5 artists/bands who didn't play in my city and one (two) that did [picspam]

[winterlover]

Lately I've been disappointed a lot of times because none of the bands I would like to go and see live was coming anywhere near me since I had become interested in bandom-bands. To be fair, they all played here BEFORE. But not last year when I would have bought a ticket.

So I had been waiting excitedly for tour news, only to be disappointed. Again and again. 5 times actually, hence the title of this post. With one exception!



THEY didn't play in my city (and with "my city" I mean the one that I only have to drive 30 minutes to get there):



(pic found on popcrush. com)



And THEY split up before I could decide to go and see them play in my city:



(source: wikipedia)



This band avoided coming as far south as would have been necessary:



(pic from crowdalbum. com)



And I hoped for him to stop by but he didn't, he was 570 km too far away:



(pic: still from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPA07kW0ICI)



Even my latest wish wasn't granted, to see him live over here in May:





No, no, no, the iron curtain isn't up anymore, and it never divided my country into North and South!

:-C


But when I had a chance to buy a ticket to see THEM, I took it. Yesterday I left work early, drove through a snowstorm, payed a lot for parking, but it was worth it.

Yes, I was definitely entertained by Queen and Adam Lambert (pics all mine):








confetti:



It was a bombastic show. Adam's great voice fit the songs wonderfully and his performance and interaction with the band was fun to watch. Brian May enjoyed himself so much, Roger Taylor surprised me with his singing and his son, Rufus Tiger on additional drums, and even Freddie Mercury wasn't forgotten but included in the show via video clips.

Fun fact: "Under Pressure" is now the song I saw performed live both at a Bowie concert and at a Queen Concert.

Comments

[turps]

That's so fantastic you got to see Adam and Queen. A lot of people I know have been to see the show and they all said it was fantastic.

Thanks for sharing your photos.

[winterlover]

I enjoyed the show very much. I saw Adam Lambert perform with Queen on TV before and decided to go and see them live if they toured over here. I'm so glad that they did and I could go to the concert.

[panicparade]

So none of those bands have ever come anywhere near my country. :( EVER!
And I doubt they ever will. But that's okay, I'm ready to relocate. :D

[winterlover]

Poor you! Yes I know, I'm lucky that at least some bands that I like come to "my city".
I totally recommend travelling to gigs, too. Whenever I did, it was always worth it and there was a lovely holiday with sightseeing included.