American Idols take it to the road
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As of last night (5/2), the pool of "American Idol" hopefuls has been narrowed to four, but the top 10 contestants on the Fox-TV show will be back together this summer for a major North American outing.
The sixth edition of the American Idols Live tour is scheduled to visit 55 cities in the US, as well as Toronto. The trek launches July 6 in Sunrise, FL, and stretches through late September. Dates are listed below; ticket sales start May 19.
Because no one was ousted on last week's charity-focused episode, two "American Idol" contestants got the boot this week: Phil Stacey of Jacksonville, FL, and Chris Richardson of Chesapeake, VA.
Following Tuesday's program with guest coach Jon Bon Jovi, the final four contestants left were LaKisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Jordin Sparks and Melinda Doolittle.
This year's top 10 also include previously eliminated contestants Sanjaya Malakar, Haley Scarnato, Gina Glocksen and Chris Sligh.
Now in its sixth season, "American Idol" continues to rule the ratings with 26 million to 37 million viewers per telecast, according to the Associated Press. More than 135 million phone and text-message votes were tallied over the past two weeks for the latest elimination.
Last year's American Idols Live tour, which featured winner Taylor Hicks, swelled to 60 dates when strong ticket sales prompted additional nights in several cities.
July 2007
6 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
7 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
8 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veteran Memorial Arena
10 - Greenville, SC - Bi Lo Center
11 - Nashville, TN - Nashville Arena
12 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
13 - North Little Rock, AR - ALLTEL Arena
15 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
16 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
18 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
19 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
20 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
22 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
23 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
24 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
25 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
27 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
28 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
30 - Nampa, ID - The Idaho Center
31 - Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Solutions Arena
August 2007
3 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
4 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
5 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
7 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
8 - Moline, IL - MARK of the Quad Cities
9 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
11 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
12 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace at Auburn Hills
13 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
14 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
16 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fair
17 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky State Fair
18 - Sedalia, MO - Missouri State Fair
19 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair
22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
23 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
24 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
27 - Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center
28 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
30 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
September 2007
1 - Allentown, PA - Allentown Fair
2 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
4 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
5 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
7 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
8 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
9 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
11 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
12 - Duluth, GA - The Arena at Gwinnett Center
13 - Memphis, TN - FedExForum
15 - Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena
16 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
18 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
19 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
20 - Bridgeport, CT - Arena at Harbor Yard
22 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
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