Is that the show with Adam Lambert? I've read good reviews, hope you had a great time!
It was wonderful, thanks Becky.
Adam Lambert is an excellent choice as front man. He respected the legacy of Freddie but brought plenty of himself into the performance too. He clearly has a great on-stage chemistry with his band mates, and boy can he sing. Such a powerful voice and amazing control over his instrument.
Roger Taylor and Brian May still have it. Vocally they were both excellent and their playing was great. They're not exactly young any more but that did not dull their on-stage output in any way, shape or form. The band overall was tight and the vocals were on point. A modicum of backing track use here and there, but it was done deliberately and overtly to pay tribute to Freddie.
The sound was all guitar and drums at first, and it was a little difficult to hear Adam's vocal articulation and Spike Edney's keyboard playing, but that got resolved within two or three songs.
Visually the show was quite spectacular - good use of giant video screens and one or two nice little surprises for the audience. Adam's costumes were appropriately flamboyant too!
The show went for about 2:20 without an intermission - during which time a really good selection from Queen's extensive back catalogue got a run.
Again, I managed to find myself on the wrong side of the stage to check out Spike's keys rig. He has it in a wooden console so from where I was sitting it was impossible to tell what he was using. He's a Korg endorsed artist and there's a video on YouTube of him doing a rig run down with two Kronoses (Kronii?) so I imagine that's still his setup, but couldn't confirm for sure.
All in all - a great night out. Took my wife and sons, they had a great time too.
