The NIA will be rockin’ along with the cosmos when Queen and Raul Rodgers roll into Birmingham.

The band, made up of Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor along with former Free/Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers, arrives at the NIA on Thursday October 16.

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The gig is part of a huge tour which kicked off in Russia earlier this month and ends in Brazil in November.

Q+PR’s new album, The Cosmos Rocks, has been released to critical acclaim and is the first Queen studio album in 13 years.

The first single from the album, C-lebrity, a tongue-in-cheek dig at celebrity culture, got its debut on Al Murray’s Happy Hour TV show - the comedian being a huge fan of the band.

Fans can expect an eclectic mix of tracks from the new album, along with Queen classics and songs drawn from Bad Company and Free, and Rodger’s solo career.

When Queen and Paul Rodgers played their first triumphant concerts in 2005 one of the highlights was a version of Bohemian Rhapsody which saw Rodgers singing along with a video of legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, positioned to make it look like Mercury was playing piano on a platform at the back of the stage.

Mercury died of an Aids-related illness in 1991 and fans have been divided about any incarnation of the band featuring another singer.

Before the collaboration with Rodgers, rumours had abounded over the years that singers ranging from Elton John to George Michael and even Robbie Williams might fill Mercury’s shoes.

But it was after Brian May joined Paul Rodgers to perform Free’s All Right Now at the the Fender Strat Pack concert in 2004 that the guitarist spoke of a musical chemistry between the pair.

When Queen were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame, they turned to Rogers to provide the vocals for We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions and All Right Now.

In 2005 Queen and Paul Rodgers announced their first world tour, leading to the concert CD and DVD, Return Of The Champions.

Now the champions are set to return again.

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