LOS ANGELES, CA—Fans of America's #1 show will once again have the chance to catch their favorite "Idols" performing live in concert, as the top 10 contestants from "American Idol" season 8 hit the road in the highly anticipated summer tour. 19 Entertainment Founder/CEO and "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller, along with AEG Live, announced today that tickets for the American Idols Live! Tour will go on sale May 9th, 2009. This season's "American Idol" top 10 contestants Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver and Scott MacIntyre will embark on the North American tour, which launches in Portland, Oregon on July 5, 2009.

Simon Fuller, creator and executive producer of "American Idol" stated, "American Idol gives undiscovered talent the once in a lifetime opportunity to perform live every week on the show and now the tour will give America the unique chance to see these newly discovered stars performing in their own home town."



The full schedule for American Idols Live! Tour 2009 is as follows:

Date - Location - Venue

• July 5 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
• July 7 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
• July 8 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
• July 10 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
• July 11 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
• July 12 - San Jose, CA -
  The HP Pavilion at San Jose
• July 14 - West Valley City, UT - The E Center
• July 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
• July 17 - Ontario, CA -
  Citizens Business Bank Arena
• July 18 - San Diego, CA -
  San Diego Sports Arena
• July 20 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
• July 23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
• July 24 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
• July 25 - N. Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
• July 26 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
• July 28 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
• July 29 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
• July 31 - Duluth, GA - Arena at Gwinnett Center
• Aug. 1 - Charlotte, NC -
  Time Warner Cable Arena
• Aug. 2 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
• Aug. 4 - Washington DC - Verizon Center
• Aug. 5 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
• Aug. 7 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
• Aug. 8 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
• Aug. 11 - Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum
• Aug. 14 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
• Aug. 15 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
• Aug. 16 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
• Aug. 18 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
• Aug. 19 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
• Aug. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
• Aug. 22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
• Aug. 23 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
• Aug. 25 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
• Aug. 26 - Auburn Hills, MI -
  The Palace of Auburn Hills
• Aug. 28 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
• Aug. 29 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
• Aug. 30 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
• Sept. 1 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
• Sept. 2 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
• Sept. 4 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
• Sept. 5 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
• Sept. 6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
• Sept. 8 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
• Sept. 9 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena
• Sept. 10 - Bridgeport, CT - Arena at Harbor Yard
• Sept. 12 - Portland, ME -
  Cumberland Civic Center
• Sept. 13 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Center
• Sept. 14 - Syracuse, NY - War Memorial Arena
• Sept. 15 - Manchester, NH -
  Verizon Wireless Arena


For more ticket and tour information, fans can visit ticketmaster.com (but check local venues for proper ticket sale information), americanidol.com and aeglive.com. Tickets subject to applicable service charges. Event time and date subject to change.