Comments on: Idol Tour Dates Announced

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:39:23 +0000

i am so upset that they kind of skip over any deep south states!! no b’ham, no new orleans?!?!? sniff…. :down_tb:

By: Sparkles

Sparkles — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:31:25 +0000

What, no Milwaukee?

By: RollTide

RollTide — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:46:08 +0000

DidnÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Bham have a poor showing last year?

Yes it did. My SIL and I were pretty much in one section almost by ourselves. Guess that’s why they’re not coming back. I’m completely bummed. No Michael and David C. for me. **sniff**

By: jersey

jersey — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:25:55 +0000

Hisaki, Newark is just a short train ride from NYC. And the new venue is right by the train station.

By: MahlerFan

MahlerFan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:15:55 +0000

Denver is consistently snubbed, despite its position as a major metropolitan area that isn’t really close to another one. They only came here for Ace during Season 5, and even that was added late.

The big gap between Salt Lake (guess they’re doing it at the E Center instead of EnergySolutions Arena, formerly the Delta Center) and Kansas City gives me hope. Heck, it doesn’t have to be the Pepsi Center. They could do it at Magness Arena on Denver University or even the Coors Events Center in Boulder.

But Denver should NOT be consistently snubbed as it is. Let’s hope for more dates.

By: hicksaholic

hicksaholic — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:41:19 +0000

Kind of interesting that no Alabama venues are booked. I’d like to think the shabby way that AI treated Taylor is the reason they feel a Birmingham concert would not be supported. Didn’t Bham have a poor showing last year?

By: sciencefan

sciencefan — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:39:19 +0000

BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They’re not coming to Maine this year!!!
Instead of a half hour drive, it’ll be a 2 1/2 hour drive!!!!!!

I hope they’re not basing it on last year’s turnout which could have been lousy based on the fact that the whole season was lousy.

By: Hisaki

Hisaki — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:09:21 +0000

No New York City? Damn. Well, it’s not like I could’ve gone anyway…

The tour ends where Cookie was living prior to Idol? That’s pretty interesting. I’ll bet anything the venue is going to be littered with David Cook posters and loads of screaming fans, heh.

By: MrsTrep

MrsTrep — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:36:56 +0000

They aren’t coming to Maine :furious_tb: I’m going to have to go to ManchVegas again on a Sunday night…. urgh! I’m getting too old for late nights!

By: grrrr

grrrr — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:52:21 +0000

Aww, they’re going back to the mini-concerts format? Where someone who sings in the first half for 10 minutes won’t be seen until the last few minutes of the show? That’s disappointing.
But don’t get me wrong, I’ll totally go this year. And if any of my local radio stations give away M&G passes, I will glue myself to a phone and listen to Top 40 regurgitated barf until I win some. There’s no going back once to regular Idol tour stuff once you do the M&G, even if it is a 2 minute rush-job.

By: jersey

jersey — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:46:33 +0000

It appears, they’re doing the new Pru center in Newark this year instead of Continental Airlines Arena. I’ve heard the place is great but I’ve yet to go. Unfortunately, my nieces now live in Houston so I need to find some other pre-teen girls to accompany me as cover, LOL.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:40:00 +0000

Ugh, I hated the season 4 concert format.

By: itsalleternal

itsalleternal — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:01:34 +0000

They may have competition though – quite a few of the non-finalists have started their own tour, which is starting in Tulsa in May 9 (they are trying to book dates now).

By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:42:13 +0000

Wow!!! A couple of days between Tampa and Houston–Hope that means that they will be staying in Houston for a couple of days

By: pj

pj — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:21:11 +0000

dante, you need to come to chicago. just sayin’