The Tour of Gymnastics Superstars was a 2008 nationwide concert tour featuring 17 American gymnasts plus recording artists Jordan Pruitt, Carly Patterson, and KSM. The tour visited 34 cities in more than 20 U.S. states.
The first show, in Reno, Nevada, was taped for a national broadcast on MyNetworkTV and included a musical performance by Hannah Montana actor Mitchel Musso.
Video from the second show, in San Diego, California, was included in Frosted Pink with a Twist, a television special about women's cancers (gymnast Shawn Johnson has a grandmother who is a cancer survivor). The special, which was broadcast on ABC on October 12, 2008, also featured singers Jesse McCartney, Kenny Loggins, and Grammy Award singers Cyndi Lauper and Carole King."Part of a 40-city tour by the U.S. Olympic gymnastics teams combined with a one-off event to raise awareness about women's cancers. Performing with the gymnasts in San Diego only are singers Carole King, Cyndi Lauper, Jesse McCartney, Kenny Loggins and Mario. Mary Lou Retton and Scott Hamilton are the hosts."
Tour dates Date City ArenaSeptember 7 Reno, Nevada Lawlor Events Center (broadcast nationwide on the MyNetworkTV network on September 26, 2008)September 14 San Diego, California (in conjunction with Frosted Pink with a Twist) San Diego Sports Arena (broadcast nationwide on the ABC network on October 12, 2008)September 19 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways CenterSeptember 20 Anaheim, California Honda CenterSeptember 21 San Jose, California HP PavilionSeptember 24 Sacramento, California ARCO ArenaSeptember 26 Portland, Oregon Rose Garden ArenaSeptember 27 Tacoma, Washington Tacoma DomeSeptember 28 Spokane, Washington Spokane ArenaOctober 4 Broomfield, Colorado Broomfield Event CenterOctober 5 Colorado Springs, Colorado World ArenaOctober 9 Tulsa, Oklahoma BOK CenterOctober 10 Houston, Texas Toyota CenterOctober 11 Dallas, Texas American Airlines CenterOctober 12 North Little Rock, Arkansas Alltel ArenaOctober 15 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate ArenaOctober 16 Nashville, Tennessee Sommet CenterOctober 19 Raleigh, North Carolina RBC CenterOctober 23 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia CenterOctober 24 University Park, Pennsylvania Bryce Jordan CenterOctober 25 East Rutherford, New Jersey Izod CenterOctober 26 Boston, Massachusetts TD Banknorth GardenOctober 29 Bridgeport, Connecticut Arena at Harbor YardOctober 30 Washington, D.C. Verizon CenterNovember 1 Columbus, Ohio Schottenstein CenterNovember 2 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis ArenaNovember 6 Cleveland, Ohio Quicken Loans ArenaNovember 7 East Lansing, Michigan Breslin CenterNovember 8 Rockford, Illinois Rockford MetroCentreNovember 9 Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy CenterNovember 13 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley CenterNovember 14 Des Moines, Iowa Wells Fargo ArenaNovember 15 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade CenterNovember 16 Kansas City, Missouri Sprint Center
Cast Female athletes
(in alphabetical order by last name) Shawn Johnson Nastia Liukin Chellsie Memmel Shannon Miller Ashley Postell Samantha Peszek Bridget Sloan Shayla Worley Alicia Sacramone (replaced Shayla Worley)
Male athletes
(in alphabetical order by last name) Alexander Artemev Raj Bhavsar Joseph Hagerty Morgan Hamm Paul Hamm Jonathan Horton Justin Spring Kevin Tan Blaine Wilson
Support Cast (in alphabetical order by last name) Aliane Baquerot Olga Karmansky Vladmir Sizov Mam Smith Luke Vexler
See also 2021 Gold Over America Tour 2024 Gold Over America Tour
References
External links
Official website