7.11.19 Rhapsody Tour Kicked off in Vancouver
Jul 11, 2019 2:28:12 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Jul 11, 2019 2:28:12 GMT -5
Rhapsody Tour kicks off in Vancouver
QAL Vancouver 7/11/19 Setlist
Innuendo (Queen song) (intro, recorded)
1. Now I'm Here (First time live since 2014)
2. Seven Seas of Rhye
3. Keep Yourself Alive (First time live since 2016)
4. Hammer to Fall
5. Killer Queen
6. Don't Stop Me Now
7. In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited (First time live since 2015)
8. Somebody to Love
9. The Show Must Go On
10. I'm in Love With My Car
11. Bicycle Race (Full intro)
12. Fat Bottomed Girls
13. One Vision (First time live since 2016)
14. Machines (Or 'Back to Humans') (Live debut, originally recorded opener on the 1984-85 Works Tour)
15. Radio Ga Ga
16. Love of My Life (Freddie on screen for the end of the song)
17. '39 (First time live since 2015)
18. Doing All Right (First time live since 1977, first verse only sung by Roger)
19. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
20. Under Pressure (featuring "Flash" drum intro)
21. I Want to Break Free
You Take My Breath Away (recording)
22. Who Wants to Live Forever
23. Guitar Solo
24. Last Horizon (Brian May cover)
25. Tie Your Mother Down
26. Another One Bites the Dust
27. I Want It All
28. Bohemian Rhapsody
Encore:
Ay-Oh (Freddie appears on screen, recorded at Wembley Stadium in 1986.)
29. We Will Rock You
30. We Are the Champions
God Save the Queen (Thomas Augustine Arne song, recorded)
Heroes (David Bowie song) (Outro, recorded)
Concert Review: Five highlights of opening night of Queen + Adam Lambert North American tour
This is a feel-good tour for sure and it leaves one feeling that way. Here are five highlights from a royally rocking return to Vancouver.
Stuart Derdeyn Updated: July 10, 2019
With no new music and a set list that has remained pretty stable since the band first headed out on the road — first with Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers and then American Idol season eight runner-up Lambert replacing the irreplaceable late Freddie Mercury — Queen has literally kept the music alive. It all comes down to the spectacular brand placement and re-placement that remaining active members guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor have accomplished with the We Will Rock You jukebox musical, a documentary, a zillion greatest hits and catalogue reissues and — of course — the enormously successful biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
The film not only put the signature band back on the top of the charts, it cemented the band with a whole new generation of fans.
They were there buying merchandise like it was going out of style and truly hyped about getting the Q & A experience. Lambert stressed how he’s there to “carry the torch for Freddie Mercury and let Brian and Roger continue to play these amazing songs.”
They were the first audience getting it on the present tour and when the lights went down and the drum rolls began, the crowd went crazy at what could be called the Fanfare for the Common Fan. Nobody will ever accuse Queen of subtlety. The extended cosmic guitar solo was unlike anything seen in a stadium since the sonic excesses of the seventies.
Good. From the rising gold crown that framed the stage to the gilded opera box seat some super VIP folks were enjoying the show from, this was a far more lavish production than the last go-around. And Queen should be regally decked out.
Here are five highlights from a royally rocking return.
1 — Now I’m Here
Opening the show with one of the band’s best early rockers set a tone for the first part of the concert which really focused on the heavy side. It gave Brian May ample opportunity to showcase his really boss tone. The guy has an incredible signature guitar sound. Just check the solo in Killer Queen and leave your hating at the door already.
2 — Adam Lambert
Addressing the “Pink Elephant in the room,” the singer made clear his role as interpreter rather than replacement. And promptly performed a version of Don’t Stop Me Now where the “having a good time” chorus seemed obvious. The guy can deliver gems such as Somebody to Love, the camp Bicycle Race or the dramatic Who Wants to Live Forever with aplomb. And who can’t respect an artist who hits the stage wearing a suit apparently tailored from the same gold and black patterned wingback chair upholstery that my grannie used to keep a plastic cover on. Shiny happy Adam.
3 – Fat Bottomed Girls
Not the song one might expect would get the arena on its feet singing and clapping along, but maybe there were more naughty nannies in British Columbia than reported. The sledgehammer riff and chorus hook are so good you could recite a grocery list and it would sound epic. May certainly knows the song is worthy as he tore into his solo. And Roger Taylor, who is a rock solid drummer, can still nail those hard harmonies.
4 – Love of My Life
Brian May sang it solo on acoustic and the crowd joined in. The degree to which the multi-generational fan base knows all the lyrics is exceptional. As is May’s voice. This band apparently had three other lead vocalists in its ranks, they just weren’t nearly as good as the guy who got the gig. The whole stadium was lit up with phones and then along came ‘39. Yes, the set list is full career catalogue comprehensive.
5 – Staying Power
In so many ways, Queen is an unlikely success story. Could a band chart a tune like Bohemian Rhapsody today? Probably not. And what about something so oddly constructed as Under Pressure. These are not easily digested pop ditties but they have incredible endurance. Heck, even Radio Gaga has legacy. Part of it has to be the exceptional delivery that Mercury put into every song by Queen. Even the stinkers — and there are plenty — still have his stamp. And then there are those perfect moments such as the bass riff in Another One Bites the Dust or the chorus build in I Want It All to paste a permanent smile on everyone’s faces.
This is a feel good tour for sure and it leaves one feeling that way.
Link to article and photo gallery: vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/concert-review-five-highlights-of-opening-night-of-queen-adam-lambert-north-american-tour
Another Photo Gallery: www.lakeshoreadvance.com/gallery/photos-queen-and-adam-lambert-at-rogers-arena/wcm/1e587198-5bee-4102-8217-cf392b5bff14
QAL North American Tour 2019
10 Jul Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
12 Jul Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
14 Jul San Jose, CA SAP Center
16 Jul Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
19 Jul Los Angeles, CA The Forum
20 Jul Los Angeles, CA The Forum
23 Jul Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
24 Jul Houston, TX Toyota Center
27 Jul Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
28 Jul Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
30 Jul Washington, DC Capital One Arena
31 Jul Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
03 Aug Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
04 Aug Boston, MA Xfinity Center
06 Aug New York, NY Madison Square Garden
07 Aug New York, NY Madison Square Garden
09 Aug Chicago, IL United Center
10 Aug St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
13 Aug Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
15 Aug Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
17 Aug Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
18 Aug Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
20 Aug New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
22 Aug Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
23 Aug Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
10 Jul Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
12 Jul Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
14 Jul San Jose, CA SAP Center
16 Jul Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
19 Jul Los Angeles, CA The Forum
20 Jul Los Angeles, CA The Forum
23 Jul Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
24 Jul Houston, TX Toyota Center
27 Jul Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
28 Jul Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
30 Jul Washington, DC Capital One Arena
31 Jul Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
03 Aug Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
04 Aug Boston, MA Xfinity Center
06 Aug New York, NY Madison Square Garden
07 Aug New York, NY Madison Square Garden
09 Aug Chicago, IL United Center
10 Aug St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
13 Aug Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
15 Aug Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
17 Aug Ft. Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
18 Aug Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
20 Aug New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
22 Aug Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
23 Aug Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center