High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour was a world concert tour by Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, joined by singer Paul Rodgers under the moniker of Queen + Paul Rodgers. The tour was Queen`s first since the Magic Tour in 1986, and the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in November 1991. The band`s drummer Roger Taylor commented; "We never thought we would tour again, Paul (Rodgers) 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." Bassist John Deacon also did not take part due to his retirement in 1997, however he gave the enterprise his blessing.