7.12.14 Q+AL CONCERT THREAD - Auburn Hills (Detroit), MI USA

Note: This thread is only for the 7.12.14 Queen + Adam Lambert :   Concert. Post general Adam and Q+AL Tour news in the Daily News thread.



Tonight: Queen + Adam Lambert Tour – live in The Motor City!!

City: Auburn Hills, MI (Detroit metro area)

Venue: The Palace of Auburn Hills
Concert capacity: around 17,000 -- the largest show on the tour.

Concert begins: 8:00PM Eastern Time Zone (UTC-05:00)
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NEXT SHOW @queenwillrock +@adamlambert DETROIT Palace of Auburn Hills Sat 12 July 8:00PM Tix bit.ly/1s5wiJA pic.twitter.com/YeseG9PwUg



Setlist




Recorded instrumental Procession + Flash (concert version)

1. Now I'm Here
2. Stone Cold Crazy
3. Another One Bites The Dust
4. Fat Bottomed Girls
5. In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited
6. Seven Seas Of Rhye
7. Killer Queen
8. Somebody To Love
9. I Want It All
10. Love Of My Life (Brian lead vocals, Freddie recorded at end)
11. '39 (acoustic, Brian solo)
12. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
13. Bass Solo (Neil, incorporating small bits of "Don't Try Suicide", "Body Language", "Staying Power", "Dragon Attack")
14. Drum Duel (instrumental, Roger and Rufus)
15. Under Pressure (Adam and Roger duet)
16. Love Kills
17. Who Wants To Live Forever
18. Guitar Solo (instrumental, Brian, incorporating "Last Horizon", "Welcome To The Jungle" and "Brighton Rock")
20. Tie Your Mother Down
21. Radio Ga Ga
22. Gimme Some Love - Adam + Audience Call and Response
23. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
24. The Show Must Go On
25. Bohemian Rhapsody

-encore-
26. We Will Rock You
27. We Are The Champions

Recorded instrumental: God Save The Queen (Queen)


Videos


Jadelle11's Complete Playlist of Videos link


Queen + Adam Lambert Live In Detroit 12th July 2014 Full Concert Multi Camera HD

youtu.be/DziLABo3ZpM

1. Now I'm Here

youtu.be/1gMbMWtY0Ws

2. Stone Cold Crazy

youtu.be/_XCN-glNhQc

3. Another One Bites The Dust, Fat Bottomed Girls

youtu.be/HG9jKdEeONk

5-8.Lap Of The Gods,Sven Seas Of Rhye,Killer Queen,Somebody To Love

youtu.be/sW4t1b9-mlU

7. Killer Queen

youtu.be/Woo2mfK_7mQ

9. I Want It All

youtu.be/_v1YTWs0vL8

10. Love Of My Life (includes lovely ovation for Brian at the beginning)

youtu.be/eUpjNFU9Ick

11. '39

youtu.be/WoMhkzui9fA

12. These Are The Days Of Our Lives

youtu.be/TY1PRePcdJU

13. Bass Solo

youtu.be/hWwvB-pVasc

14. Drum Duel (Roger only)

youtu.be/HZZoyU8JI1A

15. Under Pressure

youtu.be/5fzZeSyxB-Y

16. Love Kills

youtu.be/lIf7xJGljE8

17. Who Wants To Live Forever

youtu.be/T4MX7GVUYus

18. Guitar Solo (Brian)

youtu.be/OmswIts0Qdg

19. Tie Your Mother Down+ Gimme All Your Love (great audience viewpoint)

youtu.be/xCxSDQppY80

20.Radio Ga Ga

youtu.be/EVxD3C-n53s

21. Crazy Little Thing Called Love

youtu.be/OZo4IoqfC_w

22. The Show Must Go On

youtu.be/1qWiPZNDw08

23. Bo Rap

youtu.be/PfaauAGaPSs

24-25. WWRY+ WATC

youtu.be/AI27TDkxhq4




Photos

Queen & Adam Lambert - Detroit judys.smugmug.com/Queen-Adam-Lambert-Detroit/i-cRW3ZDH

QAL Slideshow by indybeck71 s228.photobucket.com/user/indybeck71/slideshow/Detroit%20QAL

www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152453779410845.1073741941.17495790844&type=3

Queen + Adam Lambert - July 12, 2014
Killer Queen! Queen + Adam Lambert delivered an unforgettable performance on a Saturday night at The Palace. Tag yourself! To see more fan pics from the show, check out our CrowdAlbum: www.crowdalbum.com/album/53c0eb73992cc6e9270001cf/Queen-and-Adam-Lambert_20140712









sandysva WWTLF pic.twitter.com/6PE1wcKap6


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Costume Notes





Notable Events

Know The Score-Crazy Little Things QAL Tour 2014: Detroit
compiled by Jablea

Zebra/black

Stomped and lit phones for encore (queen fandom had sent email with app link)

Adam said "you're getting pretty good at that clapping shit" during Radio Ga Ga

Took off fringe during IWIT and held it while singing at mike stand

More gimme your love sing along

More pot smoking in the audience

CLTCL 'yeah gurl' to a VIP girl in outfit dancing

Roger gold pants to match gold jacket

Offers Brian a drink, Adam says, “Champagne darling? None for you? More for me, fine."

Snuggle

Dozen red roses

Dr Bri, made in Detroit tshirt

KQ: "Did I get you wet? You’re supposed to say thank you. I’m equal opportunity honey."-Adam

BoRhap –glitch Freddie doesn’t appear for last line of song – Adam makes funny face



Backstage Tour
posted by Momtomany 7.13.14

Q3 note: This is from the Detroit concert thread but I didn't want anyone to miss it. Thanks, Momtomany for sharing!

This might be a long recap of 'the stage' . . .
My vantage point last night, in Detroit . . .
I'm going to try for 'just the facts' and not 'the feelings' . . . that way, I won't lead myself astray, remembering how I felt like royalty in that little space.

At 6PM, we wandered into the huge, cool, air-conditioned foyer of 'The Palace at Auburn Hills' with a few dozen others. Time to pick up my backstage ticket at Will Call. As we walked to the Box Office window, I only had a moment to tell my son about my new favorite Queen song, "In the Lap of the Gods . . . Revisited", when, as if on cue, Adam's voice came through, clear and pure as crystal, singing THAT song - - - it was soundcheck!

My ticket was marked #1, and inside the packet was my lime-green bracelet, reading "QUEEN ON STAGE". On the envelope were the instructions to meet in front of the West Box Office at 7PM. I was warned 'don't be late, or you'll miss the tour!' Soon there were seven of us at the designated spot - six women, one man. The man and his partner (who was in a wheelchair) were taken directly to their stage seats; the rest of us met 'Andy', who was to be our guide for the next 45 minutes or so. Andy is a young Brit, and has been a 'roadie' for different tours for at least a decade. Told me how recommendations for this type of job are always 'word of mouth'. He's also missing Nick - the guy who wrote a savory blog until he needed to head back to the UK. Obvious from the beginning was the friendliness and cohesive nature of every person backstage. Each has a specific role; seemed the only 'down time' for the set-up and take-down crew (who share those three-tiered bunk slings in the busses) was during the show itself. Rows and rows of heavy carts lined the cement hallways under and around the stage. Andy pointed out one that still had a layer of gold confetti on it - "We just can't seem to get rid of this stuff"! Interspersed with the carts (all numbered & labeled with specific contents) were dozens of huge storage trunks, looking like they could have been at home on some historic overseas voyage. All these containers would be back in use as soon as the encore ended and Queen left the stage. Andy figured they'd be on their way to Toronto by 2:30AM. Sleep would be broken up by the border crossing/inspection, and the process of set-up would begin again around 10:30AM, upon arrival at the new venue. The only 'thing' we could not photograph were the laminated backstage crew passes. Their identifying graphic needed to remain unique. Background color for the laminates changes, too, from day to day - just like ID bracelet colors for backstage passes.

The entire backstage configuration was like a big half-circle line - - 9 tp 11 o'clock was a curving corridor with all the carts & trunks that also held a 'Creative Crew Room' with a black leather sofa, and even a room that held & dispensed walkie-talkies; 11 to 1 0'clock was a big, circular 'common area' that held equipment and was the staging area for the crew; and 1 to 3 o'clock was a corridor that contained all the rooms for the performers (hope that makes sense). It must be a full-time job just to create and post the backstage signs - - here's a sampling: "Wardrobe production", "Live Nation", "Dressing Rooms", "Tour Mgmt", "Catering", "Toilets", "Showers", "Stage", "Band Dressing Room", "Production". . . Brian, Roger, and Adam each had their own dressing rooms (and signs). In fact, Adam had two signs! One was posted next to the door that led to a small corridor which led to his dressing room. We said hi to AFL's personal manager (I think that's what he is . . . we've seen his photo numerous times . . . he is slender, and has white spikey hair) as he walked by, down that little passage. I kinda chuckled, noticing how he only opened the dressing room door a crack and slipped inside - - he made sure there would be no photo opp!

Everyone backstage was so friendly! All the crew were dressed in black t-shirts; Andy pointed out to one of the crew (kiddingly!) how he was out of compliance with the dress code . . . wearing flip-flops. Brian's personal guitar tech (I think he said he'd been with Brian for 18 years) took photos with all of us; we met the caterer, Rufus (who had been outside on a cigarette break), and Neil. A lonely but very realistic-looking ficus sat in the corridor - - - not needed in a dressing room, after all.

One guy, in the common area, was very painstakingly arranging the black fireproof suits that a crew (of eight, I think) would wear up in the scaffolding, operating spot lights during the show. Andy said that these guys are the only part of the crew that is different at every venue . . . they need the expertise of a crew that works, every day, at these individual arenas doing this job. We saw them arrive and begin their 'debriefing' before our backstage tour ended.

In front of the concrete, backstage corridors & common area, but still behind the stage, is the area that was most thrilling to me. Below stage left was a myriad of lights & screens and control panels, where the camera feeds come in from every angle, and chosen ones go on the screens at each side of the stage. I can't remember the name of the man who directs this video flow, but he posed for a photo and promised me he'd show Adam's "get on your bikes and ride!" dance for me! Did it happen?? (Yes, I asked him why they always cut away at that very moment . . .!) I think he did it. . . but then I also remember seeing video of stairs on the screen when I looked up . . . what was that??! No one was yet at the table filled with switches & blinking lights, where the 'sound man' - the one AFL gestures to - takes his place during the show. Looked like a scary seat!

Huge black snakes of cables ran all around this dark netherworld, between stage & security . . . coiled along the floor in big clumps, with fluorescent tape & covers placed for safety, and rows of what I can only describe as plastic-encased Christmas lights illuminating the exits from stage left (Adam's exit during the show) and stage right (where Spike plays the keyboard). Just below the stairs at each stage exit was a little black cloth-covered 'tent'. Inside was where the performers would find a bit of respite - and a costume change - during the performance. Adam's little tent was neatly arranged with (*gasp*) the spiked leather fringed sleeves, the lace shirt & vest, the black & white zebra-print shirt, the red leopard shirt, and the leopard jacket and pants hung on a rack; below the clothes were the black hi-top boots, leopard boots, gold platforms, & black platforms. A small plastic, white laundry basket was in the corner. Dressing table had kleenex on it . . . I can't remember what else! No mirror. A 'twin' to Adam's black cloth tent was on stage right - - - inside I just noticed a white, long-sleeved shirt and what looked like a black suit jacket. Again, no mirror. I was fascinated as I thought how these incredible artists are bigger than life onstage; and then they follow the lights down a short flight of stairs, become human again, change costumes, and then ascend and transform, anew, into greatness. Yes, they are just like us. Just amazingly so.

After the tour, we ascended our own little flight of stairs. We were warned that anyone in the front row would be fair game if a performer came over 'to interact'. We were also told no food or drink was allowed; nor could we attempt to touch a performer. A security guard sat in the unfortunate seat right behind me for 2 1/2 hours. His poor view was of my 'fat bottom', as I stood and danced behind the woman in the wheelchair and her husband, and was happy there for the entire show. I liked it better than a front row seat! Before the show, I studied the enormous curtain. It was held in place on the floor by what looked like wrought-iron bacon presses. A few minutes before 'showtime' I looked down and a 'bacon press' was gone - replaced by a pair of tan work boots. Also, one of the crew hunkered down in front of the stage and grabbed & held onto the very center bottom of the curtain. Wind blew, 'smoke' spewed, lights and sound filled the arena - the incredible heraldry was sucked to the ceiling and Queen & Adam took the stage - seized the stage.

So, here's my story telling the little I learned of the dozens and dozens of shadows surrounding the amazement we see. Supreme art, craftsmanship, attention to detail, commitment to purpose, teamwork, and a real love and knowing companionship is shaping this tour; the happiness on Spike's, Neil's, Rufus', Roger's, Brian's and Adam's faces just reflects the glow behind the scenes. There is a crew there, polishing the mirror that allows them to shine.



Reviews


Queen + Adam Lambert at The Palace of Auburn Hills

www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140713/concert-review-queen-adam-lambert-brings-magic-to-the-palace

by Gary Graff, The Oakland Press
POSTED: 07/13/14, 9:04 AM EDT


Adam Lambert and Brian May of Queen perform together at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Photo by Ken Settle

AUBURN HILLS >> Queen once asked the musical question “Who wants to live forever?” but the veteran British band is doing a pretty good job at that — and an even better job these days with “American Idol” finalist Adam Lambert in tow.

Co-founders Brian May and Roger Taylor had a good run with Paul Rodgers between 2004-09, but it was hardly the vintage Queen experience, substituting Rogers’ hard rock grit for the pomp and bombast that was the group’s stock in trade with its late original frontman Freddie Mercury. Lambert demonstrated during the band’s show Saturday night, July 12, at The Palace that he’s cut from the same cloth as Mercury and more comfortable with the theatrics and camp — not to mention flamboyant costumes, black nail polish and eyeliner — than Rodgers, a prototypical jeans and T-shirt rocker, could ever be.

The result was an unquestionably entertaining two-hour and 20-minute re-creation of a classic kind of Queen show, from the song ordering to the instrumental transitions in between. Queen + Adam Lambert mined Queen’s repertoire for the must-play hits and crucial album tracks, playing the music in the present-tense but also aware that it was a tribute show — which even included Mercury singing parts of “Love of My Life” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” via video and a warm montage of vintage Queen footage during the Taylor-sung “Days of Our Lives.”

“On a night like this, I feel like (Mercury’s) here,” May told The Palace crowd. “I feel like he’s here, he’s very much with us.”

Lambert hardly shirked under the imposing specter of Mercury in particular and Queen in general, however. He demonstrated a confident presence from the get-go of “Now I’m Here,” “Stone Cold Crazy,” “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Fat Bottomed Girls,” an impressive opening salvo that could have shown any number of chinks in his armor. But with five costume changes, impressive vocal gymnastics and plenty of cheek — he sang “Seven Seas of Rhye” and “Killer Queen” while chaise-lounging and chugging champagne at the end of a ramp extending from the stage — Lambert neutralized any doubts about whether he was the right man for the job.

May, meanwhile, reminded the packed Palace just how important his guitar heroics are to the Queen sound, with plenty of extended solos — although his lengthy late-show feature before “Tie Your Mother Down” was a momentum-stopper. Taylor’s solo spot, a drum duel with son Rufus, was kept to a more tasteful length, while the Queen elder also provided a vocal foil for Lambert on “Under Pressure.”

The troupe’s nod to now was a revised version of “Love Kills,” Mercury’s disco track from Giorgio Moroder’s 1984 soundtrack for the silent film “Metropolis.” But the past ruled throughout the night as “Radio Gaga,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “The Show Must Go On” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” — with the operatic section delivered via video — finished off the main show and the encore pairing of “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions,” with May sporting a Made In Detroit T-Shirt, brought the concert to a triumphant conclusion.

“I think tonight there is a lot of magic in the air,” the guitarist mused at one point.

That may indeed by reason enough for Queen to live forever — or at least until it can come through with Lambert once again.

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