Ive never seen Queen live,basically because I was a little too young back in the day. Ive seen Youtube clips of Adam Lambert with Queen and I must admit the guy has one hell of a voice. Unfortunately I wont be able to see the concerts because I live in the UK. Why arn't there any dates for the UK? I mean it's a UK band so it's gonna be hard for a lot of die hard UK and European fans to just jump on a plane to the US plus the massive expense in flights etc. I feel a little peeved that this is a US only tour and they are not doing maybe a few dates back in the UK.
Question for the people that do have tickets. Do you feel the same excitement as you would if it was a line up with Freddie singing? Like I say Adam has a terrific voice but if I was lucky enough to go Id still couldnt build up complete excitement if I was seeing the Original Queen. It would feel to me more like a glorified Queen tribute band if you see what I mean. Still probably going to be an amazing show but if I went and was later asked if i'd ever seen Queen live id have to answer yes and no rather than yes.!!
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Ive never seen Queen live,basically because I was a little too young back in the day. Ive seen Youtube clips of Adam Lambert with Queen and I must admit the guy has one hell of a voice. Unfortunately I wont be able to see the concerts because I live in the UK. Why arn't there any dates for the UK? I mean it's a UK band so it's gonna be hard for a lot of die hard UK and European fans to just jump on a plane to the US plus the massive expense in flights etc. I feel a little peeved that this is a US only tour and they are not doing maybe a few dates back in the UK.
Question for the people that do have tickets. Do you feel the same excitement as you would if it was a line up with Freddie singing? Like I say Adam has a terrific voice but if I was lucky enough to go Id still couldnt build up complete excitement if I was seeing the Original Queen. It would feel to me more like a glorified Queen tribute band if you see what I mean. Still probably going to be an amazing show but if I went and was later asked if i'd ever seen Queen live id have to answer yes and no rather than yes.!![/QUOTE]
I am thinking they still might end this tour in the UK somehow, but that hasn't come about as yet. Are you aware that they did three shows together in 2012 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London?
I'm very excited about seeing this show especially since I just fund out that a couple of good friends are going to be at the same two shows I am attending.
Sorry to be repetitive, but this is an excellent review of one of those London shows by a Queen fan who was not familiar with Adam until that show:
http://markgilroymusic.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/live-review-queen-adam-lambert-london-hammersmith-apollo-11712/
I was aware but I couldnt get a ticket or time off. My circumstances jobwise has changed for the better and I would be buying a ticket day one if they came back to the UK.
Ill take a look at the link you sent me. I just hope they do come over here. Is there a reason why they havent chosen (as yet) to do a few UK dates? It doesn't have to be big,just half a dozen to please european fans.
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I was aware but I couldnt get a ticket or time off. My circumstances jobwise has changed for the better and I would be buying a ticket day one if they came back to the UK.
Ill take a look at the link you sent me. I just hope they do come over here. Is there a reason why they havent chosen (as yet) to do a few UK dates? It doesn't have to be big,just half a dozen to please european fans.[/QUOTE]
Their original announcement was for 19 dates in the U.S. The response was so good that they added 5 more dates for a total of 24. Recently they added 4 more shows at summer festivals in South Korea and Japan. So anything is possible regarding adding more shows if their voices, arms and legs hold up!
I hope so. I remember also missing out (initially) on Roger Water's The Wall when he was in the UK. He then went and did a massive US tour and finally announced more dates back in the UK so managed to see him in Manchester. the guy is about 71 and did The Wall tour for about 2 years,admittidly he did get a lot of vocal help. So anything is possible fingers crossed.
Did you see my post that over the weekend there was a message trending worldwide on Twitter for more shows to be added? It was from people in Europe, Asia, South America. It would be physically and humanly impossible for all of those countries to be included in a tour unless, as you say, it would be spread over a couple of years. Brian, Roger and Adam have other projects on their schedules, so it's hard to say how they would fit all of this in. Both Brian and Roger are having birthdays in July when they are in the US touring. I think Brian is going to be 67 and Roger 65. Adam is 32 and has been through some very long tours in the past so it will be interesting to see how they keep themselves healthy this summer. "Keep Yourself Alive" would be a good theme song for them!
I didn't see it no. I'll try and look for it. yeah I agree they have a lot to fit in and would need to be spread over a longer period, but there are a lot of US dates,24 in total compared to 0 in europe. Or there maybe a break of a year or so then do one for europe perhaps.
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I didn't see it no. I'll try and look for it. yeah I agree they have a lot to fit in and would need to be spread over a longer period, but there are a lot of US dates,24 in total compared to 0 in europe. Or there maybe a break of a year or so then do one for europe perhaps.[/QUOTE]
Here's what I posted last Saturday on the QAL 2014 Summer Tour thread:
"OH MY GOD:
This is trending on twitter right now--
#MoreQueenAdamLambertDatesWorldWide
and the countries this is being tweeted from include Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, Armenia, Holland, Norway, South America, Finland, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, UK, Uruguay, Portugal, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Chile, Russia, Ukrania, Romania, Belgium, Turkey, Bulgaria"
Is this new? Are these requested countries or countries Queen are intending to play in now?
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[b]barnsleybob wrote: [/b] I didn't see it no. I'll try and look for it. yeah I agree they have a lot to fit in and would need to be spread over a longer period, but there are a lot of US dates,24 in total compared to 0 in europe. Or there maybe a break of a year or so then do one for europe perhaps.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't be surprised if they chose a strategy like this. Someone mentioned their 50th anniversary coming up in five years, which would put both Brian and Roger in their early 70's. This might very well be the timeframe they'd consider for retirement. If so that would give them 5 years to plan a sort of farewell set of concerts. I can't imagine at their age that they'll do a whole lot at once (I think 24 is really pushing it in 5 weeks!), but a series of concerts in different regions sounds more doable to me. I have no idea what they're actual plan is - just speculating on how they might be thinking.
Re your question of seeing Freddie - I was too young to see him, too. If there was a time-machine I'd buy a ticket for sure. Freddie and Adam are two different performers but Adam has similarities and a synergy with the band that makes him a good replacement now that Freddie's gone. I've never seen any of the QPR events live, but from the few vids I've seen, I didn't find him to be a very good fit - he and Queen have a different sort of energy that didn't blend well for me. I like Adam a lot, and think this pairing works.
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[b]barnsleybob wrote: [/b] Is this new? Are these requested countries or countries Queen are intending to play in now?[/QUOTE]
I'm sure these are just fans who want Queen to perform in their region. It doesn't at all mean such a thing will happen, but clearly Brian and Roger are assessing demand, since that's what caused this tour to happen - they said their phones began ringing off the hook after the EMA performance in Belfast, and then the iHeart music festival in Las Vegas, resulting the in the 2014 summer arena tour. I assume that means they're open to other reasonable opportunities. Adam has his 3rd era album in the works, so his schedule is a different one. It would have to work for all three of them for it to happen, strategically and logistically, at least as QAL.
I agree Taptap. Adam has an amazing vocal range and his version of Who wants to live forever actually makes my hairs on my back stand up and that is one of my favourite songs. Not only that he does have a good flamboyant stage prescence ,,not as connecting and energetic as Freddie was though but he does have that certain 'Je ne sais quoi' about him that makes him fit in. I agree I cant think of anybody better than him to front the band although I did like George Michael and can understand why he would have been a serious replacement option 20yrs ago. Id actually never heard of A.L until he came into queen although I know now he was in Glee. Having a different singer though does give it that sort of 'tribute act' feel to it on a very good scale though but it is the best we have got and would love to see the show.
barnsleybob, I have to say it's been a pleasure chatting with you today. So nice to have a positive conversation instead of some of the snarky ones we've had to deal with. However, I think everyone is hoping for a positive experience with these shows. Adam calls Brian and Roger "rock royalty" and is sooooo respectful of them and the Queen legacy and considers singing with them an honor as well as a personal tribute to Freddie!
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[b]barnsleybob wrote: [/b] I agree Taptap. Adam has an amazing vocal range and his version of Who wants to live forever actually makes my hairs on my back stand up and that is one of my favourite songs. Not only that he does have a good flamboyant stage prescence ,,not as connecting and energetic as Freddie was though but he does have that certain 'Je ne sais quoi' about him that makes him fit in. I agree I cant think of anybody better than him to front the band although I did like George Michael and can understand why he would have been a serious replacement option 20yrs ago. Id actually never heard of A.L until he came into queen although I know now he was in Glee. Having a different singer though does give it that sort of 'tribute act' feel to it on a very good scale though but it is the best we have got and would love to see the show.[/QUOTE]
I think everything done since Freddie died (outside of Brian and Roger's solo projects) is a tribute act in one form or another. Of course that's easy to say with WWRY and QE, but Brian and Roger are never going to use the words 'tribute band' in association with a Queen production that they're centrally involved in, but it's still obviously something different than the original 4. That time is more than 2 decades gone, though, and will never happen again. And yet they want to perform, so the Queen + strategy is what they use. They'll quit when they want to, I guess.
The second part of your question is intriguing: Do fans feel the same excitement as they would if Freddie was singing?
I fear the answer is no but I would think that the actual show in terms of production would be much the same
Being in the position of having seen Queen with Freddie in '79, '82 (twice,) and '86, there was a tangible and genuine excitement at these concerts which only a genuine 'star' for want of a better word, can generate. Seeing Freddie live was an EVENT!
I don't think I need elaborate on his talents on stage however, having the 82 shows at close hand, the guy's stage presence was overwhelming. When he was onstage, he performed for every second of every show, remarkable charisma and stamina. His sense of humour and awareness of how ridiculous and preposterous live rock music can be only endeared him, even to die-hard metal-heads
That is something irreplaceable, the lack of which, I'm afraid, was apparent on the QPR tours
