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Post by Q3 on Oct 26, 2023 0:15:10 GMT -5
Next up -- 10.27.23 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
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Post by pi on Oct 26, 2023 2:51:05 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Oct 26, 2023 2:52:29 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Oct 26, 2023 3:30:01 GMT -5
twitter.com/Tennessean/status/1717511409494266219
THE TENNESSEAN
Queen and Adam Lambert bring the band's Rhapsody Tour to Nashville
Not even the futuristic graphics, confetti cannons or firework-shooting guitars could overshadow Queen's decades-long body of classic songs.
Members of the band Queen brought their Rhapsody Tour to the Bridgestone Arena stage Wednesday night armed with sequins, confetti cannons, digital robots, pyrotechnics, disco balls and a deep catalog of massive hits spanning 40-plus years.
It's hard to believe generation-spanning anthems like "We Are the Champions" and "We Will Rock You" were released in 1977.
But original Queen members, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, joined by adopted frontman Adam Lambert, showed the packed house at Bridgestone they've still got it.
Touring with no opening act on this tour, Queen set the stage and became their own warm-up act with pulsing music and an occasional guitar strum or drum beat to get the crowd ready. At about 8:15, the programmed music gradually got a little louder as house lights got a little dimmer.''
At 8:17 Bridgestone Arena went dark. The crowd went nuts. The animated robots crawled across the screen in a graphic presentation that would have made Tool proud. Then in an explosive moment, Lambert steps on stage in sparkly silver platform boots topped with platinum blonde hair as the band rips into "Radio Ga Ga."
The band effortlessly rolls through mega hit after mega hit from "Another One Bites the Dust" to "Killer Queen".
Lambert, who has been touring with Queen for a decade, is every bit the flamboyant frontman with the unparalleled vocals that Queen's original frontman Freddie Mercury was only with a little more makeup and a few more sequins.
While he danced around amid multiple wardrobe changes throughout the show, Lambert managed to stand in the spotlight without stealing it.
"I've been touring with these guys for over 10 years now and every time I put on a big 'ole heel and a little glitter on my cheek, I have Freddie Mercury in my heart," Lambert told the crowd. "Let's keep this party going for him."
The two-hour-plus show was equal parts rock show and Broadway production — with Lambert's animated antics and big-production vocals — with a splash of Vegas thrown in to give it a little extra sparkle.
But despite the glitter and glam, the heart of the show was May's stellar guitar playing, Taylor's skill behind the drum kit and the palpable respect for the fifty years the two have been making music and performing together.
More + photo gallery.. www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/10/26/queen-and-adam-lambert-bring-decades-of-classic-music-and-a-little-sparkle-to-nashville/71210111007/
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Post by pi on Oct 26, 2023 3:47:09 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Oct 26, 2023 3:50:36 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Oct 26, 2023 6:19:49 GMT -5
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