| Concert Tour Name: | American Idols LIVE! Tour 2003 |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Artist: | American Idol |
| Start Date: | July 8, 2003 |
| End Date: | August 31, 2003 |
| Number Of Shows: | 41 |
| Gross: | million |
| Last Tour: | American Idols Live! Tour 2002 (2002) |
| This Tour: | American Idols Live! Tour 2003 (2003) |
| Next Tour: | American Idols Live! Tour 2004 (2004) |
American Idols Live! Tour 2003 was a concert tour featuring 9 of the top 12 contestants of the second season of American Idol, which aired in 2003. It began on July 8, 2003, St. Paul, Minnesota and finished on August 31, 2003, in Anaheim, California. Josh Gracin was unable to participate in the tour as he was recalled to his unit in the U.S. Marines, and Corey Clark was barred from participating due to his failure to reveal his Misdemeanor arrest.[1] Corey Clark was replaced by Charles Grigsby for the tour, but the show producers opted not to replace Josh Gracin with twelfth-placed finisher Vanessa Olivarez.
Following the success of the first concert tour of 2002, the tour was expanded to 41 dates, including a stop in Canada.[2] [3] The tour was sponsored by Kellogg's Pop-Tarts.[4]
| 9 of Top 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ruben Studdard (winner) | Clay Aiken (2nd place) | |
| Kimberley Locke (3rd place) | Trenyce (5th place) | |
| Carmen Rasmusen (6th place) | Kimberly Caldwell (7th place) | |
| Rickey Smith (8th place) | Julia DeMato (10th place) | |
| Charles Grigsby (11th place) | ||
The show had the similar structure as that of the previous season, with the first half being entirely solos performed by contestants in elimination order, and the second half consisting of performances in groups and some solos. There was however more varied ensemble singing with a number of duets and a few trios introduced.
Intermission
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance (percentage) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2003 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | 79.4% |
| July 9, 2003 | United Center | 87.1% | ||
| July 11, 2003 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 82.2% | |
| July 12, 2003 | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse | 59.1% | |
| July 13, 2003 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | 66.34% | |
| July 15, 2003 | Mellon Arena | 77.6% | ||
| July 16, 2003 | Wilkes-Barre | First Union Arena | 87.7% | |
| July 18, 2003 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | 100% | |
| July 19, 2003 | Buffalo | 73.9% | ||
| July 20, 2003 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 100% | |
| July 22, 2003 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 100% |
| July 23, 2003 | Cleveland | United States | CSU Convocation Center | 100% |
| July 25, 2003 | Worcester | Worcester's Centrum Centre | 100% | |
| July 26, 2003 | 100% | |||
| July 27, 2003 | Philadelphia | First Union Center | 100% | |
| July 28, 2003 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | 100% | |
| July 30, 2003 | East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena | 100% | |
| July 31, 2003 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | 100% | |
| August 1, 2003 | ||||
| August 2, 2003 | 100% | |||
| August 4, 2003 | 100% | |||
| August 5, 2003 | Richmond | 84.1% | ||
| August 6, 2003 | 100% | |||
| August 8, 2003 | 100% | |||
| August 9, 2003 | 100% | |||
| August 10, 2003 | 90.5% | |||
| August 12, 2003 | Sunrise | 80.5% | ||
| August 13, 2003 | 98.4% | |||
| August 15, 2003 | 100% | |||
| August 16, 2003 | 60.7% | |||
| August 17, 2003 | 67.3% | |||
| August 19, 2003 | Dallas | 55.5% | ||
| August 20, 2003 | 52.2% | |||
| August 21, 2003 | Oklahoma City | 47.7% | ||
| August 23, 2003 | 63.7% | |||
| August 24, 2003 | 41.5% | |||
| August 26, 2003 | 87.9% | |||
| August 27, 2003 | Rose Garden Arena | 62.2% | ||
| August 28, 2003 | 78.6% | |||
| August 30, 2003 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 100% | |
| August 31, 2003 | 100% |
This tour was an even greater success than the first one with sell-out shows in many cities.[5] In total 411,005 tickets were sold, yielding a gross total of $15,977,802 as reported by Billboard, nearly doubling that of Season 1 tour.[6]