I say thrilled because I only bought the tickets the night before!
On my way home from work I heard on the radio about their concert, and as soon as I got home I went online and managed to get two tickets from the very few still available.
Luckily we even got tickets on the second tier, which were great, right in front the stage.
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| Full house! |
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| The control centre just below our second floor seats |
The Arena, which seats just over 15,000 thousand people was packed.
I would hate if I had to climb right to the top row on the fourth floor, as looking from below they looked as if those balconies were just hanging there...
The show opened up with "Now I'm here" , and Adam, who was a runner up in the 2009 American Idol, a confident, flamboyant and energetic young man fits in well with the rest of the band, which now only has two of it's original members - Brian May and Roger Taylor -and for two hours they went through the usual Queen repertoire, in Adam's powerful voice.
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| Another outfit change, this time a vest with tasselled sleeves |
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Gold streamers were thrown over the crowd, and that was the end!
Slowly the crowd exited the Arena... I loved the show, the costumes, the music, although at times I thought the sound was a bit too loud for me and some of the lights were a bit blinding too, but it could have just been me and my "old ears and eyes"!
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| The crowd leaves the Arena |
The list of songs played:
Set list (22 August 2014)
Now I'm Here
Stone Cold Crazy
Another One Bites the Dust
Another One Bites the Dust
Fat Bottomed Girls
Lap of the Gods
Seven Seas of Rhye
Killer Queen
Somebody to Love
I Want It All
Love of My Life
'39
Days of Our Lives
Under Pressure
Dragon Attack
Who Wants to Live Forever
Tie Your Mother Down
Break Free
Radio Ga Ga
Crazy Little Think Called Love
Bohemian Rhapsody
We Will Rock You,
We Are the Champions
The video of the last two songs sung at Perth Arena:
PS : My son and daughter in law arrived tonight from their European holiday and I'm glad to have them safely back home.We Are the Champions
The video of the last two songs sung at Perth Arena:
Oh I am envious - that looks quite a show! I cant imagine the traffic when that show ended, but maybe a lot of people used public transportation.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gill, yes the traffic was chaotic for a while with all those people leaving the Arena, and traffic cops directing them. I'm glad we took the train into the city!
DeleteAdoro os Queen! Saudades do Freddie Mercury...
ReplyDeleteQue bom que conseguiu os bilhetes, Sami, e aproveitou muito! Momentos assim não se esquecem! ;-) E senti-me um pouco lá, com a sua descrição do concerto.
Boa semana!
Ola Sandra, ha tanto tempo que nao ia a um concerto, que adorei sentir aquela energia e emocao das pessoas!
DeleteOh I'm so jealous! That is a show I would love to see. I've seen Brian May playing one song at the of We Will Rock You musical, but it was too short. Thanks for sharing and now I got to see how is the Perth Arena from the inside. It's really nice at night as well, with the lights around the edges.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara, yes Perth Arena is really a nice modern building, I think it will become synonimous with Perth eventually!
DeleteI´m impressed, Freddie sure rocked it from above, huh? Really great pics, looks like a lot of (loud) fun! You made me youtube Adam Lambert. Hmmm. Not a bad voice. Not Freddie, either. But great they still honor Freddie.
ReplyDeleteI had heard of Adam Lambert when he sang with Idol, and there have been a couple of his songs that became hits in Australia. He is quite a performer!
DeleteFabulous shots, Sami! Glad you managed to get tickets on such short notice.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jose, yes I think I was lucky to get tickets the day before!
ReplyDeleteThe Arena is such an impressive venue Sami, looks fabulous when it's full like that! Brilliant shots from the show, I know a few people who went and like you they loved it. I can imagine you are very happy to have your son and daughter in law home safe and sound with lots to tell you about their trip no doubt :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace, glad your friends also enjoyed the concert.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's lovely to have them back safe!