American Idols Live! Tour 2013

The American Idols Live! Tour 2013 is a summer concert tour in the United States and Canada that features the Top 10 finalists of the twelfth season of American Idol, as well as semi-finalist Aubrey Cleland, the winner of the season's sing-off.^[1] This was the second time after 2011 tour to have 11 performers. The tour was scheduled to begin on June 29, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri and ended on August 31, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. However, 10 shows were canceled and were cut to 30 shows, the tour started on July 19, 2013 in Kent, Washington. At most venues, the stage was placed in the middle while the other half was closed off with curtains, thus making a theate-rlike environment.^[2]

American Idols Live! Tour 2013

Tour by American Idol
Back – Paul Jolley, Candice Glover, Curtis Finch, Jr. Middle – Devin Velez, Aubrey Cleland, Kree Harrison, Lazaro Arbos Front – Angie Miller, Janelle Arthur, Burnell Taylor, Amber Holcomb
Start date	July 19, 2013
End date	August 31, 2013
No. of shows	30
Box office	$1,278,628 (9 shows)
American Idol concert chronology
American Idols Live! Tour 2012 (2012) American Idols Live! Tour 2013 (2013) American Idols Live! Tour 2014 (2014)

Performers

Candice Glover (Winner)	Kree Harrison (Runner-up)
Angie Miller (3rd place)	Amber Holcomb (4th place)
Janelle Arthur (5th place)	Lazaro Arbos (6th place)
Burnell Taylor (7th place)	Devin Velez (8th place)
Paul Jolley (9th place)	Curtis Finch, Jr. (10th place)
Aubrey Cleland (Sing-off winner)

Setlist

• Ladies – "Wings" (Little Mix)
• Aubrey Cleland – "Sweet Dreams" (Beyoncé Knowles)
• Burnell Taylor, Devin Velez, Curtis Finch, Jr. – "Suit & Tie" (Justin Timberlake)
• Paul Jolley – "Blown Away" (Carrie Underwood)
• Kree Harrison, Janelle Arthur, and Jolley – "Summer Nights" (Rascal Flatts)
• Finch – "When I Was Your Man" (Bruno Mars)
• Amber Holcomb – "We Found Love" (Rihanna)
• Holcomb, Cleland, and Angie Miller – "The Way" (Ariana Grande)
• Guys – "Locked Out of Heaven" (Bruno Mars)
• Velez – "Somos Novios (It's Impossible)" (Perry Como)
• Miller, Holcomb, Arthur, and Cleland – "Blurred Lines" (Robin Thicke)
• Taylor and Holcomb – "Diamonds" (Rihanna)
• Taylor – "Everybody Knows" (John Legend)
• All – "We Are Young" / "Live While We're Young" (Fun / One Direction)

Intermission

• Angie Miller – "Mamma Knows Best" (Jessie J), "You Set Me Free" (Angie Miller), "Put It on Me" (Angie Miller)
• Arthur – "Better Dig Two" (The Band Perry), "Where the Blacktop Ends" (Keith Urban)
• Lazaro Arbos – "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone), "The Edge of Glory" (Lady Gaga)
• Harrison – "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" (Patty Griffin), "Hold On" (Alabama Shakes), "All Cried Out" (Kree Harrison)
• Candice Glover – "End of Time" (Beyoncé), "I Am Beautiful" (Candice Glover), "In the Middle" (Candice Glover), "Lovesong" (The Cure)
• All – "Gone" ('N Sync), "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson), "Cups" (Anna Kendrick), "Gone, Gone, Gone" (Phillip Phillips)

Tour dates

Date^[3]	City	Country	Venue	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross Revenue
July 19, 2013	Kent	United States	ShoWare Center
July 20, 2013	Portland		Theater of the Clouds
July 22, 2013	Sacramento		Sleep Train Arena
July 23, 2013	Los Angeles		Nokia Theatre L.A. Live	6,475 / 6,882 (94%)^[4]	$188,544
July 24, 2013	Phoenix		Comerica Theatre
July 27, 2013	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie	2,425 / 4,275 (57%)^[5]	$145,688
July 28, 2013	Houston		Reliant Arena
July 30, 2013	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
August 1, 2013	Orlando		Amway Center	2,827 / 6,281 (45%)^[6]	$153,821
August 2, 2013	Miami		American Airlines Arena
August 4, 2013	Duluth		Arena at Gwinnett Center
August 5, 2013	North Charleston		North Charleston Coliseum
August 6, 2013	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena
August 8, 2013	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena
August 9, 2013	Fairfax		Patriot Center	2,601 / 3,427 (76%)^[6]	$132,928
August 12, 2013	Rosemont		Allstate Arena
August 14, 2013	Newark		Prudential Center	2,653 / 7,251 (37%)^[5]	$144,363
August 15, 2013	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	2,893 / 7,138 (41%)^[5]	$149,338
August 16, 2013	Atlantic City		Etess Arena
August 17, 2013	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
August 19, 2013	Boston		Agganis Arena	2,545 / 3,035 (84%)^[5]	$142,612
August 20, 2013	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
August 21, 2013	Providence		Dunkin' Donuts Center
August 23, 2013	Bridgeport		Webster Bank Arena
August 24, 2013	Reading		Sovereign Center
August 25, 2013	Youngstown		Covelli Centre
August 27, 2013	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
August 29, 2013	Columbus	United States	Schottenstein Center
August 30, 2013	Louisville		KFC Yum! Center	2,129 / 6,648 (32%)^[5]	$83,579
August 31, 2013	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena	2,469 / 3,176 (78%)^[5]	$137,755
Total				27,017 / 48,113 (56%)	$1,278,628

Cancelled & Rescheduled Shows

Cancelled^[7] St. Louis, Missouri on June 29 Kansas City, Missouri on June 30 Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 2 Detroit, Michigan on July 5 Tulsa, Oklahoma, on July 8 Broomfield, Colorado on July 10 Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12 Ontario, California on July 13 Oakland, California on July 14 Trenton, New Jersey on August 12

Rescheduled Rosemont, Illinois moved from July 6 to August 12 (which replaces Trenton, New Jersey)

Revenue

The tour was ranked No. 186 in the list of 2013 Year-end Top 200 North American tours, based on total gross income .^[8]

References

1. 'American Idol': Aubrey Cleland is the choice for the AT&T 'Idol' Tour fan save 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Zap2It, Retrieved August 7, 2013
2. Halperin, Shirley (May 31, 2013). "'American Idol' Summer Tour: Quarter of Scheduled Dates Canceled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
3. "The IDOL Live! 2013 Tour Dates!". Retrieved June 1, 2013.
4. "Idols In Concert – Stats – 10/17/13". October 17, 2013.
5. Rickey Yaneza (September 30, 2013). "'American Idol' Tour Box Office Report – 32% Capacity, Gross Revenue Down 68%". Archived from the original on October 1, 2013.
6. "Idols In Concert – Stats – 10/10/13". October 10, 2013.
7. MJ (May 31, 2013). "American Idol Live 2013 Tour Dates Cancelled". MJ's Big Blog. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
8. (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2016.