Brian said: “So we decided to get serious about this. So if you wanted to join the Bri-army and help me do various things – but first of all get me a No 1 record, can’t be that hard – you can join up!”

The 74-year-old encouraged Queen fans to sign up for his mailing list newsletter which will include all his latest news and information.

While to Bri-army T-shirt is available to pre-order on the Queen Online store for £16.99, before its release on August 7.

This means fans can wear the top in the week after Back to the Light’s release, ahead of the UK albums chart announcement.