1.25.15 Adam has his new single!!

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The new single is real!!

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Listening to my new single. Can't wait for you to hear it!



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Queen prove the show does go on at huge sell out show

By Nuneaton News | Posted: January 24, 2015


REVIEW: Queen and Adam Lambert, Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Friday, January 23, two-and-a-half hour running time

ROCK legends Queen took to the stage at Birmingham’s newly-named Barclaycard Arena in full glory last night (Friday, January 23).
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The sold-out gig was one not to be missed as Brian May, Roger Taylor and Neil Fairclough joined acclaimed singer Adam Lambert who gave everything they had for an epic- yes, I mean epic performance.

The crowd couldn’t resist joining in with Lambert and belting out the classic hits – which just kept coming, during the two-and-a-half hour show.

Everything from ‘Fat-Bottomed Girls’ to ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ to ‘We Will Rock You’ was thrown into the mix, to the delight of Queen fans new and old.

Adam Lambert does a terrific job as stand-in frontman for the late Freddie Mercury and he does all the songs justice without stepping on the toes of the beloved and great lead singer.

Tributes were made to singer songwriter during the show with flashback video sequences of the rock legend on stage.

Both May and Taylor were given the chance to speak directly to the cheering crowds during the performance and each gave an emotional insight into the history of the band and the loss of their bandmate and friend all those years ago.

This was not all as both of the original Queen band members took to the stage for intimate solo performances on the end of a stage walkway which weaved its way into the audience.

Everyone barely paused for breath as the band ripped through the set list making sure that no track was left behind.

Drum battles, ballads, moving stages and singalongs were part of the tour’s stop off in Brum and it was clear that it was not just a concert it was an all-out give-it-everything-you-got show.

One thing is for sure, anyone and everyone will love this gig and Queen and Adam Lambert were warmly rewarded with what they truly deserved, a standing ovation. Review by Laura Bennett,

Link: www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Queen-prove-does-huge-sell/story-25917476-detail/story.html#ixzz3PoDzjsLb



REVIEW: Adam Lambert rocks the show with Queen
3 / 5 stars
Queen + Adam Lambert

THE first concert I ever attended was Queen when they played Knebworth in 1986 as the culmination of their epic It’s A Kind of Magic tour.
Published: 18:04, Sat, January 24, 2015
By Paul Jeeves


Adam Lambert performing with guitarist Brian May

No-one present among the 120,000 crowd that sunny August evening could possibly have foreseen that it would tragically be the last-time the great Freddie Mercury would ever perform on stage.

In truth I wasn’t a massive Queen fan –I’d gone to Knebworth more interested in seeing other bands lower down the bill - but they completely blew me away.

Or rather Freddie did. He set the benchmark against which I’ve perhaps unfairly judged every other frontman I’ve seen in the intervening 28-and-a-half years and despite hundreds of gigs not one has come close to emulating the great showman.

When Queen first returned to the road in 2005 - 14 years after Freddie’s death from Aids - they had former Free and Bad Company bluesman Paul Rodgers at the vocal helm, and his voice marked a distinct left-turn from the band.

This wasn’t somebody trying to emulate Freddie Mercury it was somebody giving a complete new interpretation to the majestic songs.

Thousands loved it, many more hated it but when the collaboration attempted to build-on the sold-out success of a world tour with an album of new songs the project died a sorry death.

Queen fans it appeared certainly could get enough of Rodgers. Almost a decade on and the now grey-haired grizzled rockers Brian May (guitar) and Roger Taylor (drums) have wheeled out the Queen wagon once-again with a camp as Christmas former American Idol runner-up taking over the vocal challenge.

In many ways this is the ultimate homage to Queen and with that in mind, Lambert is as good as it is going to get for fans who yearn for the impossible

Adam Lambert has a background in musical theatre and there is a real feel of Queen’s other project, the West End mega-smash We Will Rock You, running right through the two-hour performance.

As the band launches into opening track One Vision it is May and Taylor who seem to be the 10ft giants on stage while Lambert, a super skinny George Michael leather-clad Faith-era look-a-like, valiantly attempts to achieve the sheer power the song demands.

Stone Cold Crazy also proves tricky but as the songs become poppier so Lambert steps up gear by gear.

He’s helped greatly by the iconic Queen harmonies on Fat Bottomed Girls and grows in stature and confidence as he lounges on a chaise-longue, gently fanning himself and swigging champagne, to perform a killer version of Killer Queen.

Greeting the packed-out Leeds Arena with “Ey Up” is a lovely-touch by the 32-year-old American on his first-ever visit to God’s Own Country and meets with raucous cheers of approval from the 13,000 audience.

Of course Queen’s back catalogue is stunning and the set-list, lifted straight from their greatest hits package, is one that probably no-other band on the planet could compete with.

Every song is a nailed-on humdinger of a classic and yet it is this, and the lack of odd curveball or rarity, that perhaps creates the West End vibe of the concert.

In many ways this is the ultimate homage to Queen and with that in mind, Lambert is as good as it is going to get for fans who yearn for the impossible.

And when the song is right boy can this fella sing. He holds all the notes in all the right places and his range is more than impressive.

I Want It All, Radio GaGa, Crazy Little Thing Called Love all fit Lambert's vocals like a glove and as the crowd embraces him his charisma shines through.

But it is when Mercury makes two singing appearances on film singing Love of My Life and a Bohemian Rhapsody duet with the newbie that he completely steals the show from beyond the grave.

It almost unfairly leaves Lambert to cope with the consequences but he cleverly addresses the problem proclaiming “I love him just as much as you guys”.

Inevitably the show concludes with We Are The Champions and Lambert wears a crown – symbolically not quite as big as the one Mercury used to wear – but still a crown.

If The Show Must Go On then this killer Queen will certainly rock you.

Link: www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/554071/Adam-Lambert-Queen-Brian-May-Roger-Taylor



Review: Queen and Adam Lambert at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham

Jan 23, 2015 22:45

Scott Campbell gives his verdict on Queen with Adam Lambert performing at Birmingham's Barclaycard Arena

Queen and Adam Lambert in concert at The Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham (VIEW GALLERY AT LINK BELOW)

Queen may have lost their King, but the exhilarating vocals of Adam Lambert were a perfect substitute for the former showman, Freddie Mercury.

Replacing the most ostentatious lead vocalist of all time seemed an impossible task for Queen, but in Lambert they have found a very special talent.

The only other remaining original members, Brian May and Roger Taylor, were also on fine form. And while Lambert deserves a lot of credit for his performance, this was far more than a one-man show.

The decision to open with One Vision may have also been a cryptic indication of the solidarity and direction of Queen’s rejuvenated line up.

Throughout a formidable two-hour set there were powerful ballads, captivating costume changes and venomous vocals. However, there were also heart-warming moments, where Brian May paid personal tribute to Freddie in a virtual duet of ‘Love of my Life’.

Sadly, this was to be followed by a tedious part of the show where an egotistic May hogged the limelight for far too long. With many using this as an opportunity to relieve themselves in the bathroom, the biggest relief of all came when the amazing Lambert returned to the stage.

While there was a Mercury-esque style to Lambert, he was far from an imitation act. A star in his own right, the 2009 American Idol runner-up delivered his own adrenaline-charged performance that Freddie himself would have been proud of.

After hearing all of their classic hits including Somebody to Love, Don’t Stop Me Now and I Want to Break Free, there was to be one final highlight before the encore. A spectacular duet of Bohemian Rhapsody heard the voice of Freddie Mercury echo once again, and it was at this surreal point in the show you realised how special the occasion truly was.

Undoubtedly, Queen pride themselves on showmanship, and, thankfully, Lambert’s youth, style and flamboyant stage presence appears to have revived a unified energy that the band had been lacking for so very long.

It’s been 24 years since the death of Freddie, but the show must go on - and it’s fairly safe to say that in Adam Lambert, Queen have found a new King.

Link: www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/review-queen-adam-lambert-barclaycard-8508629



Adam Lambert can no longer take the tube to gigs after being MOBBED - following epic Queen concerts

Jan 24, 2015 21:03 By Katy Forrester

The singer is on tour with Queen and has now become too big a star to take the tube


Adam Lambert live on stage

Adam Lambert usually likes to keep it real when he's in London and jumps on the tube to gigs with fans.

But it looks like the American Idol star will have to join other VIPs and grab a cab after he was MOBBED during his recent gigs at The O2 with the legendary Queen.

A source told Mirror Celeb: "He often goes on the tube when he's here because it's easier - he did it in November and didn't have a problem.

"But during his gigs in London this month he got absolutely mobbed with people asking for pictures and his autograph.

"He has become a household name since the New Year's Eve performance with Queen and people have just gone nuts for him!"


The star has become a household name

Meanwhile, the 32-year-old star, who is touring with the We Will Rock You band as their current frontman, is also working on solo material having signed a major label deal with Warner Bros. Records after he split from RCA Records earlier this month.

"The next day, Warner Bros. contacted us, which I thought was pretty amazing and it was a kind of relief," Adam told Billboard magazine. "It was just a scary thing to make that announcement to the world."

The singer and his management have now reached out to Swedish songwriter-producers Max Martin and Shellback who worked with him after his Idol near-win and produced hits.

Max Martin will be the executive producer on his next eagerly-anticipated album and he's announced a new single this week will drop in April. How exciting! He'll need the dosh to pay for those taxis now he can't get the tube.

Link: www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/adam-lambert-can-no-longer-5037281



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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT – 2015 UK and EUROPE TOUR

CONCERTS START AT 20:00 LOCAL TIME

Tue 13 January NEWCASTLE Arena SOLD OUT Attendance: 9,500
Wed 14 January GLASGOW Hydro SOLD OUT Attendence:
Sat 17 January LONDON O2 Arena SOLD OUT
Sun 18 January LONDON O2 Arena SOLD OUT
Tue 20 January LEEDS Arena SOLD OUT
Wed 21 January MANCHESTER Arena SOLD OUT
Friday 23 January BIRMINGHAM NIA SOLD OUT
Sat 24 January NOTTINGHAM Arena SOLD OUT
Mon 26 January PARIS Zenith GA SOLD OUT Some seats available -- grab them!!
Thu 29 January COLOGNE Lanxess Arena SOLD OUT
Fri 30 January AMSTERDAM, Ziggo Dome SOLD OUT
Sun 1 February VIENNA Stadhalle
Mon 2 February MUNICH Olympiahalle
Wed 4 February BERLIN O2
Thu 5 February HAMBURG O2
Sat 7 February FRANKFURT Festhalle
Sun 8 February BRUSSELS Palais 12 SOLD OUT
Tue 10 February MILAN Forum SOLD OUT
Fri 13 February STUTTGART Schleyerhalle
Sun 15 February HERNING Jyske Bank Boxen SOLD OUT
Tue 17 February PRAGUE O2 - very limited
Thu 19 February ZURICH Hallenstadion
Sat 21 February KRAKOW Kraków Arena
Tues 24 February LONDON Wembley SSE Arena SOLD OUT
Thurs 26 February LIVERPOOL Echo Arena – limited to standing GA tickets
Fri 27 February SHEFFIELD Motorpoint Arena – limited to standing GA tickets

April 2015: Adam solo single will be released.

TBD 2015: Adam's Third Studio Album will be released.

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