Adam Lambert clearly struck a chord when he was last in the country for this year's Mardi Gras festival. When news dropped that his Glam Nation tour would hit the east coast, the majority of tickets were snapped up pre-sale. Then last month it was announced that due to overwhelming demand, both the Sydney and Melbourne shows are moving to bigger venues, and the tour will now include a stop in New Zealand.
But this is not unusual for Lambert, whose trajectory to pop stardom began less than two short years ago when he was the runner up on the eighth season of American Idol. Proving that the winner does not necessarily take it all, he has been steamrolling glitter and leather into the music industry like a neo-glam Valkyrie ever since. His vocal virtuosity - he has the falsetto extension of Freddie Mercury - and ballsy theatricality reminiscent of Lady Gaga or Scissor Sisters sent the American populace into a spin.
Adam Lambert, Palais Theatre, Melbourne 19th October 2010
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The atmosphere in the Palais Theatre before Adam came on stage was electric. In fact I don't know if I've ever seen a crowd so excited. People were actually singing along and dancing to the recorded pop music that was played in the theatre before the lights even went down.
Once Adam came on stage covered in glitter and wearing a purple fur trimmed jacket, we knew we were in for a fun, high energy show. The crowd were instantly on their feet, ready to sing and dance along with all of Adam's songs.