The American Idols Live! Tour 2009 was a summer concert tour in the United States and Canada that featured the top 10 contestants of the eighth season of American Idol. The 52 date tour started on July 5, 2009 in Portland, Oregon and ended on September 15, 2009 in Manchester, New Hampshire.American Idols Live! Summer Tour Dates Announced
Performers Kris Allen (winner) Adam Lambert (runner-up) Danny Gokey (3rd place) Allison Iraheta (4th place)Matt Giraud (5th place) Anoop Desai (6th place)Lil Rounds (7th place) Scott MacIntyre (8th place)Megan Joy (9th place) Michael Sarver (10th place)
Setlist
Michael Sarver - "In Love with a Girl" (Gavin DeGraw), "Closer" (Ne-Yo) Megan Joy - "Put Your Records On" (Corinne Bailey Rae), "Tears Dry on Their Own" (Amy Winehouse) Scott MacIntyre - "Bend and Break" (Keane), "A Thousand Miles" (Vanessa Carlton) Lil Rounds - "Be Without You"/"Just Fine" (Mary J. Blige), "No One" (Alicia Keys) and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Beyoncé Knowles) Anoop Desai - "Always on My Mind" (Willie Nelson), "Mad" (Ne-Yo) and "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown) Matt Giraud - "Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding/The Black Crowes), "Georgia on My Mind" (Ray Charles) and "You Found Me" (The Fray) Group medley - Megan & Lil "Can't Take My Eyes off You" (Frankie Valli), Matt & Scott "Tell Her About It" (Billy Joel), Michael & Anoop "Suspicious Minds" (Elvis Presley), Anoop, Matt, Lil, Scott, Megan & Michael "Beggin'", (The Four Seasons/Madcon)
Intermission
Allison Iraheta - "So What" (Pink), "Cry Baby" (Janis Joplin), "Barracuda" (Heart) Danny Gokey - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Michael Jackson), "Maria Maria" (Santana), "What Hurts the Most" (Rascal Flatts), "My Wish" (Rascal Flatts) Adam Lambert - "Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin), "Starlight" (Muse), "Mad World" (Tears for Fears), "Slow Ride" with Allison Iraheta (Foghat), David Bowie medley ("Life on Mars?"/"Fame"/"Let's Dance") Kris Allen - "Heartless" (Kanye West), "All These Things That I've Done" (The Killers), "Bright Lights" (Matchbox Twenty), "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers), "Hey Jude" (The Beatles) Top 10 Group song - "Don't Stop Believin'" (Journey), "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" (Steam / Bananarama)
Additional notes "No Boundaries" was dropped from Kris Allen's set starting on July 10, 2009 in Sacramento, California due to "poor audience response." The song was replaced with "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers. Megan Joy did not perform the last group song in Los Angeles, California on July 16, 2009 due to food poisoning and being sent to the hospital shortly after her set but she did return for the rest of the tour after her recovery.
Tour dates Date City Country VenueJuly 5, 2009PortlandUnited StatesRose GardenJuly 7, 2009TacomaTacoma DomeJuly 8, 2009VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors PlaceJuly 10, 2009SacramentoUnited StatesARCO ArenaJuly 11, 2009OaklandOracle ArenaJuly 12, 2009San JoseHP Pavilion at San JoseJuly 14, 2009West Valley CityE CenterJuly 16, 2009Los AngelesStaples CenterJuly 17, 2009OntarioCitizens Business Bank ArenaJuly 18, 2009San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaJuly 20, 2009GlendaleJobing.com ArenaJuly 23, 2009DallasAmerican Airlines CenterJuly 24, 2009TulsaBOK CenterJuly 25, 2009North Little RockVerizon ArenaJuly 26, 2009MemphisFedExForumJuly 28, 2009TampaSt. Pete Times ForumJuly 29, 2009SunriseBankAtlantic CenterJuly 31, 2009DuluthArena at Gwinnett CenterAugust 1, 2009CharlotteTime Warner Cable ArenaAugust 2, 2009 GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumAugust 4, 2009Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterAugust 5, 2009Baltimore1st Mariner ArenaAugust 7, 2009Atlantic CityBoardwalk HallAugust 8, 2009NewarkPrudential CenterAugust 9, 2009August 11, 2009UniondaleNassau ColiseumAugust 12, 2009August 14, 2009HamiltonCanadaCopps ColiseumAugust 15, 2009RochesterUnited StatesBlue Cross ArenaAugust 16, 2009HartfordXL CenterAugust 18, 2009BostonTD GardenAugust 19, 2009AlbanyTimes Union CenterAugust 20, 2009PhiladelphiaWachovia CenterAugust 22, 2009PittsburghMellon ArenaAugust 23, 2009ClevelandWolstein CenterAugust 25, 2009 ColumbusSchottenstein CenterAugust 26, 2009Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsAugust 28, 2009MilwaukeeBradley CenterAugust 29, 2009St. LouisScottrade CenterAugust 30, 2009Kansas CitySprint CenterSeptember 1, 2009MinneapolisTarget CenterSeptember 2, 2009RosemontAllstate ArenaSeptember 4, 2009MadisonAlliant Energy CenterSeptember 5, 2009IndianapolisConseco FieldhouseSeptember 6, 2009Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaSeptember 8, 2009ReadingSovereign CenterSeptember 9, 2009Wilkes-BarreWachovia ArenaSeptember 10, 2009BridgeportArena at Harbor YardSeptember 12, 2009PortlandCumberland County Civic CenterSeptember 13, 2009ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts CenterSeptember 14, 2009SyracuseWar Memorial at OncenterSeptember 15, 2009ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena
Nominations The tour was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Music: Tour" category.
Response The eighth season tour equaled in its success to the seventh season tour. Despite a slightly lower number of total tickets sold at 484,434, it averaged slightly higher in attendance percentage capacity and yielded a higher gross of $30,139,328 million.Show time It was ranked number 28 in Pollstar's year end list of North American tours.
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