American Idol's sixth season Top 10 finalists won't be seeing the beach very much this summer -- they'll be too busy performing on the show's American Idol 2007 concert tour that was announced Friday.
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Spanning 56 dates, 35 states and even making a stop in Canada, Idol's sixth season Top 10 -- Melinda Doolittle, Chris Sligh, Gina Glocksen, Sanjaya Malakar, Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacey, Lakisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson and Jordin Sparks -- will all embark on the Idol summer tour that has become an annual right-of-passage for finalists who are able to crack each Idol season's Top 10.
Tickets for all the American Idol 2007 tour dates are scheduled to go on sale Saturday, May 19 beginning at 10AM ET unless otherwise noted. More information is available via Idol's website.
The American Idol 2007 tour schedule is:
Friday, July 6
BankAtlantic Center
Sunrise, FL
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Saturday, July 7
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, FL
Sunday, July 8
Jacksonville Vet. Mem. Arena
Jacksonville, FL
Tuesday, July 10
BiLo Center
Greenville, SC
Wednesday, July 11
Nashville Arena
Nashville, TN
Thursday, July 12
BJCC Arena
Birmingham, AL
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Friday, July 13
ALLTEL Arena
North Little Rock, AR
Sunday, July 15
Toyota Center
Houston, TX
Monday, July 16
AT&T Center
San Antonio, TX
Wednesday, July 18
Jobing.com Arena
Glendale, AZ
Thursday, July 19
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, CA
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Friday, July 20
SaveMart Center
Fresno, CA
Sunday, July 22
Honda Center
Anaheim, CA (Tickets available Sunday, May 20 at 12PM)
Monday, July 23
Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA (Tickets available Sunday, May 20 at 12PM)
Tuesday, July 24
HP Pavilion at San Jose
San Jose, CA
Wednesday, July 25
ARCO Arena
Sacramento, CA
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Friday, July 27
Tacoma Dome
Tacoma, WA
Saturday, July 28
Rose Garden
Portland, OR
Monday, July 30
The Idaho Center
Nampa, ID
Tuesday, July 31
Energy Solutions Arena
Salt Lake City, UT
Friday, August 3
Qwest Center
Omaha, NE
Saturday, August 4
Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, MN
Sunday, August 5
Bradley Center
Milwaukee, WI
Tuesday, August 7
Allstate Arena
Rosemont, IL
Wednesday, August 8
MARK of the Quad Cities
Moline, IL
Thursday, August 9
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, August 11
Schottenstein Center
Columbus, OH
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Sunday, August 12
Palace at Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, MI
Monday, August 13
Wolstein Center
Cleveland, OH
Tuesday, August 14
Air Canada Centre Fri, May 18 10am
Toronto, ON (Tickets available Friday, May 18 at 10AM)
Thursday, August 16
Indiana State Fair
Indianapolis, IN
Friday, August 17
Kentucky State Fair
Louisville, KY
Saturday, August 18
Missouri State Fair
Sedalia, MO
Sunday, August 19
Iowa State Fair
Des Moines, IA
Wednesday, August 22
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, PA
Thursday, August 23
BlueCross Arena
Rochester, NY
Friday, August 24
Nassau Coliseum
Long Island, NY
Monday, August 27
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, CT
Tuesday, August 28
Continental Airlines Arena
E. Rutherford, NJ
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Thursday, August 30
Times Union Center
Albany, NY
Saturday, September 1
Allentown Fair
Allentown, PA
Sunday, September 2
New York State Fair
Syracuse, NY
Tuesday, September 4
Cumberland County Civic Center
Portland, ME
Wednesday, September 5
DCU Center
Worcester, MA
Friday, September 7
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, PA
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Saturday, September 8
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Sunday, September 9
Verizon Center
Washington, DC
Tuesday, September 11
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Wednesday, September 12
The Arena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth, GA
Thursday, September 13
FedExForum
Memphis, TN
Saturday, September 15
Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Huntington, WV
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Sunday, September 16
John Paul Jones Arena
Charlottesville, VA
Tuesday, September 18
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA
Wednesday, September 19
1st Mariner Arena
Baltimore, MD
Thursday, September 20
Arena at Harbor Yard
Bridgeport, CT
Saturday, September 22
Verizon Wireless Arena
Manchester, NH
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