1.17.15 & 1.18.15 Q+AL The O2 LONDON!

Whew! A couple of days went by in nanoseconds. what an emotional rollercoaster. Very cathartic. Everything that I could've hoped for and beyond.

First of all, it was fantastic to meet all the lovely atoppers & their friends and partners in crime, my soulmates and sisters in spirit. It's just lovely, when people can connect like this and speak the same "language", and I'm not talking about the english language. Q3, Bama, Katycake, Lelemaple, Dancy, Bristolgill & gorgeous daughter, Justgill, Momtomany, our own celebrity! ..... I can't even remember everyone. And SophieB, my girl. Hope I did not scare you when I "bearhugged" you in front of the All Bar One. Your sister must've thought who's this crazy person! Hahahaaa!!! It was wonderful to see you again, bb! Bittersweet, as I only had this limited timeframe to spare and I Want It ALL!

The magical @magi_cal, our lovely streamer of the first two shows, was staying at my hotel. I had met her previously in Helsinki. Was lovely to spend more time with her, and she joined us on our Sunday dinner.

I haven't had the time to read here, Twitter, watch any videos, so I have some major catching up to do... It will be lovely to relive it all over again via videos and photos. The two shows were both great, but very different, and a vast improvement of the first two, Newcastle & Glasgow. (And especially Glasgow was still a great show.)

The Saturday at the O2 was very emotional for me. When Brian came down the the runway tears just started flowing.... He was crying too, during his set. I had thought that I was on clear waters, but the same thing happened again during his guitar solo. Go figure. Looking back, for me it was possibly because this was (probably) the last time I could see Queen live. I've been a fan since 1975, so it's kind of a major deal for me. Adam was great, but after comparing the two nights it seemed that he was "working hard" both vocally and performance-wise. Maybe because of the first night jitters in amidst of hardcore Queen fans, the filming, new setlist, you tell me. But I was mesmerized and stood up the whole time. Despite some distractions... After the show my feeling was that this was the best QAL show up to now, and that it would be impossible to top.

On Sunday, you could immediately feel the shift in the atmosphere, in both audience and on stage. Adam was this goofy, grindy, dirty, hilarious, nasty, campy vocal tornado. Everybody having fun on stage, relaxed and drawing the audience in from the very start. Funnily enough, Bri's bit was great, but I did not feel the same connection as the night before. I also noticed, that during his guitar solo, there were at least two times, where the audience thouhgt he'd finish his solo.... which he didn't. On the other hand, the drum battle should've lasted longer, but maybe a longer set would be too straining for Rog, bearing in mind "I'm too old for this shit" -remark. Albeit half joking.

Adam did an amazing job as a frontman and vocals were glorious throughout. So whatever was holding him back the night before, it was gone. Maybe the reviews coming in from the Telegraph & such, were a relief for him. LOTG_r best I've heard him sing it, ever. STL, SM, WWTLF, etc. brilliant. And the crowd was eating from his hand. Plus he looks really great in tartan

So, I just LOOOOOVED IT! Thanks to everyone making each of my days special and worth while. Looking forward to meeting everyone, sometime again, somewhere.

Marra