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 .[1]
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American Idols Live! Tour 2009 Start date July 5, 2009 End date September 15, 2009 No. of shows52 Box office US$30.1 million
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Kris Allen performing on tour 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 )
"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.[2]
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.[3]
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City
Country
Venue
July 5, 2009
Portland United States Rose Garden
July 7, 2009
Tacoma Tacoma Dome
July 8, 2009
Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
July 10, 2009
Sacramento United States
ARCO Arena
July 11, 2009
Oakland Oracle Arena
July 12, 2009
San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
July 14, 2009
West Valley City E Center
July 16, 2009
Los Angeles Staples Center
July 17, 2009
Ontario Citizens Business Bank Arena
July 18, 2009
San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
July 20, 2009
Glendale Jobing.com Arena
July 23, 2009
Dallas American Airlines Center
July 24, 2009
Tulsa BOK Center
July 25, 2009
North Little Rock Verizon Arena
July 26, 2009
Memphis FedExForum
July 28, 2009
Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
July 29, 2009
Sunrise BankAtlantic Center
July 31, 2009
Duluth Arena at Gwinnett Center
August 1, 2009
Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
August 2, 2009
Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
August 4, 2009
Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
August 5, 2009
Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena
August 7, 2009
Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
August 8, 2009
Newark Prudential Center
August 9, 2009
August 11, 2009
Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
August 12, 2009
August 14, 2009
Hamilton Canada
Copps Coliseum
August 15, 2009
Rochester United States
Blue Cross Arena
August 16, 2009
Hartford XL Center
August 18, 2009
Boston TD Garden
August 19, 2009
Albany Times Union Center
August 20, 2009
Philadelphia Wachovia Center
August 22, 2009
Pittsburgh Mellon Arena
August 23, 2009
Cleveland Wolstein Center
August 25, 2009
Columbus Schottenstein Center
August 26, 2009
Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
August 28, 2009
Milwaukee Bradley Center
August 29, 2009
St. Louis Scottrade Center
August 30, 2009
Kansas City Sprint Center
September 1, 2009
Minneapolis Target Center
September 2, 2009
Rosemont Allstate Arena
September 4, 2009
Madison Alliant Energy Center
September 5, 2009
Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
September 6, 2009
Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
September 8, 2009
Reading Sovereign Center
September 9, 2009
Wilkes-Barre Wachovia Arena
September 10, 2009
Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard
September 12, 2009
Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
September 13, 2009
Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center
September 14, 2009
Syracuse War Memorial at Oncenter
September 15, 2009
Manchester Verizon Wireless Arena
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The tour was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Music: Tour" category.[4]
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.[5] [6]
