As Queen gears up for their summer tour with vocalist Adam Lambert, guitarist Brian May has been singing the praises of the American Idol alum. In an interview with Breeze Radio Network, May said of Lambert, “He’s a really fine artist, you know, with a stupendous instrument. That’s a voice in a billion.”

He continued, “I know Freddie, for a fact, would gasp at the stuff that Adam is able to do… He would’ve looked at Adam and though ‘Ooh, my God. That boy’s got something’.”

Queen + Adam Lambert received glowing reviews for their performance together at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas last September, triggering a conversation between Adam, Roger and  Brian to take the show on the road.

On June 19th, they’ll kick off their summer tour at Chicago’s United Center.

June 19 – United Center – Chicago, IL
June 21 – MTS Centre – Winnipeg, MB
June 23 – Credit Union Centre – Saskatoon, SK
June 24 – Rexall Place – Edmonton, AB
June 26 – Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, AB
June 28 – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC
July 1 – SAP Center – San Jose, CA
July 3 – The Forum, – Los Angeles, CA
July 5-6 – The Joint – Las Vegas, NV
July 9 – Toyota Center – Houston, TX
July 10 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX
July 12 – The Palace at Auburn Hills – Detroit, MI
July 13 – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON
July 14 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
July 16 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA
July 17 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
July 19 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
July 20 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Washington, DC
July 22 – TD Garden – Boston, MA
July 23 – Izod Center – East Rutherford, NJ
July 25 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
July 26 – Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, NJ
July 28 – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON