The American Idols Live! Tour 2011 was a summer and fall concert tour in the United States, Canada and the Philippines that features the Top 11 contestants of the tenth season of American Idol. The 49-date tour started in West Valley City, Utah, on July 6, and its North American leg ended in Rochester, New York on September 10.American Idols Live! Tour Dates Revealed Forty-five dates were originally planned and four extra dates were added due to high demand,AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! Tour Rules Summer Concert Circuit; Ford, Coca-Cola, and U.S. Air Force Reserve Join as Sponsors including two final shows in Manila, Philippines,Fil-Am Thia Megia and other American idols visit Manila soon 'American Idol' Live Tour extends to two nights in Manila the second time the show had traveled outside North America after Singapore was added to the tour schedule in Season 3.

The 2011 tour was promoted again by AEG Live after a year with Live Nation. The Ford Motor Company, Coca-Cola, and the US Air Force Reserve were also sponsors of the tour.

Performers Scotty McCreery (Winner) Lauren Alaina (runner-up)Haley Reinhart (3rd place) James Durbin (4th place)Jacob Lusk (5th place) Casey Abrams (6th place)Stefano Langone (7th place) Paul McDonald (8th place)Pia Toscano (9th place) Naima Adedapo (10th or 11th place)Thia Megia (10th or 11th place)

Setlist

Naima Adedapo, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina and Pia Toscano – "Born This Way" (Lady Gaga) Toscano – "Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z and Alicia Keys) Toscano and Stefano Langone – "California King Bed" (Rihanna) Paul McDonald – "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart) Megia – "Who Says" (Selena Gomez & the Scene) Megia, Reinhart, Adedapo and Toscano – "Tightrope" (Janelle Monáe) Langone – "Grenade" (Bruno Mars) Langone (Adedapo, Megia, Reinhart and Toscano on backing vocals) – "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Usher) McDonald, James Durbin, Casey Abrams, Langone and Jacob Lusk – "Animal" (Neon Trees) Adedapo – "On the Floor" (Jennifer Lopez) Toscano – "This Time" (Pia Toscano) Alaina, Toscano and Megia – "Firework" (Katy Perry) Abrams – "Smooth" (Rob Thomas and Santana) Abrams and Reinhart – "Moanin'" Abrams – "Harder to Breathe" (Maroon 5) All (Except Scotty McCreery) – "Forget You!" (Cee Lo Green) Intermission Alaina – "Flat on the Floor" (Katrina Elam) and "Like My Mother Does" (Kristy Lee Cook) Alaina (Langone, Megia and Reinhart on backing vocals) – "If I Die Young" (The Band Perry) Durbin – "Sweet Child o' Mine" (Guns N' Roses) and "Uprising" (Muse) Lusk – "Never Too Much" (Luther Vandross) Lusk (Adedapo, Langone and Toscano backing vocals) – "You're All I Need to Get By" (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell) Reinhart – "The House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) and "Bennie and the Jets" (Elton John) McCreery – "Your Man" (Josh Turner), "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" (Thompson Square) and "I Love You This Big" (Scotty McCreery) McCreery and Alaina – "When You Say Nothing at All" (Keith Whitley) McCreery (Alaina, Megia, Reinhart and Toscano on backing vocals) – "Gone" (Montgomery Gentry) Group medley – Durbin and Alaina – "Here I Go Again" (Whitesnake), Abrams, McDonald and Reinhart – "Faithfully" (Journey), Adedapo, Langone, Lusk and Megia – "Walk This Way" (Aerosmith), all – "Any Way You Want It/Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" (Journey)

Additional notes Lauren Alaina sprained her ankle backstage at the Portland show,LAUREN ALAINA INJURES ANKLE DURING AMERICAN IDOLS LIVE! TOUR and performed her next show with the injured foot strapped in a boot.American Idols Tour 2011 – Sacramento CA – Video & Live Blog The performance of Firework was removed from the setlist in shows starting from Rosemont, Illinois due to Lauren Alaina needing to rest her voice. It did return to the set starting with the Philadelphia show. Alaina did not appear in the first half in Columbus and Pittsburgh, and did appear in the second. She missed the Baltimore show completely, and reported that she was suffering from severe bronchitis.Lauren Alaina Tweet The show at Albany on August 28, 2011, was postponed to September 4, 2011, due to Hurricane Irene that struck the East Coast of the United States on August 27.AMERICAN IDOLS Live Show In Albany Postponed Due To Hurricane Irene It was the second time that the American Idol Live! Tour traveled to Asia with the Philippines being the second and only country that year that they traveled to outside the United States and Canada.

Tour dates Date City Country Venue AttendanceNumbers from Billboard boxscore Gross Sales Capacity PercentageNorth AmericaJuly 6, 2011West Valley CityUnited StatesMaverik Center6,2516,61695%$351,295 July 8, 2011EverettComcast Arena7,8877,887100%$435,295 July 9, 2011PortlandRose Garden Arena8,6959,044 96%$467,635July 11, 2011SacramentoPower Balance Pavilion10,05610,52796%$531,060 July 12, 2011OaklandOracle Arena7,8368,51092%$428,155 July 13, 2011San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose9,623 10,16295%$513,515 July 15, 2011Los AngelesNokia Theatre L.A. Live6,5376,537100%$374,125 July 16, 2011OntarioCitizens Business Bank Arena7,845 7,845 100%$464,985July 17, 2011PhoenixU.S. Airways Center9,2359,75795%$491,235 July 19, 2011Oklahoma CityCox Convention Center6,9107,39194%$385,210 July 20, 2011Grand PrairieVerizon Theatre6,0186,018100%$339,330 July 21, 2011HoustonReliant Arena6,7906,790100%$380,170 July 22, 2011New OrleansUNO Lakefront Arena5,5255,525100%$326,525 July 24, 2011OrlandoAmway Center10,79111,29696%$564,395July 26, 2011DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center10,02610,026100%$533,870 July 27, 2011RaleighRBC Center13,53313,533100%$696,605 July 28, 2011CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena9,2399,239100%$493,115 July 30, 2011NashvilleBridgestone Arena13,19213,192100%$676,020 July 31, 2011St. LouisScottrade Center8,5808,580100%$459,800 August 2, 2011Kansas CitySprint Center8,5358,535100%$457,795 August 3, 2011MinneapolisTarget Center9,6329,632100%$510,560 August 4, 2011MilwaukeeBradley Center8,6468,646100%$460,930 August 6, 2011RosemontAllstate Arena11,93211,932100%$613,720 August 7, 2011DetroitJoe Louis Arena8,9808,980100%$480,880 August 9, 2011ColumbusJerome Schottenstein Center9,67710,13596%$508,455 August 10, 2011PittsburghConsol Energy Center8,772 9,16796%$465,400 August 11, 2011Baltimore1st Mariner Arena7,5717,97495%$420,675 August 13, 2011Atlantic CityBoardwalk Hall11,91311,913100%$615,025August 14, 2011NewarkPrudential Center18,52919,84693%$1,009,565 August 15, 2011August 17, 2011PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center9,3269,848 95%$501,570 August 19, 2011Washington, D.C.Verizon Center9,064 9,80493%$491,220 August 20, 2011RichmondRichmond Coliseum8,1838,411 97%$449,475 August 21, 2011Wilkes-BarreMohegan Sun Arena7,5627,562100%$415,490 August 23, 2011UniondaleNassau Coliseum18,98119,61397%$1,044,245August 24, 2011August 25, 2011BridgeportWebster Bank Arena7,9427,942100%$431,730August 27, 2011ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center8,460 8,460 100%$457,540August 30, 2011PortlandCumberland County Civic Center6,0706,070100%$350,550August 31, 2011ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena8,8318,831100%$473,155September 1, 2011WorcesterDCU Center8,8409,70191%$480,740September 3, 2011UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena5,2965,296100%$385,560September 4, 2011AlbanyTimes Union Center6,7387,77287%$370,590September 6, 2011SyracuseWar Memorial at Oncenter4,9755,58189%$286,435September 7, 2011ReadingSovereign Center5,8506,78086%$337,830September 9, 2011TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre11,48511,485100%$667,969September 10, 2011Rochester United StatesBlue Cross Arena7,3367,84294%$403,020AsiaSeptember 20, 2011Quezon CityPhilippinesSmart Araneta Coliseum 13,500 15,000 90%September 21, 2011 The Albany show was originally scheduled for August 28 but moved to September 4, 2011, due to Hurricane Irene.

Response The tour attendance rebounded after the poor turn-out for the Season 9 tour. Sixteen of the first 24 shows were sold out, and more than 97% its tickets hasd been sold through its first 14 dates with an average venue size of 8,100.American Idols Live tour rebounds nicely The tour grossed $22,002,464 from 47 shows (the two Philippines shows did not report) with an attendance of 97%. The tour had the highest number of sell-outs of all seasons due in part to a lower-average venue size of 8,856. It was ranked number 38 in the Pollstar Top 200 North American Tours for 2011.

Revenue The tour was ranked No. 38 in the list of 2011 Year-end Top 200 North American tours, based on total gross income.

References