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And That's A Wrap! The Music, TV & Film That Defined 2020
2020 has been a year like no other and despite the entire world coming to a standstill, creativity across all mediums couldn't be stifled, as evident via the results our annual Writers' Poll. Here's what entertained us (and kept us sane) throughout the year.
Rock Royalty Tops Our International Performance Of The Year List (& Not Due To Lack Of Options)
The thought of being in a stadium full of people, rubbing shoulders and singing along to live music until you lose your voice seems like a distant memory and now a nail-biting activity.
Rock legends Queen, with vocalist Adam Lambert again in tow, made their return to Australia early this year, leaping from arenas to stadiums following their widely successful biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, in 2018.
The seven-date run wrapped in late February on the Gold Coast and just two weeks later Australia went into lockdown, making it only one of a few major tours to take place Down Under in 2020.
Now, that’s not to say that Brian May, Roger Taylor and co topped our 2020 international performances list due to lack of competition - by all accounts – including our reviews – Queen + Adam Lambert would have certainly been a contender for the top spot regardless, especially given the upgrade applied to 2020’s The Rhapsody Tour compared to 2018’s effort.
Added to that, they also performed a headline set at the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert earlier this year, reprising their iconic 1985 set at Live Aid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBCDObRDmCQ&feature=emb_logo
The Music noted that their Perth show at Optus Stadium was “nothing but quality AND quantity”, “the band wasting little time with banter and instead letting their respective abilities and the music do the talking, rolling through songs like I Want To Break Free and Who Wants To Live Forever back to back."
“One of the evening's highlights came when May was raised above the stage, producing ambient and haunting guitar tones backed by the endless abyss of space. He slowing brought things back to earth after a masterclass on rock guitar and slid into Tie Your Mother Down.
“Not that we needed any more convincing that Queen deliver one of the best shows out of any act past or present, the band offered up a show-stopping trio of The Show Must Go On, Radio Ga Ga and Bohemian Rhapsody to finish the set.
“The band's biopic put them back in stadiums where they belong and that couldn't have been highlighted better than it was during the encore hits We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions.”
themusic.com.au/news/music-writers-poll-2020-results-wrap/GzAHDw4xMDM/31-12-20/
And That's A Wrap! The Music, TV & Film That Defined 2020
2020 has been a year like no other and despite the entire world coming to a standstill, creativity across all mediums couldn't be stifled, as evident via the results our annual Writers' Poll. Here's what entertained us (and kept us sane) throughout the year.
Rock Royalty Tops Our International Performance Of The Year List (& Not Due To Lack Of Options)
The thought of being in a stadium full of people, rubbing shoulders and singing along to live music until you lose your voice seems like a distant memory and now a nail-biting activity.
Rock legends Queen, with vocalist Adam Lambert again in tow, made their return to Australia early this year, leaping from arenas to stadiums following their widely successful biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, in 2018.
The seven-date run wrapped in late February on the Gold Coast and just two weeks later Australia went into lockdown, making it only one of a few major tours to take place Down Under in 2020.
Now, that’s not to say that Brian May, Roger Taylor and co topped our 2020 international performances list due to lack of competition - by all accounts – including our reviews – Queen + Adam Lambert would have certainly been a contender for the top spot regardless, especially given the upgrade applied to 2020’s The Rhapsody Tour compared to 2018’s effort.
Added to that, they also performed a headline set at the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert earlier this year, reprising their iconic 1985 set at Live Aid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBCDObRDmCQ&feature=emb_logo
The Music noted that their Perth show at Optus Stadium was “nothing but quality AND quantity”, “the band wasting little time with banter and instead letting their respective abilities and the music do the talking, rolling through songs like I Want To Break Free and Who Wants To Live Forever back to back."
“One of the evening's highlights came when May was raised above the stage, producing ambient and haunting guitar tones backed by the endless abyss of space. He slowing brought things back to earth after a masterclass on rock guitar and slid into Tie Your Mother Down.
“Not that we needed any more convincing that Queen deliver one of the best shows out of any act past or present, the band offered up a show-stopping trio of The Show Must Go On, Radio Ga Ga and Bohemian Rhapsody to finish the set.
“The band's biopic put them back in stadiums where they belong and that couldn't have been highlighted better than it was during the encore hits We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions.”
themusic.com.au/news/music-writers-poll-2020-results-wrap/GzAHDw4xMDM/31-12-20/