Tesla Release Queen's 'Spread Your Wings' Ahead of 'Homage' Covers Album and Motley Crüe Tour

Tesla have unveiled a new cover version of Queen’s 1977 song “Spread Your Wings”, continuing the promotional cycle surrounding the upcoming album “Homage”, scheduled for release on July 17, 2026 through Frontiers Music Srl.

The release arrives alongside an official music video and further expands the concept behind the album, which revisits songs that helped shape the band’s musical identity across decades of hard rock history.

Rockum previously covered the beginning of the project in Tesla Announce 'Homage' Album, Share 'I Love You' Cover and Join Mötley Crüe Tour 2026.

Additional Rockum coverage connected to the band includes The Great Radio Controversy by Tesla - The Story Behind the Album, Legendary Rockers TESLA Release Acoustic Music Video for 'All About Love', TESLA Premieres 'From the Heart' Video Instrumental Track from 'All About Love' EP, and TESLA Announce Tour Dates For January 2026.

Originally released by Queen on the 1977 album “News Of The World,” the song was written by bassist John Deacon and has long remained one of the deeper cuts within the band’s catalog.

According to Brian Wheat, Tesla always viewed the song as an overlooked composition overshadowed by major hits such as “We Are The Champions” and “We Will Rock You.”

The new interpretation preserves the melodic structure and emotional atmosphere of the original while adapting it to Tesla’s blues-driven hard rock style.

“Homage” revisits the band’s origins as a California club act performing cover material before evolving into one of the defining American hard rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The album additionally arrives more than twenty years after Tesla’s “Real to Reel” releases and functions as both a tribute to their musical influences and a reflection on the artists who shaped the band’s songwriting identity.

The release includes interpretations of material associated with:

Queen
Sam Cooke
The Temptations
Bob Seger
Elvis Presley
Badfinger
James Brown
Supertramp
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Etta James
Hank Williams Sr.

The album also includes the original Tesla song “Never Alone.”

TRACKLIST — “HOMAGE”
1. Never Alone (Original Song)
2. Bring It On Home (Sam Cooke cover)
3. Spread Your Wings (Queen cover)
4. I Wish It Would Rain (The Temptations cover)
5. Night Moves (Bob Seger cover)
6. If I Can Dream (Elvis Presley cover)
7. Come And Get It (Badfinger cover)
8. I Got You (James Brown cover)
9. Give A Little Bit (Supertramp cover)
10. I Love You (2026 Version) (Climax Blues Band cover)
11. The Ballad Of Curtis Loew (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
12. Have You Ever Seen The Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
13. I’d Rather Go Blind (Etta James cover)
14. Mind Your Own Business (Hank Williams Sr. cover)

TOUR — THE RETURN OF THE CARNIVAL OF SINS

During summer 2026, Tesla will join Mötley Crüe and Extreme on “The Return of the Carnival of Sins Tour.”

Jul 17 — Burgettstown, PA — The Pavilion at Star Lake

Jul 18 — Buffalo, NY — Darien Lake Amphitheater

Jul 20 — Clarkson, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre

Jul 22 — Toronto, ON — RBC Amphitheatre

Jul 24 — Gilford, NH — BankNH Pavilion

Jul 25 — Bangor, ME — Maine Savings Amphitheater

Jul 27 — Camden, NJ — Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

Jul 29 — Saratoga Springs, NY — Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Jul 31 — Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts Center

Aug 1 — Mansfield, MA — Xfinity Center

Aug 3 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live

Aug 12 — Alpharetta, GA — Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

Aug 14 — West Palm Beach, FL — iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

Aug 15 — Tampa, FL — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Aug 17 — Charlotte, NC — PNC Music Pavilion

Aug 19 — St. Louis, MO — Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

Aug 21 — Shakopee, MN — Mystic Lake Amphitheater

Aug 22 — Tinley Park, IL — Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

Aug 24 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center

Aug 25 — Cincinnati, OH — Riverbend Music Center

Aug 27 — Grand Rapids, MI — Acrisure Amphitheater

Aug 28 — Noblesville, IN — Ruoff Music Center

Sep 8 — Kansas City, MO — Morton Amphitheater

Sep 10 — Dallas, TX — Dos Equis Pavilion

Sep 11 — Houston, TX — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Sep 13 — Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater

Sep 16 — Phoenix, AZ — Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

Sep 18 — Chula Vista, CA — North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sep 19 — Long Beach, CA — Long Beach Amphitheater

Sep 21 — Salt Lake City, UT — Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sep 23 — Wheatland, CA — Toyota Amphitheatre

Sep 24 — Mountain View, CA — Shoreline Amphitheater

Sep 26 — Ridgefield, WA — Cascades Amphitheater
LINEUP

Jeff Keith — vocals
Frank Hannon — guitar, keyboards, piano, organ, backing vocals
Dave Rude — guitar, backing vocals, bass
Brian Wheat — bass, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
Steve Brown — drums and percussion

Formed during the 1980s Sacramento hard rock scene, Tesla became one of the defining American hard rock bands of their era through albums such as “Mechanical Resonance,” “The Great Radio Controversy,” and “Psychotic Supper.”

Across decades of touring and recording, the band maintained a blues-based hard rock identity rooted in strong songwriting, melodic hooks, and classic rock influences.

With “Homage,” Tesla revisit the songs and artists that helped shape their musical foundation while reconnecting their current era to the classic rock traditions that influenced the band long before their rise to arena-level success.

Written by Gino Alache – Music Journalist

Watch the official video for “Spread Your Wings” below.