American Idols Live Tour Kicks Off Next Week  6/25/07

Pop Tarts Presents 'American Idols Live!' Tour, Taking the Country by Storm With Over 50 Stops;  Tour Kicks Off July 6th, 2007

LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ --  Fans of America's #1 show can purchase tickets to see their favorites from "American Idol" perform live: Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson, Chris Sligh, Gina Glockson, Haley Scarnato, Jordin Sparks, LaKisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Phil Stacey and Sanjaya Malakar.

Simon Fuller, who created and executive produces the FOX television show, stated, "We are thrilled to take 'American Idol,' now garnering its largest audience in its six year history, across the country and showcase this year's world-class talent. Viewing the Idols performing on television does not even come close to experiencing them in-person. We look forward to having the country's favorites hit the road coming to a town near you."

The full schedule for Pop Tarts Presents American Idols Live! Tour 2007 is as follows:

Date Location Venue (Tickets available here)

July 6 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center

July 7 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum

July 8 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Vet. Mem. Arena

July 10 Greenville, SC BiLo Center

July 11 Nashville, TN Nashville Arena

July 12 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena

July 13 N. Little Rock, AR ALLTEL Arena

July 15 Houston, TX Toyota Center

July 16 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center

July 18 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena

July 19 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena

July 20 Fresno, CA SaveMart Center

July 22 Anaheim, CA Honda Center

July 23 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

July 24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose

July 25 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena

July 27 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome

July 28 Portland, OR Rose Garden

July 30 Nampa, ID The Idaho Center

July 31 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena

August 3 Omaha, NE Qwest Center

August 4 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

August 5 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center

August 7 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena

August 8 Moline, IL The Mark of the Quad Cities

August 9 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center

August 11 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center

August 12 Auburn Hills, MI Palace at Auburn Hills

August 13 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center

August 14 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

August 16 Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Fair

August 17 Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair

August 18 Sedalia, MO Missouri State Fair

August 19 Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair

August 22 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena

August 23 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena

August 24 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum

August 27 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center

August 28 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena

August 30 Albany, NY Times Union Center

September 1 Allentown, PA Allentown Fair

September 2 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair

September 4 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center

September 5 Worcester, MA DCU Center

September 7 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center

September 8 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall

September 9 Washington, DC Verizon Center

September 11 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum

September 12 Duluth, GA The Arena at Gwinnett Center

September 13 Memphis, TN FedExForum

September 15 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena

September 16 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena

September 18 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum

September 19 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena

September 20 Bridgeport, CT Arena at Harbor Yard

September 22 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena

Tickets are available here

SOURCE 19 Entertainment