Queen and Adam Lambert are the first band to play at the YTL Bristol Arena after they performed at the Brabazon Hangars today (Monday, May 23). The iconic band played some of their best-known songs to an invited audience to mark a "key milestone" in the venue's journey to becoming a top-five global music arena.
Marking 45 years since Queen performed at Bristol Hippodrome, the band performed at the Hangars which is where they have been rehearsing for their Rhapsody Tour, which kicks off this week. The band confirmed they would have been "delighted" to perform a Bristol show on their epic tour had the Arena - due to open in 2024 - been ready.
The band said: “We’ve been made to feel very welcome by YTL, and the Rhapsody Tour would have loved the opportunity to include a Bristol show if this fantastic venue was open. Hopefully we can come back and play here again, to a packed house, when YTL Arena Bristol is ready to welcome the public.”
