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Folks, apologies, we missed this review for the Cologne show which, you may recall, took place on Adam's birthday.  It's from German music website Musical 1 and written by its editor — and, with glowing praise, it was a nice birthday gift for Adam.  In actuality, it is part review, part feature story, as a good chunk of it is simply to explain how "Queen + Adam Lambert" came to be.  Enjoy!

MUSICAL 1:  WE WILL ROCK YOU - with rock legends of QUEEN and Adam Lambert
by Lisa Hofer
unedited translation via Google Translate

For over ten years the musical We Will Rock You already excited the fans. Currently the show in Vienna can be seen Schedules in Hamburg and Cologne follow this summer. The rock legends Brian May and Roger Taylor of QUEEN have the show not only co-produced, but are now available even on stage again. Together with the American singer Adam Lambert they tour through Europe at the moment. Editor Lisa Hofer was the first concert in Germany last Thursday in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne this.


Enthusiastic old and new fans

By afternoon it pointed in front of the entrance doors of the Cologne Arena on Queen provides after decades not only among the loyal fans for long queues outside the concert arena, many younger fans waited in the cold from patient to get a good seat near stage to secure. And they all should not be disappointed - Freddie Mercury is not of course be replaced, but the new man with whom Brian May and Roger Taylor were on stage, Adam Lambert, did his job more than well. Lambert, himself a big fan of Freddie Mercury, do not try to copy and brings with his powerful voice, charisma and energy to everything that you need for a successful concert. Together with the remaining original members of Queen, he proved more than two hours, that hits like "I Want To Break Free", "Find Me Somebody to Love" and "We Will Rock You" after Mercury's death a long time are history and also in 2015, yet to arrive.

From fan to frontman

Adam Lambert's own story is exciting. Lambert is a trained musical performer, had lead roles in musicals like Wicked and stood in 2003, even in Germany on the stage - the musical HAIR took him for half a year to Berlin. But the big breakthrough was slow in coming. In 2009, Lambert applies therefore to the US talent show "American Idol," the US version of "Germany sucht den Superstar". His very first appearance, its own version of the Queen hit "Bohemian Rhapsody", enthusiastic audience and judges - ultimately it creates Lambert even to the finals. There he is subject, although the singer Kris Allen, Adam Lambert but very personal dream is in the final show nevertheless true - it may occur with queen and "We Are The Champions" perform. Brian May and Roger Taylor are excited and interpret already shortly after the finale, being able to imagine further appearances with Adam Lambert. And actually follow. First, only a few appearances on special occasions, such as the MTV Europe Awards 2011, then all the concerts - always sold-out audiences.
 
Five more concerts Germany

QUEEN & Adam Lambert have until the end of February on their world tour traveling in Germany will follow in the next few days shows in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. If you have no tickets that rock legends and their new front man but also want to experience live should hurry - with a few remaining tickets to shows are already sold out for weeks.