Editing Queen (band) (section)

===2011–present: Queen + Adam Lambert, ''Queen Forever''===
{{Main|Queen + Adam Lambert}}
[[File:Adam Lambert and Queen.jpg|thumb|Queen + [[Adam Lambert]] concert at the [[TD Garden]], Boston in July 2014]]
On 25 and 26 April, May and Taylor appeared on the eleventh series of ''[[American Idol season 11|American Idol]]'' at the [[Nokia Theatre L.A. Live|Nokia Theatre]], Los Angeles, performing a Queen medley with the six finalists on the first show, and the following day performed "[[Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love]]" with the 'Queen Extravaganza' band.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/the-queen-extravaganza-somebody-to-love-on-american-idol-20120427 |title=The Queen Extravaganza: 'Somebody to Love' on American Idol |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=27 April 2012 |access-date=10 September 2017 |archive-date=21 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121132316/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/the-queen-extravaganza-somebody-to-love-on-american-idol-20120427 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Queen were scheduled to headline [[Sonisphere]] at [[Knebworth Festival|Knebworth]] on 7 July 2012 with Adam Lambert<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sonisphere.co.uk/news/queen-adam-lambert/ |title=Queen + Adam Lambert = Saturday night partytime |publisher=Sonisphere.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221200049/http://sonisphere.co.uk/news/queen-adam-lambert/ |archive-date=21 February 2012}}</ref> before the festival was cancelled.<ref name="Cancelled">{{cite web|url=http://sonisphere.co.uk/news/sonisphere-knebworth-is-cancelled/ |title=Sonisphere festival cancelled |access-date=29 March 2012 |work=sonisphere |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331010710/http://sonisphere.co.uk/news/sonisphere-knebworth-is-cancelled/ |archive-date=31 March 2012}}</ref> Queen said that they were looking to find another venue.<ref name="queenstate">{{cite web |url=http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/sonisphere-statement/ |title=Sonisphere – Statement from Queen |publisher=Queenonline.com |access-date=29 March 2012 |archive-date=30 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630071042/http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/sonisphere-statement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Queen + Adam Lambert played two shows at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]], London on 11 and 12 July 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-play-hammersmith/|title=Press Release: Queen To Play Hammersmith|date=12 April 2012|access-date=12 April 2012|archive-date=14 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414172737/http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-play-hammersmith/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/497064/queen-adam-lambert-playing-four-shows-this-summer |title=Queen + Adam Lambert Playing Four Shows This Summer |magazine=Billboard |date=9 April 2012 |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703083808/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/497064/queen-adam-lambert-playing-four-shows-this-summer |url-status=live }}</ref> Both shows sold out within 24 hours of tickets going on sale.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/queen-adam-lambert-hammersmith-shows-general-sale-now/|title=Queen + Adam Lambert Hammersmith Shows – SOLD OUT|date=19 April 2012|access-date=19 April 2012|archive-date=20 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420211545/http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/queen-adam-lambert-hammersmith-shows-general-sale-now/|url-status=live}}</ref> A third London date was scheduled for 14 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/instant-sell-queen-adam-lambert-060000198.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120708160118/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/instant-sell-queen-adam-lambert-060000198.html|url-status=dead|title=After 'Instant' Sell-out, Queen and Adam Lambert Add Third London Dat ...|date=8 July 2012|archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> On 30 June, Queen + Lambert performed in [[Kyiv]], Ukraine at a joint concert with [[Elton John]] for the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/queen-rock-kiev-with-adam-lambert/ |title=Queen Rock Kiev With Adam Lambert |magazine=Ultimate classic rock |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012 |archive-date=15 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115014056/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/queen-rock-kiev-with-adam-lambert/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Queen also performed with Lambert on 3 July 2012 at Moscow's [[Olympic Stadium (Moscow)|Olympic Stadium]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-adam-lambert-will-rock-moscow/|title=Press Release: Queen + Adam Lambert Will Rock Moscow|date=28 February 2012|access-date=3 March 2012|archive-date=30 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530215425/http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-adam-lambert-will-rock-moscow/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2012/02/adam-lambert-has-second-show-with-queen/1 |title=Adam Lambert has second show with Queen |work=USA Today |date=28 February 2012 |access-date=10 March 2012 |archive-date=30 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430055508/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2012/02/adam-lambert-has-second-show-with-queen/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> and on 7 July 2012 at the [[Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)|Municipal Stadium]] in Wroclaw, Poland.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-adam-lambert-announce-poland-show/|title=Press Release: Queen + Adam Lambert Announce Poland Show|date=27 April 2012|access-date=30 April 2012|archive-date=24 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724133952/http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-adam-lambert-announce-poland-show/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:AdamQueenMSG.jpg|thumb|left|Lambert on stage with Queen at Madison Square Garden, New York City in July 2014 performing "[[Who Wants to Live Forever]]"]]
On 12 August 2012, Queen performed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]] of the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/jessie-j/news/queen-olympics-closing-ceremony/ |title=Olympics Closing Ceremony: Jessie J Joins Queen For 'We Will Rock You' Performance |publisher=Capital Radio |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=19 August 2012 |archive-date=16 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816001359/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/jessie-j/news/queen-olympics-closing-ceremony/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The performance at London's [[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]] opened with a remastered video clip of Mercury on stage performing his [[call and response]] routine during their 1986 concert at Wembley Stadium.<ref name="Olympics2012"/> Following this, May performed part of the "[[Brighton Rock (song)|Brighton Rock]]" solo before being joined by Taylor and solo artist [[Jessie J]] for a performance of "We Will Rock You".<ref name="Olympics2012">{{cite news |last=Rees |first=Jasper |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19195421 |title=Olympics closing ceremony: A long goodbye to the Games |publisher=BBC |date=13 August 2012 |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-date=27 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827075844/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19195421 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9472447/Record-TV-audience-for-Olympics-closing-ceremony.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/9472447/Record-TV-audience-for-Olympics-closing-ceremony.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Record TV audience for Olympics Closing ceremony |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=13 August 2012 |access-date=22 September 2013 |first=Rosa |last=Silverman |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 20 September 2013, Queen + Adam Lambert performed at the [[iHeartRadio Music Festival]] at the [[MGM Grand Hotel & Casino]] in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lineup-announced-for-the-2013-iheartradio-festival/|title=Lineup announced for the 2013 iHeartRadio festival|date=15 July 2013|work=CBS News|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=16 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216220758/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lineup-announced-for-the-2013-iheartradio-festival/|url-status=live}}</ref> Queen + Adam Lambert toured North America in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queen-and-adam-lambert-to-reunite-for-summer-tour-20140306|title=Queen and Adam Lambert reunite for Summer Tour|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=6 March 2014|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009182125/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queen-and-adam-lambert-to-reunite-for-summer-tour-20140306|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5930117/queen-adam-lambert-announce-summer-tour|title=Queen + Adam Lambert Announce Summer Tour|date=6 March 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=28 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828011816/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5930117/queen-adam-lambert-announce-summer-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> and Australia and New Zealand in August and September 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/queen-australian-tour-announced-with-best-freddie-mercury-replacement-20140520-zrhls.html|title=Queen Australian tour announced with best Freddie Mercury replacement|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=22 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622182822/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/queen-australian-tour-announced-with-best-freddie-mercury-replacement-20140520-zrhls.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', May and Taylor said that although the tour with Lambert is a limited thing, they are open to him becoming an official member, and cutting new material with him.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-queen-adam-lambert-talk-new-tour-pressure-and-john-deacon-20140306|title=Q&A: Queen, Adam Lambert Talk New Tour, Pressure and John Deacon|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=6 March 2014|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=22 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122032756/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-queen-adam-lambert-talk-new-tour-pressure-and-john-deacon-20140306|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2014 Queen released a new album ''[[Queen Forever]]''.<ref name="queenforever">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D64gye_HTXw&feature=player_detailpage#t=661 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/D64gye_HTXw| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Brian May – BBC Wales Interview|date=24 May 2014 |publisher=YouTube|access-date=28 September 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album is largely a compilation of previously released material but features three new tracks featuring vocals from Mercury with backing added by the surviving members of Queen. One new track, "[[There Must Be More to Life Than This]]", is a duet between Mercury and Michael Jackson.<ref>{{cite news|title=Queen Forever|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/queen-forever-mw0002766073|website=Allmusic|date=9 May 2016|access-date=9 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512233700/http://www.allmusic.com/album/queen-forever-mw0002766073|archive-date=12 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Queen + Adam Lambert performed in [[Central Hall, Westminster]], at the [[Queen + Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live|Big Ben New Year concert]] on New Year's Eve 2014 and New Year's Day 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/queen-adam-lambert|title=Queen and Adam Lambert to perform New Year's Eve concert broadcast on BBC One|publisher=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=9 January 2019|archive-date=23 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023200247/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/queen-adam-lambert|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Queen And Adam Lambert - The O2 - Tuesday 12th December 2017 QueenO2121217-45 (39066611155).jpg|thumb|Queen performing with Lambert during their [[Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018|2017 tour]]]]
In 2016, the group embarked across Europe and Asia on the [[Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour]]. This included closing the [[Isle of Wight Festival 2016|Isle of Wight Festival]] in England on 12 June where they performed "[[Who Wants to Live Forever]]" as a tribute to the victims of the [[Orlando nightclub shooting|mass shooting at a gay nightclub]] in Orlando, Florida earlier that day.<ref>{{cite news|title=Isle of Wight Festival: Queen pay tribute to Orlando shooting victims|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36506969|agency=BBC|date=14 June 2016|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-date=27 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827040251/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36506969|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 September they performed at the [[Yarkon Park]] in Tel Aviv, Israel for the first time in front of 58,000 people.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=After Four Decades, Queen Rock Israel with Help From Adam Lambert|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/concerts/7504883/queen-rock-israel-tel-aviv-adam-lambert|magazine=Billboard|date=16 September 2016|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=3 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003000312/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/concerts/7504883/queen-rock-israel-tel-aviv-adam-lambert|url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the [[Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018]], the band toured North America in mid-2017, Europe in late 2017, then played Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2018.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queen-adam-lambert-plot-us-summer-tour-w463046|title=Queen + Adam Lambert Plot U.S. Summer Tour|date=26 January 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-date=11 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211222417/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queen-adam-lambert-plot-us-summer-tour-w463046|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 24 February 2019, Queen + Adam Lambert opened the [[91st Academy Awards]] ceremony held at the [[Dolby Theatre]] in Hollywood, Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch Queen and Adam Lambert's Oscars 2019 opening performance |url=https://oscar.go.com/news/music-moments/watch-queen-and-adam-lambert-s-oscars-2019-performance |access-date=28 February 2019 |work=Oscars |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191854/https://oscar.go.com/news/music-moments/watch-queen-and-adam-lambert-s-oscars-2019-performance |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2019 they embarked on the North American leg of [[The Rhapsody Tour]], with the dates sold out in April.<ref>{{cite news|title=Watch "The Queen + Adam Lambert Story" Monday, April 29|url=https://abc.go.com/news/insider/watch-the-queen-and-adam-lambert-story-on-the-abc-app|access-date=21 April 2019|agency=ABC|archive-date=21 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421173557/https://abc.go.com/news/insider/watch-the-queen-and-adam-lambert-story-on-the-abc-app|url-status=live}}</ref> They toured Japan and South Korea in January 2020 followed by Australia and New Zealand the following month.<ref>{{cite news |title=British rock band Queen to bring 2020 Rhapsody Tour to Japan |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/04/17/entertainment-news/british-rock-band-queen-bring-2020-rhapsody-tour-japan/ |access-date=21 April 2019 |work=The Japan Times |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015202113/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/04/17/entertainment-news/british-rock-band-queen-bring-2020-rhapsody-tour-japan/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=British rock band Queen to come to South Korea |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190319000573 |access-date=3 June 2019 |work=The Korea Herald |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015202113/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190319000573 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Queen + Adam Lambert set to tour Australia after Bohemian Rhapsody success |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/queen-adam-lambert-set-to-tour-australia-after-bohemian-rhapsody-success-20190405-p51b9t.html |access-date=21 April 2019 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015202113/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/queen-adam-lambert-set-to-tour-australia-after-bohemian-rhapsody-success-20190405-p51b9t.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 16 February the band reprised their Live Aid set for the first time in 35 years at the ''[[Fire Fight Australia]]'' concert at [[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]] in Sydney to raise money for the [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season|2019–20 Australian bushfire crisis]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen reprise 22-minute Live Aid set at Fire Fight Australia concert |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51520715 |access-date=16 February 2020 |agency=BBC |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015202113/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51520715 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Because Queen were not able to tour due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], they released a live album with Adam Lambert on 2 October 2020. The song collection, titled ''[[Live Around the World (Queen + Adam Lambert album)|Live Around the World]]'', contains highlights selected by the band members from over 200 shows throughout their history. It marked their first live album with Lambert who, as of 2020, has played 218 shows with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/08/queen-adam-lambert-releasing-first-ever-live-album/|title=Queen + Adam Lambert Releasing First-Ever Live Album|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|last=Turman|first=Katherine|date=20 August 2020|access-date=22 August 2020|archive-date=6 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006161601/https://www.spin.com/2020/08/queen-adam-lambert-releasing-first-ever-live-album/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 31 December 2020, Queen performed on the Japanese New Year's Eve television special ''[[Kōhaku Uta Gassen|Kōhaku]]'' with composer [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]] and vocalist [[Sarah Brightman]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|date=2 January 2021|title=Queen's May + Taylor Perform on Japanese TV on New Year's Eve|url=https://loudwire.com/queen-brian-may-roger-taylor-new-years-eve-japanese-tv-endless-skies-yoshiki/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Loudwire|language=en|archive-date=15 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015133415/https://loudwire.com/queen-brian-may-roger-taylor-new-years-eve-japanese-tv-endless-skies-yoshiki/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, Queen received the [[Japan Gold Disc Award]] for the fourth time (having previously won it in 2005, 2019 and 2020) as the most popular Western act in Japan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arashi takes home the 'Artist of the Year' at the 'JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD' for the 7th time |url=https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2021/03/arashi-takes-home-the-artist-of-the-year-at-the-japan-gold-disc-award-for-the-7th-time |access-date=24 July 2021 |agency=Tokyo Hive |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015133414/https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2021/03/arashi-takes-home-the-artist-of-the-year-at-the-japan-gold-disc-award-for-the-7th-time |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 4 June 2022, Queen + Adam Lambert opened the [[Platinum Party at the Palace]] outside Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Platinum Jubilee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/platinum-party-at-the-palace/|title=The Queen's Platinum Jubilee 2022: BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace|website=UK Government|accessdate=5 June 2022|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726080633/https://platinumjubilee.gov.uk/event/platinum-party-at-the-palace/|url-status=live}}</ref> Performing a three-song set, they opened with "We Will Rock You" which had been introduced in a comedy segment where Queen Elizabeth II and [[Paddington Bear]] tapped their tea cups to the beat of the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61690149|title=Pop royalty and Paddington star at Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert|work=BBC|date=4 June 2022|accessdate=6 June 2022|archive-date=15 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015202113/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61690149|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Paddington Bear joins the Queen for afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace – video |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2022/jun/04/paddington-bear-joins-the-queen-for-afternoon-tea-at-buckingham-palace-video |access-date=6 June 2022 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015194657/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2022/jun/04/paddington-bear-joins-the-queen-for-afternoon-tea-at-buckingham-palace-video |url-status=live }}</ref> A previously unheard Queen song with Mercury's vocals, "[[Face It Alone]]", recorded over thirty years previously and originally thought "unsalvageable" by May and Taylor, was released on 13 October 2022; five more songs — "You Know You Belong to Me", "When Love Breaks Up", "Dog With a Bone", "Water", and "I Guess We're Falling Out" — were released on 18 November 2022 as part of ''The Miracle Collector's Edition'' box set.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen premiere previously unheard Freddie Mercury song Face It Alone |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63241308 |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=BBC |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015133811/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63241308 |url-status=live }}</ref>