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\n\tOver the past 15 years, Adam Lambert<\/a> has played many of the largest concert venues on the planet as the frontman of Queen<\/a> + Adam Lambert, often facing audiences of well over 50,000 people. But on Oct. 30, he found himself onstage at New York City\u2019s Cafe Carlyle in front of just about 90 fans to perform a one-night-only Halloween show benefitting his Feel Something Foundation, which supports numerous LGBTQ+ causes.<\/p>\n \n\tLambert dropped his new LP, ADAM<\/em>, in July and has a catalog of other solo albums going back to his days on American Idol<\/em>, along with covers like \u201cWhole Lotta Love\u201d and \u201cRing of Fire\u201d that he\u2019s been singing for years. But the vocalist decided to throw out most of his standard repertoire and instead center the evening around Halloween-themed songs like \u201cI Put a Spell on You\u201d and \u201cBad Moon Rising.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHalloween is my favorite time of year,\u201d Lambert tells Rolling Stone<\/em> via Zoom from his New York City apartment a few days after the show. \u201cWe call it Gay Christmas for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tLambert spent many Halloweens of the past in Los Angeles, but he recently moved to New York, and made himself an official resident not long ago by going to the DMV and getting his first New York driver\u2019s license. Shortly after our interview, he planned on heading over to his election precinct to vote.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m familiar with the streets now,\u201d he says. \u201cI got a haircut this morning and I walked down to SoHo to do it, and it\u2019s a beautiful day. In L.A., it\u2019s always, you have to get in your car and you drive here, you park here, you get out, you drive here, you park. I really enjoy just walking around. It\u2019s so nice just people-watching and getting fresh air.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHe\u2019s also familiarized himself with the history of the Carlyle, a beautiful Art Deco luxury hotel on the Upper West Side that has hosted artists like Bobby Short, Woody Allen, Eartha Kitt, Rita Wilson, and Art Garfunkel in a performance space\/restaurant on the first floor.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI saw the documentary about the Carlyle, which was really interesting, and so it was on my radar as a cool place to show up,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s so small, but I think that\u2019s the appeal. That\u2019s what was so exciting about it. You get a strong, strong, instant connection with the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n