By the time the tour kicks off this summer, one of the 10 “American Idol” finalists will have been crowned the winner, but the entire bunch will hit the road on the “American Idols Live! 2010” tour, it was announced today (Apr. 28).
The 49-city tour will debut on July 1 in Auburn Hills, Michigan and wind up on Sept. 14 in Pittsburgh. Tickets for most of the shows go on sale on May 15.
The Top 10 finalists — Aaron Kelly, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Crystal Bowersox, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Lee DeWyze, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus and Tim Urban — will all be a part of the tour.
Here are The “American Idols Live! 2010” tour dates:
July 1: Auburn Hills, MI (Palace of Auburn Hill)
July 2: Milwaukee, WI (Summerfest)
July 3: Grand Rapids, MI (Van Andel Arena)
July 5: Hamilton, ON, Canada (Copps Coliseum)
July 7: Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach)
July 10: Atlantic City, NJ (Mark G. Etess Arena)
July 11: Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center)
July 13: Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
July 14: Manchester, NH (Verizon Wireless Arena)
July 15: Hershey, PA (Giant Center)
July 17: Albany, NY (Times Union Center)
July 18: Mansfield, MA (Comcast Center)
July 20: Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
July 23: Washington, DC (Jiffy Lube Live)
July 24: Baltimore, MD (1st Mariner Arena)
July 25: Charlotte, NC @Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
July 27: Columbus, OH (Nationwide Arena)
July 28: Knoxville, TN @Thompson-Boling Arena_
July 29: Virginia Beach, VA (Virginia Beach Amphitheater)
July 31: Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena)
August 1: Duluth, GA (Arena at Gwinnett Center)
August 3: Sunrise, FL (BankAtlantic Center)
August 4: Tampa, FL (St. Pete Times Forum)
August 7: Houston, TX (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
August 8: Tulsa, OK (BOK Center)
August 9: Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
August 12: Phoenix, AZ (US Airways Center)
August 13: Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
August 14: Mountainview, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountainview)
August 16: San Diego, CA (Viejas Arena)
August 17: Anaheim, CA (Honda Center)
August 18: Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)
August 20: Seattle, WA (Key Arena)
August 21: Portland, OR (Rose Garden)
August 23: Denver, CO (Comfort Dental Amphitheatre)
August 25: Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
August 26: Omaha, NE (Qwest Center)
August 27: St. Louis, MO (Scottrade Center)
August 29: Minneapolis, MN (Target Center)
August 30: Chicago, IL (United Center)
August 31: Des Moines, IA (Wells Fargo Arena)
September 2: Toledo, OH (The Huntington Center)
September 3: Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)
September 4: Indianapolis, IN (Conseco Fieldhouse)
September 7: Winnipeg, MB, Canada (MTS Centre)
September 10: Buffalo, NY (HSBC Arena)
September 11: Cleveland, OH (Quicken Loans Arena)
September 13: Bridgeport, CT (Arena at Harbor Yard)
September 14: Pittsburgh, PA (Consol Energy Center)