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SET LIST

01. Voodoo
02. For Your Entertainment
03. Down The Rabbit Hole
04. Ring of Fire
05. Fever
06. Sleepwalker
07. Whataya Want From Me
08. Soaked
09. Broken Open
10. Aftermath
11. Sure Fire Winners
12. Strut
13. Music Again
14. If I Had You
15. Encore: Mad World and 20th Century Boy



meldm109
01. SFW
02. IIHY


quixotixrock
01. For Your Entertainment

csethe1
01. IIHY ending

laihiu
01. Broken Open with a twist at the end!!!! - Adam Lambert @ GNT Hong Kong

MissGeLAng
01. Sleepwalker

issa129
01. Fever
02. Down the Rabbit Hole


libliblibby
01. Fever
02. Sleepwalker (end)
03. Whataya Want From Me
04. Soaked (end)
05. Aftermath
06. Music Again
07. If I Had You
08. 20th Century Boy (partial)
09. IIHY


monsterdeto
01. For Your Entertainment
02. Sleepwalker
03. Whataya want for me
04. Soaked
05. Broken Open
06. Sure Fire Winners
07. Strut
08. Music Again
09. If I Had You
10. Mad World

kitmeow
01. Aftermath

violetglitz
01. Fever
02. 20th Century Boyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTviLgPhil8
03. Sure fire winners



MISCELLANEOUS VIDEOS

ryanne lai
01. Adam Lambert @ Hong Kong Internationa Airport!!!!
02. Adam trying on the Tang coat


deathchimes
01. Taylor Green got held at Manila Airport

jieschreck88
01. Adam Lambert arrival at Hong Kong airport on Oct. 11.m2ts


kitmeow
01. Adam Lambert arrived at Hong Kong Int'l Airport


MEDIA VIDEOS

Purple Walrus
01. Taylor's bracelet

Sima News
01. Adam Lambert Malaysia Concert http://video.sina.com.cn/p/ent/y/2010-1 ... 57567.html

kitmeow
01. Adam Lambert GNT Press Conference in Hong Kong

02. Adam Lambert #GlamNation Press Conference in Hong Kong 1/3

03. Adam Lambert #GlamNation Press Conference in Hong Kong 2/3

04. Adam Lambert #GlamNation Press Conference in Hong Kong 3/3


ryanne lai
01. Adam Lambert @ Hong Kong Press Conference



MEDIA IN PRINT

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingne ... at-airport
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/me ... sic&s=Life
http://hansebert.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/1483/
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vistadiva' date='Jul 28th 2010, 9:55 AM

HONG KONG


Tonight’s show is at STAR HALL

Hong Kong is one of two special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC); the other is Macau. Situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour. With a land mass of 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi) and a population of seven million people, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Hong Kong's population is 95 percent ethnic Chinese and 5 percent from other groups.
Today, under the principle of "one country, two systems", Hong Kong's economic and political systems differ from those of mainland China. Hong Kong is one of the world's leading international financial centres, with a major capitalist service economy characterised by low taxation and free trade. The Hong Kong dollar is the ninth most traded currency in the world.

As much of Hong Kong's terrain is hilly to mountainous with steep slopes, less than 25% of the territory's landmass is developed, and about 40% of the remaining land area is reserved as country parks and nature reserves. Situated just south of the Tropic of Cancer, Hong Kong has a humid subtropical climate . Summer is hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms, and warm air coming from the southwest. Summer is when typhoons are most likely, sometimes resulting in flooding or landslides. Winter weather usually starts sunny and becomes cloudier towards February, with the occasional cold front bringing strong, cooling winds from the north. The most temperate seasons are spring, which can be changeable, and autumn, which is generally sunny and dry. Hong Kong averages 1,948 hours of sunshine per year.

Hong Kong was described by Milton Friedman as the world’s greatest experiment in laissez-faire capitalism. It maintains a highly developed capitalist economy, ranked the freest in the world by the Index of Economic Freedom for 15 consecutive years. It is an important centre for international finance and trade, with one of the greatest concentration of corporate headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region, and is known as one of the Four Asian Tigers for its high growth rates and rapid development between the 1960s and 1990s. Between 1961 and 1997 Hong Kong's gross domestic product grew by 180 times while per-capita GDP rose by 87 times.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the seventh largest in the world, with a market capitalisation of US$2.3 trillion as of December 2009. In that year, Hong Kong raised 22 percent of worldwide initial public offering (IPO) capital, making it the largest centre of IPOs in the world. Hong Kong's currency is the Hong Kong dollar, which has been pegged to the U.S. dollar since 1983.

Hong Kong is frequently described as a place where "East meets West", reflecting the culture's mix of the territory's Chinese roots with influences from its time as a British colony. Hong Kong balances a modernised way of life with traditional Chinese practices. Concepts like feng shui are taken very seriously, with expensive construction projects often hiring expert consultants, and are often believed to make or break a business. Other objects like Ba gua mirrors are still regularly used to deflect evil spirits, and buildings often lack any floor number that has a 4 in it, due to its similarity to the word for "die" in Cantonese. The fusion of east and west also characterises Hong Kong's cuisine, where dim sum, hot pot, and fast food restaurants coexist with haute cuisine.

THE VENUE
Star Hall is the performance venue inside HITEC. It can accommodate audiences of 3,600 people. It is a popular venue for concerts. The 4-storey Star Hall measuring 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) offers column-free space.

Where we are tonight

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THE VENUE
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Forecast is high of 88 low of 79 with thunderstorms

Venue is standing with balcony seating. It holds 3600

Show starts at 8pm HongKong time…8:00 am Eastern time, 7 am central, 6 am mountain, 5 am pacific


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LonesomeDove' date='Jul 28th 2010, 1:36 PM

Have you been to Adam's Chinese forum?
Go here to check: http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=adamlambert&am...ch&ie=utf-8
alidol' date='Jul 29th 2010, 9:59 AM

Adam Lambert Hongkong Concert Promo posts:

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alidol' date='Aug 10th 2010, 7:17 AM

Official leaflets

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madamimadam' date='Oct 9th 2010, 12:27 AM

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@adamlambert fans w Hong Kong ticket, tweet me in the next 15 minutes for a meet and greet.
6 minutes ago via web from Downtown, Anchorage


OK, I'm trying again for Hong Kong. Any @adamlambert fans w a ticket, tweet me right now.
7 minutes ago via web from Downtown, Anchorage
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madamimadam' date='Oct 9th 2010, 7:17 PM

borneobaby @adamlambert HMV Hong Kong store playing IIHY on all their vid screens y'day.
3 minutes ago via web
alidol' date='Oct 9th 2010, 11:38 PM

From a source :Adam will arrive at Hongkong airport at 1pm on Oct.11th.
Chinese fans have prepared banners for welcoming Adam

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madamimadam' date='Oct 10th 2010, 8:35 PM

AdamLambertFans AdamLambertFans: VIP Experience : Hong Kong - Adam Lambert VIP Experience 2010: October 12, 2010 Hong Kong Venue: ... http://ow.ly/19nQcL
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alidol' date='Oct 10th 2010, 11:53 PM

Adam will arrive at HongKong airport at 1pm, Flight No.CX906, EXIT B
grammamia' date='Oct 11th 2010, 12:35 AM

hummm this is wild.. from bablefish
@ protects V: Please meet machine, when the powder 1 gets down from the passenger transportation building, to meets machine great hall B~ there to have a basin, we in here @nikki on bad money: To hk, the baggage belt and so on adam comes out

alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 12:40 AM

In Chinese , fans call Adam " 当” or “当当” (“dang” “dangdang” )

Sometimes we also call Adam "当爷" which means “Duke.Adam” :D
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madamimadam' date='Oct 11th 2010, 1:18 AM

But it was the butler in the pantry.... :roll:

WARNWILLIS Bye Manila.. Thanks for having us.
about 1 hour ago via Twitterrific

TerranceDlibra Hong Kong here we come...
about 1 hour ago via web
alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 1:38 AM

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madamimadam' date='Oct 11th 2010, 1:41 AM

Saw @adamlambert was on page 7 of Where Hong Kong magazine (an official tour guide publication) in my hotel. about 15 hours ago via Echofon
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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 1:54 AM

@nikki就差錢 已經看到adam他們的行李了
Have seen Adam's baggage
islandgirljams' date='Oct 11th 2010, 2:10 AM

WTF, this make no sense to me sad.gif

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/...ined-at-airport

Adam Lambert’s back-up dancer detained at airport
By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 13:37:00 10/11/2010

Filed Under: Crime, Entertainment (general), Police, Celebrities
MANILA, Philippines—A back-up dancer of American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert was temporarily held at the airport after yielding ammunition for an Armalite rifle, which later turned out to be fake, a police official said on Monday.

Chief Superintendent Pedro Desuasido, chief of the police Aviation Security Group, said 20-year-old Taylor Brattun Green was about to board the Cathay Pacific flight 900 en route to Hong Kong at around 11 a.m. when he was accosted at the departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 1.

Desuasido said authorities spotted 18 pieces of ammunition for Armalite rifle contained in one of Green’s luggage during an X-ray inspection.

Upon checking, however, authorities found that the ammunition were fake.

“The ammunitions confiscated were used as props during their concert,” Desuasido said, quoting a report from his officer.

Green was eventually released without charges filed.

Lambert held a concert at the SM Mall of Asia concert grounds on Sunday
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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 2:16 AM

@laihiu @glam_alidol we are all anxiously waiting at exit b! 20-30 of us!!!

nikki就差钱:cx906的行李都走差不多了,应该不是这班,刚问了几个做这个航班的菲律宾人,说没有留意到,航班上外国人也不多,应该是下面一班,还有过关排队的人很多

Adam is not at CX906
alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 2:36 AM

nikki就差钱:还没有航班到达的信息出来

No flight has arrived
alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 2:41 AM

nikki就差钱:航班到,行李还没到,现在是东京的行李


Flight has arrived , but baggage not yet.
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madamimadam' date='Oct 11th 2010, 3:08 AM

Between Tommy losing his passport and Taylor's 'near arrest', poor Lane must be sprouting grey hair by now!!!!
Any Adam spotting?
alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 3:11 AM

nikki就差钱:跟当说了,他会出来,他自己提行李,化妆师神马的都到了

ARRIVED!!

Nikki has told Adam fan waiting outside for him.
alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 3:22 AM

护护V:接到了,让我死一下先

Have met Adam,and she said let her die first (Means she is very excited) :haha:
aquariusfin' date='Oct 11th 2010, 3:28 AM

dingdongkarii: @adamlambert JUST WALKED PASS ME AT HKIA!! and those girls were going wiiiild! haahahah... made my smoothie taste even better
'madamimadam' date='Oct 11th 2010, 3:32 AM

WARNWILLIS Hello Hong Kong! Custom line was super long.. But we made it.. Cant wait to see this theatre we are playing tomorrow
2 minutes ago via Twitterrific


jieshrek66 Adam has left Hong Kong airport at about 3:15pm.
3 minutes ago via Echofon
alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 3:39 AM

Yukkari and Nikki are at baggage claim
护护V is outside


nikki就差钱:没有看见Taylor

Didn't see taylor
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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 3:46 AM

nikki就差钱:当和化妆师就这么冒出来了,很平民,不想就这么打搅他,等他对镜头挥手后很淡定上前和当说外面有四十个左右的粉丝从十二点就开始等了,他们大多是从内地来得,过来一次不容易,有些没买到见面会的票子,想在演唱会前见他一面,问他能不能走B口,当很好说他肯定会出来say hi的

Adam isn't wearing glam make-up,normal . After Adam waved to her, Nikki told him: forty fans were waiting for him outside since 12pm, most of them were coming from mainland, it's not convenient for them coming to Hongkong, some fans didn't get the M&G tickets, and they want to meet him before concert. Nikki asked Adam if he could go outside through Exit B. Adam said yes,and he will say hi to those fans.
alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 4:02 AM

@护护V:Adam在机场里走了半圈,油,好高好帅,我一直追在后面,不过忍住没有伸手揩油…人很nice…几个当粉一直追到他上车的地方,他还给她们签名鸟

Adam walked through half of the airport, very tall and very handsome. She was running after him,but didn't touch him.
Adam is very nice. Some fans ran to the car, and he signed for them.

nikki就差钱:当说话的声音有点哑,很心疼

Adam sounds a little hoarse
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Janah' date='Oct 11th 2010, 4:12 AM

WARNWILLIS
We picked this guy up at the manila airport jail and asked him to dance.. We have ALL arrived in Hong Kong, safely
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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 4:25 AM

Sony will sell Glam Box limited edition at Hongkong Concert

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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 6:13 AM

From Nikki

http://s1114.photobucket.com/albums/k525/alidol2009/
Adam arrived at airport

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Waiting for baggage

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Say hi to fans

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Still waiting

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Monte waiting beside Adam and Sutan

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Carrying baggage
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Then Monte went away (Nikki said she thought Monte just came to watch Adam carrying :haha: )

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These are screencaps from the video. Nikki will upload the video tonight
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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 6:41 AM

The video of adam lambert at Hongkong airport (by Claire) http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjEzOTE1NDMy.html
alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 7:15 AM

@laihiu VIDEO: @adamlambert at the Hong Kong airport #GlamNation

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Adam Lambert @ Hong Kong International Airport!!!!
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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 7:59 AM

laihiu ryanne
PHOTOS - Hong Kong airport (glamberts from hong kong, shanghai, beijing, indonesia, tokyo and new zealand): http://j.mp/bQCnGx #GlamNation


glamberts from hong kong, shanghai, beijing, indonesia, tokyo and new zealand!

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tung' date='Oct 11th 2010, 9:16 AM

recap and evaluation

i was there at the airport and was really thrilled to meet adam in person for the first time!

we initially thought the flight they were taking was CX903, which arrived at 1:15.
but after waiting for about an hour, adam still hadn't come out.
so we were expecting him in the next one from manila which would arrive at 2:30.

around three (i can't really remember i was too nervous then) we saw monte come out first,
and later on adam came out!
he waved a bit to say hi and all of us ran over to take photos of him.

he didn't really stop but paused a bit to autograph on something for one of the girls.
perhaps adam was a bit worried about taylor? i think he was quite silent today, he just waved a bit and said 'hello's and 'hi's to us.
and it was probably because none of us tried to start a conversation with him! i can't believe it! i regret it so much for not trying to talk... but i guess it's just that we all were too nervous...

(has adam or anyone ever told us not to ask for photos with him before?)
i was actually shameless enough to ask him a few times 'can i have a photo with you?' but he didn't really respond... (and i seriously freaked out afterwards and still am freaking out, like did i ask the wrong question? did i cross lines? did i annoy him? did he ever said not to ask for photos with him when he is not 'on'?)

and for your reference, i'm the girl in apple green in the above video. and now i rewatch how i behaved, i kind of feel like i was a major stalker... :'( i was actually the only one who followed him closely all the way to his car (other fans were so polite to stop upstairs, but came down later anyway to see him go) and gave my last attempt to ask for a photo (GOSH i regret it now adam must think i was annoying).

then adam waved us goodbye from inside the car with a smile.

and in the video it seems like adam told me something? after me trying to ask for a photo? i am trying to recall now what he was saying... i was too nervous to comprehend what he said :wacko:

so that's all for now i hope i didn't leave adam a bad impression on hong kong fans :unsure:
tung' date='Oct 11th 2010, 9:33 AM

i'm still rummaging through my mind for what he seemed to said to me

-edited: and i found out, from another fan video
he said 'no im sorry' to me
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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 9:56 AM

After Adam Lambert's Glam Nation Tour Concert here in Manila last October 10, 2010, the whole crew was off for their next destination. At the airport, Adam's dancer, Taylor got held because they found 18 rifles bullets on his luggage. Taylor said it was a part of his props. But in the end they just confiscated the bullets and let him go.

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GlitzGlam' date='Oct 11th 2010, 10:06 AM

Thank you for the pics! :hug:

Hope you don't mind I made them a little smaller:

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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 11:21 AM

Another TV news about Taylor's bracelet

Poor little Taylor was taken away by the police and Adam were leaving Manila.

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alidol' date='Oct 11th 2010, 11:53 AM

adam said "sorry , honey " to AikoUManhttp://twitpic.com/2wqt5r

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madamimadam' date='Oct 11th 2010, 1:54 PM

Can anyone grab this pic and blow it up?

borneobaby @adamlambert @negativeneil Front page of Review section of HK Sunday Post. Great promo. http://kvs.co/1eS6
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barb4Adam' date='Oct 11th 2010, 3:58 PM

American idol runner-up and showman Adam Lambert, is glam's new face
He may not have won American Idol, but singer Adam Lambert has triumphed as the poster boy of 21st-century glam
Samantha Leese
Updated on Oct 10, 2010
Adam Lambert didn't win the eighth season of American Idol, but you would never know it.

Sixteen months after the 27-year-old Californian finished second to Kris Allen in the reality contest's finale, Lambert has released a commercially successful debut, launched his international Glam Nation tour and gained hundreds of thousands of fans (or "Fanberts") the world over.

He performs in Hong Kong on Tuesday night.

"I feel like I did win," Lambert says in an e-mail interview that, sadly, robs him of the charisma that is undeniable in person. "It was a pretty stressful week leading up to the finale and it was a lot of work. After it was done, I felt like I could breathe. I got signed to a major label and I got to put out an album. That was what I had wanted from the show and I got it."

Lambert's unabashed theatricality - his penchant for tight leather, eyeliner, black nail polish and stage costumes that hint at an inner male Gaga - is what made him stand out from the get-go. Simon Fuller, super-manager and granddaddy of the Idol franchise, described him as "Mark Bolan meets Bowie, with a touch of Freddie Mercury and the sexiness of Prince".

"Freddie Mercury is definitely one of my major influences," Lambert says. "I think that there is major theatricality among female performers today, and I still can't figure out why it is missing in [men]. Hopefully the interest will break through and become more visible." For now, he seems content to be its 21st-century poster child.

At Lambert's Idol audition in San Francisco, where he sang Michael Jackson's Rock with You and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody a cappella, the judges picked up on his drama right away. "I think you are theatrical, and therefore not current," criticised Simon Cowell, presumably referring to the peak in the 1980s of classic pop-rock showmanship. Randy Jackson countered: "I think it's time for someone like you."

Sure enough, the American public's fascination with Lambert soared throughout season eight of Idol, and the cantankerous Cowell struggled increasingly to find a bad word to say. As the gossip rags drooled over Lambert's private life, threatening lurid exposes about his homosexuality (he finally came out in a Rolling Stone cover story in June 2009), the singer punched back, week in, week out, with performances that eventually brought Cowell to his feet.

"I think words are unnecessary, but I want to give you a standing ovation," he said after Lambert's now famous rendition of Tears for Fears' Mad World.

It's not every day one receives such praise, but that's by no means Lambert's finest Idol hour.

That title goes either to a performance with veteran rock stars Kiss, in which Lambert held his own musically and visually - he wore an outfit of leather, wings and platform boots, adorned liberally with glitter and rhinestones - or to the duet of We Are the Champions with Idol winner Kris Allen, backed by the remaining members of Queen themselves.

At a press conference after the season finale of Idol, Lambert was articulate, gracious and happy. Someone asked how he felt after the show. "Oh, it felt so good," he said. "I got to sing with Queen and with Kiss. I mean, first or second - it doesn't matter to me. I got to sing with two great, heroic rock bands."

Adam Lambert was raised on the stage. "It's where I thrive most," he says. "It's like my second home."

As a child in suburban San Diego, his parents encouraged him to take up musical theatre to channel his hyperactivity. "I think it was clear from an early age that I wanted to be a performer," Lambert has said. "I liked putting on costumes and getting attention."

Having honed his talent in high school choirs and musicals, he lasted five weeks at college before leaving to pursue a career in music in Hollywood.

In 2004, Lambert landed a role in the musical version of The Ten Commandments, starring Val Kilmer. By 2005, he was touring as an understudy with the Broadway cast of Wicked. "Growing up doing musical theatre, I obviously got the chance to sing a lot. I got to a point in my career where I wanted to start singing my own material in my own way and not someone else's. In essence, this was why I decided to audition for Idol."

Lambert's debut, For Your Entertainment, was released via 19 Recordings in November last year. It sold 200,000 copies in its first week. Rolling Stone's Joel Hoard described it as "a mix of radio-ready rock and electro-pop", and pointed out that the album's cover, "featuring the singer's heavily made-up face, peering seductively into the camera, [suggests] a tongue-in-cheek update of David Bowie's Hunky Dory sleeve".

"There is definitely a retro vibe to some of the material," Lambert says. "I think it is all very positive and each song has a great message."

His performance of For Your Entertainment 's title track at the 2009 American Music Awards left viewers gasping and bloggers ranting after Lambert kissed and touched male members of his band on stage.

In response to the controversy, Lambert said: "Female performers have been doing this for years, and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out. My goal was not to p*** people off. It was to promote freedom of expression and artistic freedom."

Lambert's homosexuality was, officially, kept under wraps during the competition. Previous gay contestants on Idol have spoken openly about the show's producers ordering them to stay quiet. But Lambert did next to nothing to hide who he was. As he told Vanessa Grigoriadis when he made it official: "I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay."

Many speculated, crassly, that his "lifestyle" could have cost him the vote in the end. It's an unfortunate possibility, but one that Lambert has acknowledged. He says, diplomatically: "Kris is a great guy and he is very talented. I think in that show, he was probably more appealing to the fans and the demographic that voted."

Though Lambert will, for some time, have to shoo the spectre of American Idol and its team of pop star manufacturers, it's clear he has a real chance to do something fresh. Or at least, to help advance the cause - for freedom, for madness and theatricality in pop music - that Lady Gaga hauled back to life in the summer of 2008.

One verse of a Lambert track, Sure Fire Winner, boasts the lyrics: "I was born with glitter on my face. My baby clothes made of leather and lace". We almost believe it.

Adam Lambert Live in Hong Kong, Tue, 8pm, Hitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$690-HK$890 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2629 6240

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madamimadam' date='Oct 11th 2010, 9:08 PM

@Byroncooke: I can CONFIRM @adamlambert will perform "If I Had You" live on #Xfactor Australia this Mon Night Oct 18th
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