Queen keep rocking us

Updated 10.53 Tue Apr 15 2008

Keywords: album, brian may, tour, rock, musical, queen

Queen guitarist Brian May has said that a sequel to the musical We Will Rock You is in its planning stages.

Speaking just before he took up his role as Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), he said of We Will Rock You: "I think about 2 million people have seen it. I can't believe it that whenever I go in (to the theatre) the place is full.

"I think about 2 million people have seen it. I can't believe it that whenever I go in (to the theatre) the place is full" - Brian May

"We are planning the sequel. It is a real challenge."

May also spoke about the new Queen tour set for later this year.

He said: "The long arm of Queen has pulled me back in at the moment. It is a beast. We've pressed the button to go on tour this autumn so already the preparations are very consuming. We are finishing an album. We've chosen our set, we've chosen our environment on tour.

"It is very exciting, very exciting indeed. Very time consuming but Queen always was consuming."

We Will Rock You first opened at London's Dominion Theatre in May 2002.