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THE shaggy mop of hair has turned from black to grey, the audience has aged a little too and lighters in the air have been replaced with iPhone screens.
A lot has changed, but one thing has never faltered- Queen still rock.
From women reliving their teenage years, to hardened rockers from way-back and even some children, the sold-out crowd at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Monday night, knew they were part of something special.
A once in a lifetime opportunity to witness a real rock 'n' roll show with the legends that are Queen…..well, most of them.
Adam Lambert, an American Idol runner up who has achieved two top 10 singles in Australia, largely stuck to the script stepping-in as front man for the band.
He is of course one of a long list of lead vocalists joining drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May since 1991 when the great Freddie Mercury passed away.
The moustached wonder was the best front man of all time, a pure talent who left behind extraordinarily large glittery platform shoes to fill.
The audience was a little reluctant at first to accept "the new guy". Would this just be a karaoke session with backing band?
Definitely not.
Like our own INXS, iconic English stadium rock band Queen spent many fruitless years trying desperately to find a lead singer with half the charisma of a tragically-departed icon.
Bass player John Deacon would have no part in a "Freddie replacement", retiring from the music industry in the 1990s and shunning the limelight ever since.
But May and Taylor's approach is one of proud ownership of the work created with and alongside Mercury. 
A phenomenal performer in his own right, Lambert rose to the challenge to deliver an unforgettable Queen show.
The curtain concealing the stage began to shake as band members cheekily prodded the sheet to tease the awaiting crowd.
The cover came off and the house exploded with a hearty welcome for the band some people had waited 30 years to see on Australian soil again. 
From the first song, Now I'm Here, The crowd went crazy for Queen and it was here we saw our first of many guitar solos from Brian May.
Unsure hand clapping turned into fist pumping, cheering and yells as Lambert proved his worth within the first two songs.

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