Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour

Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour

Festival tour by Queen + Adam Lambert
Queen + Adam Lambert with touring musicians.
Start date	20 May 2016
End date	30 September 2016
Legs	3
No. of shows	15 in Europe 1 in the Middle East 8 in Asia 24 in Total
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The Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour was a summer stadium/festival tour by British rock band Queen and American singer Adam Lambert. The tour began on 20 May 2016, in Lisbon, Portugal at the Bela Vista Park and will continue throughout Europe before concluding on 25 June 2016, in Padua, Italy at the Villa Contarini. The first part of their tour, around Europe, had the opening act Electric Pyramid. Afterwards, the band will tour throughout Asia, starting in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Yarkon Park on 12 September 2016, and will visit the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix on 17 September 2016 in front of a crowd of 90,000 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit and concluding on 30 September 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand at the Impact Arena.

Background and development

Following the success of their last world tour, the group announced summer festival shows at Rock in Rio Lisboa, Sweden Rock Festival, Isle of Wight Festival. as well as announcing Asian shows afterwards, including a headline slot at the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, where they will perform in front of a crowd of 90,000, at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, along with other headline acts like Halsey, Imagine Dragons and Kylie Minogue.^[1][2]

Set lists

Lisbon^[3] & Barcelona 

1. "Flash (tape)"
2. "The Hero"
3. "Hammer to Fall"
4. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
5. "Stone Cold Crazy"
6. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
7. "Play the Game"
8. "Killer Queen"
9. "I Want To Break Free"
10. "Somebody to Love"
11. "Love of My Life"
12. "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
13. "Drum Battle"
14. "Under Pressure"
15. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
16. "Don't Stop Me Now"
17. "Another One Bites The Dust"
18. "I Want It All"
19. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
20. "Last Horizon"
21. "Guitar Solo"
22. "Tie Your Mother Down"
23. "The Show Must Go On"
24. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
25. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

26. "We Will Rock You"
27. "We Are The Champions"
28. "God Save the Queen (tape)"

Note:

• In Lisbon "Radio Ga Ga" was played during the encore.

Linz & Cologne 

1. "One Vision"
2. "Hammer to Fall"
3. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
4. "Stone Cold Crazy"
5. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
6. "Play the Game"
7. "Killer Queen"
8. "I Want To Break Free"
9. "Somebody to Love"
10. "Love of My Life"
11. "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
12. "Drum Battle"
13. "Under Pressure"
14. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
15. "Don't Stop Me Now"
16. "Another One Bites The Dust"
17. "I Want It All"
18. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
19. "Last Horizon"
20. "Guitar Solo"
21. "Tie Your Mother Down"
22. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
23. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

24. "We Will Rock You"
25. "We Are The Champions"
26. "God Save the Queen (tape)"

Jelling & Helsinki 

1. "One Vision"
2. "Hammer to Fall"
3. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
4. "Stone Cold Crazy"
5. "Another One Bites The Dust"
6. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
7. "Play the Game"
8. "Killer Queen"
9. "Don't Stop Me Now"
10. "Somebody to Love"
11. "Love of My Life"
12. "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
13. "Drum Battle"
14. "Under Pressure"
15. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
16. "I Want To Break Free"
17. "I Want It All"
18. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
19. "Last Horizon"
20. "Guitar Solo"
21. "Tie Your Mother Down"
22. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
23. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

24. "We Will Rock You"
25. "We Are The Champions"
26. "God Save the Queen (tape)"

Note:

• In Helsinki "Who Wants to Live Forever" was not performed.

Tallinn & Sölvesborg 

1. "One Vision"
2. "Hammer to Fall"
3. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
4. "Stone Cold Crazy"
5. "Another One Bites The Dust"
6. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
7. "Play the Game"
8. "Killer Queen"
9. "Don't Stop Me Now"
10. "Somebody to Love"
11. "Love of My Life"
12. "A Kind of Magic"
13. "Drum Battle"
14. "Under Pressure"
15. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
16. "I Want To Break Free"
17. "I Want It All"
18. "Last Horizon"
19. "Guitar Solo"
20. "Tie Your Mother Down"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

23. "We Will Rock You"
24. "We Are The Champions"
25. "God Save the Queen (tape)"

Newport & Brussels & Zurich & Oświęcim 

1. "One Vision"
2. "Hammer to Fall"
3. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
4. "Stone Cold Crazy"
5. "Another One Bites The Dust"
6. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
7. "Play the Game"
8. "Killer Queen"
9. "Don't Stop Me Now"
10. "Somebody to Love"
11. "Love of My Life"
12. "A Kind of Magic"
13. "Drum Battle"
14. "Under Pressure"
15. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
16. "I Want To Break Free"
17. "I Want It All"
18. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
19. "Last Horizon"
20. "Guitar Solo"
21. "Tie Your Mother Down"
22. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
23. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

24. "We Will Rock You"
25. "We Are The Champions"
26. "God Save the Queen (tape)"

Note:

• In Oświęcim "Drum Battle" was not played due to strong rain.

Bucharest & Sofia & Padua 

1. "Flash (tape)"
2. "The Hero"
3. "One Vision"
4. "Hammer to Fall"
5. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
6. "Stone Cold Crazy"
7. "Another One Bites The Dust"
8. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
9. "Play the Game"
10. "Killer Queen"
11. "Don't Stop Me Now"
12. "Somebody to Love"
13. "Love of My Life"
14. "A Kind of Magic"
15. "Drum Battle"
16. "Under Pressure"
17. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
18. "I Want To Break Free"
19. "I Want It All"
20. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
21. "Last Horizon"
22. "Guitar Solo"
23. "Tie Your Mother Down"
24. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
25. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

26. "We Will Rock You"
27. "We Are The Champions"
28. "God Save the Queen (tape)"

Tel Aviv 

1. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
2. "Keep Yourself Alive"
3. "Hammer to Fall"
4. "Stone Cold Crazy"
5. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
6. "Don't Stop Me Now"
7. "Killer Queen"
8. "Somebody to Love"
9. "Love of My Life"
10. "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
11. "Drum Battle"
12. "Under Pressure"
13. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
14. "Dragon Attack
15. "Another One Bites The Dust"
16. "I Want It All"
17. "Last Horizon"
18. "Guitar Solo"
19. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
20. "The Show Must Go On"
21. "Tie Your Mother Down"
22. "I Want To Break Free"
23. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
24. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

25. "We Will Rock You"
26. "We Are The Champions"
27. "God Save the Queen (tape)

Singapore 

1. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
2. "Hammer to Fall"
3. "Stone Cold Crazy"
4. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
5. "Don't Stop Me Now"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Somebody to Love"
8. "Love of My Life"
9. "A Kind of Magic"
10. "Drum Battle"
11. "Under Pressure"
12. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
13. "Another One Bites The Dust"
14. "I Want It All"
15. "Last Horizon"
16. "Guitar Solo"
17. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
18. "The Show Must Go On"
19. "Tie Your Mother Down"
20. "I Want To Break Free"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

23. "We Will Rock You"
24. "We Are The Champions"
25. "God Save the Queen (tape)

Taipei 

1. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
2. "Hammer to Fall"
3. "Stone Cold Crazy"
4. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
5. "Don't Stop Me Now"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Somebody to Love"
8. "Love of My Life"
9. "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
10. "Drum Battle"
11. "Under Pressure"
12. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
13. "Another One Bites The Dust"
14. "I Want It All"
15. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
16. "The Show Must Go On"
17. "Last Horizon"
18. "Guitar Solo"
19. "Tie Your Mother Down"
20. "I Want To Break Free"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

23. "We Will Rock You"
24. "We Are The Champions"
25. "God Save the Queen (tape)

Tokyo 

1. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
2. "Hammer to Fall"
3. "Stone Cold Crazy"
4. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
5. "Don't Stop Me Now"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Somebody to Love"
8. "Love of My Life"
9. "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)"
10. "These Are the Days of Our Lives"
11. "Drum Battle"
12. "Under Pressure"
13. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
14. "Another One Bites The Dust"
15. "I Want It All"
16. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
17. "The Show Must Go On"
18. "Last Horizon"
19. "Guitar Solo"
20. "Tie Your Mother Down"
21. "I Want to Break Free"
22. "I Was Born to Love You"
23. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
24. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

25. "We Will Rock You"
26. "We Are The Champions"
27. "God Save the Queen (tape)

Notes:

• During Tokyo night two and three "The Show Must Go On" was not performed.
• During Tokyo night two "A Kind Of Magic" replaced "These Are the Days of Our Lives".

Shanghai & Hong Kong & Bangkok 

1. "Seven Seas of Rhye"
2. "Hammer to Fall"
3. "Stone Cold Crazy"
4. "Fat Bottomed Girls"
5. "Don't Stop Me Now"
6. "Killer Queen"
7. "Somebody to Love"
8. "Love of My Life"
9. "A Kind of Magic"
10. "Drum Battle"
11. "Under Pressure"
12. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
13. "Another One Bites The Dust"
14. "I Want It All"
15. "Who Wants to Live Forever"
16. "The Show Must Go On"
17. "Last Horizon"
18. "Guitar Solo"
19. "Tie Your Mother Down"
20. "I Want to Break Free"
21. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
22. "Radio Ga Ga"

Encore

22. "We Will Rock You"
23. "We Are The Champions"
24. "God Save the Queen (tape)

Note:

• In Shanghai "Another One Bites the Dust" was not performed.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Box Office
Leg 1 — Europe
20 May 2016	Lisbon	Portugal	Bela Vista Park	—[lower-alpha 1]
22 May 2016	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi	—	—
25 May 2016	Linz	Austria	Linzer Stadion	—[lower-alpha 2]
27 May 2016	Cologne	Germany	RheinEnergieStadion	—	—
29 May 2016	Jelling	Denmark	Jelling Festival Grounds	—[lower-alpha 3]
3 June 2016	Helsinki	Finland	Kaisaniemi Park	—	—
5 June 2016	Tallinn	Estonia	Tallinn Song Festival Grounds	—	—
9 June 2016	Sölvesborg	Sweden	Sölvesborg Norje	—[lower-alpha 4]
12 June 2016	Newport	England	Seaclose Park	—[lower-alpha 5]
15 June 2016	Brussels	Belgium	Palais 12	—	—
17 June 2016	Zürich	Switzerland	Autobahnkreisel	—[lower-alpha 6]
19 June 2016	Oświęcim	Poland	Stadion Sportowy MOSIR	—[lower-alpha 7]
21 June 2016	Bucharest	Romania	Piața Constituției	—	—
23 June 2016	Sofia	Bulgaria	Georgi Asparuhov Stadium	—	—
25 June 2016	Padua	Italy	Villa Contarini	—	—
Leg 2 — Middle East
12 September 2016	Tel Aviv	Israel	Yarkon Park	—	—
Leg 3 — Asia
17 September 2016	Singapore		F1 Marina Bay Street Circuit	—[lower-alpha 8]
19 September 2016	Taipei	Taiwan	Nangang Exhibition Hall	—	—
21 September 2016	Tokyo	Japan	Nippon Budokan	—	—
22 September 2016
23 September 2016
26 September 2016	Shanghai	China	Mercedes-Benz Arena	—	—
28 September 2016	Hong Kong		AsiaWorld–Arena	—	—
30 September 2016	Bangkok	Thailand	IMPACT Arena	—	—
TOTAL				—	—

Notes

1. The 20 May 2016 concert at Bela Vista Park in Lisbon, Portugal is part of Rock in Rio Lisboa VII.
2. The 25 May 2016 concert at the Linzer Stadion in Linz, Austria is part of the Linz Steel City Festival.
3. The 29 May 2016 concert at the Festival Grounds in Jelling, Denmark is part of Jelling Musikfestival.
4. The 9 June 2016 concert at Sölvesborg Norje in Sölvesborg, Sweden is part of the Sweden Rock Festival.
5. The 12 June 2016 concert at Seaclose Park in Newport, England is part of the Isle of Wight Festival.
6. The 17 June 2016 concert at Autobahnkreisel in Zürich, Switzerland is part of Rock the Ring Festival.
7. The 19 June 2016 concert at Stadion Sportowy MOSIR in Oświęcim, Poland is part of Life Festival Oświęcim.
8. The 17 September 2016 concert at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore is part of the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix.

Tour band

• Brian May - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Roger Taylor - drums, percussion, vocals
• Adam Lambert - lead vocals
• Freddie Mercury * - (pre-recorded vocals)

Additional musicians:

• Spike Edney - keyboards and vocals
• Neil Fairclough - bass and vocals
• Rufus Tiger Taylor - percussion, drums and vocals

References

1. "Queen and Adam Lambert promise 'big' Isle of Wight show". pressparty.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
2. "Queen + Adam Lambert - Summer Festival Tour". QueenOnline.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
3. "Rock in Rio Lisboa, Portugal - Set List". QueenOnline.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

External links

• QueenOnline – Queen's official website
• AdamOfficial – Adam Lambert's official website