{"id":1094,"date":"2025-02-22T23:51:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T23:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2025-02-22T23:51:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T23:51:46","slug":"queen-adam-lambert-just-proved-once-again-why-they-are-one-of-the-most-electrifying-live-acts-in-the-world-their-latest-show-in-las-vegas-was-nothing-short-of-legendary-sending-shockwaves-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=1094","title":{"rendered":"Queen + Adam Lambert Just Proved Once Again Why They Are One Of The Most Electrifying Live Acts In The World. Their Latest Show In Las Vegas Was Nothing Short Of Legendary, Sending Shockwaves Through The City As Adam\u2019s Powerhouse Vocals Breathed New Life Into Queen\u2019s Iconic Catalog….Watch the video below \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

No one can replace Freddie Mercury. No one. The good news is no one is trying to replace Freddie. That being said, Queen\u2019s Brian May and Roger Taylor couldn\u2019t have found a better singer than Adam Lambert to take the stage with them on their current North American tour.<\/p>\n

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Queen + Adam Lambert at The Joint, Las Vegas, 6 July 2014.<\/p>\n

Queen + Adam Lambert rolled into Las Vegas for a sold out, two-night stand at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino\u2019s The Joint over Fourth of July weekend. Seating just around 3,000 people, The Joint is easily Queen\u2019s most intimate venue on this 24-city tour. Despite the pared down stage (by Queen\u2019s standards), they still left an indelible footprint on The Joint, burning through a two-hour set of obscure gems, greatest hits and re-imagined classics.<\/p>\n

The lights dimmed to the familiar chords of Procession, from the\u00a0Queen II<\/i>\u00a0album. The curtain dropped and Queen blasted into their set, opening the show with a raucous rendition of Now I\u2019m Here on the strength of May\u2019s signature Red Special guitar sound and Taylor\u2019s adrenaline-pumping drums. Before the audience had a chance to breathe, they launched into the jolting rocker, Stone Cold Crazy, reminding fans Queen can still put the pedal to the metal.<\/p>\n

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For the next two hours, Queen, Lambert and their supporting cast (bass player Neil Fairclough, Spike Edney on the keyboards and Roger\u2019s son, Rufus, on drums and percussion) deftly ripped through a set of Queen classics as though they never missed a beat. Whether bouncy sing-alongs like Fat Bottomed Girls, the raw power of Tie Your Mother Down or Lambert\u2019s vocal gymnastics on Somebody To Love, Queen and Lambert were flexing their muscles, daring the audience to not love it. The Vegas audience roared with approval when, mid-show, May coyly asked, \u201cWhat do you think of the new kid?\u201d<\/p>\n

For his part, Lambert\u2014the \u201cnew kid\u201d\u2014prowled, strutted and preened across the stage like he owned it. Anyone who\u2019s following Freddie Mercury can\u2019t be a shrinking violet and Lambert certainly made this set his own, putting his own stamp on Queen\u2019s daunting setlist. He was never more at home than with Killer Queen<\/p>\n

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