8.14.14 Q+AL Super Sonic, Seoul, South Korea Concert Thread

2nd April 2014
Press Release: Queen + Adam Lambert To Play Korea at Super Sonic 2014

Immortal Legend – Queen’s first ever live performance in Korea at SUPER SONIC 2014 performing with Adam Lambert.

This coming August, Queen, Korea’s the most beloved international band, will perform live for Korean fans for the first time. The band will be joined by Adam Lambert performing together again after a sold out series of US concerts.

'SUPER SONIC 2014’, Korea’s most notable urban music festival, announces the festival and that Queen + Adam Lambert will headline. The announcement comes via SUPER SONIC’s official homepage www.supersonickorea.com

As to Queen’s first Korean show, Roger Taylor said, “I first visited Seoul on a promotional trip in the early 80’s and was so impressed by the architecture and culture. It will therefore be very exciting to finally play a concert and bring the music of Queen to this great city with Adam Lambert”.

Queen, formed in 1971, released numerous hit songs throughout the years until the death of the band’s main vocalist, Freddie Mercury, in 1991. The band has a special place in rock history and is regarded as one of the world’s most beloved rock bands of all time.

Queen has amassed an astounding list of awards, hall of fame inductions, and record sales. Their sales have been estimated to have reached the hundreds of millions of units, and their songs such as: “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “We Will Rock You”, “We Are the Champions”, “Somebody to Love”, and “Don't Stop Me Now” have been, and still are, loved all over the world. “Bohemian Rhapsody” was voted ‘the UK’s favourite hit of all time’ in a poll conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book. On top of that, the songs “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Queen is the first band in history, in which all members (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon) have been inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Lead vocalist for their performance at SUPER SONIC 2014 will be Adam Lambert. This move has received lots of praise and created much excitement throughout the music world. "I'm honored to be able to pay my respects to Freddie Mercury's memory," Lambert said. "He's a personal hero of mine. I am deeply grateful for the chance to sing such powerful music for Korean fans of this legendary band."

Adam Lambert burst onto the pop music scene by taking second place in the 8th season of American Idol. He quickly became a pop star worldwide. His debut album was nominated for the Best Male Vocal Performance Grammy, and his second album debuted at No.1 on the Billboard charts.

He made his debut performance in Korea in February 2013.

SUPER SONIC is held in Olympic Park, Seoul which is easily accessible by public transportation, and has become the representative brand of summer festivals in Korea since 2012.

SUPER SONIC has close partnership with SUMMER SONIC in Japan, and as a result, is able to invite world-class acts by sharing their line-up.

New Order and the Smashing Pumpkins headlined SUPER SONIC’s first year. Last year, Pet Shop Boys and Cho Yong Pil (a legendary Korean artist) headlined the festival with great performances. This year, Queen + Adam Lambert will continue this tradition of great headliners.

SUPER SONIC 2014 will be held in Olympic Park in the heart of Seoul for two days on August 14 and 15.

Link: www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/press-release-queen-adam-lambert-to-play-korea-at-super-sonic-2014/



Note: I picked this theme song. Q

"Don't Stop Me Now"

Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world it's turning inside out Yeah!
I'm floating around in ecstasy
So don't stop me now don't stop me
'Cause I'm having a good time having a good time

I'm a shooting star leaping through the skies
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go go go
There's no stopping me

I'm burning through the sky yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you

Don't stop me now
I'm having such a good time
I'm having a ball
Don't stop me now
If you wanna have a good time
Just give me a call

Don't stop me now ('cause I'm having a good time)
Don't stop me now (yes I'm having a good time)
I don't want to stop at all... yeah!

I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars
On a collision course
I am a satellite I'm out of control
I am a sex machine ready to reload
Like an atom bomb about to
Oh oh oh oh oh explode

I'm burning through the sky Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I'm trav'ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman of you



Reviews

norudewords
i picked the most detail one of all the fantastic press reviews
this is really rough translation(with the help of google) bc i am not that good at english. but i tried not to embellish adam's part giggle.gif and to do as it was

the bold part is adam's

the original korean post is tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/297782
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HEADLINE: I saw more than i imagined. it was Queen and Adam Lambert

Queen was in sight. Brian May on guitar, Roger Taylor on drum and Adam Lambert who showed the best singing, it was none other than the Queen. I came close to shed tears when Freddie Mercury appeared on screen to sing with the band. Great music which made someone crazy, someone cry and led someone to being musician poured in. We were all champions. The performance was incredible enough to be the greatest moment of life to someone

At 14th, Queen had a historic first performance at the rock festival SuperSonic, held in Seoul Jamsil sports complex. 15k fans began flocking close at 8:30pm and got excited hearing a bit of Brian May's familiar guitar sound. Finally the curtain lifted playing 'Now I'm Here', followed by huge cheers and enormous singalong

Subsequent hit songs like 'Another One Bites The Dust' 'Fat Bottomed Girls' 'Killer Queen' 'Somebody To Love' were such scenes it was actually incredible while watching in reality. Though Freddie Mercury wasn't there, the strength of the songs were great. Haven't we all heard the songs till the record worn out since we're kids? Singalong was easy. Live guitar sound of Brian May who ran around passionately like a youngster doubled the impression. Overall Guitar volume was large, but it was better that way. The screen was so clear you could see coins.

In 'Killer Queen', Adam Lambert sang lying on the couch. He's a great performer, amazing 'show man'. He rampaged around the stage as Freddie did in the old live video and felt he's relaxed on stage. it seemed like pheromone flowing out when he sang like a countess on the couch. Such androgynous charm of him produced perfect chemistry with queen music.

First visit though, Brian May spoke Korean like a space physicist he is. Handing greetings as "Hello"in korean, he said "I want to say a few Korean because Korea is so beautiful". Beating the acoustic guitar, he also said "sing along" in korean, "sing along for Freddie"
This was the the most beautiful singalong I've heard recently. Was then the Freddie was on the screen, it was the moment i came close to shed tears. The singalong ended with Brian's 'feeling good? me too' in korean.

Second drummer was Rufus Tiger Taylor, the son of Roger Taylor. After ensemble of the two, I heard of bass playing'Under Pressure'. It was like watching a duet of Freddie Mercury and David Bowie while Adam Lambert and Roger Taylor sang together. Brian and Roger sang great too as we knew all members of queen could do lead vocal

It was Adam Lambert who made this impressive performance going strong for over 2hrs. In early part of the show, the songs and the presence of Brian May and Roger Taylor moved you enough. But you need more than just the presence to get the excitement sustaining. Around mid part of the show, i began to see who the Adam Lambert was. His vocal was splendid. His outstanding vocal surpassed the expectation and naturally shook off worries about the freddie's absence
No one could do better than him. Actually when Brian May asked "How about the new boy?", the roar of the audience was sincere.

Adam was esspecially exceptional in vocally-weighed songs like 'I Was Born To Love You'. He performed smoothly the dramatic song. After "Tie Your Mother Down" singalong, he thumed up and said the korean was much better than the american audience

You also could see the performance of a large audience like 'Radio Gaga' clap (All We Hear is Radio gaga, radio googoo, radio gaga). Soon after, 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' came out when the audience was stunned at a streak of hit songs and i had severe sore throat resulted from too much singalong.

Finally 'Bohemian Rhapsody', everyone has been expecting for the last song. Sung with Adam on stage and Freddie in the video. The audience poured tears as Freddie, Adam and Brian May played perfectly. How advanced science is capable to impress this person. Duet of the dead and the living made the best moment of the day

Singalong of the day was different feeling than any other show. it was voices mixed with crying and affectionate. Also the way that claimed the encore was different. The audience sang 'We Will Rock You' instead of shouting encore

In response to that, Roger Taylor started to play drum and our hearts was drumming same way.
The last song was "We Are The Champion" in exaggeration, i heard the song over 50K but singing with queen touched me indescribable way.

The last bow and 'God Save The Queen' played and left plaintive emotion

Super Sonic garnered a lot of attention with the first visit of queen, but was suffering a crisis they couldn't find a venue to book. But Queen solely made ​​the best scene among the summer rock festivals. The show with stage, sound, lighting was flawless. The power of 'absolute music' compensating other shortcomings of the festival was great

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the followings are all great reviews and there are many more(short ones)

sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id...cedate=20140815

www.metroseoul.co.kr/news/newsview?...d=2014081500112

www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20140815001104572

www.newspim.com/view.jsp?newsId=20140814000676

www.dailian.co.kr/news/view/453664/?sc=naver

news.tf.co.kr/read/photomovie/1397895.htm (this site is for pictures)