Adam Lambert to Front Queen this Summer

Adam Lambert has confirmed he is set to join Queen as the band’s new frontman for a tour this summer. We posted about this in 2009, querying will Adam Lambert front Queen? Truth be told, this commenting did not approve. Well, now, here Lambert cometh.

The star was joined by original group members Brian May and Roger Taylor during his finale performance on 2009′s American Idol, and the trio teamed up once more at the MTV European Music Awards in November.

The collaborations led to speculation that Lambert would be stepping in to take the place of late singer Freddie Mercury in an upcoming trek, and Taylor fuelled the reports, saying in December:

“He has grown into a really great performer with an astonishing voice… We would like to work with him again. There’s nothing signed just yet but we’re talking about live dates.”

Lambert has now announced he will be touring with Queen throughout 2012 – including dates at Knebworth in England, where Queen played their final gig with Freddie Mercury in 1986, before his death in 1991.

Adam Lambert commented:

“There’s no intention in my mind of replacing Freddie. That’s impossible. The way I’m choosing to view it is that it’s a great honour and one I’m in no way going to shirk… Being asked to front Queen is the best thing that can possibly happen.”