In case you missed Ryan Seacrest‘s mentions of it in this week’s shows, the dates for this year’s American Idol summer tour have been announced! That’s your chance to see the Top 11 — recently booted Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart, Jacob Lusk, James Durbin, Lauren Alaina, Naima Adedapo, Paul McDonald, Pia Toscano, Scotty McCreery, Stefano Langone and Thia Megia — perform live.
The tour kicks off on July 6 in West Valley City, UT, and ends at September 10 in Rochester, NY. Tickets are available from May 13 via Ticketmaster; more details are available at the American Idol website. On to the dates, then:
July 6: West Valley City, UT (Maverik Center)
July 8: Everett, WA (Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center
July 9: Portland, OR (Rose Garden)
July 11: Sacramento, CA (Power Balance Pavilion)
July 12: Oakland, CA (The Oracle Arena)
July 13: San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion at San Jose)
July 15: Los Angeles, CA (Nokia Theatre LA Live)
July 16: Ontario, CA (Citizens Bank Business Arena)
July 17: Phoenix, AZ (US Airways Arena)
July 19: Oklahoma, OK (Cox Convention Center)
July 20: Grand Prairie, TX (Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie)
July 21: Houston, TX (Reliant Arena)
July 22: New Orleans, LA (Lakefront Arena)
July 24: Orlando, FL (Amway Center)
July 26: Duluth, GA (Arena at Gwinnett Center)
July 27: Raleigh, NC (RBC Center)
July 28: Charlotte, NC (Time Warner Cable Arena)
July 30: Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)
August 2: Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
August 3: Minneapolis, MN (Target Center)
August 4: Milwaukee, WI (Bradley Center)
August 6: Rosemont, IL (Allstate Arena)
August 7: Detroit, MI (Joe Louis Arena)
August 9: Columbus, OH (Schottenstein Center)
August 10: Pittsburgh, PA (Colsol Energy Center)
August 11: Baltimore, MD (1st Mariner Arena)
August 13: Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Hall)
August 14: Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
August 15: Newark, NJ (Prudential Center) NEWLY ADDED
August 17: Philadelphia, PA (Wells Fargo Center)
August 19: Washington, DC (Verizon Center)
August 20: Richmond, VA (Richmond Coliseum)
August 21: Wilkes-Barre, PA (Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza)
August 23: Uniondale, NY (Nassau Coliseum)
August 24: Uniondale, NY (Nassau Coliseum) NEWLY ADDED
August 25: Bridgeport, CT (Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard)
August 27: Providence, RI (Dunkin’ Donuts Center)
August 28: Albany, NY (Times Union Center)
August 30: Portland, ME (Cumberland County Civic Center)
August 31: Manchester, NH (Verizon Wireless Arena)
September 1: Worcester, MA (DCU Center)
September 3: Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
September 6: Syracuse, NY (War Memorial Arena at The Oncenter)
September 7: Reading, PA (Sovereign Center)
September 9: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
September 10: Rochester, NY (Blue Cross Arena)
(Image courtesy of Fox)
Staff Writer, BuddyTV
