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A portrait of Brian May and Jimi Hendrix playing onstage
"I have never heard a sound like that, before or since": In 1967, Queen’s Brian May was an unknown student. Then he booked Jimi Hendrix to play his college for £1000 and his life changed forever

By Dave Everley Last updated

A pre-fame Brian May got to watch Jimi Hendrix play a student ball from 10 feet away

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Queen's Brian May implores the UK to vote for change

By Paul Brannigan Published

Queen guitarist Brian May wants to see an end to “arrogance, ineptitude and corruption” in the British government

Culture
Brian May and Jean Michel-Jarre onstage
Watch Brian May perform with Jean-Michel Jarre in Bratislava for 30,000 fans

By Fraser Lewry Published

May's performance came at this year's Starmus, the science and arts festival co-founded by the Queen guitarist

Bands & Artists
Starmus
Jean-Michel Jarre to team up with Brian May for biannual Starmus concert

By Jerry Ewing Published

This year's free Starmus concert takes place in Bratislava on Mayy 12

Concerts & Shows
Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes video
Watch the official video for Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes' charity remake of Going Home (Theme From Local Hero), featuring David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Alex Lifeson, Brian May, Brian May, Slash and more

By Paul Brannigan Published

Guitar legends assemble for the epic charity single benefitting the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America

Music Videos
James Bay, Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page, Brian May
"There is a spirit in the place": Watch Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Queen's Brian May and Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi unite to launch London's new Gibson Garage

By Paul Brannigan Published

Guitar legends join forces to launch Gibson's new flagship store in London

Bands & Artists
Guitar Heroes single
“It just brings you to tears”: David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Alex Lifeson, Slash and more join forces for epic new recording of Mark Knopfler's Going Home

By Paul Brannigan Published

The new all-star recording of Mark Knopfler's debut solo single will raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America

Bands & Artists
Brian May and Tony Iommi jamming
"It's basic. It's not technical by any means": Watch Brian May solo while Tony Iommi plays the riff from Paranoid

By Fraser Lewry Published

Queen's Brian May "commits sacrilege" by playing a solo over the top of the riff of Black Sabbath's Paranoid

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Brian May and Nandi Bushell in Andy And The Band
There's a problem on Planet Rock and only Brian May and Nandi Bushell can help: the future of rock depends on it

By Fraser Lewry Published

Nandi Bushell has shared some behind-the-scenes action as she jams with Brian May on BBC kids TV show Andy And The Band

Bands & Artists
Iconic guitars played by Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and Rick Nielsen
11 iconic guitars and the legendary guitarists who played them

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

From Jimmy Page’s double-necked Gibson to Brian May‘s Red Special, these are the guitars that became legends in their own right

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