Glam Nation Tour

The Glam Nation Tour (also known as GlamNation International^[1]) was the first headlining concert tour by American singer/songwriter Adam Lambert in support of his debut album, For Your Entertainment.^[2] The tour included over 100 shows in North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

Glam Nation Tour

Tour by Adam Lambert
Promotional poster for Lambert's 2010 tour
Associated album	For Your Entertainment
Start date	June 4, 2010 (2010-06-04)
End date	December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)
Legs	4
No. of shows	81 in North America 10 in Asia 4 in Oceania 18 in Europe 113 total
Adam Lambert concert chronology

Background

The tour was officially announced on April 28, 2010 via Lambert's website. To describe the tour, Lambert stated:^[3]

"I hope the audience will be able to escape for a few hours and fall into a world full of glam, drama and excitement. I’m confident we’ve put together a show far beyond the price of the ticket. I’m looking forward to connecting with fans all across the world with this show"

Fellow American Idol alum Allison Iraheta, and Orianthi served as opening acts on select dates.^[4] In July, Orianthi cancelled several appearances before announcing she was leaving the second half of the tour.^[5]

On February 9, 2011, it was confirmed on Lambert's official website that a CD/DVD combo of the tour would be released on March 22, 2011.

Opening acts

• Orianthi (North America) (select dates)
• Allison Iraheta (North America) (select dates)
• Seth Haapu (New Zealand)
• The Monday Box (Finland)
• Viktorious (Sweden)
• Random Hero (Germany)
• Mytoybox (England)
• Carrie Mac (Scotland)
• The Canyons (Los Angeles)

Set list

1. "For Your Entertainment" (Video Introduction)
2. "Voodoo"
3. "Down the Rabbit Hole"
4. "Ring of Fire"
5. "Fever"
6. "Sleepwalker"
7. "Soaked"
8. "Whataya Want from Me"
9. "Aftermath"
10. "Sure Fire Winners"
11. "Strut"
12. "Music Again"
13. "Broken Open"¹
14. "If I Had You"

Encore

15. "Mad World"¹
16. "Whole Lotta Love"¹
17. "20th Century Boy"¹
18. "Enter Sandman"¹
19. "Purple Haze"¹
20. "A Change Is Gonna Come"¹

¹Performed at select dates

Source:^[6]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[3][7][8][9][10][11]
June 4, 2010	Wilkes-Barre	United States	Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
June 5, 2010	Sayreville		Starland Ballroom
June 6, 2010[A]	Fishkill		Dutchess Stadium
June 8, 2010	Toledo		Omni Midwest
June 10, 2010	Council Bluffs		Stir Concert Cove
June 11, 2010	Mahnomen		Shooting Star Event Center
June 12, 2010	Prior Lake		Mystic Showroom
June 14, 2010	Columbus		Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
June 15, 2010	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
June 17, 2010	Hammond		The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
June 18, 2010	Royal Oak		Royal Oak Music Theatre
June 19, 2010	Toronto	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
June 22, 2010	New York City	United States	Nokia Theatre Times Square
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010	Ledyard		MGM Grand Theater
June 26, 2010	Atlantic City		Borgata Event Center
June 27, 2010	Baltimore		Rams Head Live!
June 28, 2010	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
June 30, 2010	Norfolk		The NorVa
July 2, 2010	Charlotte		The Fillmore Charlotte
July 3, 2010	Myrtle Beach		House of Blues
July 6, 2010	Knoxville		Tennessee Theatre
July 7, 2010	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
July 9, 2010	Cleveland		Allen Theatre
July 10, 2010	Louisville		Brown Theatre
July 12, 2010[B]	Chesaning		Chesaning Showboat Amphitheatre
July 13, 2010[C]	Lansing		Adado Riverfront Park
July 15, 2010	Kansas City		Midland Theatre
July 16, 2010	Wichita		Cotillion Ballroom
July 17, 2010	Denver		Paramount Theatre
July 19, 2010	Boise		Morrison Center for the Performing Arts
July 20, 2010	Seattle		Showbox SoDo
July 21, 2010	Portland		Crystal Ballroom
July 23, 2010	San Francisco		Warfield Theatre
July 24, 2010	Lincoln		Thunder Valley Casino Outdoor Amphitheater
July 25, 2010	San Francisco		Warfield Theatre
July 27, 2010[D]	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
July 28, 2010
July 30, 2010	San Diego		Copley Symphony Hall
July 31, 2010	Las Vegas		The Beach at Mandalay Bay
August 1, 2010	Tempe		Marquee Theatre
August 3, 2010	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
August 4, 2010	Lubbock		The Pavilion at the Lone Star Event Center
August 6, 2010	Oklahoma City		Coca-Cola Bricktown Events Center
August 7, 2010	Springfield		Juanita K. Hammons Hall
August 8, 2010	St. Louis		The Pageant
August 10, 2010	Erie		Warner Theatre
August 12, 2010	Upper Darby Township		Tower Theater
August 13, 2010[E]	Bethelem		Musikfest
August 14, 2010[F]	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Canada	Parc Pierre-Trahan
August 16, 2010	Concord	United States	Capitol Center for the Arts
August 17, 2010	Providence		Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
August 19, 2010	Hyannis		Cape Cod Melody Tent
August 20, 2010	Cohasset		South Shore Music Circus
August 21, 2010	Hampton Beach		Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
August 23, 2010	Albany		Palace Theatre
August 24, 2010	Staten Island		St. George Theatre
August 26, 2010	Roanoke		Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre
August 27, 2010	Richmond		The National
August 28, 2010	Raleigh		Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
August 30, 2010	Covington		Madison Theater
August 31, 2010	Indianapolis		Clowes Memorial Hall
September 1, 2010	Evansville		Victory Theatre
September 3, 2010	Des Moines		Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheater
September 4, 2010[G]	Rockford		Davis Park at Founders' Landing
September 5, 2010	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center Theater
September 7, 2010	Dallas		Palladium Ballroom
September 8, 2010	Houston		Sarofim Hall
September 10, 2010	Thackerville		WinStar Global Event Center
September 11, 2010	Tunica		Grand Casino Event Center
September 12, 2010	New Orleans		Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts
September 14, 2010	Atlanta		Atlanta Symphony Hall
September 15, 2010			The Tabernacle
September 17, 2010	Melbourne		King Center for the Performing Arts
September 18, 2010[H]	St. Petersburg		Tropicana Field
September 19, 2010	Hollywood		Hard Rock Live
September 21, 2010[I]	Puyallup		Columbia Bank Concert Center
Asia[7][8][9][12]
September 25, 2010[J]	Marina Bay	Singapore	Marina Bay Street Circuit
September 26, 2010[J]
October 3, 2010	Nagoya	Japan	The Bottom Line
October 4, 2010	Osaka		Namba Hatch
October 6, 2010	Tokyo		JCB Hall
October 7, 2010
October 8, 2010
October 10, 2010	Manila	Philippines	SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds
October 12, 2010	Kowloon Bay	Hong Kong	Star Hall
October 14, 2010	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Putra Indoor Stadium
Oceania[7][8][9][11][13]
October 17, 2010	Auckland	New Zealand	Trusts Stadium
October 19, 2010	Melbourne	Australia	Palais Theatre
October 20, 2010	Sydney		Enmore Theatre
October 22, 2010	Brisbane		The Tivoli
North America
October 25, 2010	Honolulu	United States	Blaisdell Concert Hall
October 26, 2010
Europe[7][8][9][14]
November 6, 2010	Helsinki	Finland	Kaapelitehdas
November 8, 2010	Oslo	Norway	Sentrum Scene
November 9, 2010	Stockholm	Sweden	Debaser Medis
November 10, 2010	Copenhagen	Denmark	Vega
November 12, 2010	Munich	Germany	Theaterfabrik München
November 14, 2010	Hamburg		Gruenspan
November 15, 2010	Berlin		Fritzclub im Postbahnhof
November 16, 2010	Stuttgart		Theaterhaus
November 18, 2010	Paris	France	Le Trabendo
November 19, 2010	Cologne	Germany	Gloria-Theater
November 20, 2010	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
November 22, 2010	Vienna	Austria	WUK Saal
November 23, 2010	Zürich	Switzerland	X-Tra Limmathaus
November 24, 2010	Milan	Italy	Magazzini Generali
November 26, 2010	Birmingham	England	O2 Academy Birmingham
November 27, 2010	Manchester		Manchester Academy
November 28, 2010	Glasgow	Scotland	O2 ABC
November 29, 2010	London	England	O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
North America
December 15, 2010	Los Angeles	United States	The Music Box
December 16, 2010			Club Nokia

Music festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert is a part of the 2010 WSPK K*Fest^[15]

^B This concert is a part of the 2010 Chesaning Showboat Music Festival^[16]

^C This concert is a part of the 11th Annual Common Ground Music Festival^[17]

^D This concert is a part of The 2010 Orange County Fair^[18]

^E This concert is a part of The 2010 Musikfest^[19]

^F This concert is a part of the 2010 International de Montgolfières de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu^[20]

^G This concert is a part of The 2010 On the Waterfront Festival^[21]

^H This concert is a part of The 2010 Rays Summer Concert Series^[22]

^I This concert is a part of The 2010 Puyallup Fair^[23]

^J These concerts are a part of the 2010 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix^[24]

Rescheduled shows

October 4, 2010	Osaka, Japan	Big Cat	This performance was moved to Namba Hatch
October 5, 2010	Nagoya	Club Diamond Hall	This performance was moved rescheduled for October 3, 2010 to The Bottom Line
October 19, 2010	Melbourne	Palace Theatre	This performance was moved to the Palais Theatre
October 20, 2010	Sydney	Virgin Mobile Metro Theatre	This performance was moved to the Enmore Theatre

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Starland Ballroom	Sayereville	2,005 / 2,005 (100%)	$71,178[25]
Stir Concert Cove	Council Bluffs	3,741 / 3,741 (100%)	$138,417[26]
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion	Columbus	2,183 / 2,200 (99%)	$76,405[27]
Riverside Theater	Milwaukee	2,354 / 2,354 (100%)	$91,218[26]
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino	Hammond	2,819 / 3,027 (93%)	$126,855[26]
Royal Oak Music Theatre	Royal Oak	1,700/ 1,700 (100%)	$59,500[26]
Nokia Theatre Time Square	New York City	4,300 / 4,300 (100%)	$147,210 [28]
9:30 Club	Washington, D.C.	1,200 / 1,200 (100%)	$48,000[26]
Brown Theatre	Louisville	1,383 / 1,383 (100%)	$50,101[29]
Midland Theatre	Kansas City	2,538 / 2,538 (100%)	$88,830[28]
Coalition Ballroom	Wichita	1,840 / 1,840 (100%)	$67,871[28]
Paramount Theatre	Denver	1,602 / 1,602 (100%)	$63,279[29]
Morrison Center for the Performing Arts	Boise	1,871 / 1,994 (94%)	$72,218[29]
Crystal Ballroom	Portland	1,479 / 1,479 (100%)	$51,830[30]
Warfield Theatre	San Francisco	4,550 / 4,550 (100%)	$161,832[31]
Pacific Amphitheatre	Costa Mesa	16,084 / 16,084 (100%)	$426,733[30]
Marquee Theatre	Tempe	1,550 / 1,550 (100%)	$57,764[30]
Sands Riverplace	Bethlehem	6,500 / 6,500 (100%)	$204,695[31]
Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre	Roanoke	1,896 / 1,896 (100%)	$75,366[32]
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium	Raleigh	2,328 / 2,328 (100%)	$92,538[32]
Madison Theater	Covington	1,578 / 1,660 (100%)	$55,230[33]
Clowes Memorial Hall	Indianapolis	2,082 / 2,086 (99%)	$69,747[33]
Victory Theater	Evansville	1,768 / 1,768 (100%)	$60,112[33]
Peoria Civic Center Theater	Peoria	2,079 / 2,079 (100%)	$76,923[28]
Grand Casino Event Center	Tunica	2,350 / 2,400 (98%)	$95,399[34]
King Center for the Performing Arts	Melbourne	1,964 / 1,964 (100%)	$72,688[33]
Blaisdell Concert Hall	Honolulu	3,988 / 4,286 (93%)	$255,134[35]
TOTAL		79,732 / 80,514 (99%)	$2,857,055

Broadcast and recordings

It was announced on February 9, 2011 that a CD/DVD compilation entitled Glam Nation Live will be released. The show was recorded on the August 31st date in Indianapolis at Clowes Memorial Hall. The concert was directed by Doug Spangenberg and will "feature 12 tracks plus a bonus cut."^[36]

Personnel

• Choreographer: Brooke Wendle
• Musical Director: Monte Pittman
• Make-up Artist: Sutan Amrull

Band

• Dancers: Taylor Green, Sasha Mallory, Terrance Spencer and Brooke Wendle
• Drums: Longineu W. Parsons III (June 4 – September 15), Isaac Carpenter (September 17 – December 16)
• Guitar: Monte Pittman
• Bass guitar: Tommy Joe Ratliff
• Keyboards: Camila Grey
• Supporting Vocals: Camila Grey and Monte Pittman

External links

• Adam Lambert official website

References

1. ADAM LAMBERT [@adamlambert] (21 September 2010). "Wow! Tonight is the last show in the US! Off to the South Pacific and the start of GlamNation International!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. Graff, Gary (2010-06-17). "Adam Lambert invites fans to Glam Nation". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
3. "A word from Adam on his Glam Nation Tour". Adam Lambert's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
4. "Eternal Glamnation: Allison Iraheta to open for Adam Lambert on summer tour". AOL Television. 2010-04-16. Archived from the original on 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
5. "Orianthi cancel shows, won't play Waterfront". Rockford Register Star. 2010-07-16. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
6. Stevenson, Jane (2010-07-10). "Glambert strutts stuff for T.O." Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
7. "Past Events". Adam Lambert's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
8. "Upcoming Events". Adam Lambert's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
9. "Adam Lambert Concert Schedule". Pollstar. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
10. Hall, Tara (2010-04-28). "Adam Lambert unleases inaugural solo run". LiveDaily. Archived from the original on 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
11. "Sales prompt Adam Lambert shows to be moved to bigger venues". RTTNews. 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
12. "Adam Lambert". UDO Artists, Inc. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
13. "GIG: Adam Lambert announces Auckland Gig". Rip It Up. Satellite Media. 2010-09-07. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
14. Copsey, Robert (2010-09-09). "Adam Lambert announces UK tour". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
15. Malcolm (2010-04-12). "KFest 2010: Ludacris, Adam Lambert, Train". Times Herald-Record. Archived from the original on 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
16. White, Sue (2010-07-09). "Chesaning Showboat Music Festival offers many events for the whole family to enjoy this weekend". Michigan Live. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
17. "'Idol' roots at Common Ground". Lansing State Journal. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-07-10. ^{[dead link]}
18. "The 2010 OC Fair Presents the Maloof Money Cup Skateboarding Championships (August 4–8)" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
19. "Taylor Hicks to bring 'Soul Patrol' to Crocodile Rock" (Press release). Trading Markets. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-07-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
20. Guimond, Vanessa (2010-06-01). "Adam Lambert et Bobby Bazini à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu" [Adam Lambert and Bobby Bazini at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu]. Canoe (in French).
21. Braun, Georgette (2010-05-10). "'Idol' rocker Adam Lambert at On the Waterfront; ricks on sale Saturday". Rockford Register Star. Archived from the original on 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
22. Daly, Sean (2010-04-01). "Tampa Bay Rays add Adam Lambert, Train and Dierks Bentley to concert series". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
23. Jasmin, Ernest (2010-07-06). "Orianthi out, Allison Iraheta in as Adam Lambert opener". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
24. Spurgeon, Brad (2010-08-17). "Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott at Singapore Grand Prix". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
25. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
26. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
27. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
28. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
29. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
30. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
31. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
32. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
33. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
34. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
35. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
36. adamofficial.com Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine