Queen (with that little fella that lost American X Factor) new dates.

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http://www.licklibrary.com/news/2012/4/3482-queen_to_play_2_shows_at_london39s_hammersmith_apollo_to_make_up_for_sonisphere_cancellation_

Apparently they are gonna play 2 dates at Hammersmith in July for anyone that was looking forward to them along with their Moscow & Kiev dates.

[BigStu1987]

I would go! The Apollo has always been a good venue!

[AcademicPistol]

Wow what a small venue for a band that was suppose to headline Soni.

[t8yman]

5000 capacity.

lol

[biffoire]

Wow what a small venue for a band that was suppose to headline Soni.

[5co77ie]

news here:

http://www.egigs.co.uk/index.php?a=14092

[fairy_]

I would like to point out that Adam Lambert was on American Idol not American X Factor!

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I would like to point out that Adam Lambert was on American Idol not American X Factor!

[dacbo]

Band members Brian May and Roger Taylor have also spoken about the show, with Taylor adding: "We had made up our minds to play in the UK this year, so play we will! Following the collapse of the Sonisphere organisation we didn't want to let down all those people expecting to see us live!"

so... a little more to it than lack of sales maybe?

[mrtourette]

Problems within the organisation have been referred ever since the decision.

[5co77ie]

lots more than sales - that hints at what the real issue was.

[biffoire]

Clearly they haven't heard. Maiden is book for next year therefore it MUST be going ahead next year.

[gazza_20]

I think it's irrelevant wether the guys is American Idol Winner/Runner Up or what. If the guy could deliver the songs then fair enough.

When it was Roger Taylor playing with them, they sol out tour on tour, just cause he is a more recognised man in music does not mean someone who is not is any less deserved of the job.

[biffoire]

I think it's irrelevant wether the guys is American Idol Winner/Runner Up or what. If the guy could deliver the songs then fair enough.

[t8yman]

Clearly they haven't heard. Maiden is book for next year therefore it MUST be going ahead next year.

[Justiceforcedave]

I think it's irrelevant wether the guys is American Idol Winner/Runner Up or what. If the guy could deliver the songs then fair enough.

When it was Roger Taylor playing with them, they sol out tour on tour, just cause he is a more recognised man in music does not mean someone who is not is any less deserved of the job.

[kipper64]

I think it's irrelevant wether the guys is American Idol Winner/Runner Up or what. If the guy could deliver the songs then fair enough.

When it was Roger Taylor playing with them, they sol out tour on tour, just cause he is a more recognised man in music does not mean someone who is not is any less deserved of the job.

[AcademicPistol]

I wondered where you had gone Kip.

[kipper64]

Still here, Alive n' kickin'

[gazza_20]

I thought you'd said, if they don't have the singer, you don't have the songs. So even if he could deliver. He's not freddy. And therefor shouldn't be performing his songs.

[gazza_20]

I assume you meant Paul Rodgers - but yeah, I pretty much agree with you there. Didn't really see the issue with him as a singer, at the end of the day it would have been a laugh no matter who was singing for them - assuming they weren't shite obviously... But ah well!

Would have seen them at Sonisphere, but not going to travel to London to pay to see them. Still holding out for a FNM tour

[kipper64]

Well Sonisphere sold 12,000 weekend tickets, so I guess the capacity is right in that regards - although Roger made it sound like they did try for bigger venues but couldn't get them booked due to it being quite last minute. I'd imagine their own gig - despite extortionate ticket prices will sell alright though.

[Justiceforcedave]

The Irony.... now all the Queen fans who didn't want to go to Sonisphere will buy tickets and all the people that bought tickets to Sonisphere who were up for Queen at a festival probably won't!

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Well Sonisphere sold 12,000 weekend tickets, so I guess the capacity is right in that regards - although Roger made it sound like they did try for bigger venues but couldn't get them booked due to it being quite last minute. I'd imagine their own gig - despite extortionate ticket prices will sell alright though.

[lharris92]

I'm not sure, just checked and O2, Wembley Arena and Alley Palley are all free. There's also Earls Court & Excel but I didn't bother checking them.