Queen guitarist says ‘everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment’ when asked about touring plans
Queen guitarist Brian May has ruled out touring in the US for the foreseeable future, because of the potential danger it would pose.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, the 78-year-old said: “America is a dangerous place at the moment, so you have to take that into account.
“It’s very sad because I feel like Queen grew up in America and we love it, but it’s not what it was. Everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment.”
May did not specify the particular dangers they might face, but his comments come at a time when many American citizens and foreign visitors fear violence from ICE agents or examination of their political beliefs, and the threat of mass shootings – 425 such incidents in 2025, killing 420 people and wounding 1,898 – remains ever present.
