Adam Lambert mention via Los Angeles Blade: Las Vegas headliners are a pantheon of queens and divas
Filed Under () by Adam Lambert on Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Posted at : Wednesday, June 06, 2018
Queen with Adam Lambert (Sept. 1-2, 5, 7-8, 14-15, 19, 21): The
far end of the summer will still be hot when one of the most legendary
rock bands of all time – fronted by one of the most successful former
contestants in the history of “American Idol” – comes to the Park
Theater at Monte Carlo (3770 S Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, Nev.) for an
extended run of shows.
Queen, of course, exploded into the
spotlight in the ‘70s, turning its one-of-a-kind lead singer Freddie
Mercury into a pop culture icon and giving the world some of its most
enduring classic hits. Mercury,
of course, was lost to AIDS in 1991, but the band lived on and has
re-emerged to dazzle a whole new generation of fans, thanks to the
addition of Lambert – a performer cut from just the right theatrical
cloth to fill Mercury’s shoes as front man for the band. His flamboyant presence and vocal virtuosity are a perfect fit with Queen’s over-the-top, operatic style.
Adam has enjoyed a dazzling career on
his own, too, with three hit albums under his belt, and has used his
platform as a star to become a powerful advocate for LGBTQ acceptance
and equality. When outed by a
leaked photograph of a kiss with another man during his season on
“Idol,” he shrugged it off by saying he had “nothing to hide” – and soon
afterward confirmed himself as gay in an interview with Rolling Stone. He
has continued to push the boundaries of acceptance, and he has also
worked with organizations like GLAAD and the Trevor Project to promote
and empower LGBTQ people through philanthropy and activism.
His status as an out and proud queer
man, coupled with his prodigious talent, makes him a diva of the highest
order – and his partnership with Queen is a celebration that is not to
be missed.
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Yep, Adam is truly a unique entertainer! In my book he can do it all, it's just the rest of the world needs to be convinced.
There's that word queer again. It just flowed with article. Good. It has to become as normal as the word gay. I'm on board.
Patria...I read the article and that word didn't phase me at all, I guess I'm on board too, it was like no big deal.
Seems like "queer" is the new" word du jour" for "gay." It used to be a rather derogatory term, but times change and vocabulary changes. So now, it's a word that is common use by the gay community. That's ok with me.
Nice article, but Adam was NOT outed by the photo of him kissing a man. This was an error or lack of knowledge.
As we all discovered earlier..."queer" is definitely official now.
Dee R Gee...we all know now that Adam was "out" long before American Idol... but the AI audience didn't at that time....until photos of him kissing a man were released to the media, along with speculation about whether a gay man could win American Idol, and articles bashing him.
Remember that May 15, 2009 Adam cover story on Entertainment magazine -- printed before the end of AI? I happen to have that one, and pulled it out to refresh my memory. Printed across the Cover photo of Adam is ....."LOVING ADAM LAMBERT, The most exciting 'American Idol' Contestant in years"*......and continued down in the right hand corner of the cover it says.."*and not just because he might be Gay".
So, those photos, that Cover story, and other articles that followed....as well as Adam's performances, demeanor, costumes and makeup....pretty much established Adam's orientation in most person's minds.... well before the end of AI...and well before he officially acknowledged in his Rolling Stone interview after American Idol.... that he'd been openly "out" since 18.
But that photo of him kissing a man (actually, there was more than one)... started it... and basically "outed" him to the American Idol audience....or so it had seemed to me.
Yes, I guess that photo could be considered an official "outing, " at least by the public at large. SO many things happened in a row, it's hard to label certain incidents as "the one." But I see you logic in that one.
Haha...as Adam said about it himself...."I don't think anyone was surprised".
I feel certain, since attitudes have changed a lot since then....that if we could have a re-run of that year's American Idol now...Adam would win.
To us, he DID win!
Right Nanbert .. ADAM did Win!! The official title wasn't awarded to him but anyone who watched that season knew ADAM was the winner!! ADAM knew what he wanted by going on the show & I think he got most of what he had hoped he would but I don't think he expected to be such a global sensation ... everywhere he goes there's a crowd chanting .. "ADAM, ADAM"!!
Can't wait for the new tour .. album .. VO for Disney, etc!!
tess4ADAM(LAMBERT Outlaw)
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