The Idols hang in Portland

That woman and some of her friends were among a half-dozen or so fans who hung around the arena all Saturday afternoon and were rewarded with an invitation to watch that night's dress rehearsal from the front row.

“Danny brought me to tears,” said Jill Kalanges, 21. “Adam was a religious experience,” says Jessica Jordan, 22, a Spokane, Wash., resident who runs an Adam Lambert fansite called Lambert-Pics.com.

via The Idols hang in Portland – Idol Chatter – USATODAY.com.