'Epic' doesn't cover it!

Last night truly was THE best concert I have ever been to. Adam Lambert performed his Glam Nation Tour at Paradiso, Amsterdam yesterday and 'epic' does not even begin to cover that night. His vocals were unbelievably good, hitting every single high note without a problem. He has 'entertainer' written all over him. He got the crowd going with ease and just a single look got the audience to go insane.


But let's start at the beginning, shall we?


I got up pretty early, because beauty takes time, you know? ;-)
Got my make-up and hair done and that was when it was finally time to put that outfit on, a catsuit in black and purple with matching long gloves. It was just perfect and it really gave an extra glam-touch to that whole day.

After picking up my sister and Leonie (@kantharion), we went on our way to Amsterdam. At times exceeding the speed limit 'just a little bit'. But hey, we were on a mission, we needed to be at the venue in time to get special numbers which they were handing out (which in the end turned out to be useless...).


Paradiso is gorgeous. It's a very old church turned into concert hall. When we arrived, my first thought was that it was so perfect for an artist such as Adam.


At the venue we met up with a Dutch lady who has lived in America for already 20 years, Irene (@lizard eyes) and she was amazing. We had e-mailed over the last few months already and finally meeting up was just fantastic

(from left to right Irene (@lizard eyes), my sister Cynthia, Leonie (@kantharion) and me (@nietjev of course ;-) )

(Irene's coat :-) )

Thank goodness it wasn't as cold as we feared it would be, but still, we were happy when they finally opened the doors... though the actual getting inside was hell. People were pushing and shoving as if their lives depended on it and for what? I still don't understand....


But finally inside, we had a fantastic spot, to the side on the right with a topspot view of the stage. The wait wasn't as bad or as tiring as usual. The pre-show music played was glamtastic and all songs appropriately very sexy.

Finally... the lights went out, the band and dancers came on stage, music started playing and there he was... The man I had admired for over a year and a half now. Flawless from note one. This is why I have admired him for so long now, this is what it was all about and he made it more than worth every single second.

That he is a true perfectionist showed when he got frustrated when the sound was not perfect. Secret communication with his soundcrew (back turned to the stage and signals going back and forth) showed that he was not happy that the sound was not perfect. To us as an audience it only enhanced the song he was performing because his frustration made the song even better and more fierce ('Sleepwalker' is quite a fierce song already, so that made it all the more perfect)


But as soon as he was happy with the sound, he went wild! He joked, he chatted and he truly sang his heart out! He showed the Adam I had seen in so many YouTubes already, an open and free-minded entertainer who doesn't care what people think of him or his openly gay sexuality


My favorite song of the night was 'Aftermath', one of my favorite songs about how hard it is to come out. I stood mesmerized with a lump in my throat, the lyrics hitting me even more than when I listen to them on the album.


The encore was really the icing on the cake. He started with 'Purple Haze', an old Jimmi Hendrix classic, complete with joint in his hand! And last but definitely not least 'Whole Lotta Love' a Led Zeppelin oldie...


I'll try to post vids of a few of the songs, probably Aftermath and the entire encore.


Tomorrow, me and Leonie will drive off to Switzerland where we are lucky enough to experience this show once more and to top it off, we are going to meet this amazing man, but I'll tell you about that when we get back.

Photo's of our outfits will follow after Zurich. We want to see the m&g pictures first :-)