Queen + Adam Lambert Announce ‘Live Around the World’ Album

The group will drop Live Around the World for release worldwide October 2nd in CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray & Vinyl formats.

Brian, Roger and Adam originally had a run of 27 shows across 9 European countries planned. However, the arrival of COVID-19 forced their UK and European summer tour to be postponed until next year. With this in mind, Queen + Adam Lambert looked for other ways to entertain disappointed fans already holding tickets.

The set was inspired by Queen + Adam Lambert’s Youtube watch party

After hosting a special hour long tour watch party featuring live highlights from previous tours across the world. The positive engagement from fans worldwide showed that despite the global blackout of live shows, the show could still go on.

The set includes concert highlights selected by Brian, Roger and Adam from over 200 shows they have performed with several featured here becoming available for the very first time. These cover concerts from Rock in Rio, Lisbon, to the UK’s Isle of Wight Festival, Summer Sonic, Japan, selected UK and North America tour dates. All formats include the band’s entire 22-minute Fire Fight Australia appearance in which they performed Queen’s original history-making 1985 Live Aid set in full: Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, Hammer To Fall, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions. 

The collection is a first, says Brian May

Brian May said of the historic live album: “As we all grapple with the challenge of creating live shows in a world dominated by a formidable viral enemy, it seemed the perfect time for us to create a collection of hand-picked live highlights from our Queen shows over the last 7 years with our brother Adam Lambert.”

“It’s a first! As you watch and listen to these tracks you’ll be journeying all around the world with us, and experiencing a complete virtual live set. The collection climaxes in Sydney earlier this year when, in support Fire Fight Australia, we recreated the complete Queen Live Aid set. It was a historic event for a great cause – with perhaps the highest adrenaline level since the original Live Aid in 1985. It makes me particularly happy that we can now share this unique moment with the whole world.”

While Adam Lambert added: “ When we couldn’t tour this year we wanted to give the fans something in place of that, and a Live album just felt right. It’s the first time we have released an album together and we have had a lot of fun putting it toge

Queen + Adam Lambert Live Around the World CD / VINYL TRACKLIST

1. Tear It Up (May) The O2, London, UK, 02/07/2018
2. Now I’m Here (May) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
3. Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
4. Fat Bottomed Girls ft. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (May) American Airlines Center, Dallas, USA, 2019
5. Don’t Stop Me Now (Mercury) Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016
6. I Want To Break Free (Deacon) Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016
7. Somebody To Love (Mercury) Isle of Wight Festival, UK, 2016
8. Love Kills – The Ballad (Mercury/Moroder) iHeart Radio Theater, Los Angeles, USA, 2014
9. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
10. Under Pressure (Queen/Bowie) Global Citizen Festival, New York, USA, 2019
11. Who Wants To Live Forever (May) Isle of Wight Festival, UK, 2016
12. The Show Must Go On (Queen) The O2, London, UK, 04/07/2018
13. Love Of My Life (Mercury) The O2, London, UK, 02/07/2018
14. Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
15. Radio Ga Ga (Taylor) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
16. Ay-Ohs (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
17. Hammer To Fall (May) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
18. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
19. We Will Rock You (May) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
20. We Are The Champions (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020

DVD / BLU-RAY TRACKLIST

1. Tear It Up (May) The O2, London, UK, 02/07/2018
2. Now I’m Here (May) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
3. Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
4. Fat Bottomed Girls ft. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (May) American Airlines Center, Dallas, USA, 2019
5. Don’t Stop Me Now (Mercury) Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016
6. I Want To Break Free (Deacon) Rock In Rio, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016
7. Somebody To Love (Mercury) Isle of Wight Festival, UK, 2016
8. Love Kills – The Ballad (Mercury/Moroder) iHeart Radio Theater, Los Angeles, USA, 2014
9. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury) Summer Sonic, Tokyo, Japan, 2014
10. Drum Battle (Taylor) Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia, 2014
11. Under Pressure (Queen/Bowie) Global Citizen Festival, New York, USA, 2019
12. Who Wants To Live Forever (May) Isle of Wight Festival, UK, 2016
13. The Guitar Solo (Last Horizon) (May) The O2, London, UK, 2018
14. The Show Must Go On (Queen) The O2, London, UK, 04/07/2018
15. Love Of My Life (Mercury) The O2, London, UK, 02/07/2018
16. Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
17. Radio Ga Ga (Taylor) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
18. Ay-Ohs (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
19. Hammer To Fall (May) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
20. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
21. We Will Rock You (May) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020
22. We Are The Champions (Mercury) Fire Fight Australia, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, 2020