Queen + Adam Lambert began their highly acclaimed Rhapsody Tour of North America on Wednesday (October 4, 2023). The concert, at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Md., featured Brian May, Roger Taylor and their frontman Adam Lambert in an expanded and updated production, with 27 songs presented in five acts plus encore. Tickets for the 23-date tour, which continues through Nov. 12, are available here.
When the Live Nation-produced tour was announced, the newly knighted May said, “Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever. So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious. Watch out world.”
As with last year’s U.K. and European dates, the 2023 North American tour 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.
From the March 24, 2023, announcement: 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,” and “Somebody To Love,” alongside classic deep cuts and vintage fan favorites. The production features a dazzling state-of-the-art stage design, incredible special effects and set pieces.
Watch them perform “Fat Bottomed Girls” during Act 2 on opening night
Midway through Act 4, Lambert and Taylor performed co-lead vocals on “Under Pressure.”
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 May and Taylor’s musical prowess, plus a magnificent showcase for Lambert’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.
Freddie’s performance with Queen at Wembley in 1986 kicked off the evening’s encores, and continued as the band played “We Will Rock You.”
Queen + Adam Lambert ‘The Rhapsody’ Tour 2023 (Tickets are available here and here)
Oct 05 – 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 13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Oct 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Oct 16 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Oct 18 — Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Oct 21 – Austin, TX – Circuit of The Americas
Oct 23 — Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Oct 25 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Oct 27 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Oct 28 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Oct 30 — Chicago, IL – United Center
Oct 31 — Chicago, IL – United Center
Nov 02 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Nov 03 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Nov 05 — Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Nov 08 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Nov 09 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium
Nov 12 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium
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