That's not Freddie! Bands who have replaced their frontmen
From Adam Lambert and Queen via Iron Maiden, AC/DC and INXS
- American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert is currently on frontman duties with Queen, and following the cancellation of this year's Sonisphere fesitval, the new line-up will perform two dates in London in July.
by David Renshaw | Photos by WENN.com
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Today sees tickets for Queen's only UK date with new singer Adam Lambert go on sale with the band due to headline two nights at Hammersmith Apollo in June.
Lambert is, of course, not Queen's original frontman but similarly he isn't even their first replacement after Paul Rodgers filled the Freddie Mercury slot between 2004-2009. However, Queen are not the only band to carry on when their original lead singer either quit or sadly passed away.
We've rounded up some of the most famous cases of a band vowing to carry on and drafting in someone new below, take a look and see who made the cut.
