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In the course of their two-hour concert, the smart and sexually frank band leader Adam Lambert, a major figure in pop, sang along through Queen’s greatest tunes showing off that he can rasp, whether in a tenor or falsetto, any breakneck riffs.

As the evening flew by, the high-spirited and stylish Mr. Lambert did a seamless job providing the interminable hits “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “Under Pressure,” “Killer Queen,” “Who Wants to Live Forever?” “Radio Gaga,” “We Will Rock You,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody,” with a flavor and excitement of his own. And his fleet-footed, stage-is-burning dance moves were clearly designed to get the crowd into it, which it was in a boisterous fashion. From time to time it became hard to forget about Freddie Mercury with his upper-register crescendos and soulful expressions, and yet Queen illuminated its songs so well that Mr. Mercury would have savored the performance.

“This was a perfect concert, they played all the songs I wanted them to play” said John Mercado, 67, of Ditmas Park, who was there with his wife and teenage grandson. “The age variations were wider than what you would usually see at legendary rock concerts. It got me to not brood over the current president or subway system. The atmosphere was incredible. Freddie’s not here, but our voices are now those of Freddie. In a sense, us along with Adam are singing for him.”