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[quote]'American Idol' Top 10 To Hit 39 Cities On Summer Tour

04.28.2006 8:12 PM EDT

July-September jaunt kicks off in New Hampshire, wraps in Washington.
Katharine McPhee performs on "American Idol"
Photo: FOX
It sucks making it all the way to the finals of "American Idol" and then getting voted off, but at least there's a nice consolation prize for the top nine finalists.

"Hey, I made the tour!" Ace Young exclaimed the day after he was


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eliminated.

"It was well worth it to make it to the top 10 for that reason alone," Mandisa said after she got the boot.

The "American Idol" title is coveted, but making the American Idols Live Tour is a nice prize in itself, giving rookie singers a chance to play arenas.

This year's outing kicks off July 6 in Manchester, New Hampshire, and travels down the East Coast, across the South and Midwest and up the West Coast, ending September 2 in Tacoma, Washington. Tickets for all of the shows go on sale over the weekend of May 19, 20 and 21.

The first three years, the tour featured a mix of solo and group numbers, but last year's show featured each finalist singing at least three songs on his or her own (see "American Idols Live Kickoff: One Ticket, 10 Different Concerts").

Meet-and-greets hosted by tour sponsor Pop Tarts will be held in each city. "I just can't wait to see each and every one of my fans and give them a big hug that's well-deserved for all the support they've given me," Ace said.

'Idol' Season Five Performances


 Photos Of The 12 Finalists


American Idols Live Tour dates, according to a spokesperson:

   * 7/6 - Manchester, NH @ Verizon Wireless Arena
   * 7/8 - Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
   * 7/9 - Hartford, CT @ Hartford Civic Center
   * 7/11 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena
   * 7/12 - Hershey, PA @ Giant Center
   * 7/13 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena
   * 7/15 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
   * 7/18 - Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Wachovia Arena
   * 7/19 - Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center
   * 7/21 - Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena
   * 7/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
   * 7/23 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
   * 7/25 - Bridgeport, CT @ Arena at Harbor Yard
   * 7/27 - Pittsburgh, PA@ Mellon Arena
   * 7/28 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
   * 7/29 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Coliseum
   * 7/30 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
   * 8/1 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Bobcats Arena
   * 8/2 - Columbia, SC @ Colonial Center
   * 8/3 - Duluth, GA @ Arena at Gwinnett Center
   * 8/5 - Sunrise, FL @ BankAtlantic Center
   * 8/6 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
   * 8/8 - Birmingham, AL @ Birmingham Jefferson Arena
   * 8/10 - Nashville, TN @ Gaylord Entertainment Center
   * 8/11 - Columbus, OH @ Value City Arena
   * 8/12 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
   * 8/13 - St. Louis, MO @ Savvis Center
   * 8/15 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
   * 8/16 - Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
   * 8/18 - Louisville, KY @ Freedom Hall
   * 8/19 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
   * 8/20 - Peoria, IL @ Civic Center Arena
   * 8/22 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
   * 8/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
   * 8/27 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond
   * 8/29 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
   * 8/30 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
   * 9/1 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena
   * 9/2 - Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome



To read about all the backstage action on previous Idols Live tours, check out "On The Road Again With 'Idol' " and "On The Road With America's Idols."


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Citation :Taylor Dusts Off Harmonica, Kellie Puts Country Spin On 'Grease' For 'Idol' Tour

06.26.2006 6:00 AM EDT

At tour rehearsal, top 10 finalists promise duets, group numbers, surprises.
Kellie Pickler and Bucky Covington take a break from tour rehearsals
Photo: MTV News


BURBANK, California — Kellie Pickler has one complaint about the upcoming American Idols Live Tour.

"I'm really upset that we're not going to Albemarle," the Southern belle from — yep! — Albemarle, North Carolina,



"On the show I wasn't allowed to be an instrumentalist. Now I'm free as an artist, and I'm very excited about that." — Taylor Hicks



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Backstage At The American Idols Live Tour Rehearsals
deadpanned during a break from rehearsals Thursday.

"Where're we going to perform if we go there?" Mandisa shot back.

"Well, you know, there aren't stadiums, but there are farms," Pickler replied. "We can have a hoedown."

Pickler's had a hard time convincing tour promoters to hit her hometown of 15,000, but the good news is, she's bringing her hoedown with her.

Pickler's peppy country vibe is just one of a vast variety of styles taking center stage at this summer's annual "Idol" tour, which kicks off July 5 in Manchester, New Hampshire (see " 'American Idol' Top 10 Add 20 More Shows To Summer Plans").

"We've got so many different genres of music for the tour, I think everyone will find a song they'll like," Pickler promised. "And we've got a lot of surprises. We've got group songs and duets and everything."

The Idols — the top 10 from the 2006 season — would like to keep the show full of surprises, but MTV News managed to get a few details out of them Thursday, beginning with Pickler's duet.

"Bucky [Covington] and I are singing a song together," Pickler revealed. "It's a song off of 'Grease,' I'll tell you that, but it's still country."

"Yeah, we could sing a song about a Big Mac with no cheese and they'd say, 'Is that a country song?' " Covington added. "We checked out a bunch of country duets, but we wanted something kinda funner, you know? And there aren't that many country duets out there."

"They're all love songs, and Bucky's not that lucky," Pickler quipped.

Also singing together will be Paris Bennett with Lisa Tucker and Mandisa with Ace Young. "I'm going to try to sing over the screams of girls in the audience," Mandisa said.

"[The concert promoters] definitely want us to do our compilation songs, but I think all of us are so tired of doing genres that we just want to sing, we just want to do what we do," she continued. "I can't do anything out of my niche. When I tried to do it, I got kicked off, so I'm gonna stick to what I know."

Chris Daughtry and runner-up Katharine McPhee were absent from Thursday's rehearsals, but winner Taylor Hicks was present and coughing up more than anyone else about his American Idols Live set.

"Expect some vintage rock and roll. I'll probably do some Beatles, some obscure Beatles," Hicks said. "And Kat, I love singing with her. I'll do some stuff with other people. Harmonica, of course. I'll be playing a lot of guitar. On the show I wasn't allowed to be an instrumentalist. Now I'm free as an artist, and I'm very excited about that."

And he's not the only one. Covington's been teaching Young guitar, so don't be surprised to see either with an ax around their neck.

"And I can tell you I finally get to play piano and sing, so I'm so excited about that," Tucker said.

And Bennett is promising both her of signatures from the show.

"I get to shake one more time, but this time I get to do it in full-fledge, and it's not just a minute," she said, referring to the Beyoncé moves she showcased on "Idol." "And if I wear my hair the same for every song, people are going to be like, 'No, that's not her.' So trust me, I've got some tricks under my sleeves."

Third-place finisher Elliott Yamin is also looking forward to the comparative freedom the tour will offer.

"There's no cameras and no judges, so I think all of us are gonna be a little more natural," he said. "I know I'll be a little more natural, less nervous. We're gonna have a lot of fun."

"We're gonna do the crowd favorites, obviously," Ace said. "But on top of that, I wanna show the world what's to come from Ace Young, what my style is, what I write like, what to expect. It's gonna be crazy, but I'm gonna definitely take the whole world on the ride with me."

Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.

— Corey Moss


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Dates de la tournée mises à jour

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Wed July 5, 2006 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Thu July 6, 2006 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Fri July 7, 2005 Worcester, MA DCU Center Fri, May 19 10AM
Sat July 8, 2006 Worcester, MA DCU Center Fri, May 19 10AM
Sun July 9, 2006 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Tues July 11, 2006 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Wed July 12, 2006 Hershey, PA GIANT Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Thur July 13, 2006 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Fri July 14, 2006 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Sat July 15, 2006 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum Sat, May 20 10AM
Sun July 16, 2006 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum Sat, May 20 10AM
Tues July 18, 2006 Wilkes Barre, PA Wachovia Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Wed July 19, 2006 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Fri July 21, 2006 Rochester, NY BlueCross Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Sat July 22, 2006 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center Sat, May 20 10 AM
Sun July 23, 2006 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall Sat, May 20 10AM
Tues July 25, 2006 Bridgeport, CT Arena at Harbor Yard Sat, May 20 10AM
Thurs July 27, 2006 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena Fri, May 19 10AM
Fri July 28, 2006 Washington DC Verizon Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Sat July 29, 2006 Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum Sat, May 20 10AM
Sun July 30, 2006 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Sat, May 20 10AM
Tues August 1, 2006 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Wed August 2, 2006 Columbia, SC Colonial Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Thurs August 3, 2006 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Sat August 5, 2006 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Sun August 6, 2006 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum Sat, May 20 10AM
Tues August 8, 2006 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Thurs August 10, 2006 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center Sat May 20 10AM
Fri August 11, 2006 Columbus, OH Value City Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Sat August 12, 2006 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Sun August 13, 2006 St. Louis, MO Savvis Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Tues August 15, 2006 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Wed August 16, 2006 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Thurs August 17, 2006 Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis State Fairgrounds Fri, May 19 10AM
Fri August 18, 2006 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall Sat, May 20 10AM
Sat August 19, 2006 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Sun August 20, 2006 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center Sat, May 20 10AM
Tues August 22, 2006 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Sat, May 20 11AM
Fri August 25, 2006 San Diego, CA iPay One Center at the Sports Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Sat August 26, 2006 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center Sun, May 21 Noon
Sun August 27, 2006 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Sun, May 21 Noon
Tues August 29, 2006 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena Sat, May 20 10AM
Wed August 30, 2006 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose Sat, May 20 10AM
Fri September 1, 2006 Portland, OR Rose Garden Sat, May 20 10AM
Sat September 2, 2006 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome Sat, May 20 10AM
Tues September 5, 2006 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Thurs, May 25 10AM
Thurs September 7, 2006 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie Thurs, May 25 10AM
Fri September 8, 2006 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie Thurs, May 25 10AM
Sat September 9, 2006 Houston, TX Reliant Arena Thurs, May 25 10AM
Sun September 10, 2006 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center Thurs, May 25 10AM
Tues September 12, 2006 Duluth, GA The Arena at Gwinnett Center Wed, May 24 10AM
Thur September 14, 2006 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena Thurs, May 25 10AM
Fri September 15, 2006 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center Thurs, May 25 10AM
Sat September 16, 2006 Reading, PA Sovereign Center Thurs, May 25 10AM
Sun September 17, 2006 Syracuse, NY War Memorial at OnCenter Thurs, May 25 10AM
Tues September 19, 2006 Hershey, PA GIANT Center Wed, May 24 10AM
Thurs September 21, 2006 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center Thurs, May 25 10AM
Fri September 22, 2006 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center Thurs, May 25 10AM
Sat September 23, 2006 Bridgeport, CT Arena at Harbor Yard Wed, May 24 10AM
Sun September 24, 2006 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wachovia Center Wed, May 24 10AM

Mais, pourquoi est-ce seulement le Top 10 qui fait la tournée ? C'est chien pour les 2... c'est chien pour Melissa !