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Queen + Adam Lambert Return For The Rhapsody Tour Across North America

Tickets Onsale Starting Friday, March 31 at 10am Local on LiveNation.com

“visions fine and sound supreme   essence of a fiery queen   doyens of the paradigm   we will rock you one more time.”   brian may  .

Having first launched their universally acclaimed Rhapsody Tour with 25 epic shows across North America in 2019, Queen + Adam Lambert are bringing their highly acclaimed production, now expanded and updated, back to where it first began. After a 4-year long hiatus, Sir Brian May, Roger Taylor and their exceptional frontman Adam Lambert have announced they will set out on a spectacular North America run this fall. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on October 4 at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena making stops in Toronto, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Denver and more before concluding at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. See full routing below. 

Brian May says, “Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever. So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious. Watch out world.”  

And Adam Lambert says: “I can’t wait to tour North America one more time with the Rhapsody tour alongside the two unbelievably talented legends that are Brian May and Roger Taylor.”  

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Queen + Adam Lambert’s 150-minute career-spanning set list celebrates the band’s extraordinary back catalogue, lining up wall-to-wall immortal anthems like “We Will Rock You”, “Don’t Stop Me Now”, “Radio Ga Ga”, and “Somebody To Love” alongside classic deep cuts and vintage fan favourites. Featuring a dazzling state-of-the-art stage design, incredible special effects and set pieces, this sense-swamping extravaganza has been blowing critics and fans away the world over. 

As with last year’s UK and European dates, the 2023 North American tour will see Queen + Adam Lambert supported on stage by their regular band members, long-serving Queen keyboard player and musical director Spike Edney, bass guitarist Neil Fairclough and percussionist Tyler Warren.  

Having extensively toured over the last few years, the Rhapsody show is forever evolving. But it remains at heart a tribute to Freddie Mercury’s majestic legacy, a confirmation of Brian and Roger’s undimmed musical prowess, plus a magnificent showcase for Adam’s vocal skills and electrifying stage charisma, all of which adds up to a glorious full-blooded celebration of one of the greatest songbooks in rock history. Read more on the story of The Rhapsody Tour so far, including the special performance opening the Platinum Jubilee concert with the late Queen herself tea cup tapping to the beat of “We Will Rock You” HERE . 

TICKETS: Tickets will be available via a general onsale beginning Friday, March 31st at 10AM local time at LiveNation.com .  

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Queen + Adam Lambert appreciate that it is an enormous task to try and stop scalpers from taking advantage of fans wanting to purchase tickets for the tour. In an effort to help minimize resale and keep ticket prices at face value for fans, the band are collaborating with the venues’ ticketing partners to restrict the ability to transfer tickets for The Rhapsody Tour so that they may only be transferred between fans at the original price. 

Fans will still have protection against unforeseen circumstances. Those who purchase tickets and are no longer able to attend their show will be able to sell their tickets at the price they paid using a face value ticket exchange, including the Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange – which is free to use for buyers and sellers. More information on how the Ticketmaster Exchange works is available here . 

Unfortunately, the states of NY, IL, and CO have laws in place which protect ticket scalpers – these laws prohibit artists from being able to restrict the transfer of their tickets to face value exchanges only. For shows in these states, Queen + Adam Lambert strongly encourage fans to only buy or sell tickets to one another on face value exchanges. More information can be found here , with more details to follow in the coming weeks.  

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT THE RHAPSODY TOUR 2023 DATES:   

Wed Oct 04 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena 

Sun Oct 08 – Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena 

Tue Oct 10 — Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena 

Thu Oct 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden 

Sun Oct 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden 

Wed Oct 18 — Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center 

Mon Oct 23 — Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena 

Wed Oct 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena 

Fri Oct 27 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center 

Mon Oct 30 — Chicago, IL – United Center 

Thu Nov 02 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center 

Sun Nov 05 — Denver, CO – Ball Arena 

Wed Nov 08 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center 

Sat Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium 

About Live Nation Entertainment  

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com . 

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Cara Hutchison | [email protected]  

Queen  

Phil Symes | [email protected]   

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Adam Lambert  

Kristen Foster | [email protected]   

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Queen + Adam Lambert Announce 2023 North American ‘Rhapsody’ Tour Dates

By Andy Greene

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Queen + Adam Lambert are bringing their Rhapsody Tour back to North America for their first shows on this side of the Atlantic since 2019. The tour kicks off Oct. 4 in Baltimore, Maryland, and wraps up Nov. 11 in Los Angeles, California.

“This tour has lots of new bells and lots of new whistles,” Queen guitarist Brian May tells Rolling Stone . “We’ve evolved as performers, I think. We’ve stepped up our game. We have better chemistry than ever. We understand each other better than ever, and we feel more free in the way that we interpret stuff. We’re very happy with it. There’s lots of new production and stuff we want to excite you with.”

The set will focus on Queen classics like “Another One Bites The Dust,” “Somebody to Love,” and “Radio Ga Ga.” But they sprinkled in deep cuts like “Tear It Up” and “A King of Magic” in Europe last year, and hope to keep doing that.

“This show has evolved since its been in America since we’ve taken it around the world,” adds drummer Roger Taylor. “It’s quite a different show in a way, while retaining all the big hits, which so many people want to hear.”

Ticket sales begin Friday, March 31. In an effort to keep prices low and reduce scalping, the band is going to utilize the Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange, which makes it impossible to sell tickets for more than face value. “It’s an experiment,” says May. “We got sick of seeing our fans get ripped off by scalpers. We’re hoping this works out.”

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Queen + Adam Lambert first played together on the 2009 finale of American Idol. They began gigging together in 2012, and have stayed on the road consistently over the past decade. Filling in for Freddie Mercury was a daunting task at first for Lambert, but he’s grown very comfortable with the job over the years.

“I feel less anxiety now,” he says. “I’ve matured as a performer. I trust myself a bit more. I will say that when the movie [ Bohemian Rhapsody ] came out, we had all these new fans, and many of them were young, I felt this little pang of, ‘Oh, these are new fans that haven’t been to a show yet.’ I needed to prove myself again, which is good. It keeps me on my game.”

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“He would be welcome,” adds Taylor. “But I don’t think it’s going to happen.”

At the moment, this next leg of the Rhapsody Tour is just 14 shows, but it’s very possible they’ll tack on more. “People are buying tickets,” says Lambert. “And hey, we like performing.”

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Queen + Adam Lambert 2023 North American Tour Dates

Oct. 4 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena Oct. 8 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena Oct. 10 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena Oct. 12 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Oct. 15 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden Oct. 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center Oct. 23 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena Oct. 25 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena Oct. 27 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center Oct. 30 – Chicago, IL @ United Center Nov. 2 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center Nov. 5 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena Nov. 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center Nov. 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium

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Queen + Adam Lambert Unveil North American ‘Rhapsody’ Tour Dates: ‘These Are New Glory Days’

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“These are kind of new glory days for us,” said Queen guitarist and founding member Brian May, who was literally knighted by King Charles III earlier this month. “It’s nice to think that hopefully there will be the demand for that.” 

But the guitarist, along with founding drummer Roger Taylor and singer Adam Lambert , was on the other side of the Atlantic in Thursday, in New York to announce the group’s 14-show North American leg of its “Rhapsody” tour — its first since 2019 — which runs from Oct. 4 through Nov. 11.

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Shows on the overseas “Rhapsody” tour dates featured around 25 songs plus four encore numbers, and included the hits “Killer Queen,” “Fat Bottomed Girls, “Another One Bites the Dust, “We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions” and the song with more than 2 billion Spotify streams that lent its title to a film and this tour, “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Queen promises some deeper cuts on this jaunt. Lambert says, “I’m not sure exactly what we’ll pull out for this one. Look, I would be happy just to show up and do what I was told if that was how it was. But I’ve been really fortunate to work with these two gentlemen who are very collaborative, and we get to all throw ideas in and work things out. I’m really grateful for that it makes me even more invested in it.

It’s been a decade since the group’s first live American concert, though the first time they performed was in 2009 when May and Taylor were guests on the eighth season of “Idol.” May remembers the first actual American concert in Las Vegas in 2013 for the iHeart Music Festival: “It felt so good both internally and from the [crowd] reaction that we thought, ‘My God, this is something we shouldn’t be letting go.’ I think we foresaw some kind of future, didn’t we? But not quite as big as it actually happened. It’s been colossal.” 

Lambert agreed, “I don’t think I would have imagined that it would have been the gift that keeps on giving.”

The current Rhapsody tour features Queen + Adam Lambert’s regular band members, longtime keyboard player and musical director Spike Edney, bass guitarist Neil Fairclough and percussionist Tyler Warren. Founding bassist John Deacon left the band and effectively retired from music following Freddie Mercury’s 1991 death, and chose not to be present at Queen’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

Despite a 30-year-plus age difference between Lambert, 41, and May, 75 and Taylor, 73, the three have an easy camaraderie that’s evident both onstage and off. Lambert was only three when Queen’s iconic 1985 Live Aid performance rocked the world, but it was something he got to recreate at the Fire Fight fundraiser concert in Sydney, Australia in February 2020, a month before Covid shut down the world.

 As a fan growing up, Lambert was familiar with Queen’s Live Aid footage. “But when it came time to first join the band on stage, I was like, ‘I have to know my stuff’ so I watched as much as I could. Besides Live Aid, one of my favorite things was Montreal concert where Freddie was running around in a pair of itty bitty white shorts and no shoes,” Lambert says. “I just I remember seeing that and going ‘This guy’s amazing.’ He was so free and ridiculous and just full of joy and I’ve been so inspired by that spirit. I try to approach shows with that same humor…”

“And shorts?” Taylor quipped.

“Not the shorts for me — Freddie had much better legs,” Lambert concluded.

A general on sale date for the Queen + Adam Lambert  U.S. tour is March 31, and in light of exorbitant ticket prices and “dynamic pricing,” the band stated in a release that “In an effort to help minimize resale and keep ticket prices at face value for fans, the band are collaborating with the venues’ ticketing partners to restrict the ability to transfer tickets for the Rhapsody tour so that they may only be transferred between fans at the original price.”

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT THE RHAPSODY TOUR 2023 DATES:

Wed Oct 04 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena

Sun Oct 08 – Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena

Tue Oct 10 — Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Thu Oct 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Wed Oct 18 — Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center

Mon Oct 23 — Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

Wed Oct 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

Fri Oct 27 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

Mon Oct 30 — Chicago, IL – United Center

Thu Nov 02 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Sun Nov 05 — Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Wed Nov 08 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

Sat Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium

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After a  four-year-long hiatus, Sir Brian May, Roger Taylor and their exceptional frontman Adam Lambert have announced they will set out on a spectacular North America run this fall.

ONSALE: Tickets will be available via a general onsale beginning Friday, March 31 at 10 A.M. local venue time HERE .

As Queen + Adam Lambert announced, they have also set terms in place to minimize scalping and get tickets into the hands of fans at the prices they set. Here is some important info:

• TICKETS WILL HAVE RESTRICTED TRANSFER : Ticketmaster will be following the artist’s terms and any tickets sold on our platform will be non-transferable to prevent tickets from being resold for a profit. (Please note: This does not apply to tickets purchased for tour dates in New York, Illinois, and Colorado, where state laws prohibit artists from restricting resale.)
• TICKETS CAN ONLY BE RESOLD AT ORIGINAL PRICE : To give fans flexibility if their plans change, the tour will utilize Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange, which allows fans to sell their tickets for the price they paid, including fees and taxes. The exchange is free to use for buyers and sellers. That way, if a fan can’t make the show, they have a way to get their money back while making another fan’s night.

The Face Value Exchange will be launched at a later date, and we will keep this page updated with more details in the coming weeks.

What does it mean if a ticket has restricted transfer?

If you can no longer attend a show, you can sell your tickets for the price you paid, including fees and taxes, using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange. Important note: Fans should not attempt to purchase tickets from sites outside of those made available on the Face Value Exchange. Learn more about how to avoid fake “speculative” tickets for live events.

What is Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange?

How do i list tickets for sale on the face value exchange.

Here’s how it works:

• Sign in to My Account, click My Tickets then select See Details next to your event.
• Click the Sell button.
• Choose to list one or all your tickets for the price you paid.
• Tell us how you’d like to get paid.
• Review your listing and you’re all set.

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What should i do if i’m buying tickets for a show in new york, illinois or colorado.

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Announce North American Dates For ‘The Rhapsody Tour’

Having first launched their universally acclaimed Rhapsody Tour with 25 epic shows across North America in 2019, Queen + Adam Lambert are bringing their highly acclaimed production, now expanded and updated, back to where it first began. After a 4-year long hiatus, Sir Brian May, Roger Taylor and their exceptional frontman Adam Lambert have announced they will set out on a spectacular North America run this fall. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on October 4 at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena making stops in Toronto, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Denver and more before concluding at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. See full routing below.

Brian May says, “Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever. So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious. Watch out world.”  

And Adam Lambert says: “I can’t wait to tour North America one more time with the Rhapsody tour alongside the two unbelievably talented legends that are Brian May and Roger Taylor.”

Queen + Adam Lambert’s 150-minute career-spanning set list celebrates the band’s extraordinary back catalogue, lining up wall-to-wall immortal anthems like “We Will Rock You”, “Don’t Stop Me Now”, “Radio Ga Ga”, and “Somebody To Love” alongside classic deep cuts and vintage fan favourites. Featuring a dazzling state-of-the-art stage design, incredible special effects and set pieces, this sense-swamping extravaganza has been blowing critics and fans away the world over.

As with last year’s UK and European dates, the 2023 North American tour will see Queen + Adam Lambert supported on stage by their regular band members, long-serving Queen keyboard player and musical director Spike Edney, bass guitarist Neil Fairclough and percussionist Tyler Warren.

Having extensively toured over the last few years, the Rhapsody show is forever evolving. But it remains at heart a tribute to Freddie Mercury’s majestic legacy, a confirmation of Brian and Roger’s undimmed musical prowess, plus a magnificent showcase for Adam’s vocal skills and electrifying stage charisma, all of which adds up to a glorious full-blooded celebration of one of the greatest songbooks in rock history. Read more on the story of The Rhapsody Tour so far, including the special performance opening the Platinum Jubilee concert with the late Queen herself tea cup tapping to the beat of “We Will Rock You” HERE .

TICKETS: Tickets will be available via a general onsale beginning Friday, March 31st at 10AM local time at LiveNation.com .  

MORE ON TICKETS:

Queen + Adam Lambert appreciate that it is an enormous task to try and stop scalpers from taking advantage of fans wanting to purchase tickets for the tour. In an effort to help minimize resaleand keep ticket prices at face value for fans, the band are collaborating with the venues’ ticketing partners to restrict the ability to transfer tickets for The Rhapsody Tour so that they may only be transferred between fans at the original price.

Fans will still have protection against unforeseen circumstances. Those who purchase tickets and are no longer able to attend their show will be able to sell their tickets at the price they paid using a face value ticket exchange, including the Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange – which is free to use for buyers and sellers. More information on how the Ticketmaster Exchange works is available here .

Unfortunately, the states of NY, IL, and CO have laws in place which protect ticket scalpers – these laws prohibit artists from being able to restrict the transfer of their tickets to face value exchanges only. For shows in these states, Queen + Adam Lambert strongly encourage fans to only buy or sell tickets to one another on face value exchanges. More information can be found here , with more details to follow in the coming weeks.

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT THE RHAPSODY TOUR 2023 DATES:

Wed Oct 04 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena

Sun Oct 08 – Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena

Tue Oct 10 — Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Thu Oct 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Sun Oct 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Wed Oct 18 — Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center

Mon Oct 23 — Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

Wed Oct 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

Fri Oct 27 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

Mon Oct 30 — Chicago, IL – United Center

Thu Nov 02 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Sun Nov 05 — Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Wed Nov 08 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

Sat Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium

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Queen + Adam Lambert Return for The Rhapsody Tour across North America [UPDATED]

Queen + adam lambert return for the rhapsody tour across north america.

Tickets Onsale Starting Friday, March 31 at 10am Local on LiveNation.com

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“Visions fine and sound supreme Essence of a fierly Queen Doyens of the Paradigm We Will Rock You one more time.” Brian May

Having first launched their universally acclaimed Rhapsody Tour with 25 epic shows across North America in 2019, Queen + Adam Lambert are bringing their highly acclaimed production, now expanded and updated, back to where it first began. After a 4-year long hiatus, Sir Brian May, Roger Taylor and their exceptional frontman Adam Lambert have announced they will set out on a spectacular North America run this fall. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on October 4 at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena making stops in Toronto, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Denver and more before concluding at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. See full routing below.   Brian May  says,  “Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever. So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious. Watch out world.”   And  Adam Lambert  says:  “I can’t wait to tour North America one more time with the Rhapsody tour alongside the two unbelievably talented legends that are Brian May and Roger Taylor.”   Queen + Adam Lambert’s 150-minute career-spanning set list celebrates the band’s extraordinary back catalogue, lining up wall-to-wall immortal anthems like “We Will Rock You”, “Don’t Stop Me Now”, “Radio Ga Ga”, and “Somebody To Love” alongside classic deep cuts and vintage fan favourites. Featuring a dazzling state-of-the-art stage design, incredible special effects and set pieces, this sense-swamping extravaganza has been blowing critics and fans away the world over.   As with last year’s UK and European dates, the 2023 North American tour will see Queen + Adam Lambert supported on stage by their regular band members, long-serving Queen keyboard player and musical director Spike Edney, bass guitarist Neil Fairclough and percussionist Tyler Warren.   Having extensively toured over the last few years, the Rhapsody show is forever evolving. But it remains at heart a tribute to Freddie Mercury’s majestic legacy, a confirmation of Brian and Roger’s undimmed musical prowess, plus a magnificent showcase for Adam’s vocal skills and electrifying stage charisma, all of which adds up to a glorious full-blooded celebration of one of the greatest songbooks in rock history. Read more on the story of The Rhapsody Tour so far, including the special performance opening the Platinum Jubilee concert with the late Queen herself tea cup tapping to the beat of “We Will Rock You” HERE .

TICKETS : Tickets will be available via a general on-sale beginning Friday, March 31st at 10 AM local time at  LiveNation.com .   MORE ON TICKETS: Queen + Adam Lambert appreciate that it is an enormous task to try and stop scalpers from taking advantage of fans wanting to purchase tickets for the tour. In an effort to help minimize resale and keep ticket prices at face value for fans, the band are collaborating with the venues’ ticketing partners to restrict the ability to transfer tickets for The Rhapsody Tour so that they may only be transferred between fans at the original price.   Fans will still have protection against unforeseen circumstances. Those who purchase tickets and are no longer able to attend their show will be able to sell their tickets at the price they paid using a face value ticket exchange, including the Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange – which is free to use for buyers and sellers. More information on how the Ticketmaster Exchange works is available here .   Unfortunately, the states of NY, IL, and CO have laws in place that protect ticket scalpers – these laws prohibit artists from being able to restrict the transfer of their tickets to face-value exchanges only. For shows in these states, Queen + Adam Lambert strongly encourages fans to only buy or sell tickets to one another on face-value exchanges. More information can be found here , with more details to follow in the coming weeks.   QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT THE RHAPSODY TOUR 2023 DATES : Wed Oct 04 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena – LINK Sun Oct 08 – Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena – LINK Tue Oct 10 — Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena – LINK Thu Oct 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden – LINK Sun Oct 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden – LINK Wed Oct 18 — Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center – LINK Mon Oct 23 — Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena – LINK Wed Oct 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena – LINK Fri Oct 27 – St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center – LINK Mon Oct 30 — Chicago, IL – United Center – LINK Thu Nov 02 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center – LINK Sun Nov 05 — Denver, CO – Ball Arena – LINK Wed Nov 08 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center – LINK Sat Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium – LINK

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Queen and Adam Lambert Announce North American Tour Dates

Queen and Adam Lambert have announced a 2023 North American tour .

The run of shows will begin on Oct. 4 in Baltimore and include stops in cities like Toronto, New York, Boston, Nashville, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. As with their last tour, Lambert, Brian May and Roger Taylor will be supported onstage by keyboard player and musical director Spike Edney, bassist Neil Fairclough and percussionist Tyler Warren.

"I can't wait to tour North America one more time with the Rhapsody tour alongside the two unbelievably talented legends that are Brian May and Roger Taylor," Lambert said in a press release.

"Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever," May added. "So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious. Watch out world."

You can see a complete list of show dates below.

Tickets for the upcoming concerts will be available starting March 31. To keep ticket prices at face value for fans, Queen and Lambert are working with the venues' ticketing partners to minimize the risk of resale. Fans who purchase tickets and are no longer able to attend will be able to resell their tickets at their original price using the Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange program.

"I’m not 35 anymore, and leaving home for two months is not easy," May told Variety i n November. "But we feel as like if we’re all fit and well, that we’d like to go out there one more time.

Queen and Adam Lambert, The Rhapsody Tour 2023 Oct. 4 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena Oct. 8 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena Oct. 10 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena Oct. 12 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Oct. 15 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden Oct. 18 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center Oct. 23 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena Oct. 25 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena Oct. 27 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center Oct. 30 — Chicago, IL @ United Center Nov. 2 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center Nov. 5 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena Nov. 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center Nov. 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium

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Having first launched their universally acclaimed "Rhapsody" tour with 25 epic shows across North America in 2019, QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT are bringing their highly acclaimed production, now expanded and updated, back to where it first began. After a four-year-long hiatus, Sir Brian May , Roger Taylor and their exceptional frontman Adam Lambert have announced they will set out on a spectacular North America run this fall. Produced by Live Nation , the tour kicks off on October 4 at Baltimore's CFG Bank Arena, making stops in Toronto, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Denver and more, before concluding at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. See full routing below.

May says: "Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever. So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious. Watch out, world."

Lambert states: "I can't wait to tour North America one more time with the 'Rhapsody' tour alongside the two unbelievably talented legends that are Brian May and Roger Taylor ."

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT 's 150-minute career-spanning set list celebrates the band's extraordinary back catalog, lining up wall-to-wall immortal anthems like "We Will Rock You" , "Don't Stop Me Now" , "Radio Ga Ga" and "Somebody To Love" alongside classic deep cuts and vintage fan favorites. Featuring a dazzling state-of-the-art stage design, incredible special effects and set pieces, this sense-swamping extravaganza has been blowing critics and fans away the world over.

As with last year's European dates, the 2023 North American tour will see QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT supported on stage by their regular band members, long-serving QUEEN keyboard player and musical director Spike Edney , bass guitarist Neil Fairclough and percussionist Tyler Warren .

Having extensively toured over the last few years, the "Rhapsody" show is forever evolving. But it remains at heart a tribute to Freddie Mercury 's majestic legacy, a confirmation of Brian and Roger 's undimmed musical prowess, plus a magnificent showcase for Adam 's vocal skills and electrifying stage charisma, all of which adds up to a glorious full-blooded celebration of one of the greatest songbooks in rock history.

Tickets will be available via a general on-sale beginning Friday, March 31 at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com.

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT appreciate that it is an enormous task to try and stop scalpers from taking advantage of fans wanting to purchase tickets for the tour. In an effort to help minimize resale and keep ticket prices at face value for fans, the band are collaborating with the venues' ticketing partners to restrict the ability to transfer tickets for the "Rhapsody" tour so that they may only be transferred between fans at the original price.

Fans will still have protection against unforeseen circumstances. Those who purchase tickets and are no longer able to attend their show will be able to sell their tickets at the price they paid using a face value ticket exchange, including the Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange — which is free to use for buyers and sellers.

Unfortunately, the states of New York, Illinois and Colorado have laws in place that protect ticket scalpers. These laws prohibit artists from being able to restrict the transfer of their tickets to face-value exchanges only. For shows in these states, QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT strongly encourages fans to only buy or sell tickets to one another on face-value exchanges.

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT "Rhapsody" fall 2023 North American tour dates:

Oct. 04 - Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena Oct. 08 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena Oct. 10 - Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena Oct. 12 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden Oct. 15 - Boston, MA - TD Garden Oct. 18 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center Oct. 23 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena Oct. 25 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena Oct. 27 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center Oct. 30 - Chicago, IL - United Center Nov. 02 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center Nov. 05 - Denver, CO - Ball Arena Nov. 08 - San Francisco, CA - Chase Center Nov. 11 - Los Angeles, CA - BMO Stadium

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Queen + Adam Lambert Announce ‘The Rhapsody Tour’ Fall 2023 North American Dates

Queen + Adam Lambert are back to rock North America one more time, announcing fall North American dates for "The Rhapsody Tour."

The trek is set to launch Oct. 4 in Baltimore, Maryland and will hit stops in the U.S. and Canada through a Nov. 11 finale in Los Angeles. See all of the dates, cities and venues listed toward the bottom of the page.

For fans wondering, Queen view the show as an evolution of the performances that they were putting on prior to the pandemic. "We were changing it and improving it as we went, and we are now going through all of those improvements again when it comes to this American leg," says drummer Roger Taylor to Billboard .

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When asked about the changes to the set and production, guitarist Brian May was coy, explaining, "Well, we’re not gonna tell you that much, we don’t want to spoil it. [laughs] But the nice things is that the material is what ultimately gives the ideas, and we’re able to develop those ideas as we go along. We get to throw more and more stuff in, production-wise."

Lambert chimed in, "I will say, the technology has come so far, even in the 10 years that we’ve worked together. It gives us so much freedom when it comes to what we want to create, what environment we want to put around a song. We have all of these toys that we get to play with, which we all get a big kick out of. We have an amazing creative team that work with us — I mean, we add something in a couple of days if we have a cool idea. Once the show kicks off, the show is never locked. It’s never the same show every night, we have the ability to throw a new song in, move the set around, change the visuals. There’s so much freedom."

As for whether or not this is the band's final run, May commented, "Let me be clear, this is not a farewell tour. You can always do one more time … and then one more time … and then another time after that!"

Tickets for "The Rhapsody Tour" will go on sale next Friday (March 31) at 10AM local time via Live Nation .

Queen + Adam Lambert 'The Rhapsody Tour" Fall 2023 Tour Dates

Oct. 04 - Baltimore, Md. @ CFG Bank Arena Oct. 08 - Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena Oct. 10 - Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena Oct. 12 - New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden Oct. 15 - Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden Oct. 18 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center Oct. 23 - Atlanta, Ga. @ State Farm Arena Oct. 25 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena Oct. 27 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center Oct. 30 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center Nov. 02 - Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center Nov. 05 - Denver, Colo. @ Ball Arena Nov. 08 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Chase Center Nov. 11 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ BMO Stadium

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Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on October 4 at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena.

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Having first launched their universally acclaimed ‘Rhapsody’ Tour with 25 epic shows across North America in 2019, Queen + Adam Lambert are bringing their highly acclaimed production, now expanded and updated, back to where it first began. After a 4-year long hiatus, Sir Brian May , Roger Taylor and their exceptional frontman Adam Lambert have announced they will set out on a spectacular North America run this fall.

Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on October 4 at Baltimore’s CFG Bank Arena making stops in Toronto, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Denver and more before concluding at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. See full routing below.

Brian May says, “Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever. So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious. Watch out world.”

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And Adam Lambert says: “I can’t wait to tour North America one more time with the ‘Rhapsody’ tour alongside the two unbelievably talented legends that are Brian May and Roger Taylor.”

Queen + Adam Lambert’s 150-minute career-spanning setlist celebrates the band’s extraordinary back catalog, lining up wall-to-wall immortal anthems like “We Will Rock You”, “Don’t Stop Me Now”, “Radio Ga Ga”, and “Somebody To Love” alongside classic deep cuts and vintage fan favorites. Featuring a dazzling state-of-the-art stage design, incredible special effects, and set pieces, this sense-swamping extravaganza has been blowing critics and fans away the world over.

As with last year’s UK and European dates, the 2023 North American tour will see Queen + Adam Lambert supported on stage by their regular band members, long-serving Queen keyboard player and musical director Spike Edney, bass guitarist Neil Fairclough and percussionist Tyler Warren.

Having extensively toured over the last few years, the Rhapsody show is forever evolving. But it remains at heart a tribute to Freddie Mercury’s majestic legacy, a confirmation of Brian and Roger’s undimmed musical prowess, plus a magnificent showcase for Adam’s vocal skills and electrifying stage charisma, all of which adds up to a glorious full-blooded celebration of one of the greatest songbooks in rock history. Tickets will be available via a general on sale beginning Friday, March 31st at 10AM local time via Live Nation .

Queen + Adam Lambert appreciate that it is an enormous task to try and stop scalpers from taking advantage of fans wanting to purchase tickets for the tour. In an effort to help minimize resale and keep ticket prices at face value for fans, the band are collaborating with the venues’ ticketing partners to restrict the ability to transfer tickets for The Rhapsody Tour so that they may only be transferred between fans at the original price.

Fans will still have protection against unforeseen circumstances. Those who purchase tickets and are no longer able to attend their show will be able to sell their tickets at the price they paid using a face value ticket exchange, including the Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange – which is free to use for buyers and sellers.

Unfortunately, the states of NY, IL, and CO have laws in place which protect ticket scalpers – these laws prohibit artists from being able to restrict the transfer of their tickets to face value exchanges only. For shows in these states, Queen + Adam Lambert strongly encourage fans to only buy or sell tickets to one another on face value exchanges.

QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT THE RHAPSODY TOUR 2023 DATES: Wed Oct 04 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena Sun Oct 08 – Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena Tue Oct 10 — Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena Thu Oct 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Sun Oct 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden Wed Oct 18 — Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center Mon Oct 23 — Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena Wed Oct 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena Fri Oct 27 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center Mon Oct 30 — Chicago, IL – United Center Thu Nov 02 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center Sun Nov 05 — Denver, CO – Ball Arena Wed Nov 08 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center Sat Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium.

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Queen devastated fans after they hinted their current stint on the road could be their last as they announced dates for their 2024 The Rhapsody Tour.

The much-loved rock band have been thrilling music lovers since their inception in 1970 however it seemed the remaining members of the original group may be ready to hang up their instruments for good.

Together for 50 years, the legendary collective was initially formed by the late Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor.

After they lost their iconic front-man Mercury in 1991 to health complications surrounding Aids, the band adopted American singer Adam Lambert to take the lead in 2011 and have been touring ever since.

Currently playing shows as part of the The Rhapsody Tour, the rockers sparked fears it could be there last after they shared an update about their performance dates.

Roger and Brian dropped hints when they commented: ‘We are so excited to be returning to Japan, the country that has always held a special and most honoured place in our hearts.

‘This may be the last time…who knows? We promise to bring a very real spectacular for you to enjoy!’

The announcement also noted: ‘Since their first arrival in Japan in April 1975 to scenes of fan mob mania, the bond between Queen and Japan has been richly woven into band history.

‘Despite their absence on the touring circuit, Queen’s music continued to be treasured in Japan throughout the 90s and into the 21st Century, thanks in part to their inclusion in TV commercials and television dramas.

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‘Featured in a beer commercial, the band’s I Was Born To Love You reached No. 1 on the singles chart.  Invited to return in 2014 – now fronted by Adam Lambert – to headline at Japan’s largest rock festival, Summer Sonic, Queen’s status as Japan’s favourite foreign band was reconfirmed.

‘Japan is now once again a regular feature on the touring schedule, Queen and Adam Lambert having returned as recently as 2020 to perform four massive sold-out shows playing to a combined audience of over 132,000 people across the country, clearly evident that the bond between Queen and Japan continues to remain as strong as ever.’

The latest hint came after 76-year-old Brian said last year: ‘There’s a strong possibility that we’ll be going out together again. We’re talking about that as you and I speak, making those decisions.

‘Now, it does get to be more of a decision as you get older. I’m not 35 anymore, and leaving home for two months is not easy.’

Metro.co.uk contacted Queen’s reps for comment.

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Willow smith says “musicianship is going to become the next clout” ahead of ‘empathogen’ deluxe release.

The singer also talks about her postponed tour with Childish Gambino, besting “Whip My Hair” and possibly collaborating with Beyoncé: "If Queen Bey hits me up, you know I'm coming."

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Willow Smith is releasing a deluxe version of her latest album Empathogen , but she’s surprisingly casual about the three new songs and accompanying visuals that will be available Friday.

“I’m just excited for the homies to watch me be crazy, because I love doing that,” Smith tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I love being crazy for other people’s enjoyment.”

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The dedication to refining her technical skills as a musician paid off. Her sixth album, released on May 3 and featuring collaborations with Jon Batiste and St. Vincent, hit the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and was bolstered by an NPR Tiny Desk concert, where she performed the album’s lead singles, “Symptom of Life” and “Big Feelings.”

Empathogen , Smith’s first release through Three Six Zero and Gamma after leaving Roc Nation, is also her first to chart in the jazz category, having been seen primarily as an alternative R&B and rock artist throughout her career — classifications she has no interest in when it comes to her discography.

“I want to shy away from genre-specific descriptions of my music in the future because good music is just good music,” says Smith. “All I want to do for the rest of my life is get better at my technical ability and my honesty and my spiritual connection, just deepen that. And whatever kind of music comes from that isn’t as important as the space that it’s being created from.”

In an interview, the 23-year-old talks about her postponed tour with Childish Gambino , whether she’d hop on a Beyoncé rock album and debunking the fear that she would never top 2011’s “Whip My Hair.”

What spawned the creation of a deluxe version of Empathogen ?

Was ending the original album with “Big Feelings” foreshadowing that you had more you wanted to express musically?

The reason why I put “Big Feelings” as the last song was because I wanted to end on a really complicated, grandiose note. And I wanted people to, in a way, expect more music, not just for this album, but in general for the rest of my career, that honors the complexity and grandiosity of that song.

Talk about each of the new tracks.

First we’ll start with “Layers.” I put out a single called “Alone” right before I put out Empathogen . “Layers” was recorded with my really good friend Eddie Benjamin at Electric Lady Studios in New York City while “Alone” was also in the works. And then “To You” was recorded way after the album was done with my other really good friend, Antonio Atsuya, in Malibu. And then “Wanted,” I had the beautiful opportunity to get Kamasi Washington on this song. “Wanted” was actually recorded way before I ever started thinking about making Empathogen . And that song was also recorded with my really good friend Eddie Benjamin at Conway Studios in Los Angeles. Kamasi Washington actually got on the song almost a year after the song was recorded and he just elevated the whole arrangement. Kamasi Washington is a beast on the sax.

I felt like I needed to work on my technical abilities a little bit more to be able to relax in the studio with any kind of artist and just feel at ease. Before I made Empathogen , I pretty much locked myself in my house for six months and only practiced music for hours and hours a day. I ended up doing a crazy college course on intervallic structure and harmony. So I really put the pedal to the metal. And those really intense six months made it possible for me to feel comfortable in sessions with any kind of musician. Before that, I don’t think I had that confidence.

There are theories that Beyoncé ‘s Act III could be a rock album, and in the midst of that fan discourse, your name has come up as a must-have on the project. Would you answer that call if it came?

If Queen Bey hits me up, you know I’m coming. That’s really the only stipulation. Queen Bey could be like, “Hey, could you pick up some chips from the store and bring it over? I’m in Milan,” and I’d be like, “I’m in L.A., but guess what? I’ll be there in a few hours. “What kind of chips?” So honestly, yeah, I hope.

When I first heard Empathogen , it reminded me of when I first listened to Solange’s A Seat at the Table, in the sense of a woman singing about the things no one says out loud, but we all feel. What space were you in emotionally when you were working on this album?

Did you come to any answers?

That’s the album. The process of me trying to figure out what it takes. When baby turtles hatch, they have to walk down the whole beach in order to get to the ocean and the seagulls and all the birds they’re on the prowl, they’re looking to eat, the cycle of life is cycling. So there’s a lyric in “Symptom of Life” that goes, “Life is fragile, like a turtle in sand making way to the ocean, almost meeting the end because the birds are in motion.” Every song is an exploration of this beautiful, tragic world that we live in and how do we come to terms — not even how to come to terms, because I don’t think that’s really the goal. I think it’s about grace and compassion and acceptance and being able to see the world for its beauty and its ugliness and accept it all and love it all. We’re so obsessed with answers, I’m not sure if those exist, but love exists.

What was it about the genre of jazz then that you specifically connected to while working through those ideas?

But there was one specific moment that really pushed me down this road. I was with a really good friend in Napa Valley, and we were just chilling, watching the sunset, and my homie put on Chet Baker. And I had never heard Chet Baker before, but we just sat there in silence, watching the sunset, and I was almost brought to tears by the beauty of his voice, the beauty of his trumpet playing, the beauty of the progression, and my heart immediately knew, this is what we’re gonna do next. Obviously, the album doesn’t sound like Chet Baker, which is amazing, and I didn’t want it to sound like Chet Baker, but the spirit and the emotion that he brought to the mic was the real inspiration.

Listening your passion and your devotion to technical skills, what is it like for you being in this larger industry where not everyone makes that same commitment and those who do aren’t always as lauded?

Perhaps your album’s success is evidence of that. What did it mean to see E mpathogen hit No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart?

Man, ever since “Whip My Hair,” I was always afraid that everything that I did after that was going to pale in comparison. And I’ve just completely debunked that fear. I’ve debunked that fear multiple times, but this just really makes me go, “Damn, like, you’re an adult.” Stop being worried about the past and just keep killing it and keep being honest more and more.

The Childish Gambino tour with Donald Glover is postponed due to his health concerns. Is there any word on when shows might resume?

I’m just like, “Captain oh captain, get healthy because whenever you’re healthy we’re about to hit it,” you know what I’m saying? We’re about to go hard for the people.

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Queen Mary to visit Brazil next week, palace announces

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Queen Mary is preparing to travel abroad without her husband for an important visit focusing on women's rights and the environment.

The Queen will be in Brazil next week where she will tour Manaus and Brasilia, the Danish Royal Household has announced.

King Frederik will not join the Queen on the visit.

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Queen Mary will be in Brazil from October 2 – 5 with sustainability, biodiversity and climate on the agenda.

Her Majesty will visit the Amazon rainforest and its river systems as well as the Brazilian savannah, the Cerrado.

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In her role as patron of the United Nations Environmental Programme, the Queen will attend an event focused on biodiversity and conservation.

She is also due to meet with female leaders and representatives from the United Nations Population Fund, to discuss equality and the fight against gender-based violence in Brazil, which has been a key focus of Queen Mary's royal work .

Mary was last in Brazil for the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Mary's visit to the South American country is her second tour abroad without King Frederik since the change of throne on January 14 .

Two weeks after the proclamation, Mary was in Cologne, Germany, to attend the European Men's Handball Championship between Denmark and France for her first solo trip abroad as Queen.

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The King and Queen will next travel to Germany for their first state visit since Queen Margrethe II's abdication, on October 21 and 22.

The tour will follow state visits to Norway and Sweden earlier this year, and the summer cruises to Greenland and various Danish cities on board the royal yacht Dannebrog .

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At the weekend, Queen Mary acted as regent of Denmark for the first time since the change of throne.

Although Mary has been able to do so since 2019, and she has on many occasions, this marked the first time she has formally governed Denmark in her role as Queen Consort.

The 52-year-old took on the role as her husband, King Frederik , was out of the country, Crown Prince Christian is in Africa and Queen Margrethe was unwell following a fall at Fredensborg Palace last week.

The 84-year-old was taken to the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen as a precaution where doctors discovered the queen had damaged vertebrae in her neck and suffered a fracture in her left hand.

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"Under the circumstances, she is doing very well," Queen Mary told Danish magazine Billed Bladet.

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Queen + Adam Lambert Announce New European Shows - On Sale Now

Queen + Adam Lambert add Belfast and further European shows to UK & Europe 2022 Rhapsody Tour

Queen + Adam Lambert have today announced an extra UK show is being added to the band’s twice-postponed Rhapsody UK & European tour, now set for 2022, as well as additional dates in mainland Europe.

In the UK, where the band is already set to play a pair of shows each in Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow and a 10-day run at London’s O2 Arena, the band will now open their 10-week tour with a newly added show at Belfast’s SSE Arena on Saturday 28 May 2022 - Tickets

Extending the mainland Europe leg of its highly anticipated tour, the band will also play newly set shows in Italy, Sweden, Norway, and winding the tour up with a new final show in Finland on 24 July 2022.

The extra European dates are as follows and all go on sale on May 26th. 

Italy - Bologna, Unipol Arena, Sunday 10 July - Tickets

Sweden - Stockholm, Avicii Arena, Wednesday 20 July -  Tickets

Norway - Oslo, Telenor Arena, Thursday 21 July - Tickets / VIP

Finland - Helsinki, Hartwall Arena, Sunday 24 July - Tickets

In all, Queen + Adam Lambert will now perform 34 shows across their Rhapsody UK & Europe 2022 tour.

Tickets for the newly added Belfast SSE Arena show on Saturday 28 May 2022 will be available from Wednesday 26 May 2021 at 9am from www.ticketmaster.ie

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