As usual, after the American Idol winner is crowned, the top ten contestants hit the road for a tour. While we don’t know who will Idol yet, we do know that the tour will be comprised of (alphabetical order) Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lee Dewyze, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus, Katie Stevens and Tim Urban. We knew the who, but yesterday we learned when, as the tour schedule was released.
- Jul 01 – Auburn Hills, MI at Palace of Auburn Hill
- Jul 02 – Milwaukee, WI at Summerfest
- Jul 03 – Grand Rapids, MI at Van Andel Arena
- Jul 05 – Hamilton, ON, Canada at Copps Coliseum
- Jul 07 – Wantagh, NY at Nikon at Jones Beach
- Jul 10 – Atlantic City, NJ at Mark G. Etess Arena
- Jul 11 – Philadelphia, PA at Wachovia Center
- Jul 13 – Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun Arena
- Jul 14 – Manchester, NH at Verizon Wireless Arena
- Jul 15 – Hershey, PA at Giant Center
- Jul 17 – Albany, NY at Times Union Center
- Jul 18 – Mansfield, MA at Comcast Center
- Jul 20 – Newark, NJ at Prudential Center
- Jul 23 – Washington, DC at Jiffy Lube Live
- Jul 24 – Baltimore, MD at 1st Mariner Arena
- Jul 25 – Charlotte, NC atVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- Jul 27 – Columbus, OH at Nationwide Arena
- Jul 28 – Knoxville, TN atThompson-Boling Arena
- Jul 29 – Virginia Beach, VA at Virginia Beach Amphitheater
- Jul 31 – Lexington, KY at Rupp Arena
- Aug 01 – Duluth, GA at Arena at Gwinnett Center
- Aug 03 – Sunrise, FL at BankAtlantic Center
- Aug 04 – Tampa, FL at St. Pete Times Forum
- Aug 07 – Houston, TX at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- Aug 08 – Tulsa, OK at BOK Center
- Aug 09 – Dallas, TX at American Airlines Center
- Aug 12 – Phoenix, AZ at US Airways Center
- Aug 13 – Los Angeles, CA at Staples Center
- Aug 14 – Mountainview, CA at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountainview
- Aug 16 – San Diego, CA at Viejas Arena
- Aug 17 – Anaheim, CA at Honda Center
- Aug 18 – Sacramento, CA at ARCO Arena
- Aug 20 – Seattle, WA at Key Arena
- Aug 21 – Portland, OR at Rose Garden
- Aug 23 – Denver, CO at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
- Aug 25 – Kansas City, MO at Sprint Center
- Aug 26 – Omaha, NE at Qwest Center
- Aug 27 – St. Louis, MO at Scottrade Center
- Aug 29 – Minneapolis, MN at Target Center
- Aug 30 – Chicago, IL at United Center
- Aug 31 – Des Moines, IA at Wells Fargo Arena
- Sept 02 – Toledo, OH at The Huntington Center
- Sept 03 – Cincinnati, OH at Riverbend Music Center
- Sept 04 – Indianapolis, IN at Conseco Fieldhouse
- Sept 07 – Winnipeg, MB, Canada at MTS Centre
- Sept 10 – Buffalo, NY at HSBC Arena
- Sept 11 – Cleveland, OH at Quicken Loans Arena
- Sept 13 – Bridgeport, CT at Arena at Harbor Yard
- Sept 14 – Pittsburgh, PA at Consol Energy Center
UPDATE - Check out the performances by Shakira and Rascal Flatts, and Lady Antebellum.
