# The Show Must Go On guitar solo > Brian May's guitar solo on The Show Must Go On by Queen (1991) starts at about 2:54. From the album Innuendo. Played on a Red Special through a Vox AC30 amp. Canonical URL: Queen, 1991, from *Innuendo*. Solo by *Brian May*. A majestic, emotional solo that rises with the song's defiance. The Show Must Go On by Queen is #6 in our ranking of the best Brian May guitar solos. The solo is played by Brian May and the song was released in 1991. ## In our lists - [The Best Brian May Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/brian-may-guitar-solos/) — #6 - [The Best Queen Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/queen-guitar-solos/) — #12 - [Guitar Solos for a Funeral or Memorial](https://greatestsolos.com/list/guitar-solos-for-a-funeral/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on The Show Must Go On? Brian May played the solo on Queen's The Show Must Go On (1991). ### What guitar was used on the The Show Must Go On solo? A red special through a Vox AC30 amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)