Auburn Hills, Michigan – The recent Queen + Adam Lambert tour has turned into a runaway sensation. The tour has already played to half a million people in a whirlwind 24 city North American tour. 2014 is the year that classic rock really came back to the masses which is something that hasn’t occurred since the days of original front man Freddie Mercury manned the mic. The recent Queen + Adam Lambert tour has created a huge ruckus in the social media. The fans have literally taken over with fan sites, blogs and private pictures taken at live performances and are sharing them and keep each other in the loop.
In some ways the fans are doing a better media coverage than major news services.
Hot Metro Finds got involved with the Queen + Adam Lambert Tour first hand by physically going to the show to cover the event live. That meant to go to the show at the Palace of Auburn Hills. This was something that a lot of newspaper sites failed to do. “It was the only way to get a fair idea of what was really going on” said site creator, Ted Cantu. “Queen hasn’t toured in years and now there is a new singer. The fans love what Adam Lambert brings to the stage and the response is overwhelming. The tour was covered by social media fans as soon as the cars were let into the parking lot. This is something the major news media failed to comment on.”
Fans parked their cars and the approached the large white touring trucks with the Queen logo on the side of it and started creating media. Those pictures went instantly to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
There were 20 people out in the parking lot all taking pictures and once inside the picture frenzy continued. One of the most interesting thing the fans took note of was the elaborate stage construction which resembled a giant letter Q. This also gave way to a runway ramp that gave the audience access to lead singer Adam Lambert and guitarist Brian May.
HotMetroFinds.com has the full set list from the runaway tour of the summer and videos of some of the epic performances. The tour has played 24 cities in North America and has moved on to Japan. Queen and Adam Lambert are then going to play some dates in Australia later this month.
About Hot Metro Finds
Hot Metro Finds.com is a web site that focuses on music and concert reviews, restaurants, business insight and things that are trending. It focuses on the Metro Detroit, Michigan area.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Detroit Hot Metro Finds Looks At The Smiths Band’s Influence On Alternative Radio
September 01, 2014 ) Detroit, Michigan - The British rock band,The Smiths, is the focus on Detroit based pop culture news site Hot Metro Finds. The article goes deep into the influence of guitarist Johnny Marr and iconic singerMorrissey and their 1986 tour to Detroit. The band played in Detroit at the Fox Theater at a time when Alternative Radio was still in its infancy. There are a lot of pro-Detroit people that make the claim that they were in attendance at this little known concert which was supporting the album, “The Queen Is Dead”.
The article looks at the rise of popularity in the UK as well as the slow climb to the pop conscious of the United States. The Smiths had no airplay to support the album and the main audience came from college campuses namely the University of Michigan. The Smiths were fairly unknown in the U.S. during 1986 and had only received a bit of exposure on MTV. The video for the album was for the track, “There Is A Light That Never goes Out”. This is told from a first person perspective from fans who lived through the rise of Alternative Radio in Ann Arbor and in Metro Detroit.
The rise of the Smiths was a brief and important chapter in Metro Detroit’s history. The concert helped open the doors for other acts that were going to set the bar for where pop music was to go in the near future. Bands like REM, Echo and the Bunnymen and INXS helped kick open the doors that gave rise to a wide range of UK and indie bands that toured thru Metro Detroit in 1987-1989. These bands included such names as The Pixies, The Replacements, X, Husker Du, The Sundays, The Lime Spiders and PIL just to name a few.
The breakthrough concert has earned its way into pop lore for Detroit locals today. Many claim they were at the show as the Smiths have earned their way into an iconic pop culture status. The article was written to keep perspective on the timelines of the alternative radio movement and to point out historical notes. Hot Metro Finds is dedicated to bringing light into what is myth and what is fact when it comes to pop culture events, concerts and unique musical history.
About Hot Metro Finds
Hot Metro Finds.com is a web site that focuses on music and concert reviews, restaurants, business insight and things that are trending. It focuses on the Metro Detroit, Michigan area.
http://hotmetrofinds.com/ted_cantu/detroit/hot_metro_finds/strangeways_here_we_come.html
http://hotmetrofinds.com/ted_cantu/detroit/hot_metro_finds/louder_than_bombs.html
http://hotmetrofinds.com/ted_cantu/detroit/hot_metro_finds/the_smiths_rank_1988.html
Company: Hot Metro Finds
Contact: Ted Cantu
Phone: 248-277-6141
Email: tedcantu[@]gmail.com
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