Singer Adam Lambert said this week that
Queen guitarist Brian May is recovering after he was forced to
postpone a UK tour due to illness.
“I spoke to him the other night and
he is in great spirits and he is so excited for potentially doing
some more performances next year,” Lambert told BANG Showbiz on the
red carpet at the BBC Music Awards in London. “I can't really say
more than that, but he is in a really good place.”
May postponed a UK tour in December
with singer Kerry Ellis.
In a statement, he said that he had
“agonized” over the decision to indefinitely postpone his
upcoming Candlelight concert dates with Ellis.
“I managed to complete the recent
Queen and Adam Lambert dates in Asia but I have been increasingly
battling with a persistent illness which is destroying my energy and
my will,” May wrote on his official website. “I am now at the
point where I don't feel confident to perform the scheduled shows to
the standard we all expect.”
“I've been strongly advised to rest
and heal, rather than go out and risk 'falling down on the job' out
there, which would be a real tragedy. I'm convinced it's much better
taking the step to cancel the dates now, refunding the fans for the
ticket sales, and giving all our team a chance to re-plan their time
in December. Sincere apologies to all,” he
added.