And the next American Idol is…

Jordin Sparks!

Good for her. Now let’s talk about the tour.

After every season ends American Idol put the top ten contestants on a tour. This year the tour is more aggressive than ever. They are starting off with 56 tour dates, compared with the 39 last year. Last years tour added dates to bring the total to 60 dates.

While Idol was not always the highest rated show in its time slot this year, It still brought in record numbers of votes. These are good indications there will be a high attended tour.

Aren’t you just curious to see how Sanjaya will do his hair also?

Last year the competition for tickets for tickets was rough. We were actively bidding on several Ticketmaster Auctions, only to be outbid by most. This was also when we were doing big increments in out final bid dollars. We expect more of the same this year.

The opinion from several ticket brokers we speak with is the Idols Live tour brings out a lot of non-regular concert goers. In other words – parents brining their kids and their friends. It is a different crowd than The Police.

Regardless, this is a good event to follow. Keep an eye out for additional tour dates appearing.

July 6: Sunrise, Fla. (BankAtlantic Center)
July 7: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
July 8: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla.
July 1: Greenville, S.C. (Bi Lo Center)
July 11: Nashville (Nashville Arena)
July 12: Birmingham, Ala. (Birmingham Jefferson Arena)
July 13: North Little Rock, Ark. (Alltel Arena)
July 15: Houston (Toyota Center)
July 16: San Antonio (AT&T Center)
July 18: Glendale, Ariz. (Jobing.com Arena)
July 19: San Diego, Calif. (San Diego Sports Arena)
July 20: Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
July 22: Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
July 23: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
July 24: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion at San Jose)
July 25: Sacramento, Calif. (ARCO Arena)
July 27: Portland, Ore. (Rose Garden Arena)
July 28: Tacoma, Wash. (Tacoma Dome)
July 30: Nampa, Idaho (Idaho Center)
July 31: Salt Lake City (EnergySolutions Arena)
Aug. 3: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center Omaha)
Aug. 4: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
Aug. 5: Milwaukee (Bradley Center)
Aug. 7: Roset, Ill. (Allstate Arena)
Aug. 8: Moline, Ill. (Mark of the Quad Cities)
Aug. 9: St. Louis (Scottrade Center)
Aug. 11: Columbus, Ohio (Schottenstein Center)
Aug. 12: Auburn Hills, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills)
Aug. 13: Cleveland (Wolstein Center at CSU)
Aug. 14: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
Aug. 22: Pittsburgh (Mellon Arena)
Aug. 23: Rochester, N.Y. (Blue Cross Arena)
Aug. 24: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Aug. 27: Hartford, Conn. (Hartford Civic Center Coliseum)
Aug. 28: East Rutherford, N.J. (Continental Airlines Arena)
Aug. 30: Albany, N.Y. (Times-Union Center)
Sept. 4: Portland, Maine (Cumberland Co. Civic Center)
Sept. 5: Worcester, Mass. (DCU Center)
Sept. 7: Philadelphia (The Wachovia Center)
Sept. 8: Atlantic City, N.J. (Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall)
Sept. 9: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
Sept. 11: Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
Sept. 12: Duluth, Ga. (The Arena at Gwinnett Center)
Sept. 13: Memphis (FedExForum)
Sept. 15: Huntington, W.V. (Big Sandy Superstore Arena)
Sept. 16: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)
Sept. 18: Hampton, Va. (Hampton Coliseum)
Sept. 19: Baltimore (1st Mariner Arena)
Sept. 20: Bridgeport, Conn. (Arena at Harbor Yard)
Sept. 22: Manchester, N.H. (Verizon Wireless Arena)

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