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Videos: Adam Lambert Gridlock New Year's performances-Sure Fire Winners, Whataya Want From Me, more

adam lambert new year's years eve gridlock 2009 video photo performance
Adam Lambert fans refused to surrender to the idea that fans around the world would miss out on his
New Year's Eve Gridlock 2009 performance. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)
 

Adam Lambert fans/mignons will disseminate the message of ther Glam King by any means necessary.  

Adam Lambert fans responded to the news that their hero's exclusive New Year's Eve performance at the Gridlock 2009 party in Hollywood by conspiring to bring the Adam Lambert performance to a wider audience electronic guerilla-style. 

Adam Lambert's brother Neil actually tried to bring the performance to fans live by streaming the video of Adam Lambert's performance from his phone using a serivce called qik.com.  When midnight rolled around, Adam Lambert fans were tearing out their Manic Panic-ked roots when they tried to log in to the Qik site and got an error message that said "Bad Gateway".  Neil Lambert posted what performance clips he could about 45 minutes later in the evening but eventually posted an apologetic Tweet to his Twiter followers surrendering to a combination of techinal difficulties and New Year's Eve debauchery with a message that said: "Sorry fans--gotta dance."

Neil Lambert and a small army of other dedicated Adam Lambert fans eventually got portions of most of Adam Lambert's performances and posted them on YouTube.  

Below is a collection of the best videos from the Adam Lambert Gridlock 2009 New Year's Eve performances.

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Adam Lambert performing 'Whataya Want From Me':

Adam Lambert performing 'Sure Fire Winners' at Gridlock 2009:

Adam Lambert performing 'If I Had You' at New Year's Eve Gridlock 2009:

Adam Lambert performing 'Sleepwalker' at the Gridlock 2009 New Year's Eve bash:

Finally: Adam Lambert performing Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' at the Gridlock 2009 New Year's Eve bash-with a LOT of screaming from both the stage and the audience:

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Gregory Roberts is a lifelong musician, professional music educator and sometimes cultural relativist. He is interested in examining the music industry from both current and historical perspectives and once spent an evening lost in the catacombs of the Anaheim Pond with Mark Mothersbaugh and...

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