Taylor will be back in Queen mode come June and early July, when he and May play four planned shows with "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert, who they performed with during the 2009 "Idol" finals and at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards. Though a July 7 Sonishphere date in the U.K. was canceled, the June 30 show in Moscow in still on, and Taylor says Queen and Lambert will also play on a bill with Elton John in Kiev as well as do two early July shows at the Hammersmith Apollo to provide "some alternative... for some of the people who had bought tickets" to Sonisphere. Details for the other three dates will be announced soon.
inu-liger · Member since
Nice! :D
I wonder if Elton will guest with them for a 3rd one-off performance of TSMGO? His range has improved quite considerably in the last few years, would like to see how he would handle that one now.
cmsdrums · Member since
Do you know when dates will announced and tickets will be on sale?
GT · Member since
Always keep an eye on Queenonline for any official announcements.
brENsKi · Member since
"Taylor will be back in Queen mode come June and early July, when he and May play four planned shows with "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert"
doesn't exactly say what Lambert will be "playing" - my guess is - lead-electric cretin
cmsdrums · Member since
Presumably this extract comes from a longer interview - can you point us to that please Gary?
Cheers
Montreux · Member since
Lambert = no interest...
Gaabiizz · Member since
Very great!
brENsKi · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Montreux wrote:[/b]
Lambert = no interest...[/QUOTE]
was that:
a] a lambert comment
b] a QPL comment
c] a fanbase comment
d] a world comment
GT · Member since
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QUEEN -- + ADAM LAMBERT -- WILL ROCK US SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER
4/9/2012
It looks like Queen will be busy with new frontman Adam Lambert this summer. Drummer Roger Taylor tells The Insider that he and guitarist Brian May are planning to play four shows with the former "American Idol" finalist -- a June 30 concert in Moscow, another with Elton John in Kiev and two early July shows at the Hammersmith Apollo in England. The latter is to provide "some alternative...for some of the people who had bought tickets" to a July 7 Sonishpere festival date in England that was canceled. "We're really excited about it," Taylor says. "Adam...of course he has this unbelievable range, like Freddie (Mercury) had range. Adam can really cover it. He's an extraordinary singer and a real talent. I feel he fits into our sort of theatricality." As for doing more with Lambert, Taylor says that "we're just going to see what happens, how well it goes, how we get on." Taylor and May first performed with Lambert during the 2009 "Idol" finals and then at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards. Taylor says he and May have also been approached to be part of the Summer Olympics closing ceremonies in London but adds that "I don't think we're meant to say too much about it yet." Taylor and May are currently busy getting the new tribute road show, "The Queen Extravaganza," ready for its May 26 opening in Quebec, including a two-night "introduction" of the cast on the April 25-26 episodes of "American Idol." The "Extravaganza" plays on May 31 at Detroit's Fox Theatre.
And here:
http://www.billboard.com/news/queen-adam-lambert-playing-four-shows-this-1006692352.story#/news/queen-adam-lambert-playing-four-shows-this-1006692352.story
Marknow · Member since
Who knows, the Hammersmith shows might be good in a intimate venue, as long as they don't clash with the Olympics.
Will stay tuned to see what happens.
Doga · Member since
Yeahhh! Small venue!! Maybe they will do something great! Hope they left the greatest hits for the big arena in Russia and make something with the first albums in the Hammy!
Biggzy10 · Member since
Wouldn't mind Elton John touring with them permanently. I know he isn't the best choice but he was really good friends with Freddie till the day he died and his voice range is good enough for the songs. And most importantly... Its friggen Elton John.
