American Idols Live! Tour 2008

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American Idols Live! Tour 2008
Tour by American Idol
Back – Ramiele Malubay, David Archuleta

Middle – Kristy Lee Cook, Carly Smithson, David Cook, Jason Castro, Syesha Mercado, Michael Johns

Front – Chikezie, Brooke White
Start dateJuly 1, 2008
End dateSeptember 13, 2008
No. of shows53
Box officeUS$29.9 million
American Idol concert chronology

American Idols Live! Tour 2008 was a summer concert tour in the United States and Canada that featured the top 10 contestants of the seventh season of American Idol, which aired in 2008. This tour followed in the tradition of other American Idol summer tours following the completion of the season in May. The 53-date tour started in Glendale and ended in Tulsa.[1]

The tour was sponsored by Kellogg's Pop-Tarts and Guitar Hero.[2][3]

Performers[edit]

David Cook (winner) David Archuleta (runner-up)
Syesha Mercado (3rd Place) Jason Castro (4th place)
Brooke White (5th place) Carly Smithson (6th place)
Kristy Lee Cook (7th place) Michael Johns (8th place)
Ramiele Malubay (9th place) Chikezie (10th place)

Show overview[edit]

In a departure from previous tours, where the shows consisted of many duets and/or group performances, shows from this tour were crafted as a series of mini-concerts for each contestant because of the diverse talent working in different genres.[4]

The participants of the tour themselves had planned on an ensemble performance as revealed by David Cook on EW.com's Idolatry, where the possibility of a live collaboration of "Barracuda" featuring himself on guitar, Jason Castro on drums and Carly Smithson on vocals was mooted.[5] The suggestion was however rejected by Idol tour producers.[6]

Set list[edit]

David Cook performing during the American Idols Live! Tour 2008.

Intermission

Additional notes[edit]

  • During the intermission, a video of the Top 10 performing "We're An American Idol Band" in 70s outfit was shown as part of Guitar Hero World Tour rockumentary, and a Guitar Hero contest for the some members of audience was held.[7]

Tour dates[edit]

Date City Country Venue
July 1, 2008 Glendale United States Jobing.com Arena
July 2, 2008 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
July 3, 2008 Fresno Save Mart Center
July 5, 2008 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center
July 7, 2008 Los Angeles Staples Center
July 8, 2008 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
July 9, 2008 Sacramento ARCO Arena
July 11, 2008 Portland Rose Garden
July 12, 2008 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
July 14, 2008 West Valley City E Center
July 15, 2008
July 18, 2008 St. Louis Scottrade Center
July 19, 2008 Rosemont Allstate Arena
July 20, 2008 Columbus Schottenstein Center
July 22, 2008 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
July 23, 2008 Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena
July 24, 2008 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
July 26, 2008 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
July 27, 2008 Rochester United States Blue Cross Arena
July 29, 2008 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena
July 30, 2008 Newark Prudential Center
July 31, 2008
August 2, 2008 Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
August 4, 2008 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
August 5, 2008
August 6, 2008 Albany Times Union Center
August 8, 2008 Hartford XL Center
August 9, 2008 Worcester DCU Center
August 10, 2008 Manchester Verizon Wireless Arena
August 12, 2008 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena
August 13, 2008 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
August 14, 2008 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
August 16, 2008 Lexington Rupp Arena
August 17, 2008 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena
August 18, 2008 Duluth Arena at Gwinnett Center
August 20, 2008 Sunrise BankAtlantic Center
August 21, 2008 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
August 24, 2008 Houston Toyota Center
August 25, 2008 Dallas American Airlines Center
August 26, 2008 Bossier City CenturyTel Center
August 28, 2008 Oklahoma City Ford Center
August 29, 2008 Kansas City Sprint Center
August 30, 2008
August 31, 2008 Minneapolis Target Center
September 2, 2008 Green Bay Resch Center
September 3, 2008 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
September 4, 2008 Cleveland Wolstein Center
September 6, 2008 Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard
September 7, 2008 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center
September 8, 2008 Wilkes-Barre Wachovia Arena
September 10, 2008 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
September 11, 2008 Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium
September 13, 2008 Tulsa BOK Center

Response[edit]

The 2008 tour was far more successful than 2007's. Sales were up 38% in revenue per date and average attendance number up 35% compared to 2007. The average percentage of seats filled was 85.1% compared to season six's 68.4%; and 9 out of 53 shows were sold out.[8]

It is ranked as the 24th biggest grossing tour of 2008 on Billboard's Year-End Music Charts, earning $29,906,507 from a total of 493,296 tickets sold.[9]

Idols in Concert for the Holidays[edit]

Due to the success of the 2008 tour, Fox and 19 Entertainment have decided to hold a tour called Idols in Concert for the Holidays.[10] The former Idol contestants headlining the tour include David Hernandez (season 7), Diana DeGarmo (season 3), Kimberley Locke (season 2) and Chikezie (season 7).[11]

Date City Venue
November 29, 2008 Pittsburgh Byham Theater
December 1, 2008 El Paso Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
December 4, 2008 Englewood Bergen Performing Arts Center
December 10, 2008 Salem Salem Civic Center
December 11, 2008 Mobile Mitchell Center
December 19, 2008 Akron E.J. Thomas Hall
December 20, 2008 Davenport Adler Theatre
December 21, 2008 Waukegan Genesee Theatre

References[edit]

  1. ^ ‘American Idol Live!’ 2008 Tour Dates Announced Access Hollywood, Retrieved July 26, 2020
  2. ^ Guitar Hero Hits the Road with the American Idols Live! Tour 2008 IGN, Retrieved September 24, 2020
  3. ^ "2008 American Idol Live Concert Tour Dates Announced!". Kellogscompany.com. May 6, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ 'Idol' Tracker: Live from Arizona, the tour begins
  5. ^ David Cook on Idol's heinous group numbers and a very cool tour collaboration!
  6. ^ Rumor Central! Baraccuda Number with Jason Castro, Carly Smithson and David Cook Nixed, David Cook Plays for Walmart Shareholders meeting
  7. ^ Guitar Hero: World Tour Teams up with American Idols Live
  8. ^ Final figures in for Idol Tour '08: Much better than last year's
  9. ^ 'American Idol' by the numbers
  10. ^ American Idols Live Tickets
  11. ^ American Stars in Concert for the Holidays Tour Begins Saturday

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