Queen and Adam Lambert live review Allphones Arena, Sydney
Ben Neutze for the Daily Review wrote:
Queen is one of those bands that manages to cross all kinds of demographics, and can bring out the inner rocker in almost everybody. Perhaps it’s due to their eclectic compositions, which cross broad musical landscapes from faux operatic rock, to pre-punk punk, to glossy electro-pop. Everybody has a favourite Queen song.
Of course, the majority of their fans are people who grew up listening to the band in the ’70s and ’80s, so there was no crushing crowd at their second Sydney concert with American Idol alumni Adam Lambert. Instead, the arena floor was seated, and many stayed seated for most of the concert. A Queen concert has become a bit of a safe affair.
That safety is reflected in the set list, which took a few unexpected turns with lesser-known numbers like Dragon Attack and 39, but mostly kept to the big hits — Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You and Another One Bites the Dust...........read more
Lady Gaga Joins Queen for 'Another One Bites the Dust' in Sydney
Daniel Kreps for Rolling Stone wrote:
Thanks to an unlikely intersection of Australian tour routes, Lady Gaga was able to make a surprise appearance with the Adam Lambert-fronted Queen at the band's Sydney stop on August 27th. The Artpop singer joined the group onstage for a performance of "Another One Bites the Dust," with Gaga wearing a giant Afro and dark jumpsuit with little crowns embossed on it, since this was a Queen show. The Australian leg of Gaga's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball trek kicked off earlier this week..............read more