{"id":593,"date":"2014-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2014\/2014\/06\/20\/queen-lambert-on-tour-of-a-lifetime\/"},"modified":"2014-06-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T00:00:00","slug":"queen-lambert-on-tour-of-a-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2014\/2014\/06\/20\/queen-lambert-on-tour-of-a-lifetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen and Lambert On Tour of a Lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.queenonline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen <\/a>embarked on their summer tour last night when they took the stage at Chicago\u2019s United Center. This is the group\u2019s first tour in eight years, and the first serial performance planned with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adamofficial.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Lambert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The flamboyant frontman of American Idol fame paired up with the iconic rock band last September for iHeart Radio. The popularity of that performance set the wheels into motion for something larger, and by the following March, a tour was announced.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Once In A Lifetime Tour\u00a0<\/em>skirts our area this summer, with stops in Toronto, Montreal, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, East Rutherford, N.J. and Uncasville, C.T..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/2016\/10\/28\/brian-may-cancels-christmas-tour-due-to-illness\/\">Brian May<\/a> and Roger Taylor (66 and 64, respectively) continue to rock crowds of fans who cross over several generations. Lambert, 32, steps in place of the late Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>Queen started in 1970 and grew into fame in the era of glam rock,\u00a0which also ushered in the likes of Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie). Today, Mercury is revered as one of the best performers in the history of rock, with his penchant for showmanship.<\/p>\n<p>Lambert, too,\u00a0has developed a reputation for bringing a level of showmanship to his own shows.\u00a0 His charisma and talent\u00a0has seemed to translate well so far.\u00a0\u00a0Though\u00a0there may be few Mercury\u00a0fans who will hesitate to embrace Lambert,\u00a0there\u00a0should be little question that he\u00a0is the best\u00a0in this generation to step in for the job.\u00a0 Judging from the performance below, he owns it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen + Adam Lambert: iHeartRadio Music Festival Las Vegas Full Gig [FULL HD 1028p 20.09.2013.]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZ29wso9e4I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Once In A Lifetime Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 19 &#8211; United Center, Chicago<br \/>\nJune 21 &#8211; MTS Centre, Winnipeg<br \/>\nJune 23 &#8211; Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon<br \/>\nJune 24 &#8211; Rexall Place, Edmonton<br \/>\nJune 26 &#8211; Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta<br \/>\nJune 28 &#8211; Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, B.C.<br \/>\nJuly 1 &#8211; SAP Center, San Jose, Calif.<br \/>\nJuly 3 &#8211; The Forum, Los Angeles<br \/>\nJuly 5-6 &#8211; The Joint, Las Vegas<br \/>\nJuly 9 &#8211; Toyota Center, Houston<br \/>\nJuly 10 &#8211; American Airlines Center, Dallas<br \/>\nJuly 12 &#8211; The Palace at Auburn Hills, Detroit<br \/>\nJuly 13 &#8211; Air Canada Centre, Toronto<br \/>\nJuly 14 &#8211; Bell Centre, Montreal<br \/>\nJuly 16 &#8211; Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia<br \/>\nJuly 17 &#8211; Madison Square Garden, New York<br \/>\nJuly 19 &#8211; Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.<br \/>\nJuly 20 &#8211; Merriweather Post Pavilion, Washington, D.C.<br \/>\nJuly 22 &#8211; TD Garden, Boston, Mass.<br \/>\nJuly 23 &#8211; Izod Center, East Rutherford, N.J.<br \/>\nJuly 25 &#8211; Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.<br \/>\nJuly 26 &#8211; Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.<br \/>\nJuly 28 &#8211; Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ont.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen embarked on their summer tour last night when they took the stage at Chicago\u2019s United Center. This is the group\u2019s first tour in eight years, and the first serial performance planned with Adam Lambert. The flamboyant frontman of American Idol fame paired up with the iconic rock band last September for iHeart Radio. 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