American Idol's Top 10 eighth-season finalists better get used to life on the road.
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Fox has revealed the dates and locations for American Idol Live 2009, which will span 50 dates, 32 states and even make a stop two stops in Canada along the way.
The tour will feature Idol's eighth-season Top 10 finalists -- Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver and Scott MacIntyre -- as they embark on the summer tour that has become an annual right-of-passage for Idol finalists who make it into each season's Top 10.
The tour is scheduled top kick-off July 5 at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR and will conclude September 15 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH.
Tickets for all the American Idol Live 2009 tour dates are scheduled to go on sale Saturday, May 9 beginning at 10AM ET unless otherwise noted. More information is available via Idol's website.
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The American Idol Live 2009 tour schedule is:
July 5
Portland, OR at the Rose Garden
July 7
Tacoma, WA at the Tacoma Dome
July 8
Vancouver, BC at the General Motors Place
July 10
Sacramento, CA at the ARCO Arena
July 11
Oakland, CA at the Oracle Arena
July 12
San Jose, CA at The HP Pavilion at San Jose
July 14
West Valley City, UT at The E Center
July 16
Los Angeles, CA at the Staples Center
July 17
Ontario, CA at the Citizens Business Bank Arena
July 18
San Diego, CA at the San Diego Sports Arena
July 20
Glendale, AZ at the Jobing.com Arena
July 23
Dallas, TX at the American Airlines Center
July 24
Tulsa, OK at the BOK Center
July 25
N. Little Rock, AR at the Alltel Arena
July 26
Memphis, TN at the FedEx Forum
July 28
Tampa, FL at the St. Pete Times Forum
July 29
Sunrise, FL at the BankAtlantic Center
July 31
Duluth, GA at the Arena at Gwinnett Center
August 1
Charlotte, NC at the Time Warner Cable Arena
August 2
Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum
August 4
Washington DC at the Verizon Center
August 5
Baltimore, MD at the 1st Mariner Arena
August 7
Atlantic City, NJ at the Boardwalk Hall
August 8
Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center
August 11
Long Island, NY at the Nassau Coliseum
August 14
Hamilton, ON at the Copps Coliseum
August 15
Rochester, NY at the Blue Cross Arena
August 16
Hartford, CT at the XL Center
August 18
Boston, MA at the TD Banknorth Garden
August 19
Albany, NY at the Times Union Center
August 20
Philadelphia, PA at the Wachovia Center
August 22
Pittsburgh, PA at the Mellon Arena
August 23
Cleveland, OH at the Wolstein Center
August 25
Columbus, OH at the Schottenstein Center
August 26
Auburn Hills, MI at The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 28
Milwaukee, WI at the Bradley Center
August 29
St. Louis, MO at the Scottrade Center
August 30
Kansas City, MO at the Sprint Center
September 1
Minneapolis, MN at the Target Center
September 2
Rosemont, IL at the Allstate Arena
September 4
Madison, WI at the Alliant Energy Center
September 5
Indianapolis, IN at the Conseco Fieldhouse
September 6
Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena
September 8
Reading, PA at the Sovereign Center
September 9
Wilkes Barre, PA at the Wachovia Arena
September 10
Bridgeport, CT at the Arena at Harbor Yard
September 12
Portland, ME at the Cumberland Civic Center
September 13
Providence, RI at the Dunkin Donuts Center
September 14
Syracuse, NY at the War Memorial Arena
September 15
Manchester, NH at the Verizon Wireless Arena
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