Last night, Queen and Adam Lambert performed their penultimate show of their Japan tour in the nation’s capital.
Sharing his fears on the way to the mammoth 55,000 capacity Tokyo Dome, Sir Brian May had mixed feelings of anticipation and worry.
The 76-year-old wrote on Instagram: “Arriving at the legendary Tokyo Dome this afternoon for sound check.
“For so many years I wondered what this would feel like. it feels awesome and a little scary ! Can we handle it ? ! Bri.”
The guitar legend shouldn’t have had any doubts given how he felt after the concert.
Sir Brian told fans: “Well, for once, I’m not feeling any regrets or frustration. That, for me, was a wonderful show. THANK YOU dear Tokyo folks – for a truly inspiring reception which brought all kinds of things out from me which I didn’t know I had in me !!! You know – you can always give your best, but the instance of something exceptional happening ? You really can’t fake it. I’m not gonna say it was perfect. Nothing in rock ‘n’ roll is ever perfect. But I would stand by tonight as something that I feel proud of.
“That wonderful roar that we heard from you guys every time we made a move, propelled us into some great moments. you sang beautifully and with such passion – I was very moved. And you rewarded me with applause for my little excursion into Teru Teru Bozo – I don’t think I have attempted to play that since 1975! It felt warm and I felt I could fly. It doesn’t get any better than that. well, let us see what we can pull out of the hat tomorrow night. I’m excited! Bri X.”
Sir Brian also posted another video of the audience and captioned it: “This video was filmed by my daughter Louisa, standing at the sound desk last night in Tokyo – an amazing night. it’s a good place to feel the vibe of the audience, and in the foreground you see some of the machinery that our guys use to mix the sound and work the lights, video content, moving scenery, lasers, etc. We ask a lot of them because our show is not run on clicks or backing tracks. it’s all live and dangerous !
“So their work is also very live and human. This is very much not the kind of show that runs automatically like so many are these days. We are Old School and proud of it !!! Bri
Queen and Adam Lambert perform their final show of their Japanese tour tonight at the Tokyo Dome.