American Idol Tour Includes Nashville Stop

The American Idol Live! tour, presented by Chips Ahoy! and Ritz, will return to US cities this summer to showcase the Top 10 finalists from Season 11.

The tour launches in Detroit, Michigan at the Joe Louis Arena on Friday, July 6 and wraps September 11 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The tour also includes a stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on August 12, where the crowd will undoubtedly celebrate Murfreesboro resident Colton Dixon’s seventh place finish. In addition to Dixon, performers include DeAndre Brackensick, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips, and Skylar Laine.

“Every year we are amazed at the extraordinary wealth of untapped talent that is discovered on American Idol and we couldn’t be happier with this season’s top 10 contestants,” says 19 Entertainment President Iain Pirie. “We are truly excited to bring our contestants on tour across America directly to our fans’ hometowns.”

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 11 at 10 am. Full dates are included below. The American Idol season finale will air on Fox May 23.

DATE — MARKET — VENUE
July 06 — Detroit, MI — Joe Louis Arena
July 07 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena
July 09 — Minneapolis, MN — Target Center
July 11 — St. Louis, MO — Scottrade Center
July 12 — Kansas City, MO — Sprint Center
July 14 — Broomfield, CO — 1STBANK Center
July 16 — West Valley City, UT — Maverik Center
July 18 — Seattle, WA — Key Arena at Seattle Center
July 19 — Portland, OR — Rose Garden
July 21 — Sacramento, CA — Power Balance Pavilion
July 22 — San Jose, CA — HP Pavilion at San Jose
July 23 — Los Angeles, CA — Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
July 25 — Ontario, CA — Citizens Business Bank Arena
July 26 — San Diego, CA — Valley View Casino Center
July 27 — Glendale, AZ — Jobing.com Arena
July 29 — Dallas, TX — American Airlines Center
July 30 — Lafayette, LA — Cajundome
July 31 — Jackson, MS — Mississippi Coliseum
August 02 — Orlando, FL — Amway Center
August 03 — Sunrise, FL — BankAtlantic Center
August 05 — Duluth, GA — Arena at Gwinnett Center
August 06 — N. Charleston, SC — North Charleston Coliseum
August 08 — Washington, DC — Verizon Center
August 09 — Baltimore, MD — 1st Mariner Arena
August 11 — Columbus, OH — Schottenstein Center
August 12 — Nashville, TN — Bridgestone Arena
August 14 — Pittsburgh, PA — Consol Energy Center
August 15 — Rochester, NY — Blue Cross Arena
August 16 — Toronto, ON — Air Canada Centre
August 18 — Manchester, NH — Verizon Wireless Arena
August 19 — Worcester, MA — DCU Center
August 21 — Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center
August 22 — Long Island, NY — Nassau Coliseum
August 25 — Portland, ME — Cumberland County Civic Center
August 26 — Providence, RI — Dunkin Donuts Center
August 28 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center
August 30 — Albany, NY — Times Union Center
September 01 — Bridgeport, CT — Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard
September 02 — Uncasville, CT — Mohegan Sun Arena
September 04 — Syracuse, NY — War Memorial at OnCenter
September 06 — Wilkes Barre, PA — Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
September 07 — Atlantic City, NJ — Boardwalk Hall
September 08 — Reading, PA — Sovereign Center
September 10 — Cincinnati, OH — US Bank Arena
September 11 — Milwaukee, WI — Bradley Center