The Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour was a summer stadium/festival tour by British rock band Queen and American singer Adam Lambert. The tour began on 20 May 2016, in Lisbon, Portugal at the Bela Vista Park and continued throughout Europe before concluding on 25 June 2016, in Padua, Italy at the Villa Contarini. Afterwards, the band toured throughout Asia, starting in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Yarkon Park on 12 September 2016, and visited the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix on 17 September 2016 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit and concluded on 30 September 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand at the Impact Arena.
Festival tour by Queen + Adam Lambert | |
Location |
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Start date | 20 May 2016 |
End date | 30 September 2016 |
Legs | 2 |
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Queen + Adam Lambert concert chronology |
Background and development
editFollowing the success of their last world tour, the group announced summer festival shows at Rock in Rio Lisboa, Sweden Rock Festival and Isle of Wight Festival. as well as announcing Asian shows afterwards, including a headline slot at the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, where they will perform at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, along with other headline acts like Halsey, Imagine Dragons and Kylie Minogue.[1][2]
Set lists
edit- "Flash (tape)"
- "The Hero"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Play the Game"
- "Killer Queen"
- "I Want To Break Free"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "I Want It All"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
Note:
- In Lisbon "Radio Ga Ga" was played during the encore.
- "One Vision"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Play the Game"
- "Killer Queen"
- "I Want To Break Free"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "I Want It All"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
- "One Vision"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Play the Game"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "I Want To Break Free"
- "I Want It All"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
Note:
- In Helsinki "Who Wants to Live Forever" was not performed.
- "One Vision"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Play the Game"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "I Want To Break Free"
- "I Want It All"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
- "One Vision"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Play the Game"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "I Want To Break Free"
- "I Want It All"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
Note:
- In Oświęcim "Drum Battle" was not played due to strong rain.
- "Flash (tape)"
- "The Hero"
- "One Vision"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Play the Game"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "I Want To Break Free"
- "I Want It All"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Keep Yourself Alive"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Dragon Attack
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "I Want It All"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "I Want To Break Free"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "I Want It All"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "I Want To Break Free"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "I Want It All"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "I Want To Break Free"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)"
- "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "I Want It All"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "I Want to Break Free"
- "I Was Born to Love You"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
Notes:
- During Tokyo night two and three "The Show Must Go On" was not performed.
- During Tokyo night two "A Kind Of Magic" replaced "These Are the Days of Our Lives".
- "Seven Seas of Rhye"
- "Hammer to Fall"
- "Stone Cold Crazy"
- "Fat Bottomed Girls"
- "Don't Stop Me Now"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Love of My Life"
- "A Kind of Magic"
- "Drum Battle"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
- "Another One Bites The Dust"
- "I Want It All"
- "Who Wants to Live Forever"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Last Horizon"
- "Guitar Solo"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "I Want to Break Free"
- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Radio Ga Ga"
- Encore
Note:
- In Shanghai "Another One Bites the Dust" was not performed.
Tour dates
editDate | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Box office |
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Leg 1 – Europe | |||||
20 May 2016 | Lisbon | Portugal | Bela Vista Park | —[a] | |
22 May 2016 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | — | — |
25 May 2016 | Linz | Austria | Linzer Stadion | —[b] | |
27 May 2016 | Cologne | Germany | RheinEnergieStadion | — | — |
29 May 2016 | Jelling | Denmark | Jelling Festival Grounds | —[c] | |
3 June 2016 | Helsinki | Finland | Kaisaniemi Park | — | — |
5 June 2016 | Tallinn | Estonia | Tallinn Song Festival Grounds | — | — |
9 June 2016 | Sölvesborg | Sweden | Sölvesborg Norje | —[d] | |
12 June 2016 | Newport | England | Seaclose Park | —[e] | |
15 June 2016 | Brussels | Belgium | Palais 12 | — | — |
17 June 2016 | Zürich | Switzerland | Autobahnkreisel | —[f] | |
19 June 2016 | Oświęcim | Poland | Stadion Sportowy MOSIR | —[g] | |
21 June 2016 | Bucharest | Romania | Piața Constituției | 25,000[4] | — |
23 June 2016 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 35,000 | — |
25 June 2016 | Padua | Italy | Villa Contarini | — | — |
Leg 2 – Asia | |||||
12 September 2016 | Tel Aviv | Israel | Yarkon Park | 50,000[5] | |
17 September 2016 | Singapore | F1 Marina Bay Street Circuit | —[h] | ||
19 September 2016 | Taipei | Taiwan | Nangang Exhibition Hall | — | — |
21 September 2016 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | — | — |
22 September 2016 | |||||
23 September 2016 | |||||
26 September 2016 | Shanghai | China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | — | — |
28 September 2016 | Hong Kong | AsiaWorld–Arena | — | — | |
30 September 2016 | Bangkok | Thailand | Impact Arena | — | — |
TOTAL | — | — |
Tour band
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Additional musicians
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Notes
edit- ^ The 20 May 2016 concert at Bela Vista Park in Lisbon, Portugal was part of Rock in Rio Lisboa VII.
- ^ The 25 May 2016 concert at the Linzer Stadion in Linz, Austria was part of the Linz Steel City Festival.
- ^ The 29 May 2016 concert at the Festival Grounds in Jelling, Denmark was part of Jelling Musikfestival.
- ^ The 9 June 2016 concert at Sölvesborg Norje in Sölvesborg, Sweden was part of the Sweden Rock Festival.
- ^ The 12 June 2016 concert at Seaclose Park in Newport, England was part of the Isle of Wight Festival.
- ^ The 17 June 2016 concert at Autobahnkreisel in Zürich, Switzerland was part of Rock the Ring Festival.
- ^ The 19 June 2016 concert at Stadion Sportowy MOSIR in Oświęcim, Poland was part of Life Festival Oświęcim.
- ^ The 17 September 2016 concert at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore was part of the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix.
References
edit- ^ "Queen and Adam Lambert promise 'big' Isle of Wight show". pressparty.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "Queen + Adam Lambert – Summer Festival Tour". QueenOnline.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "Rock in Rio Lisboa, Portugal – Set List". QueenOnline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ Letiția Provian (June 22, 2016). "Concertul Queen și Adam Lambert de la București: Rock-ul care unește. Freddie Mercury, dincolo de stele – GALERIE FOTO & VIDEO". Mediafax (in Romanian).
- ^ Sue Surkes (September 13, 2016). "Spirit of Freddie Mercury hovers as Queen plays Tel Aviv". The Times of Israel.
External links
edit- QueenOnline – Queen's official website
- Adam Lambert – Adam Lambert's official website