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Date: 2019 (UK)
Genre: Music documentary
Directed by: Christopher Bird. Simon Lupton
Produced by: Jim Beach. Simon Lupton
Starring: Freddie Mercury. Simon Cowell. Brian May. Adam Lambert. Roger Taylor. David Bowie.
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The Show Must Go On - Adam Lambert Story
After the success of the feature film Bohemian Rhapsody, the iconic rock band QueenWith rare concert footage and exclusive, revealing portraits of the band members off-stage, “The Show Must Go On” chronicles Queen and Lambert’s incredible journey since they first shared the stage together on “American Idol” in 2009. From his humble beginnings and meteoric rise on reality TV to now standing center stage as lead singer of Queen + Adam Lambert, the documentary features brand new interviews with Lambert, his parents Leila and Eber and Queen founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor, Golden Globe and Oscar winner for Best Actor, “Bohemian Rhapsody”’s Rami Malek and Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins.
“The Show Must Go On” simultaneously follows the ensuing 27 years. Lambert, starting at the age of 10, is beginning to come of age, discovers his love of music and finds a voice of his own while, across the pond, the surviving members of Queen see their songs remain staples with DJ’s, in clubs, in theatres around the globe with their hit musical “We Will Rock You” and in movies. Lambert and Queen intersected in spectacular fashion when Lambert first performs with the band, singing “We Are the Champions” as one of only two finalists on Season 8 of “American Idol.” The public reaction was remarkable and first seeded the idea that perhaps Lambert might become a permanent fixture in the Queen family. In 2012 Queen + Adam Lambert was born. To date, Queen + Adam Lambert have performed together in nearly 200 sold-out shows in arenas and stadiums across the world. is now in the spotlight with a documentary that focuses not on the successes of yesteryear, but on the current state of affairs within the band.
After the death of frontman Freddie Mercury, bassist John Deacon left the band because he thought that no singer could compete with Mercury.
After wearing out several singers, Queen joined forces with American Idol winner Adam Lambert, who is still performing today. This documentary shows Lambert's background and attendance and features rare concert footage of Queen's massive stadium shows, behind the scenes clips and interviews with bandmates Brian May, Roger Taylor and Bohemian Rhapsody lead actor and Oscar winner Rami Malek.
In addition, also beautiful archive material that pays tribute to the legendary Freddie.