Idol Headlines for 02/01/10

weird about the articles posted here;Adam looking bad and there still being tickets for his show.because in my yahoo alerts I got many headlines tahr were exactly the opposite…

Carrie and T-Pain would be great lol!

weird about the articles posted here;Adam looking bad and there still being tickets for his show.because in my yahoo alerts I got many headlines tahr were exactly the opposite…

I did not read the “creepy” Adam article as negative but a reaction to some sort of spider cufflinks he was supposedly wearing. So creepy, as in creepy crawler, not that Adam was creepy. Because obviously he wasn’t.

Also, last I heard nearly 2,000 tickets sold for Adam, which isn’t bad for a venue that is essentially in a desert in the middle of nowhere.

The official Grammy website has mistakenly identified Kris Allen as David Archuleta in their video. Hahahaha!!

http://www.grammy.com/videos/pre-grammy-gala-red-carpet

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T Pain wants to get to Carrie? That would be a weird collaboration.

I didn’t know that Adam was having trouble selling out his first concert, but that venue seems very big and not very accessible.

I didn’t know that Adam was having trouble selling out his first concert, but that venue seems very big and not very accessible.

he’s doing extremely well considering it’s in the middle ofnpwhere and there’s NO ADVERTISING-not even a tweet from Adam.
which is why that article is misleading IMHO

ok this is a little OT… but I’m not sure where to ask. Kris is going abroad next week. When or has he had official releases in Asia & the UK? Or does anyone know where I can find these dates?

I didn’t know that Adam was having trouble selling out his first concert, but that venue seems very big and not very accessible.

I think it’s too soon to say that Adam is having trouble selling out his first concert. There has been very little advertising for it so far, and news of it broke out on twitter. Selling nearly 2000 tickets in a matter of a few days is not too shabby.

I don’t consider this to be his first concert. Only a month ago he headlined a soldout concert. His die hard fans will go to Fantasy Springs, but casual fans who went to Gridlock probably won’t. He only has just recently played out there. I wish they would let him come to the east coast.

I didn’t know that Adam was having trouble selling out his first concert, but that venue seems very big and not very accessible.

Having trouble?? The tickets have been on sale for three days with only a twitter from the resort. Take a look at some local reports to see what the venue thinks of the sales.

The reporter is Mike Daniels. One link is from his cellphone where he was doing the 11:00 report where he says never in the history of the resort have they had so much interest in someone.
http://qik.ly/3Nsz

The other is the report that aired on the local news where the manager is excited about the sales and calls Adam Golden. http://www.kesq.com/global/story.asp?s=11903115

That Kris/David mix up is kinda funny lol lol

Poor Kris…

Having trouble?? The tickets have been on sale for three days with only a twitter from the resort. Take a look at some local reports to see what the venue thinks of the sales.

Having trouble??? OMG I didn’t dare say that!!!

All the internet comunity seems to be well aware of this concert since it seems there were people waiting outside to buy tickets.

If you read the rest of my coment I said that it seemed normal that he hasn’t sold out yet because of the location. Next time it seems I will have to do a thorough research about the situation before giving an opinion.

Also, last I heard nearly 2,000 tickets sold for Adam, which isn’t bad for a venue that is essentially in a desert in the middle of nowhere.

Dude, its in PALM SPRINGS. A major vacation spot. That is not the middle of nowhere LOL.

Still, isn’t that place huge? Gotta give the guy a minute to sell it out. It’s not like there are only 500 seats.

The official Grammy website has mistakenly identified Kris Allen as David Archuleta in their video.

I watched the live feed from grammy.com for Clive’s pre-grammy party. The interviewers were completely clueless about most of what was going on. They had NO IDEA who Ke$ha was, and she was one of Clive’s guest performers (kind of shoved her aside to get to someone else). They looked right past Carrie Underwood for someone further down the line. At least they recognized him as someone from American IDOL, which is more than I can say for some of the other people they were interviewing.

weird about the articles posted here;Adam looking bad and there still being tickets for his show.

there’s NO ADVERTISING-not even a tweet from Adam.

that article is misleading IMHO

Okay, just gotta jump into the fray for a sec.

In what way is that article misleading? Or even negative, in any way? The article mentions the rooms selling out fast, fans lining up, and how 1950 tickets have already been sold. That is not negative press at all. The article quotes a spokeswoman from the casino that says there are still plenty of tickts left– which is not only true, but information that both the casino and Adam would want fans who may be looking for tix to know. That’s neither negative nor misleading IMHO.

This article almost reads like a press release to me– a quote from the casino spokeswoman, provides key information on the venue, including venue capacity and outstanding tickets… so it seems to be the beginning of some local advertising to me. This isn’t negative press, it’s just local press advertising the concert. I really don’t get the angst.

sma11ie
02/01/2010 at 11:19 am

You’re right; sorry, I didn’t read the article only the headline.I thought it was negative because of yeh way they stressed tickets are *still* available.anyway, nevermind.and there’s no angst, just no really interesting headines today, so i’m worrying about the small things…

I really don’t get the angst.

Ditto. Unless this is manufactured anxiety because he isn’t selling out as fast at (Insert Former Idol’s Name Here). Which would be stupid because.. who cares? As long as he makes that casino a profit he’s good. Let’s see where he is a week before the show.

Also, last I heard nearly 2,000 tickets sold for Adam, which isn’t bad for a venue that is essentially in a desert in the middle of nowhere.

I think AI fans who really like “past” idols should be pretty damn happy with what is happening in the high desert at the end of February. This is a “throw” away weekend there…no big golf tourneys to bring in extra fans….and Palm Springs is pretty much a golfer’s paradise during the winter months.

There are two idols playing at both ends of the “Palm Springs” valley…40 miles apart…at casinos with venues holding close to 4000 peeps each. If both Cook and Adam come even close to selling out that will be a phenomenal weekend for the Casinos and a great revenue source for the entire valley. I am sure there are many who are “fans” of both of these guys and are pretty upset that they have to choose one or the other.

Does anyone have a link for the E network promo that is using FYE?

I am sure there are many who are “fans” of both of these guys and are pretty upset that they have to choose one or the other.

Why yes I am.

I answered my own question. Sorry if this has been posted before: FYE on E!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxkK3RyweOE

Carrie and T-Pain? No thanks, autotune. Carrie and Timbaland would be fun though. I like Carrie but don’t love country music, so I love when she crosses genres.

I don’t think the venue is huge and it’s actually in Indio, near Palm Springs. I was under the impression there are 3,500 seats? Correct me if I’m wrong.

However, there are Adam fans, believe it or not, who don’t live on the internet. I spread the word among my small circle and 2 people emailed me saying, concert, what concert?

One of my contacts got tickets immediately after she found out about it and is coming all the way from New York! In fact several people I know of are coming out from back east and one even from Denmark!

Palm Springs is not close to anything: 140 plus miles from San Diego, 110 plus miles from LA, etc., but some people will come no matter what, that is if they know about it!

Incidentally, David Cook is playing the very same night at the Morongo Casino which is on the way to Palm Springs and John Legend is playing Feb 14 at the very same casino where Adam is appearing; neither one is sold out and their gigs were announced quite some time ago.

Times are tough!

HELLO, WORD OF MOUTH -NO AD-NOT TWITTER.
Adam’s concert was not advertised
Adam did not even ‘twitter’ it
Ticketmaster did not know about it
1900 tickets got sold cuz fans spread the word
When I called Fri in early AM -their box office had to even look it up !!
So when the article says there are still ticlets left-it is very misleading.
But, now the word is out (still not ‘ad’ &not needed Ha! )
The tickets will get sold
Good acoustics, Casino Spa events room, all seats are good seats
This concert will be considerable higher next performance is my guess
I’m staying in a different hotel, just got tickets to his show separately.

LOL, regarding Adam’s ticket sales; how about giving the guy a week (at least) before angsting. And if you aren’t on the internet you would have no idea. There has been no advertising. I don’t think AO even has it posted.

I think there was this huge rush to buy tickets to Adam’s concert from his fans who saw the news online. Now that they have their tix, it will be word of mouth and advertising that will determine whether the show sells out. Indio isn’t all that difficult to get to if you live in Southern California, but if you are from out of state (or country) it isn’t like there is a big airport right there that you can fly into — it takes a bit of travel planning. Whether or not it sells out, it sounds like the ticket sales for Adam have been very good in relation to other acts that have played at this casino. Which is a positive thing.

Kris and Adam have just been knocked well down the iTunes charts by a bunch of Grammy performances from last night. LLWD is now at #23 and WWFM is at #30. I wonder how long it will take for them to move back up. How long dos it take for the Grammy bump to wear off?

I don’t think the venue is huge and it’s actually in Indio, near Palm Springs. I was under the impression there are 3,500 seats? Correct me if I’m wrong.

Sounds pretty big to me! That’s on the larger end of an Idol debut concert tour stop, me thinks. No counting county fairs.

As far as “no advertising”.. believe it or not, this has not been all that much less advertised than other concerts at this point. Nor is the location more remote than a lot of other Idol tour stops. Palm Springs is in the realm of doable, which is why I think it will eventually sell well. I’m not buying all these reasons. Mainly because I don’t think he needs reasons. By the time of the show, he should be able to come close to filling the place IMO.

Kris and Adam have just been knocked well down the iTunes charts by a bunch of Grammy performances from last night. LLWD is now at #23 and WWFM is at #30. I wonder how long it will take for them to move back up. How long dos it take for the Grammy bump to wear off?

Holy smokes, I saw that too. I thought everyone on the planet owned all the BEP songs… and obviously Lady Antebellum made a huge impression… Like all other performance bumps, don’t you think it’ll be gone in 24-48 hours?? I was under the impression songs that “high” on the charts were hard to move because of the massive sales required to do so…. Interesting… that was a huge movement from the 8am itunes numbers. Dangit…

Times are tough!

Ain’t that the truth!!! I’ve learned to lower any expectations. When they are surpassed, I’m pleasantly surprised.

This whole discussion about filling a venue is a little *shrug* to me.. but for even anyone living in So CA, for either Adam and David (I’m not certain of his location) is that a trip to the indian casino is an overnight trip. I used to live at the very south end of LA County and it would still take about 2 hours to get to Indio, unlike driving into downtown LA for a show. A trip to the Indian casino is really more realistic with an overnight stay, which means more $$ for food and lodging. Its all good though.. everyone gets to make money, David/Adam and the casino.

This casino talk is soooo funny. I agree…let’s give the guy a week and see what happens. I think he deserves at least a week.

For what it’s worth (which isn’t a whole lot!) I called the casino last night because a group of us just decided yesterday to make the 2,000 mile trip. I wanted to make sure no better seats were available by calling instead of using the website. Unfortunately, the box office was closed, so she couldn’t tell me….but, she laughed when I mentioned Adam’s name and said that their phones are still ringing off the hook inquiring about tickets and rooms. She chatted just a little bit and asked me where I was from…seems they’re all getting a kick out of how far people are traveling to see him. I told her it was surprising to me because there really has been no advertising beyond their tweet and she said she wasn’t aware of that. I asked her if she knew how many seats were left and she said the last she knew he was at least 2/3 sold. Not bad for only 3 days of sales. With almost a full four weeks left, I would think he would sell out. We’ll see.

Thanks tls62 for that information. It is always so nice to hear from people who have facts. From what you are writing, it sounds like Adam will a lot of people who are there to see him perform. I am so jealous of everyone and so pleased for them at the same time. What fabulous night that will be.

Ok, diehard Cook fan here asking y’all to be fair about Adam’s ticket sales. I think he’s doing fine but probably not living up to the hype surrounding him. Selling nearly 2000 tickets in 2 days is quite good. Yet I would think fans are starved for a performance, let alone a whole concert… and there’s no telling when Adam will have another here in the US since he’s going abroad to test the waters there. So in that context, he hasn’t sold as well as the hype surrounding him would lead one to believe. IMO.

That said, comparing him to David Cook makes no sense and isn’t fair to Adam, because David has had 3 radio hits, 2 platinum singles and a platinum album, and a year-long tour of nearly 160 well attended concerts (most of them sold out or nearly sold out). True, Cook sold out 1900 seats in 6 minutes at his two-night Borgata gig (Atlantic City) a month into the tour, but let’s face it… Cook was an AI winner and an extremely popular one at that. The problem here, as seems to be the case time and again with Adam, is that the media and perhaps his own management keep raising expectations to unrealistic levels and so in many cases he appears to underperform. This really hasn’t been fair to Adam. I think the mad rush for sales Saturday and then only 200 on Sunday show that Adam’s Idol fanbase helped move tickets when they went on sale, but he has not gained many fans beyond the Idol bubble. And why would we expect him to? He’s new to radio and really has been more of a scene celebrity. Casual fans aren’t going to plunk down good money for a concert and perhaps a room overnight for someone they’re not that familiar with musically.

This was a big risk for management and one more example (IMO) of how oddly Adam’s launch been handled. From single releases to media imaging to this concert to going abroad first. I do think this one-off concert is a trial balloon. 19/RCA needs to test the waters. Can he headline? Can he fill a venue? What size venue? I think they took a smarter approach with Cook (an approach he wanted for himself) to start small and sell out, and keep selling out as you fill bigger and bigger venues. I don’t think trying to fill a 3500 seat venue at a resort destination (rather than “in town”) was wise for his first concert. One more botched debut for Adam IMO… although I suspect this will come close to selling out. Cook sold out casino shows in 10 minutes or less at the start of his tour (Beau Rivage in Biloxy, 2 nights at The Borgata, Ameristar in KC), but the casino venues he chose to play were limited to 1000 seats – on Cook’s orders. It was his choice to generate buzz and go intimate and fill venues quickly.

Selling nearly 2000 tickets in 2 days is quite good.

True, Cook sold out 1900 seats in 6 minutes at his two-night Borgata gig (Atlantic City) a month into the tour, but let’s face it…

Doesn’t that mean they did about the same under the near identical circumstances?

Its just my opinion, but I think popular idols will sell out early concert dates pretty quickly. It doesn’t matter where the venues are because their rabid fans will do what they have to do to be there. And they sell out fast. That’s pretty much what Adam did. He sold at about the rate of a popular idol.

The only difference here is that this venue seats 3500. Normally the larger venues in these early dates are not more than 2000 or so. So Adam might need a little extra time to fill it up. I see no reason to think he won’t. He should sell it out or come damn close if we give him more time, I think. We’ll know if it was a mistake to book him there at that point. But for now, I don’t think its a big deal. YMMV and all that.

Lol. KFC has been tweeting about Adams tie and now tweets they have joined his fan club.

I don’t know…..sometimes I think maybe we, as the general public, think too deeply about some of these things. I mean, 19/RCA sure hasn’t taken this concert thing too seriously….if so, wouldn’t they have at least advertised it? Wouldn’t AO have announced it on the website? Wouldn’t Adam at least tweet about it? Maybe it’s something as simple as his management found out at the last minute there was a slot available…asked Adam and he said “sure, I’d love to.” Or maybe the casino contacted his management and asked if he wanted to appear. Who knows. I’ve long since given up second guessing people who know more about things than I do. 19/RCA obviously know more about entertainment than I do, and so much goes on behind the scenes that we never see. It just seems pretty obvious that at this point, there wasn’t a huge plan behind this concert. Otherwise, it seems some promotion would have been behind it if they were truly using it for an important research project. Just my opinion.

mmb
02/01/2010 at 1:57 pm
Lol. KFC has been tweeting about Adams tie and now tweets they have joined his fan club.
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OMG….that is hilarious. I love me some Adam, and I also love me some KFC on occasion. But….I’m not so sure I want to walk into KFC and see a life size Adam cut out by the buffet. LOL Let’s hope it doesn’t go that far. LOL

Looks like Kris and his band are on their way to the Philippines. Tweet from Cale Mills:

calevis24 wow…Philippines…here i come…take care everyone, cya soon.

Scott.. thanks for your perspective. I have to admit that I very much hope that RCA doesn’t headline Adam, but allows him to start slowly by opening for someone else and gaining new fans. I’m actually pleased with how they are handling some of Adam’s debut. Personally I think that the media highlights will work to his benefit internationally, but ultimately it will slow him down domestically because time and effort is being used doing media instead of performing. I think if he was solely performing and not doing Media, I’m not sure anyone would know who the hell this guys is internationally. This isn’t to say he has is any sort of household name outside the US, but he may have more facial recognition which will help. Its all a gamble in the long run.

With regards to David C., he has done well and has solid accomplishments. Personally, I am still waiting for him to break through a bit more. I think he would also do well opening for someone, despite his ability to fill a venue. I never purchased his first album, but I’m REALLY interested to see what his second sounds like now that he has more time to write & I hope the production is better and I can once again hear that fab voice of his. Does anyone know when the next album is due?

Wait…I’m confused? Who’s dissapointed at all about Adam’s ticket sales? Jmho but I’m thrilled.Maybe I missed the post that said he was doing badly?The only thing I can see is my own post that the article wa misleading,but that because I mis-read it…

Not sure if this is the right thread or this, but yahoo! rated their best and worst dressed
(not that anyone does or should give a SHIT about what they think think-except for Lyndsey lol)

ok, they gave Carrie a B+ and said “the country cutie stepped out in an updated ‘do and a fashion-forward frock from one of her favorite designers,Georges Chakra”

ughhhhh
these morons gave adam a D and said “the glam rocker delivered a bevy of fashion faux as including caked-on makeup, a bedazzle blazer, a tacky bolo, excessive accesories, and heeled boots”
the comments on the first page ranged from “dude we know your gay” to “the makeup is skeery” to “whaaaat”

they gave JHud an A(um,wut?) and said ” the multi-talented superstar also rocked a Victoria Beckham beauty but accesorized w/ drk nylons,futuristic Lucite bangles, and Yves St.Laurent “trib two” platform pumps.

Lea Michele -A+(I agree-because all of you are dying to know my opinion haha) “the glee cutie was quite possibly the best.dressed star t the soirée In a sexy, one-shoulder,Romona Keveza mini, hich feautured. Shredded skirt”

tls62 I agree with all that. None of us is privy to the inner workings, strategies, marketing and decision making at 19/RCA. However, speculating about all this is what we do best at MJs and on each artists’ website lol!

The lack of announcement of Adam’s concert is one of the things that leads me to believe this concert is a test. They are trying to see if there are as many fans out there willing to commit $$ for Adam as there “seems” to be. So far, his album is flirting with gold and radio play is finally building nicely… but it’s February already! The media and management treat Adam as if he is expected to meet or exceed Cook or even Daughtry in sales and radio play and it just hasn’t happened. I’m not talking about the future, I’m talking about where things stand x amount of weeks after album & single debuts. In fact, someone mentioned last week that FYE is actually selling 20% lower than Archie’s debut album at the same point in time. So now management, which clearly believed the media hype, is conducting a test.

Koshka, I believe David has set mid summer or perhaps August as the target date for the new album. I too have great expectations for it. I’m not saying in terms of sales, but artistically.

ETA:

ughhhhh
these morons gave adam a D and said

I thought Adam looked kind of hideous last night. Does that make me a moron? LOL! (don’t feel obligated to answer!)

Kris and his band are off to the Philippines…

calevis24

wow…Philippines…here i come…take care everyone, cya soon. 14 minutes ago from web

mmb
02/01/2010 at 1:57 pm
Lol. KFC has been tweeting about Adams tie and now tweets they have joined his fan club.

LMAO

Scott, I don’t think I get your point. Sounds like he is doing at least as well as Cook regarding tickets, and David has been “around” a heck of a lot longer.

Scott
02/01/2010 at 1:42 pm

I’m amazed at all the good information you have about David Cook…And it is great the David did so well with his “never ending” tour…but just as a little aside. David has a “house” band (for want of a better term) that pretty much is part and parcel of the David Cook brand. His tour was set up and orchestrated because every one was able to travel as a group. Daughtry has this same luxury.

Someone like Adam, on the other hand, even though he uses the same band members thay are not exclusively his. They too have their own careers and outside commitments. Adam could choose to play with different band members every time he performs but it seems that he really likes it when the core group can perform together. So, if Adam is looking at keeping Lisa, Monte, Long, and Tommy with him when and if he tours or plays gigs there will always be a little more juggling going on. Now I have no clue if this is the case…but if he wants to keep these guys with him there is no way that he could “travel” and do a tour like Cook. That is why there are so many different ways to get to perform “live”.

I live in Northern California and have gone to Palm Springs a couple of times in the last couple of years due to good friends having a home there. Yeah, some parts of it have that definite frozen in the ’70s vibe, but there are actually quite a few young peeps hanging out there. Palm Desert, in particular, is a cool hangout for LA-area gays and (though not as much) lesbians.

Anyway, it’s NOT the middle of nowhere at all. It’s only a little over two hours from San Diego (LA is a somewhat longer drive). My friend works in NorCal but has a satellite office in San Diego that she drives to regularly when she has to work from her Palm Springs home. Very doable. NOT anyting close to an overnight trip. She’ll usually schedule a lunch meeting with clients in SD and then work for a bit and then be home for dinner.

So now management, which clearly believed the media hype, is conducting a test.

LOL ok.. the management helped create the hype with their PR machine & I wouldn’t bet that their expectations are necessarily on the same level as the publics. They create the hype to sell the product. Its a bit presumptuous to know what is in the minds of the RCA management. They may have the same expectations as either of the Davids or they may not… or perhaps it is as simple as having a different long term plan. Who knows.

ETA: Keel.. you’re a better person than I. I’d never drive 2 hours to go to a concert, party it up then get back on the freeway for a 2 hour return trip late at night. My hat is off to you. Of course there was that one time I went from LA across the border to Tijuana & back.. I suppose it can be done. LOL

Sounds like he is doing at least as well as Cook regarding tickets, and David has been “around” a heck of a lot longer.

I honestly don’t think you can compare the two. Cook is in the middle of an “off” cycle with little presence on the radio right now and between albums, and also came off a very, very long tour (meaning most folks already got to see him at least once, some of us more than once, heh). This is one of the first shows for Adam. They are in very different places in their careers, not to mention very different artists. I’m not sticking up for or denigrating either of them, that’s just my take on it. I’m sure they’ll both do fine, and Adam’s tickets are selling at a good clip. Don’t know about Cook’s, can’t go so not paying much attention until I get YouTubes

And since there is so much comment about the idols touring…would someone in the know give us some info about other idols…when they toured and with whom. I know about the Davids, that is well documented on these threads) but what about the others. How soon after her release did Kelly start playing gigs and touring, and Carrie? What about the others? I don’t have a clue what is the time frame considered “normal” for this stuff.

Also, what kind of “initial” gigs did the other idols have? Were they playing “live” to sell out audiences right after there albums came out. Let me know.

Tess, not sure I get your point. A concert tour is a concert tour, and it’s up to all involved to make it work, regardless of the musician/band situation.

Chicagolaw, I think I’m being a politician here and towing the middle lol! I think some of Adam’s fans have expressed anxiety here and on AO about there still being so many tickets, lack of promo, location of the casino, etc, and I wanted to say that things look good. But I also see the opposite end with some pollyana posts. I should have clarified my Cook references. First, as I stated at the top of my post, I agree with you: Cook has been around longer and so his concert, on the same night in the same region with the same #of seats SHOULD sell more quickly. But then I went back 11 months and talked about the Borgata, which in effect sold the same amount quickly, except that Cook’s sold in 8 minutes and Adam’s sold in 2 days. That’s not really an important fact… 1900 seats in 2 days is great, regardless. But it is an “indicator” of things. It reveals “heat” level to borrow a term from AOL Tourtracker. I think what I’m saying is that Adam will do just fine, and likely sell out, but the “heat index” once again doesn’t match the hype. With Cook, who really didn’t have a huge amount of hype (just solid press coverage), the “heat index” was hot last year. So Cook met or exceeded expectations, while Adam may not. And to no fault of his own.

I also agree that one could expect a “burn-out” factor for Cook right now, and yet that isn’t happening. He has tended to sell well in Southern California… Hollywood, San Diego, Pechanga, Newport Beach Ventura and Lancaster all sold out or near sold out. So from that perspective, David seems to be doing well despite being in a radio lull & working on a new album.

Oh, I know Scott…and you’re right! It’s always fun to speculate as an outsider!

You’re completely right about the hype that’s been laid upon Adam. It’s obvious that it’s bothered Adam right from the start too. He never misses an opportunity to correct people when it’s mentioned to him. He’s the first to say he’s the new kid on the block and the hype is too much.

All I know is I’m getting to see him and only him, with no other performers in a small-ish venue and I’m happier than can be. The last time I saw Adam was in a 20,000+ arena and only got 4 songs out of him. So all’s good with me!!

Scott, I don’t think I get your point. Sounds like he is doing at least as well as Cook regarding tickets, and David has been “around” a heck of a lot longer.

You’re absolutely right. David has been “around” a heck of a lot longer. In fact, I’m pretty sure this will be his 12th show in California within the last 8 months so probably not as much pent up demand. Not fanwarring…at all. I’m sure Adam will sell out his show.

ETA: Keel.. you’re a better person than I. I’d never drive 2 hours to go to a concert, party it up then get back on the freeway for a 2 hour return trip late at night.

I live about an hour (without traffic) from San Francisco and usually have to leave 4 hours before a concert to get there in time to grab dinner, park and then attend a concert (which is usually SRO). But at least the drive home is only 1 hour. Unfortunately, my husband is not much of a music fan and I always have to look for my own “date” to go to concerts with me. So yeah, 2 hours back and forth isn’t THAT big of a sacrifice. At least these casinos have assigned seating! The standing/no seats once you get to the concerts is what really gets to me! (I’m probably only good for these GA/SRO concerts for another 10 years anyway.)

I get what you’re saying, Balance, but more time “around” should mean greater numbers of interested fans, as well.

Not fan warring either, I like both guys. They are both doing well.

I thought Adam looked kind of hideous last night. Does that make me a moron? LOL! (don’t feel obligated to answer!)

lol-No. It’s just that most people on yahoo! (except Lyndsey sometimes)
usually say stupid stuff…:)

(and like actual stupid stuff.not just yet isn’t like my idol stupid stuff lol)

Cook’s show is following 150 odd concerts, on an excellent sales percentage, coming off just one album. In the initial sales weeks his (and Archie’s) shows sold out in minutes – and that went for 1000+ casino venues, as well as smaller ones.

This, rather odd, one off show follows all that and offers, so far as fans can tell, nothing new: unless they choose to test out some new material, in which case lucky attendees.

It’s a totally different situation to the one at the beginning of his tour, or – fingers crossed – at the start of the next album cycle, when again, there is new material to play.

Only the real die hards will be travelling to Cook’s show – most will have received their shot for now and be satisfied to wait.

I hope that Adam’s concert sells out and I hope it’s successful, but I really hope that we don’t get endless comparisons between Adam and Cook’s ticket sales.

It would not be comparing like with like at all and if we were to do that comparison, it would be Adam’s sales that would be looking questionable at his stage in his album/post-idol/touring cycle.

Edit: Ok I’ve read back in the thread and seen where the Cook/Adam ticket comparison originated and it wasn’t really with Adam’s fans,so my Cook defence mechansim has gone back into hibernation. As with most fans, I feel that hey, I’m allowed to pick/snark and criticise at any opportunity, but if someone else is questioning guns will blaze.

That said, I’m sure that Adam will sell out on this concert as with the New Year thing and hope his fans have a great time seeing their man up there on the stage.

I don’t know whether Cook will sell out this one, based on his current low profile and between album/tour status, but he’s historically done well in the West of the US, so we’ll have to wait and see.

I don’t think it’s a career maker or breaker either way.

Hmmm . . . hey fadetowhite! You’ve posted about liking Adam’s album. Any songs in particular you’d like to recommend? I’ve downloaded Allison’s album and although her voice is awesome on it (man, what a voice!), I’m not liking it as much as others here (though there are 2-3 songs I really dig on it). I’m thinking I’m gonna download just a few songs off Adam’s (and Kris’). Any recommendations? I know we’re both Cook fans so I’m thinking we have some musical sensibilities in common (plus, you liked the same ’80s acts that I did based on yesterday’s Headlines thread).

This was a big risk for management and one more example (IMO) of how oddly Adam’s launch been handled. From single releases to media imaging to this concert to going abroad first. I do think this one-off concert is a trial balloon. 19/RCA needs to test the waters. Can he headline? Can he fill a venue? What size venue? I think they took a smarter approach with Cook (an approach he wanted for himself) to start small and sell out, and keep selling out as you fill bigger and bigger venues. I don’t think trying to fill a 3500 seat venue at a resort destination (rather than “in town”) was wise for his first concert. One more botched debut for Adam IMO… although I suspect this will come close to selling out. Cook sold out casino shows in 10 minutes or less at the start of his tour (Beau Rivage in Biloxy, 2 nights at The Borgata, Ameristar in KC), but the casino venues he chose to play were limited to 1000 seats – on Cook’s orders. It was his choice to generate buzz and go intimate and fill venues quickly.

The Adam launch plan is different, but it seems to be working.

FYE is now #25 on the Hot Dance Club Chart this week, and WWFM was #37 on the Hot 100 last week and should move up this week.

FYE [album] is still selling and although sales will certainly fall a lot this week [reverse side of the Oprah bump], it clearly has a lot of life left in it.

The song licensing is really aggressive and now they have FYE on E! promos and Strut on ET promos. They are pushing a lot of levers on this launch — not just radio and appearances.

The international launch and promo trip seems to be sensible. Adam is more likely to be big outside of the US first. For example, he is selling better in Canada than in the US. It is exactly how Lady Gaga was launched.

The only question is what do they do for Adam’s tour. And I actually think that Adam is telling the truth when he says they haven’t finalized plans. I expect to see a few more US concert events before Adam goes to the UK in April. But it makes no sense to start of tour have 6 dates then go to the UK and other countries to support an international launch.

On the specific that comparing David Cooks Tour to Adam’s concert booking at Fantasy Springs makes very little sense. ITA. Cook won Idol, Adam did not. Cook had a big single released right after Idol, Adam did not. Cook had a hit lead single from his album, looks like Adam has a trailing hit single from his album WWFM but he did not have a lead single hit. And Cook was launched with a tour including a lot of college and university dates starting in Feb 2009. Can’t see Adam playing colleges — just makes no sense. We’ll have to see what they do with Adam’s first tour, but I expect if will be different.

Finally regarding the first show on David’s 2009 concert tour….that sold out in 10 minutes….. isn’t it this show? And that is not comparable to Fantasy Springs.

Venue: Club Downunder (on the campus of Florida State University)
Age: 18+ (Strictly enforced, no exceptions)
Doors: 8:30pm
Show: 9:30pm
Venue Capacity: 350
Ticket information: Show will be free for FSU students with valid STUDENT ID. For non-students, tickets are $20 and will only be onsale day of show at the door.

WE CANNOT GUARANTEE A SPOT FOR ANYONE AT THE SHOW, AS WE DO EXPECT IT TO SELL OUT, AND OUR VENUE CAPACITY IS LIMITED.

Link: http://www.david-cook.org/index.php?showtopic=17055&st=40

The second stop on the tour was the Beau Rivage in Biloxy, MS — and that did not sell out in 10 minutes. The capacity is 1,500. Almost the entire floor was reserved for Casino Club members. Tickets were released for this show [as most casinos do] in waves over a period of about 2 weeks.

ETA: I am not interested in these comparisons and only posted this because there was wrong info posted up thread. Also I have attended two sold out Cook concerts [including concert #2 and #3 in MS} and hope Adam is half as successful with his tour and also comes to Mississippi!

Keel – I’d love to get Allison’s album, but it’s just not available in the UK!

Adam’s album I go through phases with, but I do like Music Again, Streetwalker and Broken Open.

Some of the other songs have a good beat, but have a whole ‘this is the message/image that I’m selling’ vibe that doesn’t fit well with me. I’m too old to be part of a ‘movement’ or ‘gang’: that’s teen stuff.

Soaked is a great song, but it’s a Muse song and should be sung by Muse. In this version it’s too bland.

To sum up, the strengths of the album are in some of its pop beats and Lambert’s vocal ability. It’s downfalls are also, IMO, the aspects of Lambert as a performer that don”t appeal to me: posteuring and image buildingover substance; Broadway vocals over getting meaning from lyrics.

I certainly do not think it deserves the accolades it’s received in some areas of the US popular press. But then neither do a lot of popular artists.

It doesn’t hold a candle to Florence and The Machine or Elbow, my two absolute favourite discoveries of the past year (Cook obsession aside).

Please, please no comparisons of Lady Gaga with anyone from American Idol She was a nobody who made it overseas first and then exploded in the U.S. She didn’t begin her career by singing in front of 30 million folks and on the cover of Rolling Stone.

There are similarities between Gaga and Adam but their launches are not following a similiar path. Cook and Adam are really too different to compare (in my opinion anyway).

Palm Springs is not close to anything: 140 plus miles from San Diego, 110 plus miles from LA, etc., but some people will come no matter what, that is if they know about it!

So true about Palm Springs being out in the middle of the desert. David’s venue is about 20 minutes before Palm Springs (coming from LA) and Adam’s venue is about 20 minutes after Palm Springs. Fantasy Springs is on the farthest eastern end of Indo, next stop Phoenix! It’s not even in the city, it’s out on the interstate. LOL!

Haven’t read too many posts today. Any idea if Adam was asked to sing on the We Are The World re-make? I’ll be not.

Q3 – certainly alot of Cook’s quick sell out shows early on in his tour were small College venues.

But there were far bigger Casino venues within the first month or so that also sold out extremely quickly.

I don’t see why a significantly higher proportion of those ticket sales should have been hold back for Casino gamblers than in Adam’s current casino booking, though clearly some tickets were held back.

ITA that the comparison is pointless – different performers; different stages in their post idol career. It is as easy to argue the Idol winner/ToML thing as it is to argue the ridiculous amount of uber hype that Adam has received from the popular press. Both would be equally meaningless for the same reason: different performers; different rollouts; different responses.

But I also can’t see the point in downgrading the response to both of the Davids in the immediate post idol/album tour spots in order to make Adam look better.

I am still 100% certain that Adam will be absolutely fine.

I just wish everyone would leave Cook out of it, though RCA/19′s booking of both acts on the same day, so close to each other doesn’t exactly help!

Palm Springs is not close to anything: 140 plus miles from San Diego, 110 plus miles from LA, etc., but some people will come no matter what, that is if they know about it!

I don’t get why Palm Springs need to be “close to anything.” It’s not like people don’t live in the Coachella Valley. I think it has a population of about 600,000 people. Presumably they like music too.

Hollywood, San Diego, Pechanga, Newport Beach Ventura and Lancaster all sold out or near sold out. So from that perspective, David seems to be doing well despite being in a radio lull & working on a new album.

Hollywood was a failry small venue. Ventura, Newport Beach, and Lancaster were fairs. They weren’t during a radio lull. I’m a David fan and went to two of these shows. They were when Come Back to Me was being promoted.

Scott
02/01/2010 at 2:13 pm

tls62 I agree with all that. None of us is privy to the inner workings, strategies, marketing and decision making at 19/RCA. However, speculating about all this is what we do best at MJs and on each artists’ website lol!

The lack of announcement of Adam’s concert is one of the things that leads me to believe this concert is a test. They are trying to see if there are as many fans out there willing to commit $$ for Adam as there “seems” to be.

Based on what Adam has said, this is the first of several events — the others will be announced when finalized.

Regarding the test — I think that these events are so that Adam and the band can stay tight and refine the show until they head off to the UK in early April. Based on several other interviews, it appears that Adam is also going to Asia, Australia, Brazil and Europe this year. Maybe whirlwind tour stops like he did in Toronto last week.

Can’t imagine anyone would pick Indio as a test market for anything. [And there are much better ways to measure an artist's draw then this. RCA knows how to do it.] I really think that they know that Adam can fill mid-sized venues in major markets. And putting a concert in Indio, CA doesn’t seem to be a good test of that anyway.

My guess is that they are looking for mid-sized venues [1,000 to 3,500 seat venues] with availability in late February and March — and booking where they can. And looking for facilities with a big enough stage. That would put Adam in a few of casinos and House of Blues, etc.

PattyH, good point. To me it seems like Adam should have been booked in a 2500 seat hip venue in LA… like Club Nokia (a great new venue across from the Nokia at the LA Live complex Downtown), or maybe something a smidge smaller than that, such as The Wiltern Theater. But this offer might have been handed to Adam & his people by Fantasy Springs, which is probably thrilled to be able to get Adam. I would think Adam’s price is good – one that Fantasy Springs can afford and it gives them a marquee name to compete with the much bigger and better known Casino Morongo and Pechanga Resorts nearby. So why not test the waters? It’s just that to me it just doesn’t seem like the most optimal choice for a headlining debut that’s one-off and not part of a tour. In the end, if the show sells out or comes close to it – which I think it will – it won’t much matter. I’m just saying that it’s going to take some time and you know what? That’s very good and important information for TPTB to have. I doubt a slower sellout will be damaging at all. A sell out is a sell out and there will be tons of data to use for a future tour. So I’m optimistic for Adam.

Q3 you also raised great points. It DOES seem odd for a test to take place in Indio. I hadn’t considered the stage experience and band “tightening” aspect. Excellent points. Sort of a dress rehearsal for their international tour. Well, that’s pretty awesome for Adam’s fans to be the guinea pigs (I mean that in a good way, not a bad one)… I’m sure he will meet or exceed their expectations on stage, no matter what.

I had to drive over two hours to get to my first Cook concert, and then drive back after midnight, and I was so glad I did. Honestly, two hours seems like nothing to me, lol. It is so worth it to see a singer you love and whom you can’t wait to see live! Grab a friend who loves to drive and wants to talk non-stop with you about Adam, and GO!!! You won’t regret it. Of course, then you’ll want to go to the next “close” concert, which will be four hours away, and it will seem like nothing by then.

but I do like Music Again, Streetwalker and Broken Open.

LOL Sleepwalker. Of course if you are looking for references to ‘stripper shoes’ check out Down the Rabbit Hole (bonus track)

So true about Palm Springs being out in the middle of the desert.

Not true for me, I live in the Inland Empire (where a few other million people live), that makes this venue only 1 hour away from where I live. It is closer then anything LA or San Diego. I have my tix and am absolutely extatic and happy to go there. And there won’t be any LA traffic going E on the I-10. Adam here we come!
The venue has a seating of about 3800 and has big names playing there all the time. I usually see tham advertised on billboards on the side of the freeway -I know classy – Haven’t seen Adam yet on an billboard next to the freeway – would be weird…

ross
02/01/2010 at 3:36 pm

Palm Springs is not close to anything: 140 plus miles from San Diego, 110 plus miles from LA, etc., but some people will come no matter what, that is if they know about it!

I don’t get why Palm Springs need to be “close to anything.” It’s not like people don’t live in the Coachella Valley. I think it has a population of about 600,000 people. Presumably they like music too.

Ross — I agree. The concert in actually in Indio, CA and there are over 1 million people within a 1 hour drive of the venue — in traffic!.

BTW, 2 hours in the car in Southern California is nothing lol! A “normal” 20 minute trip can take 2 hours! Some commuters chose to live in Riverside and work in LA… so that’s 2 hours with traffic each way, 5 days a week. And remember, 3 million people live in “The Inland Empire” which is metropolitan San Bernardino & Riverside Counties… and many of those folks are only an hour from Palm Springs.

:Lol

Wow – was that a freudian slip?!

Yep, Sleepwalker is what I meant!

I don’t get why Palm Springs need to be “close to anything.” It’s not like people don’t live in the Coachella Valley. I think it has a population of about 600,000 people. Presumably they like music too

Yup…I bet they do to. But they don’t have a track record of selling out very many of the artists performing at these venues…and there are and have been some stellar performers who have performed there…including Idol’s Kelly Clarkson. Let’s be honest here….the casinos in Phoenix pull from a population of 3 million and don’t sell out 1500 seat venues….and not many Artists fill the Chase Center when they have a performance.

Music performances are rarely about selling to the “general” public. I would hazard a guess that for any performer 50% of their tickets are sold to hard core fans…and then a few are sold to peeps who just want a nice night out. Live performance is a tough business and really good sales are more the exception than the rule for anyone.

Scott
02/01/2010 at 3:45 pm
BTW, 2 hours in the car in Southern California is nothing lol! A “normal” 20 minute trip can take 2 hours! Some commuters chose to live in Riverside and work in LA… so that’s 2 hours with traffic each way, 5 days a week.

Born and raised in So. CA. Did the commute and moved the heck out of CA! LOL Can’t pay me to live in my car 4 hours a day just to get road rage.

Only the real die hards will be travelling to Cook’s show – most will have received their shot for now and be satisfied to wait.

Honestly, this show is so awkwardly scheduled that I feel like only the die hard of all the die hards would go. The regular die hards are the ones who just got done traveling to a slew of shows during the regular tour, so I’d imagine they had their full, so I imagine only the most “adamant” subset of this group will travel yet again to see DC at the Morongo. Cuz this casino show definitely requires travel, and is not the kind of major market downtown venue that ropes in casual fans; moreover the Declaration tour has hit So-Cal more than a few times already. I dunno, I’m still trying to figure out what audience they’re aiming for with this show. Maybe I’m being overly pessimistic… but this show made little sense to me right when it was announced.

Adam’s show will do just fine. I’m 99% sure it will sell out, and 100% sure the Casino will be happy with sales by the time of the show. I read somewhere that the venue makes money as long as the concert is 2/3 sold, and he’s already there with weeks to go.

Tess, my point was less about Adam’s gig and more about the perception that Palm Springs Indio is in the middle of nowhere. My aunt lives there and as someone pointed out, the Inland Empire has a huge population within a reasonable distance of the resort towns.

I’m certain Adam’s show will sell really well, btw.

Koshka, so true! I feel very fortunate (but I also planned this very well) to have a 15 minute, non-freeway commute! Just Laurel Canyon Blvd over the hill, against traffic.

That said, I did do a “down and back” to see Cook at The Spreckels in San Diego. It’s doable. Took 3 hours to get down there…. 2 hours to get back. I’m overnighting it in Palm Springs this time for Cook’s Morongo Show as I did for the Pechanga show in Temecula. But lots of fans opted to drive 90 minutes to 2 hours there and back without booking a hotel. NYE at Pechanga had mostly ‘overnighters” because it was two back-to-back shows and it was NYE… instant holiday vacation.

Reading that EW article about Clive’s party it sounds like a lot of the ‘stars’ were pretty classless. Chatting away through his speech as well as performances by fellow artists, leaving early, etc. It’s sad the lack of manners.

I would go (as other friends of mine) to Adam’s show but I work in the medical field and we are required to put in for our vacation months in advance. Plus the fact that we live on the east coast there was no way we could go on such short notice. Maybe others have the same situation?

Smallie I think you are being overly pessimistic lol! David Cook is still on the radio – KBIG plays LO and CBTM daily. He has a lot of fans here…. not just diehards. Lots of medium-level fans who have easy access to Morongo. It is on the 10-Freeway next to one of the busiest outlet malls in the West. It’s 20 minutes closer than Palm Springs, meaning it’s within 90 minutes of 10 million people. 2 hours of 20 million people (including San Diego). Morongo is arguably the busiest SoCal casino and most famous… it draws tons of people. Pechanga is physically bigger and probably just as busy… they’re fierce competitors. People over-estimate the Cook diehards. It’s the same 200 people up front each time. I don’t buy into the “diehards only” theory… somehow, each and every time 1000 new people show up at his shows. I’ve been to 7 SoCal shows and there’s way more than just “diehards” at each one. David Cook has expanded his fanbase beyond the AI bubble, contrary to what some believe.

Where do these hyped expectations of Adam come from? I am on Adam fan sites and all I read is how happy the fans are who have tickets to the concert. They did not expect it to sell out in minutes. So far I haven’t seen any complaints from Adam’s management or record label. As far as I can tell, it seems like unreasonable expectations are put on Adam (possibly by nonfans of his, but I don’t really know), so that people can then criticize Adam for not meeting these unrealistic expectations. Everyone on Adam’s team seems happy with him. RCA tweeted exactly those sentiments. I am a fan and think he is doing amazingly well.

jpfan

02/01/2010 at 3:23 pm

Please, please no comparisons of Lady Gaga with anyone from American Idol She was a nobody who made it overseas first and then exploded in the U.S. She didn’t begin her career by singing in front of 30 million folks and on the cover of Rolling Stone.

There are similarities between Gaga and Adam but their launches are not following a similiar path. Cook and Adam are really too different to compare (in my opinion anyway).

My point was solely about the early focus on the International component of Adam’s launch. Interscope had Lady Gaga do her first big tour in Europe opening for the Pussycat Dolls before she toured the US — but she was not a nobody when she went to Europe — just not as big as she is now. [Note: I think that RCA is only planning to have Adam do promo appearance in the UK and other countries -- then tour the US -- just IMO the success of Lady Gaga internationally paves the way for Adam.]

Nothing more than that.

IMO Adam is very different than Lady Gaga and very different from David Cook.

Finally, I think that RCA/19/Adam have incorporated a lot of different strategies into Adam’s launch — from aggressive licensing to leveraging heavy media promo to lots of TV appearances plus some traditional radio promo. And in total, Adam’s launch is a very different compared to other Idol alums.

And the launch of any Idol alum is different than the launch of any other new artist — because they are not new. They first need to shift from their Idol music and image, to current music and real life. Add to the the complexity of launching an outspoken, openly gay, glam rock/pop, theatrical male soloist in the US — and no matter how you cut it, RCA/19/Adam was going to be on new turf. It is not the first time they were in new turf — Kelly was the first and everything was new, Carrie was the first country artist, Bo Bice the first rock singer, etc.
And every artist is different in some way.

Switching gears, does anyone have any information on what’s shaping up for Kris Allen’s tour after he’s back from the Philippines? I may be in a minority but I’m just as interested in what plans are for our AI winner! Whose album I am crazy about.

I may be in a minority but I’m just as interested in what plans are for our AI winner! Whose album I am crazy about.

You’re not alone, anyway, I find myself very interested in his potential tour and will gladly see him if he comes close enough. I don’t think I’ll be hitting five shows like I did for David but I love his album, too. We were all heading down the road in the snow Saturday listening to “Alright With Me” trying to keep ourselves cheerful instead of scared to death, lol.

I dunno, I’m still trying to figure out what audience they’re aiming for with this show. Maybe I’m being overly pessimistic… but this show made little sense to me right when it was announced

I almost bought tickets for this even though it’s 2 1/2 hours away. I was thinking that David wanted it booked to maybe try out new material. It would be awesome to be there, if that’s the case.
And about Indio being out in the middle of now where. I live in So. CA and to me it is out in the middole of nowwhere. Doesn’t matter how many people actually live there. It’s still the far end of the Palm Springs area. I have family there and I don’t drive out there unless I have to! LOL!

Scott: I don’t buy into the “diehards only” theory… somehow, each and every time 1000 new people show up at his shows. I’ve been to 7 SoCal shows and there’s way more than just “diehards” at each one. David Cook has expanded his fanbase beyond the AI bubble, contrary to what some believe.

ITA — I am not a Cook diehard — but I have seen him 3 times in concert. He is quite good in concert. I think many people go to multiple concerts because Cook does a great show and changes it up. My three concerts were quite different.

And I am a passionate Adam fan but not flying to Indio to see him in concert. I will wait until he comes to the South — and see him someday. Sure there are some people traveling in to see the show, but I imagine that most people going to the Fantasy Springs Show will be people who are local or who were already planning to be the the area.

Canadianfan – the hyped expectations for Adam come from the hyped press – which is in itself a double edged sword.

But certainly, I’ve seen the expectations of his fans go from stratospheric to realistic, just as they did with Cook and Archie last year.

I think many people go to multiple concerts because Cook does a great show and changes it up. My three concerts were quite different.

Yeah, I went to five and they were all very different. One small college show, one festival at the beach, one in a sit-down small venue where we got served food, one in a beautiful old theater, and one in a small standing-room venue that reminded me of my indie days with my brother . They were all different, and I loved them all! Plus it took me a while to get ‘Til I’m Blue and I think I scared my buddy vascot when they started to play it because I might have squealed a little bit and said “that’s my song!!!” Heh. But yeah, the “diehards” are a very small crew. I saw them I think at every show, but there aren’t a whole lot of them and there are plenty of newbies at each show, too.

And all that aside, I am just eagerly awaiting some YouTubes! I also am curious to see vids from Adam’s show, I have no idea what his shows will be like and I’m very curious.

PS: Scott, I don’t think that only diehards go to Cook’s concerts.

It always amuses me to see the arguments that Cook only sold within the Idol bubble, whilst this year’s crop are already extending beyond it. Even with every possible concession made to the ‘only-selling-to-an-idol-audience’ crowd made, Cook must still have sold 500,000 odd albums outside of that. And it would be absurd to think that with LO, CBTM and -yes- even ToML’s popularity on HAC and AC, only Idols fans or die hards go to see his shows.

But I do think that this oddly positioned, one off, show might be different.

I’d be happy to be proved wrong of course, but that seems to be the norm for Cook fans. Opt for the cautious, even pessimistic, prediction and then be deliriously happy to be proven wrong.

And about Indio being out in the middle of now where. I live in So. CA and to me it is out in the middole of nowwhere. Doesn’t matter how many people actually live there. It’s still the far end of the Palm Springs area. I have family there and I don’t drive out there unless I have to! LOL!
^^^

For those of you coming out, and sorry no disrespect to Indio residents intended, but it’s not known for it’s glitz. Palm Springs it ain’t and I wouldn’t be going out there if it weren’t for Adam, but it does have nice date groves, or at least it used to. If you like dates, the edible kind, this is the place to get them And it is close to Palm Springs.

Interesting talk about Fever being a single over on Stalkerazzi from a translated Brazilian article:

Do you think Fever will ever be a single?

Yeah, I actually think it could be. We’re looking at it as a possibility. A very very strong possibility.

Some people think that because you sing “There he goes”, that it could be a problem, that some people would refuse to play the song.
Maybe in United States, but I have a feeling that in the rest of the world, no one will care. (laughs)

But do you worry about that? Are you concerned that homophobia might be a problem, that people won’t play some of your songs because of that?

Well, it’s a slow and steady progress. I think it’s definitely an issue, but I try to not worry too much about it, just try to be myself. If people like it, then they like it, if they don’t like it, then they don’t like it. (laughs) It’s more important to me to be truthful to who I am than for me to try to please everybody. You can’t please everybody.

Some people even suggested, oh, he should change the lyrics of “Fever” to a “she”.

Actually, it’s funny, Lady Gaga and I talked about that, when we were recording the song. She said, “What do you think?”. “Well, I like it.” And she said, “I like it too. Of course, there are gonna be people who are going to have issues with it.” And I said, “Yeah”, and she said, “Do you care?”, I said, “No. Let’s do it!”.

link
http://randomizeme.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/stalkerazzi-on-the-job-%E2%80%93-adam-lambert-and-a-bit-of-kris-allen-allison-iraheta-part-4/

Smallie I think you are being overly pessimistic lol!

You’re totally right, Scott, I was being crazy. And for the record, I have no idea what I was referencing when I was talking about, “die hards”. Who is that term even referring to? I’d like to consider myself a “die-hard” cuz lord knows I’m a bit over-invested with how the guy’s doing, but I’ve only seen DC live once. I actually see concerts a LOT (live music is probably my preferred form of entertainment), but other than big music festivals, I’ve never traveled more than 45 minutes to a concert, and regretably, did not break that rule with DC. It just didn’t quite work out with the Declaration tour, but who am I kidding, I totally wanted to see him more than once had it been possible with my schedule. Heck, who am I kidding, if I lived within 90 minutes of the Morongo, I’d probably make the trip as well, haha. The Palm Springs area actually sounds like a really nice place to spend a February weekend as well.

he tweets
adamlambert @RCAMusic congratulations RCA
about 3 hours ago in reply to RCAMusic

adamlambert @GabrielSaporta I was responding to the colonel sanders comparisons. how you been??!
about 3 hours ago in reply to GabrielSaporta

adamlambert I’m having a KFC craving….
about 3 hours ago

adamlambert All 3 performances were stunning. I wish I’d been able to see them live! I did, however get to rate the fashion of the night! ET tonight!
about 4 hours ago

adamlambert Due to my duties on the carpet w ET yesterday, I missed the three divas’ performances on the Grammys. I youtubed Gaga, Beyonce and Pink…

Methinks he’s doing pretty well…
FantasySprings RT @LocalTwo: 2,050 of 3,500 tickets to @adamlambert concert in Indio have now been sold… more info: http://bit.ly/bUN61X
27 minutes ago

FantasySprings @Squiggles621 We’re sorry. The flood of web traffic and phone calls is crashing out system. Tickets are still available.
about 3 hours ago

tierbee: They were all different, and I loved them all! Plus it took me a while to get ‘Til I’m Blue and I think I scared my buddy vascot when they started to play it because I might have squealed a little bit and said “that’s my song!!!” Heh.

So funny. I was just downloading an mp3 of live ‘Til I’m Blue last night (from the Del Mar concert) and I had to edit out some guy yelling “That’s my pony!” at the start of the song. Heh.

ETA: Thanks fadetowhite for the suggestions on Adam songs. Florence + the Machine has been one of my fave discoveries this past year also. Wish they were touring someplace nearby. I’ve youtubed some of her live performances and, DAYUUUUMMMM! In addition to having a great voice and the ability to belt with the superdivas, lady can write some damn fine catchy tunes too. Love her lyrics. (WIll have to look into the Elbows.)

Fadetowhite… it’s true. A great many Cook fans (at least these days) are in the “manage your expectations and you’ll be less likely to be disappointed” mode. It’s nice because then it seems our expectations are often exceeded! It has nothing to do with a lack of confidence in David… it’s the realization that he’s a rocker trying to make it in a pop world and there are challenges. So far, so good.

I would also like to add that while diehards don’t dominate Cook’s shows, I do believe he has a great many repeat customers for reasons laid out by several who have posted this afternoon… great shows that are different each time. Having repeat customers is a great thing for any service, product or artist. I feel strongly that Adam will have this too. Boring he ain’t, and talented he is. He puts on a real “show” and I think his fans will keep coming back for more.

Smallie – I didn’t think that ‘die hard’ was an insulting term. To me, it refers to the absolute core of dedicated fans. Every act has them. But most fans operate on ever increasing circles of fan intensity.

There are some fans who seem to have attended pretty much every Cook show on the Declaration tour.

To me they are the die hards of die hards.

Then there are those who have attended multiple shows.

Then there are those who have attended a few shows, or even no shows – hand up here; I live in the much Cook neglected UK don’t ya know – but who keep up with each and every development, have all the albums etc…

Then there are the more casual fans, in ever decreasing circles of interest and involvement.

Acts need all of those levels of interest and support and there’s certainly nothing wrong with being on the inner circle – so long as you’re not a stalker.

So funny. I was just downloading an mp3 of live ‘Til I’m Blue last night (from the Del Mar concert) and I had to edit out some guy yelling “That’s my pony!” at the start of the song. Heh.

Lol. At DCO I transcribed a concert, for the life of me I can’t remember which one, and a guy said the exact same thing. It was so funny I put it in the transcript. lol

Smallie, I know. Me too. I do consider myself a diehard, but it’s really a relative term. I’m so invested it’s beyond belief. As if that wasn’t bad enough, now I’m heavily invested in 2 of David’s opening acts, Crash Kings and Ryan Star. It’s musical insanity!!!!

So maybe “repeat customers” is a better term. I think many strong fans went to a number of shows but not all… and some just didn’t make it to more than one (or perhaps none). I think there will be a bunch of diehards, a ton of repeat customers, and an even bigger amount of “everyone else.” The possibility of David trying out new music is a poweruf lure lol! (he’s written more than a dozen songs in the past 2 months, and he’s been excited about them via twitter)

Then there are those who have attended a few shows, or even no shows – hand up here; I live in the much Cook neglected UK don’t ya know – but who keep up with each and every development, have all the albums etc…

I also never made it to the show. You know with the economy and blah blah blah blah (tm David Cook). But maybe next time around.

thedavidcook: Saw @RyanSeacrest at the gym. Then the trainer kicked my @$$! Awesome start to the day!
44 minutes ago from mobile web

Scott – ITA: acknowledging reality and the kinds of challenges that any artist of Cook’s genre faces in the current musical landscape goes a long way to balancing out the ups and downs of his career.

I still feel irrational angst on his behalf> I am a fan therefore I angst.

But it is easier to keep to the ‘I love his work; I can’t wait to see where he goes with his next album and how things develop irrespective of media and industry appreciation’ line, with that reality based image in mind.

And ITA on the Lambert front.

I said way back last year, before Adam’s album dropped, that it was inconceivable to me that he would not be a success, given the level of industry and media investment in him and, to be fair, his talent.

I haven’t changed my mind about that.

At some point, that man will realise all that hype. How, where and when I don’t know, but it will happen, IMO.

Has David C given any timeline to his album release? Spring? Autumn?

At some point, that man will realise all that hype. How, where and when I don’t know, but it will happen, IMO.

Who is “that” man?

OK this doesn’t really have anything 2do with the boards, but i mentioned it a few weeks back when Idol was auditioning in Boston and how some kids from Berklee made it thru….and i mentioned i applied to Berklee and some of the posters wanted me to let them know if i got in………well…..

I got Accepted to Berklee yesterday!!!!! Vocal performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im so excited!!!!! I can’t wait to move to Boston!!!! OK, im done….

Congratulations Duke that is wonderful.

I got Accepted to Berklee yesterday!!!!! Vocal performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im so excited!!!!! I can’t wait to move to Boston!!!! OK, im done….

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! Berklee is a huge deal, and Boston is a great college town! You will love it. I’m so happy for you!

Has David C given any timeline to his album release? Spring?

Didn’t he say a while back some time in the spring?

CONGRATULATIONS DUKE!!!!!!!

I got Accepted to Berklee yesterday!!!!! Vocal performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im so excited!!!!! I can’t wait to move to Boston!!!! OK, im done….

congrats Duke!!!! Do well

If you like dates, the edible kind, this is the place to get them And it is close to Palm Springs.

They have date shakes! I’m serious.

Duke, Boston sucks but good luck anyway. Just kidding, you will like it here and Berklee has an awesome rep. Congrats!

Adam is among the celebs featured in the fashionphoto section of the Grammy coverage in both USA Today and the L.A. Times

Congratulations, Duke. Everything I’ve heard about Berklee has been fantastic, so hopefully you will enjoy yourself and thrive!

Is this legit?? I think so…

AliyaJasmine ADAM LAMBERT is gay, deal with it! He talks about that with me on MTV NEWS at 6:26pm today! Ps we do the interview on Mic Jaggers pool table
2 minutes ago

Ughhhhh gay means no music talk

Has David C given any timeline to his album release? Spring?

Didn’t he say a while back some time in the spring?

I think they are shooting for the single in the spring, presumably an AI launch. The album drop should be in the summer.

And congratulations, Duke. That’s amazing.

new gig announced for Matt — on April 21 in Kalamazoo, MI

KALAMAZOO — The Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival has added American Idol finalist and Kalamazoo resident Matt Giraud to the 2010 festival lineup.

Giraud, who finished fifth in the eight season of the Fox television show last year, will perform at 8 p.m. April 21 at Chenery Auditorium.

After finishing the TV show last year, Giraud joined the 50-city American Idol Live tour, which featured the Top 10 finalists from the 2009 season. He has since performed several solo concerts in Grand Rapids.

The Gilmore appearance would be his first concert in Kalamazoo since appearing on American Idol.

“We’re really pleased that it worked out that we could add him as a late arrival for the festival,” said Daniel R. Gustin, director of the Gilmore. “It’s not something we could have planned a year or so ago when most of the festival was being put together.”

Each festival includes performers from West Michigan, “and in that sense he fits right into the scheme of things for the festival,” Gustin said.

Tickets for the show will be $37 and $27. Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Miller Auditorium box office.

Tickets also may be purchased at online at http://www.millerauditorium.com or by phone at (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. For more information, visit http://www.gilmorekeyboardfestival.org.

I would also like to add that while diehards don’t dominate Cook’s shows, I do believe he has a great many repeat customers for reasons laid out by several who have posted this afternoon… great shows that are different each time. Having repeat customers is a great thing for any service, product or artist

ITA, Scott. While I do consider myself a huge DC fan, my hubby is not. I did manage to drag him to one of David’s concerts, though, at which hubby had a great time. Afterwards, as we were leaving, he said to me, “I can see why some people go to more than one of his concerts. He’s very entertaining.” I about fell over. So, Dave’s winning them over, one concert at a time.

I hope they allow videography at the Morongo, because I’m hoping for LOTS of good YouTubes!!

Can’t wait. A new Jennifer Hudson album on the way!!!

I went to only six Cook shows, but they were in five different states, so I should get a few points for that, right? At one of them, there were three delightful women who had flown in from Manila, and ended up taking a cab from the concert in Mitchell, S.D., to Fargo N.D., for the next one! The Fargo concert was the best of all the ones I saw, and I was so happy they got to be there for it.

Just saw a tweet that says that LLWD gets played all the time on the radio in Iceland. It’s always interesting to me to hear what kind of worldwide scope the Idols get once they are off the show. I know Danny’s single was #1 on Finland’s country chart briefly, for instance. And Adam is very popular in that country as well. But I never hear anything about them being played in, say, France or Spain. It seems very hit and miss in terms of international exposure.

This “random” message is for you, girlygirl……
I just want to let you know how much I love and admire you. I know you are a huge Kris Allen fan, but you ALWAYS contribute such nice comments and information about ALL of the other Idol contestants. Big time kudos to you, my dear friend!!

Is this legit?? I think so…

AliyaJasmine ADAM LAMBERT is gay, deal with it! He talks about that with me on MTV NEWS at 6:26pm today! Ps we do the interview on Mic Jaggers pool table
2 minutes ago

Ughhhhh gay means no music talk

Aliya-Jasmine’s a good interviewer. She’s on a show called 1 girl and 5 gays. http://www.mtv.ca/tvshows/show_cast.jhtml?id=21046 So I can’t see her never bringing up the fact that Adam’s gay. She won’t dwell don’t worry. (or maybe she will.. haven’t seen it yet) Anyway she’s not a ditz, it will be a good interview I think.

dcglam

aw, thanks! that’s so nice of you to say that.

Okay, Aliya-Jasmine’s interview wasn’t bad but she did stick to the Adam’s gay angle. Too bad, I’d like to hear more music related questions too. He did have a good portion of the 4 minute show though and they showed lots of pictures.

Archie and Clay are both mentioned in this cartoon clip from “The Cleveland Show.” Check it out. It’s pretty hilarious…

http://www.hulu.com/embed/9lEIxRI_JLN1OorR8s1iSA/710/754

I’d love to get Allison’s album, but it’s just not available in the UK!

It is available in the UK, you can get it from Amazon UK. I got all my Idol CDs from Amazon, including David Cook’s, Kris Allen’s and Michael Johns’. (A little plug for Michael Johns, I really like the title track from Hold Back My Heart, one of the best songs from an Idol alumnus IMO, even if I’m lukewarm about the album itself.) I really ought to get Allison one as well because it actually sounded rather good from the few tracks that I heard – except for FIBOU which I just don’t like at all, they should have chosen a different single.

Congratulations, Duke! That is a real accomplishment! Hope you love it.

In case you don’t want to sit through the entire ET show tonight, here’s Adam’s parts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmBD_UBoqZM&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBAlDVNPt34&feature=player_embedded

Bubbletweet from Anoop, giving some updates about his single…

http://www.bubbletweet.com/channel/anoopdoggdesai/uw76r

Gonna sit thru Adam tonite on ET, want to see him Large and HD, thanks anyhhow!

Archie and Clay are both mentioned in this cartoon clip from “The Cleveland Show.” Check it out. It’s pretty hilarious…

http://www.hulu.com/embed/9lEIxRI_JLN1OorR8s1iSA/710/754

hahaha

Okay, Aliya-Jasmine’s interview wasn’t bad but she did stick to the Adam’s gay angle.

Sure Adam’s gay. That’s last year’s news. Anybody still hung up on it at this late stage is homophobic, pandering or abnormally fascinated by the subject.

Wow! Showing lots of ADAM on ET! and his songs-Strut and FYE! how excitng!

Archie and Clay are both mentioned in this cartoon clip from “The Cleveland Show.” Check it out. It’s pretty hilarious…

http://www.hulu.com/embed/9lEIxRI_JLN1OorR8s1iSA/710/754

LMAO. I can now die happy.

Duke, just wanted to pop by and say CONGRATULATIONS!

Palm Springs is not close to anything

Palm Spring is an easy, quick, and relatively inexpensive shuttle flight from both Portland OR and Seattle WA and is a very popular winter get away in February and March. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Adam pulling fairly heavily from both cities.

Honestly, this show is so awkwardly scheduled that I feel like only the die hard of all the die hards would go. The regular die hards are the ones who just got done traveling to a slew of shows during the regular tour, so I’d imagine they had their full, so I imagine only the most “adamant” subset of this group will travel yet again to see DC at the Morongo. Cuz this casino show definitely requires travel, and is not the kind of major market downtown venue that ropes in casual fans; moreover the Declaration tour has hit So-Cal more than a few times already. I dunno, I’m still trying to figure out what audience they’re aiming for with this show. Maybe I’m being overly pessimistic… but this show made little sense to me right when it was announced

I’m a little perplexed by this show too. Didn’t we just have our grand farwell-for-now at the Pechanga? I haven’t even cried yet! I guess it helps them keep in practice? Makes a few extra bucks? And I’m hoping part of the thinking is to try out some new material, but who know? With Dave he’ll never tell us in advance, that’s for sure. But I agree, I’m expecting fewer of the “regulars” for a casino show at this one, and maybe that’s a good thing.

larc: Anybody still hung up on it at this late stage is homophobic, pandering or abnormally fascinated by the subject.

Wow, those are the only choices?

The interviewer is on a show on MTV called 1 girl and 5 gays. People are allowed to have issues that are near and dear to their hearts (because that’s there cause of choice or they have family members who are gay and they want to show support, or something else) and it doesn’t have to be an abnormal fascination or the other two choices.

Commercial on E playing FYE tonight too! What’s up with the promos using these songs! Good things!

I heard that Adam wanted to have more intimate place to perform, and 3500 seats are not intimate at all. I agree with somebody who was wondering the management has kind of unrealistic expectation.

Adam has die hard fans, and these are the people who would drive 2 hours (3 hours for me) to come see the concert. But isn’t this the time to expand his fan base beyond these die hard fans? I wish he opened for somebody (like Lady Gaga) to introduce himself to fans outside of existing fans. A lot of people know Adam from TV and Red Carpet, but I am not sure how many people heard him really sing yet

Archie and Clay are both mentioned in this cartoon clip from “The Cleveland Show.” Check it out. It’s pretty hilarious…

http://www.hulu.com/embed/9lEIxRI_JLN1OorR8s1iSA/710/754

hahahahahahahaha!!!!!

I recall that Archie did his own headlining tour in the early spring like Cook, and then went to the UK to open for McFly a period of time, and then later in the summer, he opened for Demi Lovato, followed again by another headlining run. So I think there’s time for Adam and Kris to headline as well as open for bigger acts if that’s in the cards for them.

Looks like Danny has a pretty cool ride for the next phase of his promo tour

dannygokey: We’re on a private jet the next couple of weeks for the promo tour!! I’m super stoked!!! Take a look!!! http://yfrog.com/3340357637j
2 minutes ago from Twitterrific

sdmama
02/01/2010 at 8:06 pm
I heard that Adam wanted to have more intimate place to perform, and 3500 seats are not intimate at all. I agree with somebody who was wondering the management has kind of unrealistic expectation
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My take on that comment was that he was referring to his “official” tour which he hopes to include a glammed out performance…..big visuals to go with the music. This casino concert is probably something to give the band a venue to tighten up their songs before touring starts. He’ll need to do a few of these types of concerts to get ready for touring. As for an unrealistic expectation….after 3-1/2 days of ticket sales, he’s 2/3 sold out. Sounds like a 3,500 seat expectation isn’t far from the mark. He’s got 4 more weeks to sell about 1,400 tickets and they’ve yet to even promote it. Sounds like he’s doing okay to me.

Regarding sales for Fantasy Springs, sounds like sales are doing well. This article also indicates that the last show to completely sell out at this casino was in January 2009 – John Legend.

http://www.kpsplocal2.com/news/local/story/Tickets-Selling-Fast-for-Adam-Lambert-Concert/CU63XayfSUusJRgU-lw0EA.cspx

By the way, I agree with everyone who says that the 3500 seat show will sell out soon enough. And when the dust settles, no one who matters (and that would not be us) will remember whether he sold out in one day or 30, but rather only that he sold out.

Organic, yeah, sellouts are kind of a rarity these days. For last year, IIRC, the average capacity for concerts was around 60%.

Looks like Danny has a pretty cool ride for the next phase of his promo tour

dannygokey: We’re on a private jet the next couple of weeks for the promo tour!! I’m super stoked!!! Take a look!!! http://yfrog.com/3340357637j

That is cool for Danny.

Also the 2010 Country Megaticket is selling tickets for two shows so far that will feature, Sugarland/Jake Owens and Danny. One show is on May 15 in Camden, NJ and the other is on May 23 in Hartford, CT. I believe that the Megaticket will be adding more dates so hopefully Danny will get to do more shows with Sugarland and Jake Owens.

http://promo.livenation.com/megaticket/susquehanna-bank-center/

http://promo.livenation.com/megaticket/comcast-theatre/

Sure Adam’s gay. That’s last year’s news. Anybody still hung up on it at this late stage is homophobic, pandering or abnormally fascinated by the subject.

Wow, so Adam is no longer allowed to talk to the legitimate gay press or the shows that are part of a cable channel’s gay programming? I still find what Adam has to say about his sexuality and perhaps his fight for gay rights and equality in the music business very interesting… because I am gay! Why is this homphobic, pandering or abnormal fascination? You don’t have to buy The Advocate. You don’t have to buy Out. And you don’t have to watch that MTV show. Maybe a good number of fans such as myself DO find it interesting and relevant. I was critical of the Details photo spread & article and thought there were some conflicting messages and I would like to see and hear more from Adam on these subjects to form a more accurate position. I’m not confident that my criticism 6 months ago was completely warranted. I’d like to see & hear more.

It’s only a little over two hours from San Diego (LA is a somewhat longer drive). My friend works in NorCal but has a satellite office in San Diego that she drives to regularly when she has to work from her Palm Springs home. Very doable. NOT anyting close to an overnight trip.

Sorry, and with all due respect, but as a San Diegan I have a very different viewpoint. I would never go to this event unless I could spend the night.

People keep talking about going to Palm Springs; which is not where Adam’s performing. Rather it is in Indio. Take a look at a map; it is at least another 20 miles or so from Palm Springs, and not on a major freeway. And even if it was in Palm Springs, I would still want to spend the night and not drive home.

That being said, it is much closer to a 3-hour drive from San Diego to Indio especially at night when you can’t tell if there is a CHP behind you and so can’t zip along at my usual 75-80 mph. And, no way I would want to tackle a 3-hr drive home after attending a fun concert and imbibing alcohol.

Guess I will just wait ‘til Adam actually performs at a venue a bit closer to San Diego. (Who knew all the hotel’s packages would sell out in just a few hours?)

I agree totally Keel….in the end, what matters is the bottom line to 19/RCA.

Does anyone else think it’s strange that no one from Adam’s camp (including Adam) has even mentioned this concert? I keep expecting a little tweet or something from him, but zippo, zero. How strange that the only promotion is a few tweets from the casino and word of mouth buzz.

We were talking about it at work today and I was telling everyone I purchased plane tickets, etc. Co-workers asked me if I was sure it wasn’t an Adam Lambert impersonator from Vegas. Not.even.funny.

That is cool for Danny.

Also the 2010 Country Megaticket is selling tickets for two shows so far that will feature, Sugarland/Jake Owens and Danny. One show is on May 15 in Camden, NJ and the other is on May 23 in Hartford, CT. I believe that the Megaticket will be adding more dates so hopefully Danny will get to do more shows with Sugarland and Jake Owens.

http://promo.livenation.com/megaticket/susquehanna-bank-center/

http://promo.livenation.com/megaticket/comcast-theatre/

Very exciting for Danny to be doing tour dates with Sugarland. Hope it will be revealed as a full tour, he’s been talking about a “major tour” starting in April sometime. Could well be this is it.

Saw that some of his band members were already practicing for a “big rehearsal” today in Nashville. Seems they are getting ready for something interesting.

5 part inteview with Adam at the Daily Fix:

Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99mWB2ydMs
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYprW-N1zqc
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/user/CoconutGhosts#p/a/u/1/JXeAg7pdsfs
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/user/CoconutGhosts#p/a/u/0/Mf8q4lCSsLA
Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/user/CoconutGhosts#p/a/u/0/L8AvTwp8s10

Need to break some ice… (this is not Grammy’s related nor airplay/sales)
I have no words; tears streaming down my eyes from laughing:

JESSI CRUICKSHANK INTERVIEWS ADAM LAMBERT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7aCfeqvhFk

Very exciting for Danny to be doing tour dates with Sugarland. Hope it will be revealed as a full tour, he’s been talking about a “major tour” starting in April sometime. Could well be this is it.

Saw that some of his band members were already practicing for a “big rehearsal” today in Nashville. Seems they are getting ready for something interesting.

ITA. It is exciting and I definitely want to hear more details about his tour plans.

I just wonder now when RCA will start doing national promotion for him. He still has the radio tour that will be going on for at least a little while longer. He has stops this week and I believe the next. And possibly after that. So I wonder when we will start to see him get national promotion, since his album is about a month away.

I have no words; tears streaming down my eyes from laughing:

JESSI CRUICKSHANK interview is hillarious!!!!!!!! I am luving these Canadian interviews. They are funny and so laid back. Adam does excellent as usual!!! ROFL!

Sorry, and with all due respect, but as a San Diegan I have a very different viewpoint. I would never go to this event unless I could spend the night.

People keep talking about going to Palm Springs; which is not where Adam’s performing. Rather it is in Indio. Take a look at a map; it is at least another 20 miles or so from Palm Springs, and not on a major freeway.

In fact, my friend who drives to San Diego actually has her home in Indio and Indio is on a major freeway — at least it was the last two times we drove from Ontario airport to there last year. She lives in a gated community that’s 5 minutes from the freeway exit in Indio. It’s just a few more exits beyond the Palm Springs exit. And you know what’s along the way between Palm Springs and Indio? Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells and La Quinta — all really great resort communities at which there are ton of things to do. (Plus, isn’t this a weekend show? At the very least, it’s a great opportunity for fans to make a day of it and have fun shopping at the Palm Desert or go golfing at the casino premises or elsewhere!)

But I get it, not everyone is going to make it a “there and back” trip. That’s a personal choice. I happen to do something close to this every time I attend a concert in San Francisco from where I live — and my shows are usually standing room only and not a cushy, seated casino show. My husband won’t do it (general predisposition against crowds and minor health reasons), but I have gone to many, many concerts with friends who have asked me to invite them any time because they looooove live music. And so do I, so all the trouble is worth it as far as I’m concerned.

ITA. It is exciting and I definitely want to hear more details about his tour plans.

Now I just wonder when RCA will start doing national promotion for him. He still has the radio tour that will be going on for at least a little while longer. He has stops this week and I believe the next. And possibly after that. So I wonder when we will start to see him get national promotion, since his album is about a month away.

Danny should pick up some good promotion/visibility off the Sugarland tour dates. But yes, we haven’t seen any real national promo yet in the way of tv appearances/performances, or even online ads as far as I know. He did several interviews last week in Nashville that seem to be queued up for later release, don’t believe any of them have been published yet.

Ok, I have to admit it…I just did something I have been telling myself for days that I was NOT going to do. I just bought a ticket to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino even though I live in San Francisco and have no one to go with. I can’t decide whether to be excited or embarassed.

Ok, I’m excited. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get there and back…..because I AM going!!!!! Yay, me!!!!

OMG.,…….I am dying with that Jessi interview!!!!! I coulnt get past the first part for like 10 minutes I was laughing so friggin hard!!!!

He needs to do all his interviews with Michelle Collins and anyone in Canada!!!

JESSI CRUICKSHANK INTERVIEWS ADAM LAMBERT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7aCfeqvhFk

Okay, that was actually funny.

Kind of chuckling to myself that just yesterday in the MJ tribute thread I predicted that soon there would be a We are the World remake… didn’t think the news would come THIS soon!

Just throw some glitter on it…..roflmfao

And ITA on the Lambert front.

I said way back last year, before Adam’s album dropped, that it was inconceivable to me that he would not be a success, given the level of industry and media investment in him and, to be fair, his talent.

I haven’t changed my mind about that.

At some point, that man will realise all that hype. How, where and when I don’t know, but it will happen, IMO.

I had this same thought today. I tend to fret and go all over the place on the Adam rollercoaster in terms of always worrying way too much about his success. But, then I had this sense today that it WILL happen, and it will be one of those turning-point kind of moments with him, in terms of something happening (tour, single, tv appearance) that suddenly becomes that “wow!” moment that has him realize his full potential.

Don’t get me wrong – I think he’s doing just fine right now as is, but, I mean, in terms of the crazy ass predictions made about how big he COULD be, I feel that’s something where we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg.

Not saying he’ll be the biggest thing ever, but, IDK, that FULL potential of success still hasn’t been tapped yet. But it’ll happen.

JESSI CRUICKSHANK INTERVIEWS ADAM LAMBERT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7aCfeqvhFk

I don’t really watch that many AL interviews, but that my friends is comedy gold. There’s a hole here….. LMAO.

madnessinmotion
02/01/2010 at 9:46 pm
Ok, I have to admit it…I just did something I have been telling myself for days that I was NOT going to do. I just bought a ticket to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino even though I live in San Francisco and have no one to go with. I can’t decide whether to be excited or embarassed.

Ok, I’m excited. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get there and back…..because I AM going!!!!! Yay, me!!!!

Yay to you!! …you’re so brave!! Stay excited and have a blast!! I’m sure you’ll meet up with other fans and the plans will fall into place. Promise to share with us all as soon as you can.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7aCfeqvhFk

I’m just lovin’ Canada right now….

Esqt
02/01/2010 at 9:11 pm
Need to break some ice… (this is not Grammy’s related nor airplay/sales)
I have no words; tears streaming down my eyes from laughing:

JESSI CRUICKSHANK INTERVIEWS ADAM LAMBERT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7aCfeqvhFk

Thank you, that is so hilarious, those Canadians know how to do a interview. That makes me want to go out and buy a pair of pleather pants.

5 part inteview with Adam at the Daily Fix:

Actually there are 8 parts, most are very short. And it’s another funny set of interviews. Not as good as the Jessi one, but then that would be hard. So Canadians offically have better health insurance and interviewers than the US, well at least to me. So much so that I’m willing to overlook the bagged milk thing. Well especially as I don’t use milk except in my tea, so there’s that.

Anyhew part 6:

http://www.youtube.com/user/CoconutGhosts#p/a/u/2/Vg3mH8xwlNU

part 7:
http://www.youtube.com/user/CoconutGhosts#p/a/u/1/IWhot4iZIcs

part 8:
http://www.youtube.com/user/CoconutGhosts#p/a/u/0/4Zx52zzGQR0

Lots of Carrie stuff you forgot to mention”

02/01/2010 at 11:03 pm
CNN confirmed Carrie Underwood is part of the We are the World remake. http://bit.ly/9A14bR #cnn

Carrie won her 5th Grammy last night, winning Country Collaboration for I Told You So with Randy Travis.

Also, Carrie will be dong a press conference that will air on the NFL network on February 4th at 2:00 pm EST, with the Who and Queen Latifah

from Brad Bessey – Co-Executive Producer Entertainment Tonight:

@adamlambert I hope you love it when you see it. We loved having you. Not only are u an uber-superstar but fun & pure joy to work with.

These Canadian interviews are just awesome!

Ok, I have to admit it…I just did something I have been telling myself for days that I was NOT going to do. I just bought a ticket to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino even though I live in San Francisco and have no one to go with. I can’t decide whether to be excited or embarassed.

Ok, I’m excited. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get there and back…..because I AM going!!!!! Yay, me!!!!

Great – you don’t have to go with anyone – there are lots of fans going alone and just meeting up with other fans there. I’m flying Oakland to Ontario on Southwest – it was the best deal. Some of us are going to the buffet restaurant at the casino at 4 pm (when they open as all restaurants there are all booked) – you’re welcome to join us, just show up. But hurry up and find a hotel room, those are filling up.

I live in San Francisco and have no one to go with. I can’t decide whether to be excited or embarassed.

Ok, I’m excited. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get there and back…..because I AM going!!!!! Yay, me!!!!

madnessinmotion – YEAAA! It will be TONS of fun! I’ll be there with some friends from the east coast So no worries about coming from San Francisco! Believe me, going alone is no big deal! I went to 2 tour shows over the summer alone, out of town, too – and met so many amazing new friends there! We still stay in touch too!

JESSI CRUICKSHANK INTERVIEWS ADAM LAMBERT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7aCfeqvhFk

OMG – that was hilarious! She’s like the canadian Michelle Collins. Love it.

That David A. & Clay mention was just “hilarious”. Loved it. David seems to be everywhere. Good for him.

spritely
02/01/2010 at 5:50 pm

I went to only six Cook shows, but they were in five different states, so I should get a few points for that, right? At one of them, there were three delightful women who had flown in from Manila, and ended up taking a cab from the concert in Mitchell, S.D., to Fargo N.D., for the next one! The Fargo concert was the best of all the ones I saw, and I was so happy they got to be there for it.

I was at the Mitchell and Fargo show. I must admit, the Fargo one was a GREAT one. (I had front row which made it even better.) And I met the wonderful women from Manila, both in Mitchell when they spoke with Beth (and later with Kyle & Monty) and at the bus line in Fargo. All in all, it was a fantastic experience. It’s too bad, Spritely, that I didn’t know who you were. I would have loved to have met you.

By the way, you have me beat. (Heh, it’s all about the competition, lol.) I made it to 4 states, all within driving distance for me (1 to 4.5 hours). But I did catch 7 shows since Mr. Cook seemed to like my area of the country. I caught 2 college shows (GA with front row and one a formal music theatre in the balcony), one outdoor venue (gorgeous night and front row again!), a music festival (Mitchell), a club style venue (Fargo), a beautiful, historically renovated theatre, and a Casino. Every show was different and all were entertaining.

And to not let my other fave out, I also got to go to a David A. concert in a very classy theatre venue, where the crowd was … shall we say …. very engaged and showed their appreciation loudly.

I guess what I’m saying is if you have a chance to see your favorite performer, go for it. You won’t be disappointed. These artists that have come off of Idol can really SAAAAAAANG!

Really cool video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_PpRpYME10

Jordin Sparks and Jason Castro participated.

Apparently Miranda Lambert loves Adam!

Miranda_Lambert

Ahhhh! Back to reality. I’m in the boonies drinkin a beer watching the Grammy fashion wrap up. Adam (cuz) I love u and you eyeliner anyway about 1 hour ago from Tweetie

Think this is the most appropriate place to put this.
MJ, I tweeted this to you. E! channel ran a promo for their hosts and reality stars using Adam Lambert’s FYE (Brad Walsh remix)

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b165076_this_just_in_check_out_es_cavalcade_of.html
Stars the Kardashian sisters, Ryan Seacrest, Guiliana Rancic, Catt Sadler, Sal Masekala, Joel McHale, and Chelsea Handler.
They will run a 2nd version as well (not sure if they will put the same song on it) with Denise Richards, Kendra, and The Girls Next Door.

And just a big loud yelping “HELL NO” to T-Pain working with little Miss Carrie. I’m pretty sure she’d duet with Britney before she goes within 5 of that guy! lol.

ETA: E! has a pic of Adam and his cake from B-day…
http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20100201/293.lambert.adam.lc.020110.jpg

My total geek out here, Stephen Fry Tweeted to Adam. Sure, he was being whatever level of the snark, because it’s Stephen Fry. But dude, Stephen Fry! The only things that would only make my Britgeek heart beat faster if a Monty Python member, or like Rowan Atkinson said something nice about Adam.

Oh and of course Bryan Singer isn’t chopped liver, though I still haven’t forgiven him for the X-Men films, but then I’m a huge, geeky, purist.

Oh yeah, original Tweet:

“@adamlambert Having dinner with Bryan Singer – trying to persuade him to be on Twitter. He says he knows and loves you. As do we all x “

I’m flying Oakland to Ontario on Southwest – it was the best deal. Some of us are going to the buffet restaurant at the casino at 4 pm (when they open as all restaurants there are all booked) – you’re welcome to join us, just show up. But hurry up and find a hotel room, those are filling up.

Thanks, didilynn, for the info and invitation. I decided to book a flight into Palm Springs. The extra money made sense when I compared driving 20 miles to driving 100 miles. I can spend the extra time I am saving in the casino. I probably will meet you guys for dinner, too. Even though I know other Adam fans I don’t really know any who are quite as…umm…focused as I am so it will be nice to connect with like minded people, LOL.

Thanks, Mary102, for the reality check. I go to shows by myself here all the time. It really isn’t that much different to do it out of town especially when I will be with so many people who share my same interests. Hope I get to meet lots of new friends.

Thanks, didilynn, for the info and invitation. I decided to book a flight into Palm Springs. The extra money made sense when I compared driving 20 miles to driving 100 miles. I can spend the extra time I am saving in the casino. I probably will meet you guys for dinner, too. Even though I know other Adam fans I don’t really know any who are quite as…umm…focused as I am so it will be nice to connect with like minded people, LOL.

madnessinmotion:

yeah probably more relaxing to fly into p.s. – I have to drive 1.5 hours (Santa Rosa to Oakland), then fly 1.5, then drive another 1.5, and both ways! I am staying 2 nights though, visiting/staying with an old friend in p.s. Sunday night.

I do hope to meet you at the buffet – I think we have about 8 fans confirmed for dinner now.

And really looking forward to the concert too!

How about another laugh from Canada? Enjoy!

MTV Live Paul Intern with Adam Lambert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlEd97DnqAk

ok lambskanks…by popular demand, here is the interview/ time I FULL ON SPLIT MY PANTS in front of @adamlambert: http://tinyurl.com/ycyyq7y
9 minutes ago from web

from http://twitter.com/JESSIMTV
Name JESSI CRUICKSHANK
Location Toronto
Web http://www.mtv.ca/tvshows/aftershow/
Bio Host and fashion guru of The Hills, The City, and Laguna Beach After Show

So much so that I’m willing to overlook the bagged milk thing. Well especially as I don’t use milk except in my tea, so there’s that.

Bagged milk? I haven’t seen that for years. Are you pro or anti? Canadians switched back to jugs and cartons years ago. Really, it was for practical reasons. If you freeze a 4 litre (about a gallon) jug of milk, you can use it as an emergency replacement rock for Curling. Goodness knows we can’t survive without our Curling stones.

Bagged milk? I haven’t seen that for years. Are you pro or anti? Canadians switched back to jugs and cartons years ago. Really, it was for practical reasons.

Sorry to tell you Kirsten, Ontario still uses bagged milk.

And just a big loud yelping “HELL NO” to T-Pain working with little Miss Carrie. I’m pretty sure she’d duet with Britney before she goes within 5 of that guy! lol.

Nevertheless, kind of a cool acknowledgment of her mainstream success, when it comes from that far-flung a quarter. Obviously he thinks she has pretty major coattails if he’s interested in riding on them!

I’ll be coming to the concert by myself and would love to meet up with you all for the 4pm buffet. I’m really excited to meet all of you.

Sorry to tell you Kirsten, Ontario still uses bagged milk.

That’s why all the good curlers come from elsewhere.

Didn’t know where to post but I thought this was pretty funny. The bid on Adam’s autographed picture and Ellen underwear is up to $7605 LOL!

My total geek out here, Stephen Fry Tweeted to Adam.

I’m with you there – Brit-geekdom coming out from me too

Ok, this is why I am actually holding out a bit of hope for Adam to appear in some kind of movie/tv show – however small. I have a feeling his peeps are working on it for him, because they seem to want to take that whole “multimedia” approach with Adam anyways (not to mention, more focus on higher profile gigs). So hopefully something will come up this year for him!

ETA: Lol, Kirsten

ETA 2: I get so excited to hear all these other people in music, tv, and movies loving Adam so much – he’s got like some special mojo magic that just makes everyone love him, doesn’t he?

ETA 2: I get so excited to hear all these other people in music, tv, and movies loving Adam so much – he’s got like some special mojo magic that just makes everyone love him, doesn’t he?

Well, not quite everyone, lol.

He certainly has something that seems to promote *some* emotional reaction in nearly everyone, though!

Oscar Nominees were just announced… for those interested, here are the music related categories…

Music (Original Score)

Avatar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes

Music (Original Song)

The Princess and the Frog
Paris 36
Nine
Crazy Heart

http://oscar.go.com/nominations/nominees

Well, not quite everyone, lol.

He certainly has something that seems to promote *some* emotional reaction in nearly everyone, though!

Well, there are definitely those in the biz who DON’T like him, but, IDK, from everything I seem to hear, I’m pretty happy with the calibre of talent that DOES like him. Not bad praise!