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Post by rabbitrabbit on Jul 21, 2011 14:57:44 GMT -5
My first Adam concert! and heh, I see myself in line (the black hair up in a twist behind the woman with the yellow purse). I was very new to fandom at that point so even when Cam and Sasha walked right in front of me I didn't recognize them, nor did I realize a band member was missing until Adam said something. Previously I'd seen Satan's Pilgrims (surf-rock) and some other gigs at the Crystal, and even though I knew it often had terrible acoustics I couldn't resist checking out Adam. So glad I did  . Would love to hear what you as a newbie thought about the whole scene. Did seeing Adam live turn you into an uber fan or were you on that road already. ps, cute head  csharpminor , ha, their last question. ;D I think I'd already found PF before that because that's where I read that he'd be coming to town, but I didn't read threads there, just looked at the list of tour dates. I had bought his album and knew he was touring due to somebody I followed on LJ posting about the AMA hoopla. So I'd say I was pretty enthusiastic but not an uber fan hooked into online fandom yet. I was glad I got tickets but it was kind of a spur of the moment decision to try for them that morning, if I hadn't it wouldn't have been a big deal. Thoughts about the scene, hmm... me and my date arrived about 25 minutes before doors opening. I kinda knew the lines would be long but didn't want to bother with waiting. I guess I was a little shocked to see people waiting in line in the very hot sun that didn't seem to be in the best of health. One woman had EMT's helping her to a taxi after suffering heat-stroke or something. From the end of the line the crowd was very diverse and had a little more of the suburban influence than I usually see at Portland shows. The dressing up was fun but not that uncommon for downtown Portland in that area. Inside I was near the middle-back with some other couples and single people. Because it was packed there was less dancing then usual at the Crystal but lots of hopping around and enthusiasm. There was a small group of glittery women that were very rude about trying to push to the front once the show had started and seriously pissed off people around me. What had been uncomfortable, overheated, claustrophobic and stuffy and a little boring (sorry Oranthi) turned into some kind of sultry underground happening once Adam started. His voice, the lazers illuminating the steam in the small space, the throbbing beat, his catlike movements, me and my date loved it. The dynamic in the place changed immediately. Yeah, it definitely pushed me into uber fan. |
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Post by adamrocks on Jul 21, 2011 15:10:59 GMT -5
Well, I do hope someone will rip it, because I don't have VH1. I can almost guarantee 100% that someone will definitely make a video of it! And probably in record time ;D! Does anybody know if there will be a live stream for the Quebec concert? I'll be out of town but hoping for Wi-Fi at the hotel and I can at least get here to flail with everybody! I still keep hoping Adam will add a new song (SWEET CHILD OF MINE please...please!) to his encore songs! It would give us something to talk about until the Adam Storm officially starts! I remember him saying in some interview that he'd like to cover that song. Please change it up Adam and maybe don't do WLL but keep TCB and add Sweet Child Of Mine!  |
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Post by seoulmate on Jul 21, 2011 15:15:39 GMT -5
Does someone need a hug jk  i hear you though. one thing i would love for them to ask about but they never would is what he felt like during fantasy springs wwl. Was it an out of body experience. let's get lyndsey parker to ask. Sorry about half capitalizations, no question marks. Grrr.... LOL, jamie!!!!  Yes, I luurve your FS question, but nobody is ever gonna ask it. :-/ (I'm afraid it'll just be more gay gay gay stuff and AMAs... arghhhh) |
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Post by jamie on Jul 21, 2011 15:17:16 GMT -5
I think I'd already found PF before that because that's where I read that he'd be coming to town, but I didn't read threads there, just looked at the list of tour dates. I had bought his album and knew he was touring due to somebody I followed on LJ posting about the AMA hoopla. So I'd say I was pretty enthusiastic but not an uber fan hooked into online fandom yet. I was glad I got tickets but it was kind of a spur of the moment decision to try for them that morning, if I hadn't it wouldn't have been a big deal. Thoughts about the scene, hmm... me and my date arrived about 25 minutes before doors opening. I kinda knew the lines would be long but didn't want to bother with waiting. I guess I was a little shocked to see people waiting in line in the very hot sun that didn't seem to be in the best of health. One woman had EMT's helping her to a taxi after suffering heat-stroke or something. From the end of the line the crowd was very diverse and had a little more of the suburban influence than I usually see at Portland shows. The dressing up was fun but not that uncommon for downtown Portland in that area. Inside I was near the middle-back with some other couples and single people. Because it was packed there was less dancing then usual at the Crystal but lots of hopping around and enthusiasm. There was a small group of glittery women that were very rude about trying to push to the front once the show had started and seriously pissed off people around me. What had been uncomfortable, overheated, claustrophobic and stuffy and a little boring (sorry Oranthi) turned into some kind of sultry underground happening once Adam started. His voice, the lazers illuminating the steam in the small space, the throbbing beat, his catlike movements, me and my date loved it. The dynamic in the place changed immediately. Yeah, it definitely pushed me into uber fan. ty for answering. i love hearing first hand accounts, especially from the uninitiated. loooved the bolded description of the energy change in the room. i truly believe the more casual fans or just curious non fans are able to see Adam live that he will be able to build a strong base of live devotees. |
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Post by seoulmate on Jul 21, 2011 15:22:46 GMT -5
rabbitrabbit... love your memories of Portland! Re. the huge horrendous task that 4Msrmyn has been attempting re. reposting all the GNT concerts... I'm really happy to just hear people's individual memories!! So much fun! Or maybe if peeps have a particular song from the performance that meant a lot, they can post that, too, and tell us why they loved it! I LOVE HEARING PEOPLE'S MEMORIES OF THEIR CONCERTS!!!! |
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Post by kittykay on Jul 21, 2011 15:46:39 GMT -5
blogs.forbes.com/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/07/21/the-top-earning-american-idols/The Top-Earning American Idols Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry share the second spot on our list, each raking in $6 million. Lambert, the runner up in Idol’s seventh season, performed 116 shows around the world in 12 months; Daughtry played 53 dates in support of album Leave This Town. The top ten money-making Idol alums combined to earn $50 million over the past year alone.www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45ekei/3-adam-lambert-6-million-tie 3. Adam Lambert ($6 million, tie) Lambert was edged by Kris Allen in Season Eight, but he easily out-earned his rival thanks largely to 116 shows around the world in 12 months. Methodology These numbers are based on estimated pretax income earned from May 2010 to May 2011, before subtracting agent and manager fees. The totals were compiled with the help of data from Pollstar, RIAA and others, as well as extensive interviews with industry insiders including managers, concert promoters, publicists, agents and, in some cases, the musicians themselves. For more on the business of music, check out Zack's Jay-Z biography, Empire State of Mind.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2011 15:52:53 GMT -5
FINALLY!!!! Been waiting for this since May! Woo-hoo! Life is Good! So happy for him! I was expecting between 3-4 million. This is Mo Bettah! |
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Post by midwifespal on Jul 21, 2011 15:56:20 GMT -5
I think I'd already found PF before that because that's where I read that he'd be coming to town, but I didn't read threads there, just looked at the list of tour dates. I had bought his album and knew he was touring due to somebody I followed on LJ posting about the AMA hoopla. So I'd say I was pretty enthusiastic but not an uber fan hooked into online fandom yet. I was glad I got tickets but it was kind of a spur of the moment decision to try for them that morning, if I hadn't it wouldn't have been a big deal. Thoughts about the scene, hmm... me and my date arrived about 25 minutes before doors opening. I kinda knew the lines would be long but didn't want to bother with waiting. I guess I was a little shocked to see people waiting in line in the very hot sun that didn't seem to be in the best of health. One woman had EMT's helping her to a taxi after suffering heat-stroke or something. From the end of the line the crowd was very diverse and had a little more of the suburban influence than I usually see at Portland shows. The dressing up was fun but not that uncommon for downtown Portland in that area. Inside I was near the middle-back with some other couples and single people. Because it was packed there was less dancing then usual at the Crystal but lots of hopping around and enthusiasm. There was a small group of glittery women that were very rude about trying to push to the front once the show had started and seriously pissed off people around me. What had been uncomfortable, overheated, claustrophobic and stuffy and a little boring (sorry Oranthi) turned into some kind of sultry underground happening once Adam started. His voice, the lazers illuminating the steam in the small space, the throbbing beat, his catlike movements, me and my date loved it. The dynamic in the place changed immediately. Yeah, it definitely pushed me into uber fan. ty for answering. i love hearing first hand accounts, especially from the uninitiated. loooved the bolded description of the energy change in the room.
i truly believe the more casual fans or just curious non fans are able to see Adam live that he will be able to build a strong base of live devotees. I see your bolded and raise you a bolded! . This is just what struck me at my first GNT-concert, too. It was Nokia NYC, night one, and that was the night that featured possibly the longest gap between Orianthi and Adam of the entire tour. I think he was doing a whole lot of press (and, we now know, he was sick, although I'd never have guessed it by his voice in a million years), but at the time the wait, which was essentially a full hour, seemed more than ridiculous--it seemed disrespectful. Remember, this crowd had been waiting, in the mid-summer heat, in Times Square, for many many hours, some even overnight, and we were seriously crammed into that underground space. It was tight and hot and stuffy in there. People's feet ached. This crowd LOVED Adam but by the end of that endless hour people were actively pissed at him. They'd gone from chanting his name to actually booing. But when the final bars of FYE finished playing and Adam appeared in that absurd fringey coat and top hat, larger than life at the top of the stairs, it was like a major barometric event--the pressure just dropped right out of the room--I'm surprised my ears didn't pop. Annoyance was immediately forgotten and people squealed in genuine, childish delight. The entire crowd was instantly on his side. It really was something to witness, that change. That command of a crowd. It occurred to me then, and this is, I'm sure, wrong, that maybe Adam had left us waiting intentionally, had let that angry, hot frenzy build up, just to show us what he could do with it, how with one raised, fringed arm he could dissipate all that aggression--to let us feel the transformative emotional alchemy of that moment. Showing off in the best possible, for your entertainment, way. See what I can do? Look, ma, no hands!! IT wasn't that he worked us up into an angry fever, the way I imagine some metal bands could use that negative energy towards their performance--it was that the negative energy was transfigured into positive energy, anger became happiness, it was quite remarkable. I remember remarking in my review at the time: I'm a long time sports fans, and have often experienced the thrill of seeing victory snatched from the jaws of defeat, but I'd never witnessed a sea change like that one. |
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Post by nica575 on Jul 21, 2011 16:10:01 GMT -5
blogs.forbes.com/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/07/21/the-top-earning-american-idols/The Top-Earning American Idols Adam Lambert and Chris Daughtry share the second spot on our list, each raking in $6 million. Lambert, the runner up in Idol’s seventh season, performed 116 shows around the world in 12 months; Daughtry played 53 dates in support of album Leave This Town. The top ten money-making Idol alums combined to earn $50 million over the past year alone.www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45ekei/3-adam-lambert-6-million-tie3. Adam Lambert ($6 million, tie) Lambert was edged by Kris Allen in Season Eight, but he easily out-earned his rival thanks largely to 116 shows around the world in 12 months. Methodology These numbers are based on estimated pretax income earned from May 2010 to May 2011, before subtracting agent and manager fees. The totals were compiled with the help of data from Pollstar, RIAA and others, as well as extensive interviews with industry insiders including managers, concert promoters, publicists, agents and, in some cases, the musicians themselves. For more on the business of music, check out Zack's Jay-Z biography, Empire State of Mind.  I was thinking 5 MIL, so I can't even express how happy this makes me feel!!! (which attests to my total craziness...) However, this is BEFORE various management fees, so the question is - what % is left? and taxes would probably take another 50% off of the rest. Nevertheless - dimmers are covered!!!!  |
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Post by jamie on Jul 21, 2011 16:16:34 GMT -5
mwp, have you ever thought of going into the concert reviewer game. 8-) I want you to write up the next ny show instead of whoever did it last time. we need someone who gets it and can translate the experience in to words like yours that capture the phenomenal being that is Adam. ;D And  to Adam making the big bucks. ;D |
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