Queen + Adam Lambert first took the stage together in 2009 when Lambert was still a American idol competitor. And after seven years of officially joining around the world, the joint party will finally release its first album in 2020.
While COVID-19 forced them to postpone their UK and European Rhapsody Tour across nine countries until next summer, Lambert, Brian May and Roger Taylor still plan to go Live Around the World – just in various physical formats.
“When we couldn’t tour this year, we wanted to give the fans something instead, and a live album just felt good,” Lambert said in a press release. “It’s the first time we’ve released an album together and we’ve had a lot of fun putting it together, and choosing favorite shows over the last seven years.”
Their first live album will appear on October 2 in CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray and vinyl formats, with hand-collected concert highlights brought together from around the world of more than 200 shows. And all formats will include the band’s full 22-minute Fire Fight Australia preview show from February 16, one of their last shows before the worldwide lockdown, when they aired Queen’s historic 1985 Live Aid set throughout re-released: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Radio Ga Ga,” “Hammer To Fall,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “We Will Rock You,” and “We Are The Champions.” They also featured late frontman Freddie Mercury. his “Ay-Ohs” hallmark.
While we all wrestle with the challenge of creating live shows in a world dominated by a formidable viral enemy, it seemed like the perfect time for us to create a collection of hand-picked live highlights from our Queen shows in the last 7 years with our brother Adam Lambert, “May said in a press release. “It’s a first! While you watch and listen to these tracks, you will travel with us around the world and experience a full virtual live set. The collection climbs earlier this year in Sydney when we, in support of Fire Fight Australia, we re-created the entire Queen Live Aid set, it was a historic event for a great cause – with perhaps the highest adrenaline level since the original Live Aid in 1985. It makes me especially happy that we are having this unique moment now with the the whole world can share. “
The scheduled 27-date UK and European Rhapsody Tour of Queen + Adam Lambert has been restored to start on 23 May 2021, in Bologna, Italy, including a 10-day stay at the London O2 Arena in June and ending on 7 July before a final concert in Madrid, Spain.
Watch the trailer for Live Around the World, which is available here for pre-order, and the full tracklist below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3aMO8wLNyc
Live Around the World CD / vinyl tracklist:
- “Tear It Up” (May) The O2, London, United Kingdom, 02/07/2018
- “Now I’m Here” (May) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
- “Another One Bites The Dust” (Deacon) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
- “Fat Bottomed Girls” ft. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (May) American Airlines Center, Dallas, USA, 2019
- “Do Not Stop Me Now” (Mercury) Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016
- “I Want to Break Free” (Deacon) Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016
- “Somebody To Love” (Mercury) Isle of Wight Festival, United Kingdom, 2016
- “Love Kills” (The Ballad) (Mercury / Moroder) iHeart Radio Theater, Los Angeles, USA, 2014
- “I Was Born To Love You” (Mercury) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
- “Under Pressure” (Queen / Bowie) Global Citizen Festival, New York, FS, 2019
- “Who Wants To Forever Live” (May) Isle of Wight Festival, UK, 2016
- “The Show Must Go On” (Queen) The O2, London, United Kingdom, 04/07/2018
- “Love Of My Life” (Mercury) The O2, London, United Kingdom, 02/07/2018
- “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “Radio Ga Ga” (Taylor) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “Ay-Ohs” (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “Hammer To Fall” (May) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “We Will Rock You” (May) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “We Are The Champions” (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
Live Around the World DVD / Blu-ray tracklist:
- “Tear It Up” (May) The O2, London, United Kingdom, 02/07/2018
- “Now I’m Here” (May) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
- “Another One Bites The Dust” (Deacon) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
- “Fat Bottomed Girls” ft. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (May) American Airlines Center, Dallas, USA, 2019
- “Do Not Stop Me Now” (Mercury) Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016
- “I Want to Break Free” (Deacon) Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016
- “Somebody To Love” (Mercury) Isle of Wight Festival, United Kingdom, 2016
- “Love Kills” (The Ballad) (Mercury / Moroder) iHeart Radio Theater, Los Angeles, USA, 2014
- “I Was Born To Love You” (Mercury) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
- “Drum Battle” (Taylor) Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia, 2014
- “Under Pressure” (Queen / Bowie) Global Citizen Festival, New York, FS, 2019
- “Who Wants To Forever Live” (May) Isle of Wight Festival, UK, 2016
- “The Guitar Solo” (Last Horizon) (May) The O2, London, UK, 2018
- “The Show Must Go On” (Queen) The O2, London, United Kingdom, 04/07/2018
- “Love Of My Life” (Mercury) The O2, London, United Kingdom, 02/07/2018
- “Bohemian Rhapsody” (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “Radio Ga Ga” (Taylor) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “Ay-Ohs” (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “Hammer To Fall” (May) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “We Will Rock You” (May) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
- “We Are The Champions” (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
