Review: Queen and Adam Lambert created a rock ‘n’ roll force of nature at AAC
Queen and Adam Lambert at American Airlines Center, Nov. 2. (Rich Lopez/DV) –Rich Lopez That the band who sings “We Are the Champions” acknowledged the Texas Rangers the day after winning the World Series in its first of two Dallas performances was supremely serendipitous.
If only I hadn’t missed that, but that’s later. The Rhapsody Tour stopped in at American Airlines Center for two nights and brought with it a tsunami of hits that exploded with energy thanks to the dynamic duo of Queen and Adam Lambert.
The primarily baby boomer audience was rowdy before the band took the stage ready, so when the lights went down, the stadium roared.
Animated mechanical projections hid the band but teased what was behind and as the main screen lifted, Lambert, Brian May and Roger Taylor launched with an earthquake opening medley of “Machines (Or ‘Back to Humans’),” “Radio Ga Ga” and “Hammer to Fall.” They brought it so hard at the opening that it felt like a finale number and was a true indication of things to come.
