"American Idol Live" Tour Begins This Sunday
"American Idol" is hitting the road this Sunday to kick off the 2009 "American Idol Live!" tour. The ten finalists from the eighth season of the hit Fox reality singing show are beginning the 50 date tour in Portland, Oregon at the Rose Garden. From there they'll travel across the country before wrapping things up in New Hampshire on September 15th. Among the performers will be reigning "American Idol" Kris Allen and his glam-rocker runnerup Adam Lambert. Finalists Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desao, Danny Gokey, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver and Scott MacIntyre are also on the tour bill. Tickets for the shows went on sale back in May.
Here's a full list of dates for the 2009 "American Idol Live" tour:
July 5 -- Portland, OR -- Rose Garden
July 7 -- Tacoma, WA -- Tacoma Dome
July 8 -- Vancouver, BC -- General Motors Place
July 10 -- Sacramento, CA -- ARCO Arena
July 11 -- Oakland, CA -- Oracle Arena
July 12 -- San Jose, CA -- HP Pavilion at San Jose
July 14 -- West Valley City, UT -- The E Center
July 16 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Staples Center
July 17 -- Ontario, CA -- Citizens Business Bank Arena
July 18 -- San Diego, CA -- San Diego Sports Arena
July 20 -- Glendale, AZ -- jobing.com Arena
July 23 -- Dallas, TX -- American Airlines Center
July 24 -- Tulsa, OK -- BOK Center
July 25 -- N. Little Rock, AR -- Alltel Arena
July 26 -- Memphis, TN -- FedExForum
July 28 -- Tampa, FL -- St. Pete Times Forum
July 29 -- Sunrise, FL -- BankAtlantic Center
July 31 -- Duluth, GA -- Arena at Gwinnett Center
August 1 -- Charlotte, NC -- Time Warner Cable Arena
August 2 -- Greensboro, NC -- Greensboro Coliseum
August 4 -- Washington, DC -- Verizon Center
August 5 -- Baltimore, MD -- 1st Mariner Arena
August 7 -- Atlantic City, NJ -- Boardwalk Hall
August 8 -- Newark, NJ -- Prudential Center
August 9 -- Newark, NJ -- Prudential Center
August 11 -- Long Island, NY -- Nassau Coliseum
August 12 -- Long Island, NY -- Nassau Coliseum
August 14 -- Hamilton, ON -- Copps Coliseum
August 15 -- Rochester, NY -- BlueCross Arena
August 16 -- Hartford, CT -- XL Center
August 18 -- Boston, MA -- TD Banknorth Garden
August 19 -- Albany, NY -- Times Union Center
August 20 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Wachovia Center
August 22 -- Pittsburgh, PA -- Mellon Arena
August 23 -- Cleveland, OH -- Wolstein Center
August 25 -- Columbus, OH -- Schottenstein Center
August 26 -- Auburn Hills, MI -- Palace at Auburn Hills
August 28 -- Milwaukee, WI -- Bradley Center
August 29 -- St. Louis, MO -- Scottrade Center
August 30 -- Kansas City, MO -- Sprint Center
September 1 -- Minneapolis, MN -- Target Center
September 2 -- Rosemont, IL -- Allstate Arena
September 4 -- Madison, WI -- Alliant Energy Center
September 5 -- Indianapolis, IN -- Conseco Fieldhouse
September 6 -- Grand Rapids, MI -- Van Andel Arena
September 8 -- Reading, PA -- Sovereign Center
September 9 -- Wilkes Barre, PA -- Wachovia Arena
September 10 -- Bridgeport, CT -- Arena at Harbor Yard
September 12 -- Portland, ME -- Cumberland County Civic Center
September 13 -- Providence, RI -- Dunkin' Donuts Center
September 14 -- Syracuse, NY -- WarMemorial at OnCenter
September 15 -- Manchester, NH -- Verizon Wireless Arena |