American Idol seems to be losing its special touch. This past season brought in the lowest ratings ever for the show, forcing Idol to make harsh cuts to the upcoming summer tour, including the cancellation of tour dates around the country.
The American Idol summer tour will begin a month later that originally planned due to production scheduling changes. The Idol tour will now begin on July 19th, instead of June 29th and will have only 31 stops. Multiple stops on the tour were cancelled including St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Detroit, Las Vegas and Oakland.
Candice Glover, this past season’s winner will headline the tour alongside the show’s other top 10 contestants.
The past season of Idol has evoked more drama than ever before with the judges. There was constant arguing between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, which distracted viewers from the show and contestants’ true talent. Fox is still searching for new judges for the upcoming season, as Randy Jackson, Minaj and Carey are all leaving.
Who would you like to see as new judges for ‘American Idol’?
- July 19 Kent, WA ShoWare Center
- July 20 Portland, OR Rose Garden
- July 22 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Arena
- July 23 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
- July 24 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
- July 27 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
- July 28 Houston, TX Reliant Arena
- July 30 New Orleans, LA UNO Lakefront Arena
- August 1 Orlando, FL Amway Center
- August 2 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
- August 4 Duluth, GA The Arena at Gwinnett Center
- August 5 N. Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
- August 6 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena
- August 8 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
- August 9 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
- August 12 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
- August 14 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
- August 15 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
- August 16 Atlantic City, NJ Arena at Trump Taj Mahal
- August 17 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
- August 19 Boston, MA Agganis Arena at Boston Univ.
- August 20 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
- August 21 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center
- August 23 Bridgeport, CT Webster Bank Arena
- August 24 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
- August 25 Youngstown, OH Covelli Centre
- August 27 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
- August 29 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
- August 30 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
- August 31 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
