Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2012
| European tour by Queen + Adam Lambert | |||||||||||||
| Start date | 30 June 2012 | ||||||||||||
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| End date | 14 July 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
| No. of shows | 6 | ||||||||||||
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The Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2012 was a European concert tour that was the first touring collaboration between British rock band Queen and American singer Adam Lambert.
History
Adam Lambert first performed with Queen as a contestant on the eighth season of American Idol.[1] Soon after the performance, Brian May indicated to Rolling Stone that he was considering Lambert as a front-man for Queen.[2] In November 2011, Adam Lambert joined Queen for a special performance at the MTV Europe Awards in Belfast.[3] It was then reported in December 2011 that Taylor and May had begun discussions with Lambert for him to front Queen in concert.[4]
The tour began in June 2012 at Kiev's Independence Square, a joint show with Elton John in aid of the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation.[5] Following the Kiev concert, the group was set to play a number of festival dates. The UK Sonisphere Festival was cancelled and Queen and Lambert instead performed three sold out concerts at London's Hammersmith Apollo to wrap up the tour.[6]
Setlist
- "Flash" (Intro tape)
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Keep Yourself Alive"
- "We Will Rock You" (fast)
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Under Pressure"
- "I Want It All"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
- "Love of My Life"
- "39"
- "Dragon Attack"
- Drum Battle
- Guitar Solo
- "Somebody to Love"
- "I Want to Break Free"
- "Another One Bites the Dust"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Encore:
Other Songs:[8]
- "Life is Real" - played in Moscow
- "You're My Best Friend" - played in London on 14 July
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets Sold/Available | Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | |||||
| 30 June 2012 | Kiev | Ukraine | Maidan Nezalezhnosti | —[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 July 2012 | Moscow | Russia | Olimpiyskiy | N/A | N/A |
| 7 July 2012 | Wrocław | Poland | Stadion Miejski | —[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 11 July 2012 | London | England | Hammersmith Apollo | N/A | N/A |
| 12 July 2012 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 14 July 2012 | N/A | N/A | |||
Notes
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
| July 7, 2012 | Stevenage | Sonisphere Festival | Cancelled.[9] |
| 30 June 2012 | Moscow | Olimpiyskiy | Rescheduled to 3 July 2012.[10] |
Tour band
- Brian May - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
- Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, vocals
- Adam Lambert - lead vocals
- Freddie Mercury * - (pre-recorded vocals)
Additional Musicians:
- Spike Edney - keyboards and vocals
- Neil Fairclough - bass and vocals
- Rufus Tiger Taylor - percussion, drums and vocals
References
- ↑ "Kris Allen, Adam Lambert Tear Up Queen's 'We Are The Champions'". MTV News.
- ↑ Brian Hiatt (May 22, 2009). "Exclusive: Queen's Brian May Addresses Adam Lambert Rumors". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ Shirley Halperin (November 6, 2011). "MTV EMAs: Adam Lambert Performs With Queen". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Queen + Adam Lambert? Roger Taylor Talks Possible Live Dates". December 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Adam Lambert Performs 'Bohemian Rhapsody' with Queen in Kiev", Rolling Stone, July 1, 2012
- ↑ "Adam Lambert and Queen rock out at Hammersmith Apollo". 4 Music. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Queen + Adam Lambert Average Setlists 2012". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen/al2012.html
- ↑ "Sonisphere Cancellation Nixes Adam Lambert and Queen Gig". Rolling Stone. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Queen + Adam Lambert Moscow Show Date Change / Message From Brian May". Rolling Stone. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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