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.[1]
"
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.[2]
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.[3]
The tour was nominated for a
Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Music: Tour" category.[4]
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.[5] It was ranked number 28 in Pollstar's year end list of North American tours.[6]
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.[1]
"
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.[2]
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.[3]
The tour was nominated for a
Teen Choice Award in the "Choice Music: Tour" category.[4]
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.[5] It was ranked number 28 in Pollstar's year end list of North American tours.[6]