# American Idols Live! Tour 2009

The American Idols Live! Tour 2009 was a summer concert tour in the United States and Canada that featured the top 10 contestants of the eighth season of American Idol. The 52 date tour started on July 5, 2009 in Portland, Oregon and ended on September 15, 2009 in Manchester, New Hampshire.

## Performers

| Kris Allen (winner) | Adam Lambert (runner-up) |
| Danny Gokey (3rd place) | Allison Iraheta (4th place) |
| Matt Giraud (5th place) | Anoop Desai (6th place) |
| Lil Rounds (7th place) | Scott MacIntyre (8th place) |
| Megan Joy (9th place) | Michael Sarver (10th place) |

## Setlist

* Michael Sarver - "In Love with a Girl" (Gavin DeGraw), "Closer" (Ne-Yo)
* Megan Joy - "Put Your Records On" (Corinne Bailey Rae), "Tears Dry on Their Own" (Amy Winehouse)
* Scott MacIntyre - "Bend and Break" (Keane), "A Thousand Miles" (Vanessa Carlton)
* Lil Rounds - "Be Without You"/"Just Fine" (Mary J. Blige), "No One" (Alicia Keys) and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Beyoncé Knowles)
* Anoop Desai - "Always on My Mind" (Willie Nelson), "Mad" (Ne-Yo) and "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown)
* Matt Giraud - "Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding/The Black Crowes), "Georgia on My Mind" (Ray Charles) and "You Found Me" (The Fray)
* Group medley - Megan & Lil "Can't Take My Eyes off You" (Frankie Valli), Matt & Scott "Tell Her About It" (Billy Joel), Michael & Anoop "Suspicious Minds" (Elvis Presley), Anoop, Matt, Lil, Scott, Megan & Michael "Beggin'", (The Four Seasons/Madcon)
Intermission
* Allison Iraheta - "So What" (Pink), "Cry Baby" (Janis Joplin), "Barracuda" (Heart)
* Danny Gokey - "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Michael Jackson), "Maria Maria" (Santana), "What Hurts the Most" (Rascal Flatts), "My Wish" (Rascal Flatts)
* Adam Lambert - "Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin), "Starlight" (Muse), "Mad World" (Tears for Fears), "Slow Ride" with Allison Iraheta (Foghat), David Bowie medley ("Life on Mars?"/"Fame"/"Let's Dance")
* Kris Allen - "Heartless" (Kanye West), "All These Things That I've Done" (The Killers), "Bright Lights" (Matchbox Twenty), "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers), "Hey Jude" (The Beatles)
* Top 10 Group song - "Don't Stop Believin'" (Journey), "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" (Steam / Bananarama)

## Additional notes

* "No Boundaries" was dropped from Kris Allen's set starting on July 10, 2009 in Sacramento, California due to "poor audience response." The song was replaced with "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers.
* Megan Joy did not perform the last group song in Los Angeles, California on July 16, 2009 due to food poisoning and being sent to the hospital shortly after her set but she did return for the rest of the tour after her recovery.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| July 5, 2009 | Portland | United States | Rose Garden |
| July 7, 2009 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome |
| July 8, 2009 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place |
| July 10, 2009 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena |
| July 11, 2009 | Oakland | United States | Oracle Arena |
| July 12, 2009 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| July 14, 2009 | West Valley City | United States | E Center |
| July 16, 2009 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center |
| July 17, 2009 | Ontario | United States | Citizens Business Bank Arena |
| July 18, 2009 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| July 20, 2009 | Glendale | United States | Jobing.com Arena |
| July 23, 2009 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center |
| July 24, 2009 | Tulsa | United States | BOK Center |
| July 25, 2009 | North Little Rock | United States | Verizon Arena |
| July 26, 2009 | Memphis | United States | FedExForum |
| July 28, 2009 | Tampa | United States | St. Pete Times Forum |
| July 29, 2009 | Sunrise | United States | BankAtlantic Center |
| July 31, 2009 | Duluth | United States | Arena at Gwinnett Center |
| August 1, 2009 | Charlotte | United States | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| August 2, 2009 | Greensboro | United States | Greensboro Coliseum |
| August 4, 2009 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center |
| August 5, 2009 | Baltimore | United States | 1st Mariner Arena |
| August 7, 2009 | Atlantic City | United States | Boardwalk Hall |
| August 8, 2009 | Newark | United States | Prudential Center |
| August 9, 2009 | Newark | United States | Prudential Center |
| August 11, 2009 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Coliseum |
| August 12, 2009 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Coliseum |
| August 14, 2009 | Hamilton | Canada | Copps Coliseum |
| August 15, 2009 | Rochester | United States | Blue Cross Arena |
| August 16, 2009 | Hartford | United States | XL Center |
| August 18, 2009 | Boston | United States | TD Garden |
| August 19, 2009 | Albany | United States | Times Union Center |
| August 20, 2009 | Philadelphia | United States | Wachovia Center |
| August 22, 2009 | Pittsburgh | United States | Mellon Arena |
| August 23, 2009 | Cleveland | United States | Wolstein Center |
| August 25, 2009 | Columbus | United States | Schottenstein Center |
| August 26, 2009 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| August 28, 2009 | Milwaukee | United States | Bradley Center |
| August 29, 2009 | St. Louis | United States | Scottrade Center |
| August 30, 2009 | Kansas City | United States | Sprint Center |
| September 1, 2009 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center |
| September 2, 2009 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena |
| September 4, 2009 | Madison | United States | Alliant Energy Center |
| September 5, 2009 | Indianapolis | United States | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| September 6, 2009 | Grand Rapids | United States | Van Andel Arena |
| September 8, 2009 | Reading | United States | Sovereign Center |
| September 9, 2009 | Wilkes-Barre | United States | Wachovia Arena |
| September 10, 2009 | Bridgeport | United States | Arena at Harbor Yard |
| September 12, 2009 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center |
| September 13, 2009 | Providence | United States | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
| September 14, 2009 | Syracuse | United States | War Memorial at Oncenter |
| September 15, 2009 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena |

## Nominations

The tour was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Music: Tour" category.

## Response

The eighth season tour equaled in its success to the seventh season tour. Despite a slightly lower number of total tickets sold at 484,434, it averaged slightly higher in attendance percentage capacity and yielded a higher gross of $30,139,328 million. It was ranked number 28 in Pollstar's year end list of North American tours.