I have said it before, and I will say it again: in my opinion, Queen is the greatest band of all time. THE GREATEST! I absolutely love them, and I don't do this with other bands or singers, but with Queen, I actually worship them. Freddie Mercury is my voice idol, who is immortalised in my mind with one of his famous quotes: "I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend," ringing so true. And even though he is sadly deceased, he will forever be with us, which was demonstrated last night. Last night was the best night of my life and I doubt that anything will ever compare, because: I SAW QUEEN LAST NIGHT!!!!! I am still living in a bit of disbelief, because it truly was the most incredible experience ever! Words can't properly describe or recapture how epic this concert was.
The concert was to start at 8pm and my friend and I went inside the arena as soon as the doors opened at 7pm and I swear that we were the two most excited people out of the whole audience. Once those doors opened, it was like the gateways of heaven had opened to us and we couldn't contain our excitement, that we had to jump up and down and shake out some of the energy that was building up otherwise, I swear I would have burst. I don't understand how no one else was like that: everyone else were just sitting as if they were waiting for a train, whereas, that hour we sat waiting for the concert to start was one of the most excruciating hours of my life. We were both counting down the minutes and my nails were digging into my palm because I was clenching my fists so hard. This is when the Rocky Horror Picture Show's line "quivering in anticipation" was so true; I couldn't sit still and I couldn't wait for the band to come on stage.
Only two of the original band members were there, (Brian May and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon no longer performing) and featuring Adam Lambert. Now, I have to be honest that when I first heard that someone was going to be singing Freddie Mercury's part, I was like "no one can replace him!" and I was really skeptical about Adam Lambert, but then I watched him in concert and I do stand by with my belief that no one can replace Freddie, however, I can think of no one better to perform with Queen than Adam Lambert. He didn't try to replace my voice idol, he remained himself and he was incredible- so I loved him for being genuine and complementing Queen to perfection.
The night's set list was faultless- oh my gosh! I really can't describe the amazingness of the performance. I wish I could go into detail about every single piece, but no matter what I say, it just can't do it justice, but I will mention one of the songs that stood out most for me, and that was 'Love of my life.' Back in Queen's golden age, 'Love of my life' was sung by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, piano and guitar, and now it has become the song that is sung in memory of Freddie. Brian was strumming on the guitar, while the audience sang the first verse, then him joining in during the second verse. The final verse, a projection of Freddie came up with him singing, joining in with the entire arena; it was so emotional, and I was not the only one to tear up during this beautiful song, for not only were we singing for Freddie and showing that he is forever in our hearts, but because it actually dawned on me that I was actually singing with Queen and that is the most amazing thing ever! Queen is much loved and I am really so lucky to have had the opportunity to be there and I don't hesitate in saying that this was the best moment of my life.
Only two of the original band members were there, (Brian May and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon no longer performing) and featuring Adam Lambert. Now, I have to be honest that when I first heard that someone was going to be singing Freddie Mercury's part, I was like "no one can replace him!" and I was really skeptical about Adam Lambert, but then I watched him in concert and I do stand by with my belief that no one can replace Freddie, however, I can think of no one better to perform with Queen than Adam Lambert. He didn't try to replace my voice idol, he remained himself and he was incredible- so I loved him for being genuine and complementing Queen to perfection.
The night's set list was faultless- oh my gosh! I really can't describe the amazingness of the performance. I wish I could go into detail about every single piece, but no matter what I say, it just can't do it justice, but I will mention one of the songs that stood out most for me, and that was 'Love of my life.' Back in Queen's golden age, 'Love of my life' was sung by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, piano and guitar, and now it has become the song that is sung in memory of Freddie. Brian was strumming on the guitar, while the audience sang the first verse, then him joining in during the second verse. The final verse, a projection of Freddie came up with him singing, joining in with the entire arena; it was so emotional, and I was not the only one to tear up during this beautiful song, for not only were we singing for Freddie and showing that he is forever in our hearts, but because it actually dawned on me that I was actually singing with Queen and that is the most amazing thing ever! Queen is much loved and I am really so lucky to have had the opportunity to be there and I don't hesitate in saying that this was the best moment of my life.
And the concert finished with an explosive encore of "We will rock you" and "We are the champions"- by this stage, everyone was standing up and singing at the top of their lungs and clapping along. Truly amazing!
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