BayNews9.com has also been at the meeting with journalists before the concert in Tampa.
The journalist described (on 29th of July 2009) all the Idols participating in this meeting. Below is the Adam-part:

Adam Lambert was wearing a specially blended shade of nail polish. The manicurist in the last city mixed it-iridescent blue and black. He had shirt with some creature with wings on it and was wearing a silver peace sign on a longish silver chain around his neck.
He says the tour is a lot!
“Every night when we get on stage, there’s tons of great people in the audience giving us all this great positive energy!”
He said he was glad to about his sexuality and to move on to what really mattered-his music.
“I don’t want to keep secrets from people I want to be upfront.”
Next for Adam: “Um I’ve been working on an album actually. It’s gonna be out in November. So we did some work on it before this tour started we are working on it currently, and we’re gonna work on it right when the tour is over, and we are gonna hopefully get it out in November! We’re hustling on it!”And since Adam is dating a Cajun-I passed on my parent’s favorite word-couyon I think it is spelled that way at least-It’s pronounced coo, like a dove and YAW, like the “aw” sound in lawn. It’s mean sort of “dummy,” like, “Get out of the street couyon!” He saved it in his phone for future use.
Till next Idol fans!!!

Walt Belcher from tbo.com in line with other journalists was there where 5 of Idols talked to the media during informal interview sessions at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on 27th of July 2009 before their performance.
Adam Lambert was one of those 5 and he shared some thoughts about:

Fans signs of love: eyeliner, painted nails and more

I think a lot of the lady fans like to paint their nails and do all the make-up and wear bright colors. There’s a lot of other stuff, too, it really makes me smile when I see that; I think its cool.

He says a lot of his fans are wearing T-shirts with the Egyptian symbol for the Eye of Horus in honor of a tattoo he has on his wrist.

Idol Tour

American Idols Live tour has been a whirlwind of excitement, hard work but totally worth it to get up on that stage. When you are performing and the audience is screaming your name, it totally charges you up.

Forget Broadway

Now I want to be me. I don’t want to play a character. I want to see where the music takes me.

Second place in American Idol 8

Honestly, I didn’t go in it to win. I went in for the experience. I am competitive on stage but it was more about getting the exposure for my future.

He adds that he is pleased that he went as far as he did considering that he is an alternative style of performer.

It shows America was ready to judge based on talent.