//Events: American Idol Season 8 Finale – Red Carpet Pics//

Tons of stars and former Idols turned out to see Kris Allen take the American Idol crown from Adam Lambert last night in Hollywood. Others came not only to watch, but to hit the stage as well. Take a look at some of the red carpet arrival photos and see the rest of our American Idol finale coverage here:

Kris Allen’s winning moment
Adam Lambert and Kris Allen duets
Black Eyed Peas and Jason Mraz perform
Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper, and Lionel Richie perform
David Cook performs

David Cook, Bo Bice, David Archuleta

Black Eyed Peas

Carrie Underwood, Jason Mraz, Kimberly Caldwell

Kimberley Locke, Brooke White, Blake Lewis

Simon Cowell, Terri Seymour, Randy Jackson

Paula Abdul, Kara DioGuardi, Diana DeGarmo

Chris Daughtry and his band

Melinda Doolittle, Jason Castro, David Hernandez

Mandisa, Ruben Studdard, Michael Johns

photos: wireimage, getty images

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