The 2010 American Idol Live Tour Dates

As announced on last night’s top-rated American Idol performance show, tickets for this year’s hotly anticipated American Idol Live! Tour will go on sale in select markets beginning May 14th at LiveNation.com.  The American Idol Live! Tour 2010 will feature the American Idol Season 9 top 10 contestants Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus, Katie Stevens, and Tim Urban.

America’s #1 show will make 49 stops this summer at a mix of top arenas and amphitheaters across North America giving fans a chance once again to catch their favorite “Idols” performing live in a town near them.   The Live Nation promoted tour begins on July 1st at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit and runs through September 14th in Pittsburgh at the Consol Energy Center.

Simon Fuller, creator and executive producer of American Idol stated, “We are all looking forward to this year’s American Idol Live! Tour. This is always one of the highlights of the year. Each of the Idols have the chance to meet the people that voted for them and perform at incredible venues all over America, another special moment in their developing careers.”

A limited number of 4-Pack ticket packages will be offered for $75* that includes 4 lawn tickets to participating amphitheaters, while supplies last.

Omaha, Nebraska and Toledo, Ohio go on sale May 14th.  All other dates listed go on sale May 15th.  To purchase tickets and for complete tour information, fans can visit AmericanIdol.com and LiveNation.com.    Event times and dates are subject to change.

*Quantities are limited and additional fees may apply.

AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! TOUR DATES

July

Thu 1

Auburn Hills

Palace at Auburn Hills

Fri 2

Milwaukee, WI

Summerfest

Sat 3

Grand Rapids, MI

Van Andel Arena

Mon 5

Hamilton, ON

Copps Coliseum

Wed 7

Wantagh, NY

Jones Beach

Sat 10

Atlantic City

Etess Arena

Sun 11

Philadelphia, PA

Wachovia Center

Tue 13

Uncasville, CT

Mohegan Sun

Wed 14

Manchester, NH

Verizon Wireless Arena

Thu 15

Hershey, PA

Giant Center

Sat 17

Albany, NY

Times Union Center

Sun 18

Mansfield, MA

Comcast Center

Tue 20

Newark, NJ

Prudential Center

Fri 23

Washington, DC

Jiffy Lube Live

Sat 24

Baltimore, MD

1st Mariner Arena

Sun 25

Charlotte, NC

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Tue 27

Columbus, OH

Nationwide Arena

Wed 28

Knoxville, TN

Thompson-Boling Arena

Thu 29

Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia Beach Amphitheater

Sat 31

Lexington, KY

Rupp Arena

August

Sun 1

Duluth, GA

Arena at Gwinnett Center

Tue 3

Sunrise, FL

BankAtlantic Center

Wed 4

Tampa, FL

St. Pete Times Forum

Sat 7

Houston, TX

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Sun 8

Tulsa, OK

BOK Center

Mon 9

Dallas, TX

American Airlines Center

Thu 12

Phoenix, AZ

US Airways Center

Fri 13

Los Angeles, CA

Staples Center

Sat 14

Mountain View, CA

Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View

Mon 16

San Diego, CA

Viejas Arena

Tue 17

Anaheim, CA

Honda Center

Wed 18

Sacramento, CA

ARCO Arena

Fri 20

Seattle, WA

Key Arena

Sat 21

Portland, OR

Rose Garden

Mon 23

Denver, CO

Comfort Dental Amphitheatre

Wed 25

Kansas City, MO

Sprint Center

Thu 26

Omaha, NB

Qwest Center

Fri 27

St. Louis, MO

Scottrade Center

Sun 29

Minneapolis, MN

Target Center

Mon 30

Chicago, IL

United Center

Tue 31

Des Moines, IA

Wells Fargo Arena

September

Thu 2

Toledo, OH

The Huntington Center

Fri 3

Cincinnati, OH

Riverbend Music Center

Sat 4

Indianapolis, IN

Conseco Fieldhouse

Tue 7

Winnipeg

MTS Centre

Fri 10

Buffalo, NY

HSBC Arena

Sat 11

Cleveland, OH

Quicken Loans Arena

Mon 13

Bridgeport, CT

Arena at Harbor Yard

Tue 14

Pittsburgh, PA

Consol Energy Center