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Illness knocks McPhee out of 'Idol' tour launch

Published July 6, 2006 04:32 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

"American Idol" runner-up Katharine McPhee [ tickets ] is sitting out the initial dates on the television show's spin-off tour, which launched last night (7/5) in New Hampshire.

Citing "severe bronchitis and laryngitis," organizers for the "American Idols Live [ tickets ]" tour announced shortly before the first of two back-to-back shows at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH, that McPhee would not appear.

"I am disappointed and I am sorry to disappoint my fans who will be attending the start of the American Idols Live tour," McPhee said in a statement. "I need to follow my doctor's orders to recuperate and reunite with the rest of the Idols."

It was not clear at press time when McPhee would rejoin the tour.

As previously reported, the "American Idols Live" tour features the show's latest winner, Taylor Hicks [ tickets ], as well as finalists McPhee, Paris Bennett, Bucky Covington, Chris Daughtry, Mandisa, Kellie Pickler, Lisa Tucker, Elliot Yamin and Ace Young.

The tour continues tonight (7/6) in New Hampshire, then moves to Worcester, MA, for shows on Friday (7/7) and Saturday (7/8). The full itinerary is shown below.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

July 2006
6 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
7, 8 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
9 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
11 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
12 - Hershey, PA - Giant Center
13, 14 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
15, 16 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
18 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena
19 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
21 - Rochester, NY - BlueCross Arena
22 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
23 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
25 - Bridgeport, CT - Arena at Harbor Yard
27 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
28 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
29 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Coliseum
30 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum

August 2006
1 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
2 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Center
3 - Duluth, GA - Arena at Gwinnett Center
5 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
6 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
8 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
10 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center
11 - Columbus, OH - Value City Arena
12 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
13 - Saint Louis, MO - Savvis Center
15 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
16 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
17 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds
18 - Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall
19 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
20 - Peoria, IL - Civic Center
22 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
25 - San Diego, CA - Sports Arena
26 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
27 - Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
29 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
30 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose

September 2006
1 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
2 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
5 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
7, 8 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
9 - Houston, TX - Reliant Arena
10 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
12 - Duluth, GA - The Arena at Gwinnett Center
14 - Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena
15 - Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center
16 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
17 - Syracuse, NY - War Memorial at OnCenter
19 - Hershey, PA - GIANT Center
21 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
22 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center
23 - Bridgeport, CT - Arena at Harbor Yard
24 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Center