The 78-year old songwriter will play Not for Sale (Polar Bear) for the first time during a special festive broadcast on Planet Rock on MondaySir Brian May was in the original line-up of Queen alongside Roger Taylor, John Deacon and Freddie Mercury (Ian West/PA)Sir Brian May will play Not For Sale (Polar Bear) (Ian West/PA)Queen guitarist Brian May will play a previously unreleased Queen track that “no one has ever heard”. The 78-year-old songwriter will play Not For Sale (Polar Bear) for the first time during a special festive broadcast on Planet Rock on Monday. Brian said: “It’s a song that goes back a very long way, but to my knowledge no one has ever heard this version. Formed in the 1970s, Queen was made up of guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, late frontman Freddie Mercury and bassist John Deacon. Brian May’s Planet Rock Christmas Special will air on Planet Rock on Monday December 22 at 6pm, with a repeat broadcast on Christmas Day at 1pm.

Source: Irish Independent December 22, 2025 09:11 UTC