They will rock you: Queen and Adam Lambert to perform at AAMI Park in 2020
Queen is preparing to rock Australia next year — and guitarist Brian May vows the show will be their most ambitious yet, following the smash success of last year’s Bohemian Rhapsody biopic.
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Queen is preparing to rock Melbourne next year — and guitarist Brian May vows the show will be their most ambitious yet.
Their Rhapsody Tour will bring them to Melbourne’s AAMI Park on February 19, one of six Australian stadium concerts.
It follows the success of last year’s movie Bohemian Rhapsody, which raked in $55 million in Australia.
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“There’s a whole army of new fans who have come on board since the movie, beyond the people who were already there on the previous tours,” promoter Paul Dainty said.
“Adam Lambert is the best frontman you could have without Freddie Mercury being around.
“This is a brand new show which they’re designing now.
“The songs are designed to be played in a stadium and they don’t scrimp on delivering a huge show.
“You know you’re going to get a gigantic production.”
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In a press release, Queen guitarist Brian May stated: “Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever and got us our best notices ever — so we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious. Watch out, Australia.”
This will be Queen and Lambert’s third Australian tour, upsizing from arenas to stadiums.
They start a North American tour in July.
Lambert, who was discovered on American Idol, has been touring with the band since 2012.
Bass player John Deacon retired from music in 1997, while Freddie Mercury passed away in 1991.
Tickets go on sale next Monday from Ticketek, with a Telstra pre-sale starting on Wednesday.
Originally published as They will rock you: Queen and Adam Lambert to perform at AAMI Park in 2020
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