Queen + Adam Lambert to Release First Album ‘Live Around the World’ Together
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Queen + Adam Lambert first took the stage together in 2009 when Lambert was still an American Idol contestant. And after seven years of officially touring all over the world together, 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 different physical formats.
“When we couldn’t tour this year we wanted to give the fans something in place of that, and a Live album just felt right,” Lambert said in a press statement. “It’s the first time we have released an album together and we have had a lot of fun putting it together, picking out favorite performances over the past seven years.”
Their first-ever live album will be out Oct. 2 in CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray and vinyl formats, brining together hand-picked concert highlights captured around the world from over 200 shows. And all formats will include the band’s whole 22-minute Fire Fight Australia benefit show from Feb. 16, one of their last shows before the worldwide lockdown, when they recreated Queen’s historic 1985 Live Aid set in its entirety: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Radio Ga Ga,” “Hammer To Fall,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “We Will Rock You,” and “We are The Champions.” They also highlighted late frontman Freddie Mercury’s “Ay-Ohs” hallmark.
“As we all grapple with the challenge of creating live shows in a world dominated by a formidable viral enemy, it seemed the perfect time for us to create a collection of hand-picked live highlights from our Queen shows over the last 7 years with our brother Adam Lambert,” May said in a press statement. “It’s a first! As you watch and listen to these tracks you’ll be journeying all around the world with us, and experiencing a complete virtual live set. The collection climaxes in Sydney earlier this year when, in support Fire Fight Australia, we recreated the complete 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 particularly happy that we can now share this unique moment with the whole world.”
Queen + Adam Lambert’s postponed 27-date UK and European Rhapsody Tour has been rescheduled to start on May 23, 2021, in Bologna, Italy, including a 10-day residency at London’s The O2 Arena in June and ending on July 7 for a final concert in Madrid, Spain.
Check out the trailer for Live Around the World, which is available for pre-order here, and the entire tracklist below.
Live Around the World CD/vinyl tracklist:
- “Tear It Up” (May) The O2, London, UK, 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
- “Don’t 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, UK, 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, USA, 2019
- “Who Wants To Live Forever” (May) Isle of Wight Festival, UK, 2016
- “The Show Must Go On” (Queen) The O2, London, UK, 04/07/2018
- “Love Of My Life” (Mercury) The O2, London, UK, 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, UK, 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
- “Don’t 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, UK, 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, USA, 2019
- “Who Wants To Live Forever” (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, UK, 04/07/2018
- “Love Of My Life” (Mercury) The O2, London, UK, 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
via https://www.DMT.NEWS/
Heran Mamo, Khareem Sudlow, DMTDaily
