LIVE: Queen + Adam Lambert (Cologne, Germany) 1/29/15

By On 01/29/2015 · 129 Comments · In January 2015, Queen+AL

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It’s Adam’s birthday so perhaps we can expect a special celebration in Cologne tonight. Let’s see if the bandmates share that info with the crowd and that some 15,000 people at the Lanxess Arena sing “Happy Birthday” to him!
Show should start around 8:15 PM CET.

Have some cake and enjoy the concert and the chat!

Originally from Poland now living in Chicago, @mlg621 is the designer behind tonight’s special poster!

World Clock: Queen + AL – Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany – 8:00 PM CET

Twitter list: https://twitter.com/qaltl/lists/qal-cologne-29-01-2015

Dinner: Audio only: Beeclaudi59

Set List: One Vision, Another One Bites The Dust, Fat Bottomed Girls, In The Lap Of The Gods, Seven Seas of Rhye, Killer Queen, I Want To Break Free, Somebody To Love, Love Of My Life, ’39, A Kind Of Magic, Drum Battle, Under Pressure, Save Me, Who Wants To Live Forever, Guitar Solo, Tie Your Mother Down, I Want It All, Radio Gaga, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Bohemian Rhapsody. Encore: We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, God Save The Queen
*Dropped SCC, DSMN and no SMGO

Reviews/Articles/Interviews:
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger – Cologne Gazette
Express.DE (more of a recap)
rundschau-online

Photos:
From @ShadyRekuu
@ShadyRekuu -plaid zebra
From Achtung.Sannie
Achtung.Sannie - Gaga
From @Miss_T2011
@Miss_T2011 - confetti
@adamlambert_pic (pro pics)
Adam Lambert Fan club
Talented Artists of the Glamily (T.A.O.G)
Achtung.Sannie Photography
rainerkeuenhof photography
Yvonne23021984 – Flickr
seekasi Photobucket

Audio: Stream from concert by Beeclaudi59, MP3 Download

Videos:
‘One Vision’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – mumago1

‘Another One Bites The Dust’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – KoelnerLichterFan

‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Unique840223

‘In The Lap Of The Gods, SSoR, KQ’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – duke togo

‘Seven Seas of Rhye, Killer Queen’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Trancealien2

‘Killer Queen’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – KoelnerLichterFan

‘Killer Queen, IWTBF’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – mumago1

‘I Want To Break Free’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Unique840223

‘Somebody To Love’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – mumago1

‘Somebody To Love’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – adamlambertbe

‘Love Of My Life’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Tanja L

‘Selfie Stick’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Brian May Official

‘’39’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – KoelnerLichterFan

‘A Kind Of Magic’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Unique840223

‘Under Pressure’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Unique840223

‘Save Me’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – adamlambertbe

‘Save Me’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – culannpatera

‘Save Me, Who Wants To Live Forever’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – letmelive81

‘Who Wants To Live Forever’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Unique840223

‘Guitar Solo’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – KoelnerLichterFan

‘Tie Your Mother Down’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Trancealien2

‘I Want It All’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Unique840223

‘Radio Gaga’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – MrFiyero89

‘Radio Gaga’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Trancealien2

‘Happy Birthday, Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – adamlambertbe

‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – KoelnerLichterFan

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Tanja L

‘We Will Rock You’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Unique840223

‘WWRY/WATC’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Trancealien2

‘We Are The Champions’ (Cologne, DE) 1/29/15 – Unique840223


Link to Idol Forum playlist of concert videos by mmadamimadamm

 

129 Responses to LIVE: Queen + Adam Lambert (Cologne, Germany) 1/29/15

  1. AL says:
    01/29/2015 at 9:27 pm

    need Save Me,

    Well, you better check the videos up top then! Wink

  2. luval says:
    01/29/2015 at 9:46 pm

    Brian must be feeling better. He’s been tweeting the last hour. Isn’t it about 4 in the morning for him? lol. Must be drinking some of Adam’s blood again.

  3. AL says:
    01/29/2015 at 9:52 pm
  4. AL says:
    01/29/2015 at 9:59 pm

    Set list – No Stone Cold Crazy, Don’t Stop Me Now or The Show Must Goes On
    http://brianmay.com/queen/queennews/queennewsjan15.html#81

  5. mlg says:
    01/29/2015 at 10:12 pm

    Dear Friends
    Our AL helped me to create this special Birthday poster. Thank you AL for adding the shine and confetti and all your help with a poster project this time aroundSmile

    Hugs to all of you here!

  6. milwlovesadam says:
    01/29/2015 at 10:16 pm

    mlg!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs to you sweetie!! Stay warm in Chicago, we’re getting colder by the minute here, so close to you!!

    Ha, you don’t need help, just look at your Adam pictures, you’ll be warm, put on your fabulous red boa, and remember Chicago!!!

  7. milwlovesadam says:
    01/29/2015 at 10:22 pm

    Oh, Save Me rules once again. I just love how they’re talking, and suddenly get quiet, realizing they are witnessing vocal majesty, awed by it, silenced.

  8. cwm says:
    01/29/2015 at 10:31 pm

    This is an AMAZING shot from Radio GaGa in the Cologne show. How do you feel about putting this up top, AL?

    *bats eyelashes*

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8kAJanCcAAhD-v.jpg:large

    Here’s the instagrammer who posted it:
    http://instagram.com/p/ydTUUeNdti/?modal=true

  9. riskylady says:
    01/29/2015 at 10:39 pm

    mils, I do agree with you that Adam was saving his voice a little on some songs, but he did add some choice glory notes here and there so that they did get an excellent show. WWTLF was perfect, and that run at the end of WATC was amazing. His voice sounded especially satiny tonight, especially on that beautiful Save Me.
    And poor Brian! He is on stage almost all the time and on his feet, just a little rest during ’39, LOML and Save Me. It must have been really hard for him. And another big one tomorrow, so no real rest. Hope he feels better, the man is a “cher,” never sleeps!!!

  10. ultimathule says:
    01/29/2015 at 11:19 pm

    Andrea L. @NJLovinLambert
    RT: @feraltwirler: After they sang happy birthday Adam said “ich liebe dich” which means I love you

  11. ultimathule says:
    01/29/2015 at 11:23 pm
  12. ultimathule says:
    01/29/2015 at 11:29 pm
  13. ultimathule says:
    01/29/2015 at 11:32 pm
  14. sparkle says:
    01/30/2015 at 12:15 am

    Sweet Absolutely Amazing Dreams, ALL!!

  15. turquoisewaters says:
    01/30/2015 at 12:49 am

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD_N2B47m9Y
    killerqueen by trancealien2

  16. AL says:
    01/30/2015 at 2:30 am

    This is an AMAZING shot from Radio GaGa in the Cologne show. How do you feel about putting this up top, AL?

    Hmmm, not sure about that! Giggle
    Found her website with lots more great photos too!
    http://www.achtung-sannie.de/2015/01/queen-adam-lambert-koln-jan-2015/
    and she has videos to come too!

  17. AL says:
    01/30/2015 at 2:49 am

    End of WATC in slo-mo with confetti cannons
    http://youtu.be/iAvrQtWTEuo

  18. cher says:
    01/30/2015 at 3:20 am

    AL and Mlg you are both so talented and supersmart! Thank you for that gorgeous poster!

  19. cher says:
    01/30/2015 at 4:01 am

    Told TQW that we need a translation for the review above. Grin Grin

  20. HK fan says:
    01/30/2015 at 6:21 am

    cher….do you mean the short review with the great photos???

    she said she can’t believe she’s finally seen them, they were on her bucketlist, Queen were the first band she listened to, the concert was great, so breathtaking, best concert.

  21. cwm says:
    01/30/2015 at 6:23 am

    Awww thanks AL!!!! Once again, you da best! And you’re right she does have a lot of great photos on her site. There’s something really special about that RGG one.

    Also thanks for posting that slo-mo confetti cannon vid! That was cool!

  22. luval says:
    01/30/2015 at 10:01 am
  23. AL says:
    01/30/2015 at 11:37 am
  24. AL says:
    01/30/2015 at 11:53 am

    We now have at least one video of every song performed in Cologne. Just missing the drum battle. Check out the top of the thread for links to reviews and photos. Also, check out the link (below the embedded videos, after WATC) that leads to mmadamimadamm’s thread on Idol Forums. She does a great job sorting the videos by videographer and does that for every concert!

    On to Amsterdam!

  25. turquoisewaters says:
    01/30/2015 at 7:53 pm

    So for whatever its worth here is my translation of the review. (Although it is not all-out negative, I find it ignorant, rude, and annoying. I don’t think this person knows much about Queen to begin with.)
    Here goes:

    Koelner Stadt Anzeiger Article:
    Queen Celebrate Live Comeback in the Lanxess Arena

    With Adam Lambert instead of Freddie Mercury, Queen are again touring. In Cologne they gave their first concert in this combination. The interplay between the rock dinosaurs and the new front man who is only half their age worked rather well. The singer lounged around a lavender sofa, fanned himself theatrically, and even had the champagne mentioned in the song on hand. No question that Adam Lambert rocks as a man-killing “Killer Queen”, and when Brian May starts his solo with his self-made red special, the Queen retro enjoyment is unadulterated. The interaction of the rock dinosaurs Brian May (65), Roger Taylor(67, percussion) , and the new front man half their age works rather well. 15,500 fans could convince themselves of this at the first concert in Germany in this combination in the Lanxess Arena.
    The American Lambert, who celebrated his 33rd birthday at the day of the show, took over the vacant spot of the British rock legend in the summer of 2012 – an ambitious new start after the intermezzo with Blues veteran Paul Rodgers from 2005 to 2007. In contrast to the rather uncharismatic Rodgers, is Lambert an extroverted and scintillating front man, a kind of “gay bird of paradise”. He started the concert with a grommeted black leather jacket, later wore a bling-bling number with golden glittery spikes on his shoulders. In the most outrageous macho number of the Queen catalogue “Fat Bottom Girls” he sings with an ironic understatement, and you have to be blind not to see that Lambert personally is not susceptible to the lure of girls with big a$$es.)
    The change of singer influenced the repertoire – Brian May and Roger Taylor did not want to and could not perform live songs with an androgynous glam rock component like “Killer Queen,” “Somebody To Love”, and “Under Pressure”. Lambert, the finalist of the American casting show American Idol attacked these songs as convincingly as the stadium anthems “Radio Gaga”, the undemanding pop sway-along “I Want To Break Free” , the good old 70s rock number “Tie Your Mother Down”, and the ballads “Save Me”. But considering the long history of Queen, even a program of more than 2 hours did not provide enough time for all hits, so “Don’t stop me now” and “Spread your Wings” were missing.
    Officially the tour was announced as “Queen + Adam Lambert”, but there was also a part of the show that could do without the new man. Roger Taylor slaved on the song “A Kind of Magic” as singer, by far not hitting all notes, but it still comes across as authentic old-fashioned rock and got him sympathy votes. Brian May, the royal poodle of rock and roll plucked an extra tender “Love of My Live” on his 12 string guitar, the audience taking over the vocals, before the inimitable Freddie Mercury is shown on the screen – a short greeting from the realm of death. Later during “Bohemian Rhapsody” a second Mercury split lines with Lambert. The letter arrived at Queen and is being celebrated almost like May and Taylor. But nobody asks Freddie, who is always present, if he really wants to live forever.

  26. turquoisewaters says:
    02/01/2015 at 3:54 am

    http://www.rundschau-online.de/kultur/queen-konzert-in-der-lanxess-arena-immer-noch-champions-league,15184894,29715792.html

    This on the other hand is a very positive review. Praised the show as a whole, Adam for his singing and showmanship in particular, and also Brian and Roger.

  27. ultimathule says:
    02/02/2015 at 12:31 am
  28. ultimathule says:
    02/02/2015 at 4:05 pm

    Queen + Adam Lambert Köln – Live @ Lanxess Arena 29.01.2015 – Full HD
    Trancealien2

    http://youtu.be/YnhdxFbgJGU

  29. ultimathule says:
    02/08/2015 at 6:17 pm
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