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Post by pi on May 28, 2022 8:47:32 GMT -5
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Post by pi on May 28, 2022 8:49:05 GMT -5
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Post by pi on May 28, 2022 8:51:05 GMT -5
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Post by nica575 on May 28, 2022 8:54:28 GMT -5
Rock N' Load
QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT // THE RHAPSODY TOUR 2022 // LIVE REVIEW // THE SSE ARENA // BELFAST Queen are the reason why I am here tonight, not the gig, not the event, the spectacle, but the band that stole my heart many years ago. They’re ultimately the reason why I am a concert photographer today, Queen Live Killers, THE 1979 live album that opened up a world to me that I had to be in the middle of, the imagery, the live shots of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor captured a moment in time forever. Tonight will be my third time seeing them live, the last time in Belfast was with Paul Rodgers on vocals, a very special night indeed capturing Paul working his own brand of magic that night. The next time was at Marlay Park in Dublin when I caught Mr Lambert for the very first time in the flesh and I was simply blown away. Fast forward a few years, throw in a global pandemic and we’re finally on the other side of it, back at the SSE Arena with the Majestic Queen + Adam Lambert to a packed out house on the opening night of their Rhapsody Tour. One of two nights the guys are playing here in Belfast, So the perfect opportunity to find their feet once again post-pandemic with old friends. The arena is rammed, you forget the intensity of 9,000 odd bodies packed into one room, the heat, the scent, the energy is palpable. Belfast is in fine form as Mexican waves flow around the arena as the crowd grows impatient. Finally, the lights drop and the gargantuan video screens protecting the stage lift and Brian May (Well what we think is Mr May) appears as a line figure, as it turns out Brian actually rises up from below the stage, front and centre while it is actually Adam up above as the two meet to greet the Belfast screaming Belfast crowd. From that point on its just chaos, it’s hard to keep up with the number of tracks that ensue, Queen’s back catalogue is a behemoth in size, every album has two or three fan favourites and the time just seems to disappear as you get lost in the soundtrack of your youth. Adam Lambert is a revelation, a fitting addition to a legendary band with a legendary gap to fill. Lambert’s personality is as big as his voice and he commands the stage with ease. An array of sparkly outfits that must take up a truck alone and shoulder pads Joan Collins would be proud of, while Brian sticks to the black jeans and occasionally throws on a military jacket. But with a persona as big and flamboyant as Adam’s why compete, just let the music do the talking. More + lots of b/w photos.. rocknloadmag.com/news/queen-adam-lambert-the-rhapsody-tour-2022-live-review-the-sse-arena-belfast/The very last words of this review totally and absolutely express my own feelings : ”For me quite simply, Queen + Adam Lambert = My happy place.” |
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Post by pi on May 28, 2022 9:13:35 GMT -5
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Post by pi on May 28, 2022 9:16:55 GMT -5
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Post by pi on May 28, 2022 10:09:09 GMT -5
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Post by pi on May 28, 2022 10:13:42 GMT -5
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Post by mszue on May 28, 2022 10:17:04 GMT -5
I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the reasons that going first is that they will set up a basic stage for themselves, and then leave it there for the use of the rest of the show. They did that once before but I forget which location it was. I just think they’ll remove some of the delicate stuff and specific stuff but leave the base there. After all you can’t exactly just move it. I can’t see, QAL putting anything up there. They will have had a gig in Glasgow the night before and in the O2 in London the following nights. Their roadies do need the time to drive the trucks down to London and set up the stage. Also, that stage for the Jubilee is already beeing built. I might be wrong, but I think, Brian might play Good Save the Queen again, they do 2 songs and will make sure to get out of there. They have all kinds of Covid-precautions and mingling with all these other musicians and people that night would be a really bad idea. That goes for their crew as well! You could be right you could be right for sure but do you really suppose they would to play in front of millions and millions of people with no big stage...I can’t see that. After all, queen is always about the show… A big show! |
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Post by pi on May 28, 2022 10:22:31 GMT -5
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