The Rhapsody Tour


The Rhapsody Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Queen + Adam Lambert, the collaboration between British rock band Queen and American singer Adam Lambert. The tour was announced following the success of the biopic film Bohemian Rhapsody. The tour marks the group's third visits to North America and Oceania after performing there in 2014 as part of the Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2014–2015 and in 2017 and 2018 as part of the Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018.
The North American dates of the tour sold out in April 2019. The North American leg began on 10 July 2019, in Vancouver, Canada at the Rogers Arena and continued throughout the continent until its last show in Charlotte. The tour went through Europe, Oceania and a second North American leg which ended in Los Angeles before concluding in Tokyo Dome on 14 February 2024.

Background

After performing with American Idol finalists Kris Allen and Adam Lambert during the programme's season finale in 2009, the active members of Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor, began contemplating the future of the band after the group's amicable split with touring collaborator Paul Rodgers. Two years later, at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards, Queen was presented that year's Global Icon Award, accepted by May. As part of the broadcast, Queen performed a short set with Lambert, receiving an overwhelmingly welcoming response. Speculation regarding a collaboration with Lambert soon arose, with the three formally announcing a short summer tour of Europe in 2012, including three dates at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, as well as shows in Ukraine, Russia and Poland. As with the partnership with Paul Rodgers, John Deacon chose not to participate.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
18 January 2020SeoulSouth KoreaGocheok Sky Dome——
19 January 2020SeoulSouth KoreaGocheok Sky Dome——
25 January 2020SaitamaJapanSaitama Super Arena——
26 January 2020SaitamaJapanSaitama Super Arena——
28 January 2020OsakaJapanKyocera Dome——
30 January 2020NagoyaJapanNagoya Dome——

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
5 February 2020WellingtonNew ZealandWestpac Stadium33,921 / 33,921$4,597,181
7 February 2020AucklandNew ZealandMount Smart Stadium27,357 / 27,357$3,715,732
10 February 2020DunedinNew ZealandForsyth Barr Stadium28,919 / 28,919$3,712,779
13 February 2020BrisbaneAustraliaSuncorp Stadium40,337 / 40,337$4,899,923
15 February 2020SydneyAustraliaANZ Stadium60,029 / 60,029$6,492,672
16 February 2020SydneyAustraliaANZ Stadium——
19 February 2020MelbourneAustraliaAAMI Park59,230 / 59,230$7,471,188
20 February 2020MelbourneAustraliaAAMI Park59,230 / 59,230$7,471,188
23 February 2020PerthAustraliaOptus Stadium44,593 / 44,593$4,707,760
26 February 2020AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Oval42,484 / 42,484$4,436,072
29 February 2020Gold CoastAustraliaMetricon Stadium39,607 / 39,607$4,536,677

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
27 May 2022BelfastNorthern IrelandSSE Arena18,317 / 18,779$2,496,960
28 May 2022BelfastNorthern IrelandSSE Arena18,317 / 18,779$2,496,960
30 May 2022ManchesterEnglandAO Arena30,142 / 30,142$4,381,781
31 May 2022ManchesterEnglandAO Arena30,142 / 30,142$4,381,781
2 June 2022GlasgowScotlandOVO Hydro26,233 / 26,233$3,686,571
3 June 2022GlasgowScotlandOVO Hydro26,233 / 26,233$3,686,571
4 June 2022LondonEnglandBuckingham Palace——
5 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena174,485 / 174,485$22,744,678
6 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena174,485 / 174,485$22,744,678
8 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena174,485 / 174,485$22,744,678
9 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena174,485 / 174,485$22,744,678
11 June 2022BirminghamEnglandUtilita Arena——
12 June 2022BirminghamEnglandUtilita Arena——
14 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena
15 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena
17 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena
18 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena
20 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena
21 June 2022LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena
24 June 2022BerlinGermanyMercedes-Benz Arena11,535 / 11,535$1,322,696
26 June 2022CologneGermanyLanxess Arena14,048 / 14,048$1,448,054
28 June 2022ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion13,500 / 13,500$1,995,553
29 June 2022MunichGermanyOlympiahalle11,275 / 11,275$1,342,201
1 July 2022AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome——
2 July 2022AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome——
6 July 2022MadridSpainWiZink Center27,615 / 31,837$4,350,727
7 July 2022MadridSpainWiZink Center27,615 / 31,837$4,350,727
10 July 2022BolognaItalyUnipol Arena——
11 July 2022BolognaItalyUnipol Arena——
13 July 2022ParisFranceAccor Arena——
15 July 2022AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis——
17 July 2022CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena——
18 July 2022CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena——
20 July 2022StockholmSwedenAvicii Arena——
21 July 2022OsloNorwayTelenor Arena——
24 July 2022TampereFinlandTampere Deck Arena——
25 July 2022TampereFinlandTampere Deck Arena——

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
4 October 2023BaltimoreUnited StatesCFG Bank Arena——
5 October 2023BaltimoreUnited StatesCFG Bank Arena——
8 October 2023TorontoCanadaScotiabank Arena——
10 October 2023DetroitUnited StatesLittle Caesars Arena——
12 October 2023New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden——
13 October 2023New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden——
15 October 2023BostonUnited StatesTD Garden——
16 October 2023BostonUnited StatesTD Garden——
18 October 2023PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo Center——
21 October 2023AustinUnited StatesCircuit of the Americas——
23 October 2023AtlantaUnited StatesState Farm Arena——
25 October 2023NashvilleUnited StatesBridgestone Arena——
27 October 2023Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy Center——
28 October 2023Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy Center——
30 October 2023ChicagoUnited StatesUnited Center——
31 October 2023ChicagoUnited StatesUnited Center——
2 November 2023DallasUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Center——
3 November 2023DallasUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Center——
5 November 2023DenverUnited StatesBall Arena——
8 November 2023San FranciscoUnited StatesChase Center——
9 November 2023San FranciscoUnited StatesChase Center——
11 November 2023Los AngelesUnited StatesBMO Stadium——
12 November 2023Los AngelesUnited StatesBMO Stadium——

Grossing

  • 2019: $45.5 million from 25 shows
  • 2020: $67.5 million from 16 shows
Total available grossing: $156.7 million from 63 shows.

Personnel

Additional musicians
  • Spike Edney – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Neil Fairclough – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tyler Warren – percussion, additional drums, backing vocals