Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2014–2015 Explained

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]

Background

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.

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and gross revenue

DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold/availableRevenue
Leg 1 – North America
19 June 2014ChicagoUnited StatesUnited Center
21 June 2014WinnipegCanadaBell MTS Place
23 June 2014SaskatoonCredit Union Centre
24 June 2014EdmontonRexall Place
26 June 2014CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
28 June 2014VancouverRogers Arena
1 July 2014San JoseUnited StatesSAP Center
3 July 2014InglewoodThe Forum12,613 / 12,613 (100%)$1,218,231
5 July 2014Las VegasThe Joint5,388 / 5,388 (100%)$890,970
6 July 2014
9 July 2014HoustonToyota Center
10 July 2014DallasAmerican Airlines Center11,000 / 13,167 (84%)$928,240
12 July 2014Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills12,331 / 14,070 (88%)$961,050
13 July 2014TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre14,516 / 14,516 (100%)$1,209,445
14 July 2014MontrealBell Centre10,504 / 12,357 (85%)$896,483
16 July 2014PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo Center
17 July 2014New York CityMadison Square Garden14,007 / 14,007 (100%)$1,249,871
19 July 2014UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena13,982 / 14,101 (99%)$1,340,490
20 July 2014ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion15,000 / 15,000 (100%)
22 July 2014BostonTD Garden
23 July 2014East RutherfordMeadowlands Arena
25 July 2014UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena —
26 July 2014Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall10,154 / 10,937 (93%)$722,743
28 July 2014TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre14,516 / 14,516 (100%)$1,209,445
Leg 2 – Asia
14 August 2014SeoulSouth KoreaSupersonicJamsil Sports Complex
16 August 2014OsakaJapanMaishima Sports Island
17 August 2014ChibaChiba Marine Stadium
Leg 3 – Oceania
22 August 2014PerthAustraliaPerth Arena13,285 / 13,285 (100%)$2,008,590
26 August 2014SydneyAllphones Arena24,773 / 24,773 (100%)$3,803,070
27 August 2014
29 August 2014MelbourneRod Laver Arena23,327 / 23,327 (100%)$3,568,480
30 August 2014
1 September 2014BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre9,334 / 9,334 (100%)$1,397,860
3 September 2014AucklandNew ZealandVector Arena
4 September 2014
Leg 4 – Europe
31 December 2014LondonEnglandCentral Hall Westminster
13 January 2015NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
14 January 2015GlasgowScotlandThe SSE Hydro11,423 / 11,472 (99%)$1,164,860
17 January 2015LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena33,003 / 34,093 (97%)$3,300,140
18 January 2015
20 January 2015LeedsFirst Direct Arena
21 January 2015ManchesterManchester Arena15,607 / 15,892 (98%)$1,568,870
23 January 2015BirminghamBarclaycard Arena
24 January 2015NottinghamCapital FM Arena Nottingham
26 January 2015ParisFranceZénith de Paris
29 January 2015CologneGermanyLanxess Arena
30 January 2015AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome
1 February 2015ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
2 February 2015MunichGermanyOlympiahalle
4 February 2015BerlinO2 World Berlin10,660 / 11,326 (94%)$797,512
5 February 2015HamburgO2 World Hamburg9,804 / 12,780 (77%)$781,132
7 February 2015FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt
10 February 2015MilanItalyMediolanum Forum
13 February 2015StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
15 February 2015HerningDenmarkJyske Bank Boxen
17 February 2015PragueCzech RepublicO2 Arena
19 February 2015ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion13,000 / 13,000 (100%)$1,149,070
21 February 2015KrakówPolandTauron Arena Kraków
24 February 2015LondonEnglandWembley Arena
26 February 2015LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool
27 February 2015Sheffield
Leg 5 – South America
16 September 2015São PauloBrazilGinásio do Ibirapuera8,024 / 8,024 (100%)$730,990
18 September 2015Rio de JaneiroNew City of Rock
21 September 2015Porto AlegreGigantinho14,882 / 14,882 (100%)$379,349
25 September 2015Buenos AiresArgentina
27 September 2015CórdobaOrfeo Superdomo
30 September 2015SantiagoChileEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Total296,133 / 307,860 (96%)$32,617,381

Cancelled dates

Tour band

Additional musicians

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queen and Adam Lambert's Tour Opener: 5 Things We Learned . Rolling Stone . 20 June 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Brian May says there will be more Queen and Adam Lambert dates across the world . Click Music . 30 July 2014 . 31 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723063521/http://www.clickmusic.com/news/article/brian-may-says-may-be-more-queen-adam-lambert-tour-dates-across-world . 23 July 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: Queen + Adam Lambert: 'Don't Stop Them Now' South American Tour Dates and Ticket Information . 2015-10-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928025803/http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/queen-adam-lambert-dont-stop-them-now-south-american-tour-dates . 2015-09-28 .
  4. Web site: Top 100 Worldwide Tours. 2014. Pollstarpro.com. 2017-07-25.
  5. Web site: Top 100 Worldwide Tours. 2015. Pollstarpro.com. 2017-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308232853/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2015/2015YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf. 2017-03-08. dead.
  6. Web site: Queen and Adam Lambert Dominate Night One of iHeartRadio . Rolling Stone . 21 September 2013 . 31 July 2014.
  7. Web site: Press Release: Queen + Adam Lambert Announce North American Tour! . QueenOnline . 6 March 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  8. Web site: Queen And Adam Lambert At iHeartRadio Theater . Grammy . 17 June 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  9. Web site: Press Release: Queen + Adam Lambert To Play Korea at Super Sonic 2014 . Queen Online . 2 April 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  10. Web site: Press Release: Queen + Adam Lambert Confirm Summer Sonic 2014 in Japan . Queen Online . 2 April 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  11. Web site: Announcement Coming... . Queen Online . 15 May 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  12. Web site: Press Release: Queen + Adam Lambert Announce Australia Shows / QOL Pre-Sale Information . Queen Online . 19 May 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  13. Web site: Queen + Adam Lambert: 2nd Melbourne Show Announced / General Sale Information . Queen Online . 26 May 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  14. Web site: Queen + Adam Lambert: 2nd Sydney Show Announced / General Sale Information . Queen Online . 27 May 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  15. Web site: Queen + Adam Lambert Announce New Zealand Show! . Queen Online . 16 July 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  16. Web site: Queen + Adam Lambert: New Zealand Shows Only General Sale Now . Queen Online . 24 July 2014 . 31 July 2014.
  17. Web site: **Possible** Queen + Adam Lambert Concert at O2 Arena in London, UK, January 17, 2015??!! See O2's deleted tweet... | Adam Lambert 24/7 News . Adamlamberttv.blogspot.com.au . 2014-09-26 . 2017-07-25.
  18. Web site: Queen + Adam Lambert Concert Setlist at The X Factor, London on November 30, 2014 . Setlist.fm . 2017-07-25.
  19. Web site: Queen + Adam Lambert Concert Setlist at Helene Fischer Show, Cornberg on December 25, 2014 | setlist.fm . setlist.fm . January 1, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150101091312/http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queen-adam-lambert/2014/helene-fischer-show-cornberg-germany-23cd6cbb.html . January 1, 2015 .
  20. Web site: Queen + Adam Lambert Concert Setlist at Rock Big Ben Live 2014 on December 31, 2014 . Setlist.fm . 2017-07-25.
  21. Web site: Brian's Soapbox February 2015 . Brianmay.com . 2017-07-25.