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Friday, May 6, 2011

American Idols Live! Tour Dates Revealed

Top 11 season 10 contestants will hit 45 markets beginning on July 6.
By Gil Kaufman

Pia Toscano on "American Idol"
Photo: FOX

Someone else will be going home this week on "American Idol," but no matter who it is, that person can sleep soundly in the knowledge that their summer will be packed with a grueling set of dates alongside 10 of their finalist pals on this year's American Idols Live! Tour.

The dates for the traditional summer outing by the top 10 — only this year it will be the top 11 — is slated to kick off on July 6 at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, keeping the singers on the road through a September 10 date at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.

The 45-date jaunt will feature solo and duet sets from Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart, Jacob Lusk, James Durbin, Lauren Alaina, Naima Adedapo, Paul McDonald, Pia Toscano, Scotty McCreery, Stefano Langone and Thia Megia. The singers on the show have already gotten a once-in-a-lifetime lesson in the rigors of making it in the music business and performing on a big stage in front of adoring fans, but the schedule for the "Idol" tour is typically unforgiving, with shows nearly every night and only a few days off per week. Tickets for the tour go on sale on May 13.

The finalist pool will be down to five by the end of Thursday night's show as the May 26th finale looms on the horizon.

American Idols Live! tour dates:

» 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 Business Bank 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
» July 31 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
» 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 @ Consol Energy Center
» August 11 - Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
» August 13 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
» August 14 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
» 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 - Long Island, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
» 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 Arenav
» 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

Don't miss "Idol Party Live" every Thursday at noon on MTV.com for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.

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