date=14 May 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]|archive-date=29 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529234652/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/81817/queen|url-status=live}}</ref>