| Concert Tour Name: | Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2014–2015 |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Type: | World |
| Artist: | Queen + Adam Lambert |
| Start Date: | 19 June 2014 |
| End Date: | 30 September 2015 |
| Number Of Legs: | 5 |
| Number Of Shows: | 24 in North America 3 in Asia 8 in Oceania 26 in Europe 6 in South America 67 in total |
| Last Tour: | Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2012 (2012) |
| This Tour: | Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2014–2015 (2014–2015) |
| Next Tour: | Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour (2016) |
The Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2014–2015 was a worldwide concert tour by British rock band Queen and American singer Adam Lambert during 2014 and 2015.[1] Following on their 2012 tour and their appearance at the 2013 iHeart Radio Music Festival, the band announced a 2014 tour of North America. Following the overwhelming success of their North American tour, it was expanded to Australia, New Zealand and Asia in the autumn, then Europe in early 2015.[2] A tour of South America took place in September 2015.[3]
According to Pollstar, the complete tour 2014–2015 grossed $68.7 million, ranked number 35 in the top 100 worldwide tours in 2014[4] and number 46 in 2015.[5]
Queen + Adam Lambert first toured together in 2012. The following year, 2013, Queen and Lambert only performed one concert together at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. This concert was part of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The band were joined onstage by American band Fun for several songs. The concert was met by positive reviews.[6]
On 6 March 2014 Queen and Lambert announced at a press conference in the United States and via QueenOnline that they would tour North America in June and July 2014 starting in Chicago including concerts at the legendary venue Madison Square Garden in New York and at The Forum in Los Angeles where the band had last performed in 1982.[7] The tour began with an intimate performance at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles.[8]
On 2 April it was announced that Queen would play in South Korea for the first time in their careers at the Super Sonic Festival.[9] On the same day it was announced that Queen and Lambert would play at the same festival franchise in Japan. The last time Queen played in Japan was with Paul Rodgers eight years previously.[10]
On 19 May it was announced that Queen and Lambert would play several shows in Australia. This was the first time that Queen had played in the country since 1985, twenty-nine years previously. Queen and Lambert were to perform one show each in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.[11] [12] On 26 May a second date at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena was added.[13] The following day a second date at Sydney's Allphones Arena was added.[14] On 16 July a concert at Auckland's Vector Arena was announced.[15] A week later a second concert at the Vector Arena was announced.[16] On 29 September 2014, Queen and Lambert announced a European leg of the tour, including two concerts at The O2 in London on 17 and 18 January 2015.[17]
Three special performances were played for X FACTOR UK,[18] Helene Fischer Show on 25 December 2014,[19] & New Year's Eve at Westminster Hall where they played Drowse for the first time at the rehearsals, London[20] on 31 December 2014. The 85,000 tickets for each night of Rock in Rio sold out in just 3 hours.
Lady Gaga performed with Lambert and Queen singing Another One Bites The Dust during their stop in Sydney.
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and gross revenue
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold/available | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 – North America | ||||||
| 19 June 2014 | Chicago | United States | United Center | |||
| 21 June 2014 | Winnipeg | Canada | Bell MTS Place | |||
| 23 June 2014 | Saskatoon | Credit Union Centre | ||||
| 24 June 2014 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | ||||
| 26 June 2014 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| 28 June 2014 | Vancouver | Rogers Arena | ||||
| 1 July 2014 | San Jose | United States | SAP Center | |||
| 3 July 2014 | Inglewood | The Forum | 12,613 / 12,613 (100%) | $1,218,231 | ||
| 5 July 2014 | Las Vegas | The Joint | 5,388 / 5,388 (100%) | $890,970 | ||
| 6 July 2014 | ||||||
| 9 July 2014 | Houston | Toyota Center | ||||
| 10 July 2014 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 11,000 / 13,167 (84%) | $928,240 | ||
| 12 July 2014 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 12,331 / 14,070 (88%) | $961,050 | ||
| 13 July 2014 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 14,516 / 14,516 (100%) | $1,209,445 | |
| 14 July 2014 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 10,504 / 12,357 (85%) | $896,483 | ||
| 16 July 2014 | Philadelphia | United States | Wells Fargo Center | |||
| 17 July 2014 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 14,007 / 14,007 (100%) | $1,249,871 | ||
| 19 July 2014 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 13,982 / 14,101 (99%) | $1,340,490 | ||
| 20 July 2014 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | 15,000 / 15,000 (100%) | |||
| 22 July 2014 | Boston | TD Garden | ||||
| 23 July 2014 | East Rutherford | Meadowlands Arena | ||||
| 25 July 2014 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | — | |||
| 26 July 2014 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | 10,154 / 10,937 (93%) | $722,743 | ||
| 28 July 2014 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 14,516 / 14,516 (100%) | $1,209,445 | |
| Leg 2 – Asia | ||||||
| 14 August 2014 | Seoul | South Korea | Supersonic – Jamsil Sports Complex | — | ||
| 16 August 2014 | Osaka | Japan | Maishima Sports Island | — | ||
| 17 August 2014 | Chiba | Chiba Marine Stadium | ||||
| Leg 3 – Oceania | ||||||
| 22 August 2014 | Perth | Australia | Perth Arena | 13,285 / 13,285 (100%) | $2,008,590 | |
| 26 August 2014 | Sydney | Allphones Arena | 24,773 / 24,773 (100%) | $3,803,070 | ||
| 27 August 2014 | ||||||
| 29 August 2014 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 23,327 / 23,327 (100%) | $3,568,480 | ||
| 30 August 2014 | ||||||
| 1 September 2014 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 9,334 / 9,334 (100%) | $1,397,860 | ||
| 3 September 2014 | Auckland | New Zealand | Vector Arena | |||
| 4 September 2014 | ||||||
| Leg 4 – Europe | ||||||
| 31 December 2014 | London | England | Central Hall Westminster | — | ||
| 13 January 2015 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | ||||
| 14 January 2015 | Glasgow | Scotland | The SSE Hydro | 11,423 / 11,472 (99%) | $1,164,860 | |
| 17 January 2015 | London | England | The O2 Arena | 33,003 / 34,093 (97%) | $3,300,140 | |
| 18 January 2015 | ||||||
| 20 January 2015 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | ||||
| 21 January 2015 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | 15,607 / 15,892 (98%) | $1,568,870 | ||
| 23 January 2015 | Birmingham | Barclaycard Arena | ||||
| 24 January 2015 | Nottingham | Capital FM Arena Nottingham | ||||
| 26 January 2015 | Paris | France | Zénith de Paris | |||
| 29 January 2015 | Cologne | Germany | Lanxess Arena | |||
| 30 January 2015 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | |||
| 1 February 2015 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | |||
| 2 February 2015 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | |||
| 4 February 2015 | Berlin | O2 World Berlin | 10,660 / 11,326 (94%) | $797,512 | ||
| 5 February 2015 | Hamburg | O2 World Hamburg | 9,804 / 12,780 (77%) | $781,132 | ||
| 7 February 2015 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | ||||
| 10 February 2015 | Milan | Italy | Mediolanum Forum | |||
| 13 February 2015 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | |||
| 15 February 2015 | Herning | Denmark | Jyske Bank Boxen | |||
| 17 February 2015 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | |||
| 19 February 2015 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 13,000 / 13,000 (100%) | $1,149,070 | |
| 21 February 2015 | Kraków | Poland | Tauron Arena Kraków | |||
| 24 February 2015 | London | England | Wembley Arena | |||
| 26 February 2015 | Liverpool | Echo Arena Liverpool | ||||
| 27 February 2015 | Sheffield | |||||
| Leg 5 – South America | ||||||
| 16 September 2015 | São Paulo | Brazil | Ginásio do Ibirapuera | 8,024 / 8,024 (100%) | $730,990 | |
| 18 September 2015 | Rio de Janeiro | New City of Rock | — | |||
| 21 September 2015 | Porto Alegre | Gigantinho | 14,882 / 14,882 (100%) | $379,349 | ||
| 25 September 2015 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | ||||
| 27 September 2015 | Córdoba | Orfeo Superdomo | ||||
| 30 September 2015 | Santiago | Chile | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | |||
| Total | 296,133 / 307,860 (96%) | $32,617,381 | ||||
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