8.22.14 Q+AL Perth Australia Concert Thread

Queen + Adam Lambert
Perth Australia

Date: August 22, 2014

Event Times
6:30pm External Doors open
7:00pm Internal Doors open
8:00pm Queen commence (no support act)
10:00pm approx. finish (play straight through)

US Time: 8:00 AM EDT Friday, August 22, 2014

World Clock: Find your time here www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Q%2BAL+Perth&iso=20140822T20&p1=196&ah=2&am=30

Twitter Follow List:  twitter.com/adam_events/lists/aug-22-perth-australia

Venue: Perth Arena
Capacity: maximum of 15,500, probably less for the Q+AL configuration

Livestream: www.ustream.tv/channel/rhydenc



@mlg621 Poster 08.22.14 Perth, Australia, Perth Arena @queenwillrock + @adamlambert. Unofficial. Thank you! twitpic.com/eajozn



 

Setlist

Now I'm Here
Stone Cold Crazy and
Another One Bites the Dust
Fat Bottomed Girls
Lap of the Gods
Seven Seas of Rhye
Killer Queen
Somebody to Love
I Want It All
Love of My Life
'39
Days of Our Lives
Under Pressure
Dragon Attack
Who Wants to Live Forever
Tie Your Mother Down
Break Free
Radio Ga Ga
Crazy Little Think Called Love
Bohemian Rhapsody
Encore: We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions




Interesting Facts

- First Australian concert by Queen since 1985.


Videos


jadelle11's video playlist link


Now I'm Here+Stone Cold Crazy

youtu.be/S2O_QRu-z9E

Another One Bites The Dust

youtu.be/WKXdCmZgD_I

Fat Bottomed Girls

youtu.be/_fIXq9zuAg8

In The Lap Of The Gods+Seven Seas Of Rhye+Killer Queen

youtu.be/dUv-uQ_029o

Somebody To Love

youtu.be/FhFw1t_aip0

I Want It All

youtu.be/S8hHYrzkRQA

Love Of My Life

youtu.be/WbbXQakpt0E

'39

youtu.be/sBjewoiY5hk

These Are The Days Of Our Lives

youtu.be/zfyWeRcSouI

Bass Solo+Drum Battle+Under Pressure

youtu.be/ZmzmRUgLjKo

Dragon Attack

youtu.be/EDS7pBlPi4Q

Who Wants To Live Forever

youtu.be/cylaTnUMBhA

Guitar Solo+Tie Your Mother Down

youtu.be/nDmOYHEPXmY

Sing Along(Gimme That Love)

youtu.be/1OBmv73XJeo

I Want To Break Free(audio)

youtu.be/QjwNColB0_M

I Want To Break Free

youtu.be/ZODfhQApFwQ

Radio Ga Ga+Crazy Little Thing Called Love(audio)

youtu.be/7L_T8zqFL4U

Radio Ga Ga

youtu.be/TEkq13ZbENA

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

youtu.be/Jbxd6GEKcZc

Bohemian Rhapsody

youtu.be/luh7f-El78Q

We Will Rock You+ We Are The Champions

youtu.be/DVBImEDu8UI


Photos

instagram.com/p/sBkqEoG76O/?modal=true



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#Queen + #AdamLambert rocked #PerthArena to the core last night. It was one of the best gigs the relatively new venue has hosted. #perth #picoftheday #instagram #concerts #music #brianmay #rogertaylor #adamlambert



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#adamlambert was all class in last nights gig at #pertharena Two hours of non-stop memories were belted out to a full house. #queen #music #perth #westernaustralia


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ticketekaustralia
9 hours ago
Now that's a full house at @pertharena. #Queen and #AdamLambert, take a bow.


Donnie Mountjoy @donniemountjoy · 8m
@drbrianmay @adamlambert @officialrmt Champagne showers for Perth last night! 




Selected Tweets/IG Posts


Reviews

Review: Queen and Adam Lambert at Perth Arena
Kristy Symonds Entertainment reporter
PerthNow
August 23, 2014 12:16PM

Queen with Adam Lambert in concert at the Perth Arena. Photo: Jackson Flindell.

QUEEN and Adam Lambert kicked off their Australian tour with a sensational sold-out show at Perth Arena last night.

Original guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and Lambert opened the first tour of the country by the legendary British rock band since 1985 with Now I’m Here — the start of a two-hour, hit-filled extravaganza.

Dressed head-to-toe in leather, gold and studs, Lambert confidently danced his way through Stone Cold Crazy, Another One Bites The Dust and Fat Bottomed Girls, while May made use of his guitar-cam, showing off his fast finger work and giving the audience a unique perspective on Taylor’s drumming.


Adam Lambert. Photo: Jackson Flindell.

You would be forgiven for a certain level of scepticism when it comes to an American Idol runner-up stepping into the shoes of Freddie Mercury, the revered, one-of-a-kind frontman, who died in 1991 from an AIDS-related illness.

But Lambert is a flamboyant, born-performer with astonishing vocal range and an infectious energy that commands attention — and, perhaps most importantly, he never tries to imitate Mercury.

From the notes he hits to the way he struts and thrusts around on stage, Lambert puts his own spin on the performance — no doubt only too aware of the level of risk and judgment involved in daring to share a stage with Queen.


Adam Lambert. Photo: Jackson Flindell

He’s bursting with a fresh energy and surprisingly funny, playing with the theatricality of it all and the chemistry on stage was subsequently palpable.

“We all love Freddie so much and I’m proud to be up here singing these songs with these gentlemen,” Lambert said at one point during the show.

Draped across a regal-looking chair, Lambert hammed it up for Killer Queen before spitting a mouthful of champagne on the audience.

Chatting to the crowd in what he dubbed his “Oprah Moment” in the lead-up to Somebody to Love he joked that some were not entertained by “this self-help bulls**t”.

“The men in the audience are like ‘f**k off, get on with it’,” he laughed, feigning an Aussie accent.


Queen with Adam Lambert. Photo: Jackson Flindell.

I Want It All, was followed by May’s chance to shine in the spotlight. Grabbing an acoustic guitar and taking a seat on the stage’s catwalk he addressed “the beautiful people of Perth, Western Australia”.

“If you feel like joining in, let’s do this for Freddie, OK?”, May said before a tender rendition of Love of My Life, during which Mercury appeared, singing with May, on the giant screen in the background.

May wiped tears from his face before lightening the mood by bringing out a “selfie stick” to immortalise the moment with the crowd.

“I’ll be tweeting that,” he laughed.


Brian May. Photo: Jackson Flindell

The entire band, sans Lambert, joined May on the catwalk for an acoustic performance of ’39 before Taylor took to vocals on a beautiful rendition of These Are The Days of Our Lives, which featured moving old clips of Mercury and the band on the big screen.

Taylor and his son Rufus, who plays drums in the backing band, then engaged in an thrashing and thunderous drum-battle before Lambert returned to stage to share vocal duties with Taylor for Under Pressure, followed by Dragon Attack and Who Wants To Live Forever.

“I have to have a word with you — What do you think of the new guy?,” May asked the crowd who answered with an almighty scream and applause.


Queen with Adam Lambert. Photo: Jackson Flindell

May certainly proved he still had it with an epic guitar solo lasting more than 10 minutes before Tie Your Mother Down, I Want To Break Free, Radio Ga Ga, which featured a shout out to Lady Gaga for her performance in Perth on Wednesday.

It was thrilling to watch how much May and Taylor still enjoyed live performance as they grinned and laughed constantly throughout the show.


Queen with Adam Lambert. Photo: Jackson Flindell

Crazy Little Thing Called Love was a vocal highlight for Lambert, which was followed by the fitting finale of Bohemian Rhapsody, featuring close-up clips of Mercury singing interspersed between Lambert’s vocals.

Queen and Lambert, who was decked out in a leopard print suit and glamorous crown, returned to the stage for a rocking encore of We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions, during which confetti cannons covered the crowd in gold.

Sure, it’s not Queen as you knew it with Mercury, but it doesn’t pretend to be.

It is, however, a spectacular evening of rock ‘n’ roll, enormous talent and a heck of a lot of fun.


Queen with Adam Lambert. Photo: Jackson Flindell.

Queen and Adam Lambert next play two shows in Sydney before heading to Melbourne and Brisbane.


Roger Taylor. Photo: Jackson Flindell

They will rock you. Photo: Jackson Flindell


Queen with Adam Lambert. Photo: Jackson Flindell


Queen with Adam Lambert. Photo: Jackson Flindell


Brian May. Photo: Jackson Flindell

Link: www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/review-queen-and-adam-lambert-at-perth-arena/story-fnhocr83-1227034046433




Queen and Adam Lambert review
Date August 23, 2014 - 10:24AM
Candice Barnes, Entertainment reporter


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Can you ever replace the late, great Freddie Mercury? I don't think so, but Adam Lambert on lead vocals brought a fresh (and rocking) perspective to Queen's extensive back catalogue at their Perth concert on Friday night.

The crowd was dotted with Mercury impersonators - regular people who hammed it up before the show started to rapturous applause from those around them.

The opening bass thumps of Procession (an instrumental track from Queen II) signalled the band's arrival, confirmed by a clever choice of song in Now I'm Here.

Dressed in black leather and baring more than just a passing resemblance to George Michael, Lambert sang Stone Cold Crazy down his gold microphone.
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That was followed up by the first of their better known hits, Another One Bites the Dust.

Brian May (or Doctor Brian May, as his bandmates cheekily called him, in reference to the PhD in astrophysics May attained in 2008) made his presence felt during Fat Bottomed Girls with a brief guitar solo. Clipped onto the neck of his guitar was a small camera hooked up to the audiovisuals, giving the audience an unusual, but welcomed, look at themselves from the band's perspective.

Lambert, an American Idol runner up who has achieved two top 10 singles in Australia, largely stuck to the script and delivered the vocals as they appear on Queen's albums.

While his powerful, impressive voice proved more than capable of doing justice to Queen's iconic rock anthems, Lambert found his own during Killer Queen. For the first time in the show, Lambert gave the audience a sense of who he was and seemed fuelled by the welcome response he got.

He licked his microphone and guzzled from a champagne bottle, before he invited the crowd to join him in taking a drink.

"I would have no inspiration if it weren't for the late, great Freddie Mercury," Lambert said.

"I'm honoured to be up here with these gentlemen singing their songs."

After fun renditions of Somebody to Love and I Want It All, the stage emptied and a solo Brian May got up close to his fans.

"Beautiful people of Perth, thankyou for having us. This is an unexpected treat, you're just the most beautiful audience," May said.

He might say that to every city he visits, but either way, in that moment, the crowd was his.

"If you feel like joining in, let's do this for Freddie."

May sang the Mercury-penned Love of My Life, before vintage video of the late singer appeared on screen to take over the vocals.

The legendary guitarist is an avid social media user, and introduced the 'selfie stick' he brought with him on tour. After a few quick photos, he invited his fellow musicians back to the stage for '39 and Those Were the Days of Our Lives.

Each of the band members enjoyed a moment in the spotlight, a highlight was the father-son drum battle between Roger Taylor and his eldest son Rufus Tiger Taylor.

To round out the show, the band played their best known hits. Lambert didn't quite capture the playfulness of the vocal in Crazy Little Thing Called Love but more than made up for it during Who Wants to Live Forever. For me, the latter was better than the album version (and I am now awaiting hate mail from the die-hard Queen fans…).

Brian May stole the show during Bohemian Rhapsody in a draped outfit of gold lame, but Lambert upped the fashion factor during the encore in a leopard print suit and chunky crown.

Those who are fans of Queen, but skeptical of Lambert need not fear. Even those with a slight interest in Queen's music can expect to have a great time.

Set list (22 August 2014)

Now I'm Here
Stone Cold Crazy and
Another One Bites the Dust
Fat Bottomed Girls
Lap of the Gods
Seven Seas of Rhye
Killer Queen
Somebody to Love
I Want It All
Love of My Life
'39
Days of Our Lives
Under Pressure
Dragon Attack
Who Wants to Live Forever
Tie Your Mother Down
Break Free
Radio Ga Ga
Crazy Little Think Called Love
Bohemian Rhapsody
Encore: We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions

4.5 stars

Read more: www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/queen-and-adam-lambert-review-20140823-107jqt.html#ixzz3BBfieL7Z

Also here: www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/queen-and-adam-lambert-review-singalongs-and-a-8216selfie-stick8217-20140823-107k6r.html