'American Idol,' Jonas Brothers, Tool Announce Tours

This season's American Idol Top 10 contestants, including favorites Crystal Bowersox and Michael Lynche, are set to go from your television to your local amphitheatre as the American Idol Live! tour has announced its mammoth summer itinerary. Plus, the Jonas Brothers confirm plans to embark on a world tour, but not before a full-scale trek across America. And prog-metal gods Tool have revealed their first tour dates of 2010. Full details below:
 
American Idol Live!
July 1 - Auburn Hills @ Palace at Auburn Hills
July 2 -  Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
July 3 -  Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
July 5 - Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum
July 7 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach
July 10 - Atlantic City @ Etess Arena
July 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
July 13 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun
July 14 - Manchester, NH @ Verizon Wireless Arena
July 15 - Hershey, PA @ Giant Center
July 17 - Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
July 18 - Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
July 20 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
July 23 - Washington, DC @ Jiffy Lube Live
July 24 - Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
July 25 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 27 - Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
July 28 - Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena
July 29 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 31 - Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
Aug. 1 - Duluth, GA @ Arena at Gwinnett Center
Aug. 3 - Sunrise, FL @ BankAtlantic Center
Aug. 4 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
Aug. 7 -  Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 8 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
Aug. 9 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Aug. 12 - Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
Aug. 13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
Aug. 14 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 16 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
Aug. 17 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda center
Aug. 18 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
Aug. 20 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
Aug. 21 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
Aug. 23 - Denver, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Aug. 25 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Aug. 26 - Omaha, NB @ Qwest Center
Aug. 27 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
Aug. 29 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
Aug. 30 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
Aug. 31 - Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
Sept. 2 - Toledo, OH @ The Huntington Center
Sept. 3 -  Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Sept. 4 -  Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
Sept. 7 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Sept. 10 - Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
Sept. 11 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
Sept. 13 - Bridgeport, CT @ Arena at Harbor Yard
Sept. 14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center
 
Jonas Brothers
July 27 - Dallas, TX
July 29 - San Antonio, TX
July 31 - Houston, TX
Aug. 2 - Tulsa, OK
Aug. 3 - Wichita, KS
Aug. 5 - Indianapolis, IN
Aug. 6 - St. Louis, MO
Aug. 7 - Tinley Park, IL
Aug. 10 - Cincinnati, OH
Aug. 11 - Pittsburgh, PA
Aug. 12 - Bristow, VA
Aug. 13 - Hartford, CT
Aug. 14 - Hershey, PA
Aug. 16 - Holmdel, NJ
Aug. 21 - Wantagh, NY
Aug. 25 - Boston, MA
Aug. 27 - Camden, NJ
Aug. 29 - Virginia Beach, VA
Aug. 31 - Cleveland, OH
Sept. 1 - Detroit, MI
Sept. 2 - Toronto, ON
Sept. 4 - Montreal, QC
Sept. 7 - Milwaukee, WI
Sept. 8 - Minneapolis, MN
Sept. 9 - Omaha, NE
Sept. 11 - Denver, CO
Sept. 14 - Seattle, WA
Sept. 15 - Vancouver, BC
Sept. 17 - Wheatland, CA
Sept. 18 - San Jose, CA
Sept. 19 - Concord, CA
Sept. 21 - Fresno, CA
Sept. 23 - Irvine, CA
Sept. 25 - Chula Vista, CA
Sept. 26 - Phoenix, AZ
Sept. 29 - Oklahoma City, OK
Sept. 30 - Little Rock, AR
Oct. 6 - New Orleans, LA
Oct. 8 - Tampa, FL
Oct. 9 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oct. 12 - Orlando, FL
Oct. 14 - Atlanta, GA
Oct. 15 - Nashville, TN
Oct. 16 - Charlotte, NC
Oct. 17 - Raleigh, NC
 
Tool
June 19 - New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront Arena
June 20 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
June 23 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center
July 7 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
July 9 - Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place

 

• 
  MUSIC Exclusive Live Chat With Linkin Park and Incubus
• 
  MOVIES & TV Peter Travers: 'The Avengers' Has it All
• 
  POLITICS Matt Taibbi: Jon Corzine Is the Original Zimmerman
• 
  VIDEOS Exclusive Premiere: Tenacious D's 'Tinnitus'

Song Stories

“Baby Got Back”

Sir Mix-a-Lot | 1992

While watching a Budweiser commercial during the Super Bowl, Sir Mix-a-Lot thought the skinny female models in the ad didn’t represent reality. So he wrote this ode to ample bottoms, featuring its famous to-the-point lyric: “I like big butts and I cannot lie.” MTV banished the video, featuring shaking booties and sexually suggestive fruit, to 9 p.m. or later. “I thought my career was over,” he told Rolling Stone. “Then I called Rick Rubin, and I told him the video was banned, and he was like, 'Great!' We sold another 2 million records.”

More Song Stories entries »

Twitter