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.‘American Idol Live!’ 2008 Tour Dates Announced Access Hollywood, Retrieved July 26, 2020
The tour was sponsored by Kellogg's Pop-Tarts and Guitar Hero.Guitar Hero Hits the Road with the American Idols Live! Tour 2008 IGN, Retrieved September 24, 2020
Performers 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 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.'Idol' Tracker: Live from Arizona, the tour begins
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.David Cook on Idol's heinous group numbers and a very cool tour collaboration! The suggestion was however rejected by Idol tour producers.Rumor Central! Baraccuda Number with Jason Castro, Carly Smithson and David Cook Nixed, David Cook Plays for Walmart Shareholders meeting
Set list
Chikezie: "I Believe to My Soul" (Donny Hathaway), "Caught Up" (Usher), "So High" (John Legend) Ramiele Malubay: "I Want You Back" (The Jackson Five), "Love Will Lead You Back" (Taylor Dayne), "If I Never See Your Face Again" (Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna) Michael Johns: "We Will Rock You"/"We Are the Champions" (Queen), "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" (Dolly Parton), "Dream On" (Aerosmith) Kristy Lee Cook: "Squeezin' the Love Outta You" (Redmon and Vale), "God Bless the USA" (Lee Greenwood), "Cowgirls" (Kerry Harvick). Carly Smithson: "Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence), "Crazy on You" (Heart), "I Drove All Night" (Cyndi Lauper) Brooke White: "Let It Be" (The Beatles), "1234" (Feist), "Yellow" (Coldplay) 10th – 5th place contestants: "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (U2)
Intermission
Jason Castro: "Over the Rainbow" (Israel Kamakawiwo'ole), "Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley), "Daydream" (The Lovin' Spoonful) Syesha Mercado: "Umbrella" (Rihanna), "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys), "Listen" (Beyoncé) David Archuleta: "Angels" (Robbie Williams), "Apologize" (OneRepublic), "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)/"Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston), "When You Say You Love Me" (Josh Groban) David Cook: "Hello" (Lionel Richie), "The Time of My Life" (David Cook), "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith), "My Hero" (Foo Fighters), "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson/Chris Cornell) All 10 contestants: "Don't Stop the Music" (Rihanna)
Additional notes During the intermission, a video of the Top 10 performing "We're An American Idol Band" in 1970s outfits was shown as part of the Guitar Hero World Tour rockumentary, and a Guitar Hero contest for the some members of audience was held.Guitar Hero: World Tour Teams up with American Idols Live
Tour dates Date City Country Venue July 1, 2008GlendaleUnited StatesJobing.com Arena July 2, 2008San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena July 3, 2008FresnoSave Mart CenterJuly 5, 2008Las VegasThomas & Mack Center July 7, 2008Los AngelesStaples CenterJuly 8, 2008San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose July 9, 2008SacramentoARCO Arena July 11, 2008PortlandRose Garden July 12, 2008TacomaTacoma Dome July 14, 2008 West Valley CityE Center July 15, 2008 July 18, 2008St. LouisScottrade Center July 19, 2008RosemontAllstate Arena July 20, 2008ColumbusSchottenstein Center July 22, 2008IndianapolisConseco Fieldhouse July 23, 2008CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena July 24, 2008DetroitJoe Louis Arena July 26, 2008TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreJuly 27, 2008RochesterUnited StatesBlue Cross ArenaJuly 29, 2008PittsburghMellon Arena July 30, 2008 NewarkPrudential Center July 31, 2008 August 2, 2008Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall August 4, 2008UniondaleNassau Coliseum August 5, 2008August 6, 2008AlbanyTimes Union CenterAugust 8, 2008HartfordXL CenterAugust 9, 2008WorcesterDCU CenterAugust 10, 2008ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena August 12, 2008Baltimore1st Mariner ArenaAugust 13, 2008PhiladelphiaWachovia Center August 14, 2008Washington, D.C.Verizon Center August 16, 2008LexingtonRupp Arena August 17, 2008CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena August 18, 2008DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center August 20, 2008SunriseBankAtlantic Center August 21, 2008TampaSt. Pete Times Forum August 24, 2008HoustonToyota Center August 25, 2008DallasAmerican Airlines Center August 26, 2008Bossier CityCenturyTel Center August 28, 2008Oklahoma CityFord Center August 29, 2008 Kansas CitySprint Center August 30, 2008August 31, 2008MinneapolisTarget Center September 2, 2008Green BayResch Center September 3, 2008Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena September 4, 2008ClevelandWolstein Center September 6, 2008BridgeportArena at Harbor Yard September 7, 2008ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center September 8, 2008Wilkes-BarreWachovia Arena September 10, 2008Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum September 11, 2008EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium September 13, 2008TulsaBOK Center
Response 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.Final figures in for Idol Tour '08: Much better than last year's
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.'American Idol' by the numbers
Idols in Concert for the Holidays 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.American Idols Live Tickets The former Idol contestants headlining the tour include David Hernandez (season 7), Diana DeGarmo (season 3), Kimberley Locke (season 2) and Chikezie (season 7).
Date City VenueNovember 29, 2008PittsburghByham TheaterDecember 1, 2008El PasoKendle Kidd Performance HallDecember 4, 2008EnglewoodBergen Performing Arts CenterDecember 10, 2008SalemSalem Civic CenterDecember 11, 2008MobileMitchell CenterDecember 19, 2008AkronE.J. Thomas HallDecember 20, 2008DavenportAdler TheatreDecember 21, 2008WaukeganGenesee Theatre
References
External links Tour info from the American Idol official website Poptarts Tour Website