American Idols Live! Tour 2010 Explained

Concert Tour Name:	American Idols Live! Tour 2010
Artist:	American Idol
Start Date:	July 1, 2010
End Date:	August 31, 2010
Number Of Shows:	44
Last Tour:	American Idols Live! Tour 2009 (2009)
This Tour:	American Idols Live! Tour 2010 (2010)
Next Tour:	American Idols Live! Tour 2011 (2011)

The American Idols Live! Tour 2010 was a summer concert tour in the United States and Canada that featured the Top 10 contestants of the ninth season of American Idol. The 44 date tour started in Auburn Hills and ended in Indianapolis.^{[1] [2]}

The tour was sponsored by M&M's Pretzel Chocolate Candies.^[3] The tour was promoted by Live Nation for the first time after a seven-year stint with AEG Live.^[4] The show was produced and directed by Raj Kapoor who was also responsible for the 2008 and 2009 Idols tour shows.^[5]

Performers

Lee DeWyze (Winner)	Crystal Bowersox (2nd place)
Casey James (3rd place)	Michael Lynche (4th place)
Aaron Kelly (5th place)	Siobhan Magnus (6th place)
Tim Urban (7th place)	Katie Stevens (8th place)
Andrew Garcia (9th place)	Didi Benami (10th place)

Set list

• Didi Benami - "Lay It On Me" (Kyler England) and "Terrified" (Katharine McPhee)
• Andrew Garcia - "Straight Up" (Paula Abdul) and "Sunday Morning" (Maroon 5)
• Katie Stevens - "Here We Go Again" (Demi Lovato) and "Fighter" (Christina Aguilera)
• Tim Urban - "Better Days" (Goo Goo Dolls) and "Viva la Vida" (Coldplay)
• Siobhan Magnus - "Paint It, Black" (The Rolling Stones), "Spiderwebs" (No Doubt) and "Stockholm Syndrome" (Muse)
• Aaron Kelly - "Somebody Like You" (Keith Urban), "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn), and "Fast Cars and Freedom" (Rascal Flatts)
• Benami, Garcia, Stevens, Urban, Magnus, and Kelly - "The Climb" (Miley Cyrus)

Intermission

• Michael Lynche - "This Woman's Work" (Kate Bush), "Ready for Love" (India.Arie) and "My Love" (Justin Timberlake)
• Casey James - "I Got Mine" (The Black Keys), "Don't!" (Shania Twain) "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (Bryan Adams) with Michael Lynche and "It's All Over Now" (The Rolling Stones)
• Crystal Bowersox - "What's Up?" (4 Non Blondes), "Come to My Window" (Melissa Etheridge), "Up to the Mountain" (Patty Griffin) and "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin).
• Lee DeWyze - "Beautiful Day" (U2), "Rocket Man" (Elton John), "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen), "Treat Her Like a Lady" (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose), and "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon)
• Top 10 song: It's My Life (Bon Jovi), "My Life Would Suck Without You" (Kelly Clarkson)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 1, 2010	Auburn Hills	United States	The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 2, 2010	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
July 3, 2010	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
July 5, 2010	Hamilton	Canada	Copps Coliseum
July 7, 2010	Wantagh	United States	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 9, 2010	Bridgeport		Arena at Harbor Yard
July 10, 2010	Atlantic City		Mark G. Etess Arena
July 11, 2010	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
July 13, 2010	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
July 14, 2010	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
July 15, 2010	Hershey		Giant Center
July 17, 2010	Albany		Times Union Center
July 18, 2010	Mansfield		Comcast Center
July 20, 2010	Newark		Prudential Center
July 21, 2010	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion
July 23, 2010	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live
July 24, 2010	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena
July 25, 2010	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 27, 2010	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
July 28, 2010	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena
July 29, 2010	Virginia Beach		Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 31, 2010	Lexington		Rupp Arena
August 1, 2010	Duluth		Arena at Gwinnett Center
August 3, 2010	Sunrise		BankAtlantic Center
August 4, 2010	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
August 7, 2010	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 8, 2010	Tulsa		BOK Center
August 9, 2010	Dallas		American Airlines Center
August 12, 2010	Phoenix		US Airways Center
August 13, 2010	Los Angeles		Staples Center
August 14, 2010	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 16, 2010	San Diego		Viejas Arena
August 17, 2010	Anaheim		Honda Center
August 18, 2010	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
August 20, 2010	Seattle		KeyArena
August 21, 2010	Portland		Rose Garden
August 23, 2010	Greenwood Village		Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
August 25, 2010	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
August 26, 2010	Des Moines		Wells Fargo Arena
August 27, 2010	Minneapolis		Target Center
August 28, 2010	Chicago		United Center
August 29, 2010	Toledo		Huntington Center
August 30, 2010	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
August 31, 2010	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse

Rescheduled and canceled shows

Rescheduled^[2]

• Bridgeport, Connecticut moved from September 13 to July 9
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania moved from September 14 to July 21 at First Niagara Pavilion.
• Des Moines, Iowa moved from August 31 to August 26
• Minneapolis, Minnesota moved from August 29 to August 27
• Chicago, Illinois moved from August 30 to August 28
• Toledo, Ohio moved from September 2 to August 29
• Cincinnati, Ohio moved from September 3 to August 30
• Indianapolis, Indiana moved from September 4 to August 31

Canceled^[2]

• Omaha, Nebraska on August 26
• Kansas City, Missouri on August 27
• Winnipeg, Manitoba on September 7
• Toronto, Ontario on September 9
• Buffalo, New York on September 10
• Cleveland, Ohio on September 11
• Portland, Maine on September 16

Response

The total gross was reported by Pollstar to be $9.6 million.^[6]

External links

• Idol Stages

Notes and References

1. http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/958441/american-idols-live-2010-tour-dates-announced 'American Idols Live! 2010' Tour Dates Announced
2. Web site: American Idol Live Tour adjusts schedule and disappoints fans in Kansas City . 2010-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100830214812/http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/american-idol-live-tour-adjusts-schedule-and-disappoints-fans-in-kansas-city . 2010-08-30 . dead .
3. News: Olson . Elizabeth . A Campaign for M&Ms With a Salty Center? Sweet . . 2010-06-21 . 2011-08-06.
4. Web site: American Idol Tour Shifts To Live Nation . 2010-08-11 . 2010-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100503221908/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3id7171a6cf1cf58ff49dfc259652a637f . dead .
5. Web site: Raj Kapoor Director/Producer/Video Content Producer . 2010-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100223091201/http://www.msaagency.com/pr/msa/raj-kapoor.aspx . 2010-02-23 . dead .
6. https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2011-03-30-idoltour30_ST_N.htm Make it to Idols Live tour: Check!