HEAR IT HERE
TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM
VIOLENCE INSANE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD
WHICH IS OUT NOW!
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR A BEAUTIFUL WORLD
CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH
WORLD-RENOWNED ECO-DESIGNERS
VIN + OMI HERE
SEE ROGER WALKING IN THE VIN + OMI SHOW ‘ANARCHY’
TO MARK THE START OF LONDON FASHION WEEK HERE
VIOLENCE INSANE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD
OUT NOW ON COLUMBIA HERE
TICKETS FOR ROGER’S ONLY UK DATES IN 2026
ARE AVAILABLE HERE
VIOLENCE INSANE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD, the new album from ROGER TAYLOR, legendary QUEEN songwriter, musician & singer, is out now on Columbia.
Roger’s new single is A BEAUTIFUL WORLD FEATURING THE NDLOVU YOUTH CHOIR, the video for which has been created in collaboration with the renowned eco-designers VIN + OMI and which shows the beauty of the natural world and the traumatic decline of the planet.
The track and video had their world premiere at the VIN + OMI show ANARCHY, which marked the start of British Fashion Week. The show also saw Roger make his catwalk debut. Photography from the show is available here.
VIN + OMI are internationally recognised for pioneering sustainable fashion and textile innovation, their work transforms plant waste, recycled materials, and other overlooked resources into high-quality, forward-thinking designs. Their work emphasises environmental responsibility and social engagement, showing how creativity can directly address ecological and societal challenges. More about their ethos and work can be found at https://www.vinandomi.com
Speaking about the collaboration, Roger says, “It’s in the title of the track, really, what a beautiful world we live in, don’t fuck it up. It’s been great collaborating with VIN + OMI, I really admire their commitment to sustainability and trying to make the world a better place.”
While not a concept record, VIOLENCE INSANE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD does have an overarching theme, as Roger explains, “There seems to be all this insanity at the moment. The violence in the world seems to be as bad as it ever was, at any point, and certainly in my lifetime. It’s just horrific, a lot of insane violence. And we do seem to be fucking up the world, plastics in the sea, you know, and all these awful wars everywhere and hatred born of different religions.”
VIOLENCE INSANE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD is Roger’s seventh album in a solo career stretching back to 1977 and is his first since 2021’s critically and fan-acclaimed top 3 album OUTSIDER. To celebrate the release, Roger will hit the road for his only UK shows in 2026.
The VIOLENCE INSANE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD tour, Roger’s only UK dates of the year, opens in Newcastle on 21st September, and fans who pre-order the album will receive exclusive first access to tickets. The tour will then visit Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester, Swansea, and the legendary Roundhouse in London.
ROGER TAYLOR
ROGER TAYLOR TOUR SEPTEMBER
ONLY UK DATES IN 2026
21st Newcastle O2 City Hall
22nd Edinburgh Usher Hall
24th Birmingham The Alexandra
25th Manchester Opera House
28th London Roundhouse
29th Swansea Building Society Arena
VIOLENCE INSANE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD
OUT NOW ON COLUMBIA
ON EARTH BLUE VINYL (INDIES & HMV EXCLUSIVE),
PICTURE DISC (ROGER TAYLOR STORE EXCLUSIVE), BLACK VINYL,
CD (AMAZON EXCLUSIVE ALTERNATIVE COVER) & STANDARD CD HERE
TICKETS FOR ROGER’S ONLY UK DATES IN 2026
ARE AVAILABLE NOW HERE
ABOUT ROGER TAYLOR
Musician, singer, songwriter, rock star, bon vivant, the legendary Queen drummer Roger Taylor is all of these and more.
For more than 50 years, Roger has been a driving force behind one of the most successful bands in history. With Queen, he has sold more than 300 million albums, leaving his indelible musical and vocal stamp on such iconic songs as Bohemian Rhapsody, Under Pressure and Another One Bites The Dust, as well as writing the worldwide hits Radio Gaga, A Kind Of Magic, These Are The Days Of Our Lives and co-writing countless more.
Few people embody the idea of the rock star quite like Roger does. From his early days as Queen’s resident poster boy to his current role as one of the custodians of the band’s immense legacy, he has always been at ease with the lifestyle that success has given him.
Roger Taylor formed the band Smile with guitarist Brian May in 1968. Within three years, that band had transformed into Queen with the addition of singer Freddie Mercury and bassist John Deacon, embarking on one of the most successful careers in the history of popular music.
Roger was an integral part of the alchemy that made Queen so unique, bringing his own distinct songwriting and playing to each of the band’s 15 albums. He launched his solo career in the late 1970s, subsequently releasing six albums under his own name and another three with his side project The Cross. His latest album, Violence Insane In A Beautiful World, will be released this Autumn, and he will be touring in support of it.
Queen’s story was immortalised in the Oscar-winning 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody, on which Roger was co-Executive Music Producer. The film would go on to gross almost $1Bn worldwide, making it the most successful music biopic in history.
In 2011, Roger and Brian May relaunched Queen with singer Adam Lambert, embarking on a series of hugely successful international tours. In recent years, he has balanced Queen with his own career, releasing the widely acclaimed solo album Outsider in 2021. In 2020, Roger was awarded an OBE for services to music.
Roger, alongside fellow Queen member Brian May, recently curated and released a lavish Collector’s Edition version of their classic 1974 album Queen II, featuring a 2026 mix of the album, intimate fly-on-the-wall audio of Queen in the recording studio, previously unheard outtakes and demos, live tracks and radio sessions.
While music has always been Roger’s prime passion, it’s been far from his only interest. Queen’s beloved 1975 song I’m In Love With My Car was the drummer’s hymn to petrolheads everywhere, an interest he has pursued over the years via an impressive collection of cars. It’s not just four-wheeled vehicles that have captured his imagination over the years. Since the 1980s, he has been an avid sailor, owning a string of luxury yachts and sailing as far as the Caribbean and, subsequently, around the world. Most recently, his hands-on involvement with Queen Côtes de Provence Rosé wine is an extension of his love for the finer things life has to offer.