Queen + Adam Lambert, 25 Nov 3Arena

okidoki987 · 26-11-2017 12:06am

As good as any of the other Queen gigs I've been to.
Obviously Freddie will never be replaced but Lambert is a good replacement.
May & Taylor will always be rock legends.
Lighting and back drops were superb.

Was surprised how easy it was to get into the "small" standing area.
No barriers or segregation.
Security was poor going in, barely a glance in the handbags and no frisk despite wearing a big jacket.
As said, merch was expensive as was the drink, €7 for a small bottle of wine & €6.50 for a pint of Heineken.

Strange that I got charged €13.50 for 1st rd and the same round 30 minutes
later was €14?

Wonder who got the drum sticks that Taylor threw into the standing area at the end?

Shybride2016 · 26-11-2017 12:26am

What a gig!! Thought Adam was fantastic on vocals and really came across as truly appreciative of the opportunity he has to sing Queen songs. Brian May & Roger Taylor were fantastic.

I never ever thought I’d hear Radio GaGa live but I did and it was every bit as emotional as I thought it would be!!

Crowd was absolutely crap for the first 5/6 songs I thought. The people in the standing area literally stood watching, either with their arms crossed or through their phone screens. Very little interaction I thought, which isn’t what a live audience at a Queen gig should be like. They did get better though but overall I thought it was one of the worst crowds I’ve been in.

To the two girls sitting in front me who went through their phone book alphabetically and FaceTimed about 12 people throughout, you missed an absolute cracker of a show! Hope it was worth it.

Would definitely go and see them again, absolutely loved the show and hearing those amazing songs live at last is something I’ll treasure forever. I loved the Freddie interaction and I thought Adam did an absolutely stunning job singing “who wants to live forever”.

Spudmonkey · 26-11-2017 12:33am

I got shivers when Freddie was projected up on screen. Not sure why but it was a great touch all the same.

PTH2009 · 26-11-2017 12:50am

ah yeah they lefted out God save the queen and played Heroes by David Bowie over the PA instead

I imagine behind closed doors May and Taylor observed Lamberts vocals intensely. If he has was deemed not good enough they could easily find an established guy to do it eg Paul Rogers previously. Lambert first performed with Queen on American Idol 2009 and is prob doing better than the winner of it

Shybride2016 · 26-11-2017 12:57am

PTH2009 wrote: »

ah yeah they lefted out God save the queen and played Heroes by David Bowie over the PA instead

I imagine behind closed doors May and Taylor observed Lamberts vocals intensely. If he has was deemed not good enough they could easily find an established guy to do it eg Paul Rogers previously. Lambert first performed with Queen on American Idol 2009 and is prob doing better than the winner of it

Exactly! They all seem to gel really well and have a mutual appreciation of their talents. Adam was superb even on American Idol and he deserves every success. What a great honour for him to sing those classics night after night on tour around the world.

jamesbere · 26-11-2017 1:01am

Unbelievable concert. I was blown away. Brought a tear to my eye when Freddie was on the screen.

Adam Lambert was A1, did a great job. Sound was so good aswell and of course Brians guitar work was a joy to listen to

PTH2009 · 26-11-2017 1:14am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoM0vd4cWiY

PTH2009 · 26-11-2017 1:25am

Shybride2016 wrote: »

Exactly! They all seem to gel really well and have a mutual appreciation of their talents. Adam was superb even on American Idol and he deserves every success. What a great honour for him to sing those classics night after night on tour around the world.

if me,u or anyone had the talent and the chance to do such a thing we would in heartbeat

one thing i like about Queen is they didnt go down the rerecording route like some bands have when they hired new singers (Kiss, Foreginer and Journey, maybe more ??) and Freddie still remains a huge part of the band even though hes sadly gone for years.

horseburger · 26-11-2017 3:54am

PTH2009 wrote: »

if me,u or anyone had the talent and the chance to do such a thing we would in heartbeat

one thing i like about Queen is they didnt go down the rerecording route like some bands have when they hired new singers (Kiss, Foreginer and Journey, maybe more ??) and Freddie still remains a huge part of the band even though hes sadly gone for years.

What re-recording did Kiss do?

jsms88 · 26-11-2017 5:51am

Stunning gig! I wasn’t expecting it to be nearly as good as that. Brian May is a guitar hero.... that soloing must have gone on for 10 mins!!

innuendo141 · 26-11-2017 8:43am

I really wasn't expecting the show to be that good. In fairness, I was completely won over by Adam Lambert (didnt know anything of him going to the gig). That lad can sing, and can manage a crowd fairly well. He puts on a good show too. But the thing that stands out to me most, was that it seemed that Brian had difficulty keeping a smile off his face. You can see he was absolutely loving every minute of it.

Seeing Brian and Roger (and to a lesser extent, Spike Edney!) was a very special thing, and I'm glad it wasn't just a nostalgia buzz that took a hold of the night for me.

Love Of My Life was absolutely beautiful. What a song to take part of! Well done everyone

My favourite moment of the night for sure. Freddie appearing on the screen was a tad emotional, as was Under Pressure.

Absolutely rocking!

PTH2009 · 26-11-2017 9:55am

horseburger wrote: »

What re-recording did Kiss do?

my mistake they actually did re record stuff but it was with a new Guitarist and drummer. Kiss Klassics I think it was called

Wrongway1985 · 26-11-2017 11:29am

PTH2009 wrote: »

my mistake they actually did re record stuff but it was with a new Guitarist and drummer. Kiss Klassics I think it was called

Great re-recording IMO it has to be said it was released as an extra disc with the Sonic Boom album.

Songs written by Ace Frehley or Peter Criss weren't touched let alone ones they sang.

horseburger · 26-11-2017 12:05pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

my mistake they actually did re record stuff but it was with a new Guitarist and drummer. Kiss Klassics I think it was called

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Great re-recording IMO it has to be said it was released as an extra disc with the Sonic Boom album.

Songs written by Ace Frehley or Peter Criss weren't touched let alone ones they sang.

Interesting stuff, I hadn't known about that re-recording,

here are some details on Wikipedia,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigoku-Retsuden

There was a link to more details about it on the Wikipedia entry for the Sonic Boom album

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Boom_(Kiss_album)

I like the version of I Love It Loud!:)

Here is the original version:)

GLaDOS · 26-11-2017 12:10pm

Brilliant gig, really fun. Girlfriend had a great time at it as well.

ooter · 26-11-2017 12:48pm

Very good gig but a slow burner for me, wasn't too familiar with the first 3 songs but it took off from another one bites the dust. I'll probably get shot for this but I never knew fat bottomed girls was a queen song, pleasantly surprised when I heard that.
Thought don't stop me now was brilliant, I knew nothing about Adam Lambert going in to the show, thought he was very good but the costume changes were a bit ott. He can certainly sing.

Shybride2016 · 26-11-2017 1:44pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoM0vd4cWiY

Thanks for this! That’s my Sunday evening viewing sorted!

Beasty · 26-11-2017 2:32pm

My 14yo daughter didn't want to go. She was more interested in her horse riding this morning. This was only her second gig - the other being One Direction at Croker

She was absolutely blown away with the whole thing. She realised she had actually heard Adam Lambert sing and liked him, but she was singing along to many of the Queen classics, waving her hands to We are the Champions. She knew a lot of the words from the soundtrack of the We Will Rock You theatre performance that I used to play a lot in the car. When she got home she woke her older sisters to tell them all about it. I think she loved pretty much every minute of it.

I saw Queen live on 2 iconic occasions - Live Aid is reckoned to be their greatest ever live performance (albeit they had to cram a lot into the short time they had allocated), and Freddie was at his pomp at his last gig with the band at Knebworth 31 years ago, This was not far behind either of those performances. Yes they could use the advances in technology to improve the overall experience, and I think they got the balance right with those Freddie flashbacks. I also find it remarkable that the likes of Brian May into his 70s and Roger Taylor at 68 can still perform at this level (but I've been equally impressed by the Who and Roger Waters in recent times)

I now have a major issue. How the hell can I find another act that will not disappoint my daughter in comparison to this?

PTH2009 · 26-11-2017 2:43pm

the 2nd song they done 'Stone cold crazy' is more famous for Metallica doing a cover of it and really stuck out of the set as it was fairly heavy compared to the rest

The hard thing was trying to find time to go the toliet as every song was too good to miss

I wonder will we get an official release of one of the shows on the tour ???. A bootleg of the Dublin show might appear somewhere hopefully

ThisRegard · 26-11-2017 3:19pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

the 2nd song they done 'Stone cold crazy' is more famous for Metallica doing a cover of it and really stuck out of the set as it was fairly heavy compared to the

I really loved the heaviness of it and was thinking it wouldn't sound out of place if was released by a rock band today, over 40 years since its original release.

innuendo141 · 26-11-2017 3:50pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

the 2nd song they done 'Stone cold crazy' is more famous for Metallica doing a cover of it and really stuck out of the set as it was fairly heavy compared to the rest

The hard thing was trying to find time to go the toliet as every song was too good to miss

I wonder will we get an official release of one of the shows on the tour ???. A bootleg of the Dublin show might appear somewhere hopefully

Ive managed to rip the video of a periscope stream, the audio isnt terrible. Im hoping to make an mp3 out of it so if I do I'll give a heads up here.

Shybride2016 · 26-11-2017 4:05pm

innuendo141 wrote: »

Ive managed to rip the video of a periscope stream, the audio isnt terrible. Im hoping to make an mp3 out of it so if I do I'll give a heads up here.

Oh I’d love one if you wouldn’t mind sharing please. Thanks!

innuendo141 · 26-11-2017 4:07pm

Shybride2016 wrote: »

Oh I’d love one if you wouldn’t mind sharing please. Thanks!

No idea when I'll get around to it but I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to this stuff and having bootlegs, so will definitely let ye know!

MisterAnarchy · 26-11-2017 7:36pm

My thoughts on the night
May and Taylor were excellent, the best parts of the concert for me were when that Lambert chap was absent.
I'd gladly listen to the two boys singing away all night .

I tried to give Lambert a go and he was ok on some songs but he murdered others.
His voice doesn't have enough range for Queens songs and he seemed to sound the same on every song,there was no heart.

Ironically the song he sang best was his own song written by Pink ,he seems better suited to songs sung by a woman.
I don't know what May and Taylor see in the guy ,Marc Martell is a vastly superior singer.
Lambert doesn't do himself any favours with his constant costume changes and Michael Jacksonesque shrieking.

On a positive side the show production was superb.
The stage layout was great and I was lucky enough to be seating in Block D near the stage ,I had a fantastic view.
The lighting and sound was top notch.

Overall I enjoyed the night but it could have been better with a different lead singer.

okidoki987 · 26-11-2017 7:58pm

I was in Block E, Row 19 and had a perfect view of the stage but if I was any lower down, might have had a problem with the people in Row 1 who kept standing up and blocking the people behind them.
Bouncers told them to sit down but they would just stand up again at the next song, can't understand why they didn't go down to the standing area as there was plenty of room there early doors.

MisterAnarchy · 26-11-2017 8:06pm

okidoki987 wrote: »

I was in Block E, Row 19 and had a perfect view of the stage but if I was any lower down, might have had a problem with the people in Row 1 who kept standing up and blocking the people behind them.
Bouncers told them to sit down but they would just stand up again at the next song, can't understand why they didn't go down to the standing area as there was plenty of room there early doors.

Most people remained seated last night and if that is the case then you cant be standing up like that especially in row 1.
Some people are very selfish though and seem to think that they can do what they want.

Shybride2016 · 26-11-2017 8:13pm

innuendo141 wrote: »

No idea when I'll get around to it but I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to this stuff and having bootlegs, so will definitely let ye know!

Thanks a mil! Really appreciate that! Been on an absolute high today after the gig last night - would love to be able to hear it all again.

Just about to watch the BBC doc now :-)

delbertgrady · 26-11-2017 8:30pm

Brian's selfie stick video is up now.

https://youtu.be/8qFJFxSpmHw

Spudman_20000 · 26-11-2017 8:30pm

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

His voice doesn't have enough range for Queens songs and he seemed to sound the same on every song,there was no heart.

I don't know what May and Taylor see in the guy ,Marc Martell is a vastly superior singer.

Couldn't disagree more. I'm as big a Queen fan as you can find, and I was very skeptical of Lambert going into last night, but he completely won me over. Don't know how anyone could accuse him of not having the range to cover Queen songs.

I like that he adds his own flourishes to the material and doesn't try to do a Freddie impersonation. Leave the sound-alike stuff to Marc Martel and the Queen Extravaganza, which is supposed to be the official tribute act.

jsms88 · 27-11-2017 7:01am

Spudman_20000 wrote: »

Couldn't disagree more. I'm as big a Queen fan as you can find, and I was very skeptical of Lambert going into last night, but he completely won me over. Don't know how anyone could accuse him of not having the range to cover Queen songs.

I like that he adds his own flourishes to the material and doesn't try to do a Freddie impersonation. Leave the sound-alike stuff to Marc Martel and the Queen Extravaganza, which is supposed to be the official tribute act.

Yea, I’m feeling exactly the same about him now, having seen it live. While there’s a clear tribute to Freddie throughout the gig, its important that he isn’t just going for mere tribute-act imitation, he’s putting his own voice into the songs.

PTH2009 · 27-11-2017 2:45pm

looking at there tour dates and noticed on the 12/13/15 Dec there playing London but on the 12/13 Dec there in the o2 and then on the 15th Dec there in Wembley Arena ???

i find that unusual cause there playing 2 different venues in the one city, could they not fix it around so they could play the 3 dates in the o2 ???. Will wembely be a different show ???

same with Birmingham there playing there the 30th Nov and then ending the tour there on the 16th Dec

MisterAnarchy · 27-11-2017 2:51pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

looking at there tour dates and noticed on the 12/13/15 Dec there playing London but on the 12/13 Dec there in the o2 and then on the 15th Dec there in Wembley Arena ???

i find that unusual cause there playing 2 different venues in the one city, could they not fix it around so they could play the 3 dates in the o2 ???. Will wembely be a different show ???

same with Birmingham there playing there the 30th Nov and then ending the tour there on the 16th Dec

The date in Wembley and the second one in Birmingham were extra dates added once the others sold out.
They had to go to a different venue as the O2 is booked out that week .
It will be the same show.

Wrongway1985 · 27-11-2017 3:43pm

Qotsa did Wembley and O2 also on their run there recently.

innuendo141 · 27-11-2017 7:25pm

http://adamlambertmtt.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1656

Various streams of the audio on this site.

These lads seem to be mega super fans... I found one of my own tweets in the comments. Fair play to them!

adox · 27-11-2017 7:48pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

the 2nd song they done 'Stone cold crazy' is more famous for Metallica doing a cover of it and really stuck out of the set as it was fairly heavy compared to the rest

The hard thing was trying to find time to go the toliet as every song was too good to miss

I wonder will we get an official release of one of the shows on the tour ???. A bootleg of the Dublin show might appear somewhere hopefully

Hetfield from Metallica actually first sang it with Queen guesting on it at the Freddie tribute concert at Wembly in 1992. A brilliant version it was too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVed8lxJs0

MisterAnarchy · 28-11-2017 1:52am

Did anyone else think Brian May was miming Love of My Life ,it seemed a bit off to me from where I was .

innuendo141 · 28-11-2017 6:19am

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Did anyone else think Brian May was miming Love of My Life ,it seemed a bit off to me from where I was .

100% no. I was right beside him and could actually hear his voice and guitar. He also messed up the words on the second chorus.

PTH2009 · 29-11-2017 12:31am

'these are the days of our lives' was played in Liverpool tonight

innuendo141 · 29-11-2017 7:34am

PTH2009 wrote: »

'these are the days of our lives' was played in Liverpool tonight

I dont know how others feel, but I'm glad Innuendo and Made In Heaven songs didn't make an appearance. Innuendo is my favourite album by miles and those songs are best left as is for me. Sacred, considering. Also, A Kind Of Magic was magic on Saturday

PTH2009 · 02-12-2017 12:07am

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcITSivlk6T/

possible full length release of this show ??

innuendo141 · 02-12-2017 1:09pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcITSivlk6T/

possible full length release of this show ??

Hopefully, I'd watch it. They did Spread Your Wings and It's Late at this show too.

I'm uploading an audio bootleg of the Dublin show at the minute, will probably have it for ye tomorrow. Quality ain't spectacular but it's the best full one I found! Splitting it up was quite enjoyable I must say. It's ripped from a live stream though, so it jumps here and there. One week on and still reeling from it.

Shybride2016 · 02-12-2017 8:15pm

I need a time machine!! This time last week I was making my way into the Point and I really wish I could do it all again!!

PTH2009 · 19-12-2017 5:40pm

innuendo141 wrote: »

Hopefully, I'd watch it. They did Spread Your Wings and It's Late at this show too.

I'm uploading an audio bootleg of the Dublin show at the minute, will probably have it for ye tomorrow. Quality ain't spectacular but it's the best full one I found! Splitting it up was quite enjoyable I must say. It's ripped from a live stream though, so it jumps here and there. One week on and still reeling from it.

any look with the bootleg ???

innuendo141 · 20-12-2017 2:25pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

any look with the bootleg ???

Slipped my mind to post- yeah, anyone that wants it just send me a PM!

Please bear in mind its not great, kinda skips at some parts but is very much complete.

Edit: SUGAR the Mega file is missing afew songs. Send me a PM and I'll send once theyre all up. Ill leave it upload over night (I live with 90s internet)

Queen + Adam Lambert, 25 Nov 3Arena

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