| Concert Tour Name: | Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2012 |
| Type: | European |
| Location: | Europe |
| Artist: | Queen + Adam Lambert |
| Start Date: | 30 June 2012 |
| End Date: | 14 July 2012 |
| Number Of Shows: | 6 |
| This Tour: | Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2012 (2012) |
| Next Tour: | Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2014–2015 (2014–2015) |
The Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2012 was a European concert tour that was the first touring collaboration between British rock band Queen and American singer Adam Lambert.
Adam Lambert first performed with Queen as a contestant on the eighth season of American Idol.[1] Soon after the performance, Brian May indicated to Rolling Stone that he was considering Lambert as a front-man for Queen.[2] In November 2011, Adam Lambert joined Queen for a special performance at the MTV Europe Awards in Belfast.[3] It was then reported in December 2011 that Taylor and May had begun discussions with Lambert for him to front Queen in concert.[4]
The tour began in June 2012 at Kyiv's Independence Square, a joint show with Elton John in aid of the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation. Following the Kyiv concert, the group was set to play a number of festival dates. The UK Sonisphere Festival was cancelled and Queen and Lambert instead performed three sold out concerts at London's Hammersmith Apollo to wrap up the tour.[5]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold/available | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | |||||
| 30 June 2012 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Maidan Nezalezhnosti | — | |
| 3 July 2012 | Moscow | Russia | Olimpiyskiy | ||
| 7 July 2012 | Wrocław | Poland | Stadion Miejski | — | |
| 11 July 2012 | London | England | Hammersmith Apollo | ||
| 12 July 2012 | |||||
| 14 July 2012 | |||||
Additional musicians
| < | --Date--> | < | --City, (State or Country)--> | < | --Venue--> | < | --Reason/Additional Info--> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2012 | Stevenage | Sonisphere Festival | Cancelled.[6] | ||||
| 30 June 2012 | Moscow | Olimpiyskiy | Rescheduled to 3 July 2012.[7] |