9.27.15 Queen + Adam Lambert Cordoba, Argentina

QueenOnline On Tour: Notes From The Road Part 8
"You Loco?!"
Bloody hell Adam; don't tip them over the edge.
On go on then, I've never seen human combustion before.
'Physically passionate' is how I would sum up Buenos Aires. And then some. I had been warned and I had watched AC /DC’s ‘Live At The River Plate’ in preparation, but I thought it was just clever editing.
Whenever the music stepped up in tempo. BOOM. The crowd would explode in unison. Now there are the obvious rockers that any crowd would respond too, 'Tie Your Mother Down', 'One Vision' or the bounce of 'Don't Stop Me Now' and 'that bit' in 'Bohemian Rhapsody’. However if there was any opportunity, in any song to start a 'mosh pit', (Yes, head banging!) this crowd took it – ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’? ‘Radio Ga Ga?’ This crowd smashed it.
The chanting and the swaying was like a scene from a 1970's football terrace, and this crowd did not sing, it ROARED. I said I would not review the gigs, I’m sorry, I just can't help myself, but I’m going to stop now and just leave it to the boss...
"I gotta say...one of my favourite nights EVER. An audience beyond belief.” – Brian
Enough said.
To Cordoba then;
Apart from a flight delay, the most interesting event was a crew bonding session watching South Africa play Western Samoa in the Rugby World Cup at the airport - witnessing a full bloodied Welshman (Adam) trying to explain the rules of Rugby Union to an American (Security Dave) was quite amusing.
We had a great load in too - how uneventful. Excellent for us, but for these notes, not too exciting I am afraid, and now here we are on show day at the Orfreo Superdome and again, things are going smoothly. Maybe the crew has hit a groove, just as the tour is concluding.
Prior to soundcheck I caught up with Rufus on stage and discussed his imminent US and Australian tour plans with The Darkness and also, I quote, how "mental" the Buenos Aires crowd was. A little later, over in the Bass Department Neil, Chris (his tech), Adam (Carpenter) and I were discussed the merits or not of various Prog Rock bands, the conversation moved on to Thin Lizzy and I was chastised because I only "like a couple of tracks..." - I love these conversations.
Soundcheck saw 'One Vision' blasted out quite impressively and some focus on 'Somebody to Love'. I have just popped around the dressing rooms to deliver tonight's set list; Brian was on his computer and looking forward to tonight’s lunar eclipse, Roger was reading and Adam was on his phone. Not so rock n' roll the second half of this entry was it?
Come 9.30pm tonight, things will get a little louder, don't you worry.
Update: Oh, it's got louder alright - I'm missing the show...adiós!
Nick
(Photo: Steve 'Baby Jesus' Price)
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