I completely and 100% disagree about Queen + Adam Lambert not being able to sell out an arena. I think they could not only sell out Hollywood Bowl or Staples Center, but could most likely do 2 nights in them. And if they can't sell out one night at MSG, the largest population in the country, then concerts are in a very sad state of affairs! LA is a concert going city! And I am guessing, so is NYC! Will they play Philly? Hell, no! Sorry! But a few select cities, dispersed throughout the US and Canada, would work. NY, LA, Montreal, Toronto, maybe one more.
If the Eagles can sell out 6 nights at the Forum, then Queen can certainly do one.
Why do you think they would sell out arenas in the US? Because I would love to have your confidence that they could do it.
Note: The Eagles can sell out 6 nights at the Forum because they have a huge fanbase in California. Could they sell out London's O2 for 6 nights? I think Queen + Adam Lambert could play arenas in other countries, including the UK.I just can't see any reason why Queen + Adam Lambert would outsell Queen with Freddie when the band was in their prime.
The last time "real" Queen with Freddie played the US was in 1982. This tour sold out all over the world EXCEPT the US.
They did two nights in the LA area in 1982 with Freddie.
September 14, 1982 Inglewood Inglewood Forum
September 15, 1982 Inglewood Inglewood Forum
But they did not sell them out: The Forum Inglewood CA 20,502 / 36,000 (57%)
The Hot Space Tour had mixed reception -- some sold out shows (or close) but many not so good. Some of the big markets:
Madison Square Garden New York City NY 30,151 / 38,500 (78%) [2 nights]
The Spectrum Philadelphia PA 18,148 / 18,369 (99%)
Capital Centre Washington DC 8,150 / 9,378 (87%)
Boston Gardens Boston MA 8,722 / 14,895 (59%)
Reunion Arena Dallas TX 11,760 / 19,071 (62%)
Seattle Coliseum Seattle WA 9,930 / 16,641 (60%)
Oakland Coliseum Oakland CA 10,969 / 20,000 (55%)
The Forum Inglewood CA 20,502 / 36,000 (57%)
There are lot of box scores on wiki --
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Space_Tour#Box_office_score_dataThe Works Tour (1984) and The Magic Tour (1986) skipped North America. Queen did not tour again for 19 years until they returned with Paul Rodgers.
Queen did not have a new studio album that was in the US Billboard Top 20 after 1980 either -- even though they released 7 more studio albums that were hits in the UK and other countries from 1980-1995. Two of their many live and greatest hits albums were in the Top 20: "Greatest Hits" charted at #16 (1981) and "Classic Queen" charted at #4 (1992).
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Queen did not play LA when they toured with Paul Rodgers. This is the closest to LA they played.
April 3, 2006 Honda Center Anaheim 9,085 / 14,373 (63%)
April 11, 2006 Rose Garden Portland 4,234 / 12,600 (34%)
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