Credit: Contactmusic
Queen stars Roger Taylor and Brian May have lined up two London dates with American Idol star Adam Lambert for fans who were hoping to see the new band live at the newly-cancelled Sonisphere Festival.
The Queen stars recruited Lambert to belt out Freddie Mercury's hits at the British summer (Jul12) festival, but when it was scrapped last month (Mar12), the duo scrambled to find a fitting London venue to stage an alternative.
Now drummer Taylor has revealed he'll be playing two concerts at the Hammersmith Odeon with May and Lambert in early July (12).
The duo performed Queen songs with the American star during the Idol finals in 2009 and at the Mtv Europe Music Awards last year (11).
Taylor tells Billboard.com, "We're really excited about it. Adam... has this unbelievable range, like Freddie had range. Adam can really cover it. He's an extraordinary singer and a real talent. I feel he fits into our sort of theatricality."
The Queen stars will also perform with Lambert at a festival in Kiev, Ukraine, where they'll share the headliner spot with Elton John.
Queen + Adam Lambert Hammersmith. General sales start Wednesday 18th April at 9am at http://www.hmvapollo.com and through http://ticketmaster.co.uk.
YES!YES!YES! I admit I was devastated two weeks ago but now things are looking even better! Gimme the exact dates and ticket sales' dates already! I've suffered enough ups and downs with that UK vacation :-)
ReplyDeleteQueen with Adam are still performing at the Moscow Olympic Arena, June 30, in addition to Kiev show with Elton John.
ReplyDeleteKiev is the capital of Ukraine, not Russia.
ReplyDeleteI so want to go to the one at Kiev. Are the tickets available yet. Does anyone have a link to them. Need to start making plans as soon as I know the tickets are on sale!!
ReplyDeleteI was devastated to here of the cancellation 2 weeks back. I am so elated to hear there's a chance to see Adam with Queen - twice to the previous once! Gimme the ticket release dates to end the agony please
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