Megan is Joy-ful, Lambert shines at 'Idol' concert

It was Megan Joy 's hometown, but the biggest screams came for Adam Lambert.

Lambert, the "American Idol" runner-up, brought the house down by opening his segment on the American Idols Live show at the E Center with his big-band rendition of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love."

Even Season 8 winner Kris Allen wasn't greeted with the decibels of screams and cheers Lambert received.

But it didn't seemed to faze him. He cranked out his set, which included Kanye West's "Heartless" and the Killers' "All These Things That I've Done."

All eyes were on Megan Joy, however, when she came on stage early in the evening.

Her version of Corrine Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On" and Amy Winehouse's "Tears Dry on Their Own" displayed her diverse styles.

But getting to the second act was a fun journey for the fans. There was Michael Sarver taking on Gavin DeGraw's "I'm in Love With a Girl" and Ne-Yo's "Closer."

Scott MacIntyre emerged playing the piano and played Keane's "Bend & Break" and Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles."

Lil Rounds' soulful takes on Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You," Alicia Keys' "No One" and Beyonce's "Single Ladies" prepped the way for Anoop Desai's set that included "Always on My Mind," "Mad" and "My Prerogative."

Closing off the first half of the show was Matt Giraud getting Southern with "Hard To Handle, "Georgia on My Mind" and the Fray's "You Found Me."

The audience's emotions were lit afire with Alison Iraheta who rocked it out with "So What," "Cry Baby" and "Barracuda."

Danny Gokey spread the positive message of keeping dreams alive with his heartfelt cover of Rascal Flatts' "My Wish."

The night closed with the everyone taking the stage again for a rounding version of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."

Earlier in the day, Megan Joy was looking forward to the "American Idols Live" concert at the E Center Tuesday night.

The singer from Sandy, who placed No. 9 in Season 8 of "American Idol," was joyful about performing for her family and friends.

"I'm so excited," Megan Joy said during an interview with the Deseret News a few hours before the performance. "I mean, even when we landed, I could not stop smiling. I got a little loud. I love it here. And I think this is probably going to be my best show of all, because I have so much support tonight."

At the same time, she gets the butterflies.

"I don't want to see my people out there and get distracted in the middle of my song," she said with a laugh. "So, I'm going to try to not look at them."

Through it all, though, single mother Megan Joy will be thinking about her 2-year-old son, Ryder.

In fact, when deciding whether to be a part of the tour, which wraps up in the middle of September, Megan Joy debated with herself.