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24 seconds with Adam Lambert

JOE LEARY

American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert is in town Wednesday night at GM Place.

Quote :: Regarded as one of the most dynamic performers to have ever emerged from ‘American Idol’, Adam Lambert may have lost out to Kris Allen, but his unbridled talent and stage presence virtually assure him a shot at true stardom.

Joe Leary spent 24 Seconds with Adam Lambert.

24: This whole experience must have been quite a whirlwind. What have the last few weeks been like for you?

AL: It’s been really busy but really exciting. I’ve been rehearsing for the tour - which just kicked off this week in Portland - and at the same time, I’ve been working on my debut album, so I’ve been doing double duty, but it’s been so exciting.

24: The world is mourning the loss of Michael Jackson and you paid homage to him by doing a couple of his songs on ‘American Idol’. How did you hear the news of his death and what kind of effect did he have on you?

Idol Tour storms through Oakland

Pinella

Quote :: It took eight seasons, but I finally saw an American Idol Tour show Saturday night at the Oracle Arena.
There is so much to say, so we’ll spread it out over several blog entries.
First, we’ll recap the show.
Hands down the winner is the production crew. The presentation, the graphics, the pace of the show. Pretty much flawless. They tried, and did a terrific job, of matching the graphics on the huge backdrop to the 10 performers.
The performers. This was different from AI the television show. All 10 had a chance to sing multiple numbers, all songs lasted much longer than the minute or so they got on the show. Of course, they weren’t being judged so the pressure might not have been there, it was just a different type of pressure. And by Saturday night they were five shows into the 50-show Tour so they had time to iron out the rough spots.
Crowd favorite? No secret there, overwhelmingly Adam Lambert with Kris Allen a “sorta” close second. Anytime Adam’s face even appeared on the promo screen the crowd roared. And when he appeared out of a mist and the darkness on stage for his set the crowd of 9,000 went ballistic.
Crowd not-so-favorite? Well, they were polite probably to excess, but Megan Joy was obviously out of her league with this group. Song choice? Presentation? Connection with the crowd? I don’t know, maybe all three, but she would have been better walking around behind Adam if she wanted to hear genuine applause.

Taking Idol on the road Lambert's 'fantasy'

Kimberly Shearon

Quote :: It's Idols out of the box! Or in Adam Lambert's case, Idol out of the closet! Idolmania hit Vancouver yesterday, as the top 10 finalists from Season 8 of American Idol came to town to prove they have the goods to deliver live, outside the televised Idol bubble.

Throngs of of eager fans waited dutifully outside GM Place, hoping to get a glimpse of their favourite Idol.

The one who elicited the most screams wasn't low-key winner Kris Allen, but Lambert, the competition's unabashedly fierce runner-up.
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Lambert's sexuality was an oft-discussed subject -- at times even overshadowing his show-stopping performances -- during his Idol run.

He said he understands why people were curious, but thought his sexuality was a non-starter.

"I wanted people to focus on the craft," he said.

After the show wrapped for the season, Lambert was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone and confirmed that yes, he is, in fact, gay.

"I probably would have kept it to myself had it not been such a question," he said.