The American Idols Live! Tour 2012 is a summer concert tour in the United States, Canada and Philippines that features the Top 10 contestants of the eleventh season of American Idol. The tour began on July 6, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan and ended on September 21, 2012 in Quezon City, Philippines. 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.[1][2]
| Tour by American Idol | |
 Back – Colton Dixon, Hollie Cavanagh, Phillip Phillips Middle – Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Skylar Laine Front – Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez, DeAndre Brackensick | |
| Start date | July 6, 2012 |
|---|---|
| End date | September 21, 2012 |
| No. of shows | 46 |
| Box office | 14 million from 46 shows |
| American Idol concert chronology | |
Like the 2011 summer tour, this is the second time to include the Philippines at the same venue in Quezon City, marking this the third time that the tour took place outside North America.
Performers
edit| Phillip Phillips (Winner) | Jessica Sanchez (Runner-up) |
| Joshua Ledet (3rd place) | Hollie Cavanagh (4th place) |
| Skylar Laine (5th place) | Elise Testone (6th place) |
| Colton Dixon (7th place) | DeAndre Brackensick (8th place) |
| Heejun Han (9th place) | Erika Van Pelt (10th place) |
Overview
editThe tour this repeated the same format as American Idols Live! Tour 2011, where there were solos and group performances. The first half contained solos from the first five contestants eliminated: Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Deandre Brackensick, Colton Dixon and Elise Testone. The second half started with a set for the runner-up, Jessica Sanchez, then there were performances by Skylar Laine, Hollie Cavanagh and Joshua Ledet, and then a set for the winner, Phillip Phillips. The show ended with a group number.
Unlike previous tours, the stage was placed in the middle of an arena to make it look like a theater environment.
Setlist
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- Top 10 (except Phillips) – "Sing" (My Chemical Romance)[3]
- DeAndre Brackensick – "Master Blaster (Jammin')" (Stevie Wonder)
- Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine – "Undo It" (Carrie Underwood)
- Erika Van Pelt – "Glitter in the Air" (Pink)
- Van Pelt, Cavanagh, Joshua Ledet and Colton Dixon – "Moves like Jagger" (Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera)
- Heejun Han – "Green Light" (John Legend)
- Han, Brackensick and Jessica Sanchez – "Party Rock Anthem" (LMFAO)
- Ledet, Dixon, Brackensick and Han – "Everybody Talks" (Neon Trees)
- Elise Testone – "Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin), "Rumour Has It" (with Brackensick and Van Pelt on backing vocals) (Adele)
- Dixon – "Meant to Live" (Switchfoot), "Never Gone" (Colton Dixon) and "Piano Man" (Billy Joel)
- Top 10 (except Phillips)– "Just the Way You Are"/"What Makes You Beautiful" (Bruno Mars/One Direction)
Intermission
- Sanchez – "Best Thing I Never Had" (Beyoncé), "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" (with Ledet and Brackensick on backing vocals) (Prince) and "Proud Mary" (with Ledet and Brackensick on backing vocals) (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Laine – "Gunpowder & Lead" (Miranda Lambert) and "Stay with Me" (Faces)
- Cavanagh – "Rolling in the Deep" (with Testone and Van Pelt on backing vocals) (Adele) and "Give Your Heart a Break" (Demi Lovato)
- Ledet "Runaway Baby" (with Testone, Brakensick and Van Pelt on backing vocals) (Bruno Mars) and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (James Brown)
- Ledet and Sanchez – "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (George Michael and Aretha Franklin)
- Phillip Phillips – "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) and "Nice & Slow" (Usher)
- Phillips and Testone – "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye feat. Kimbra)
- Phillips (with Sanchez on backing vocal) – "Volcano" (Damien Rice)
- Phillips (with Dixon and Brackensick on backing vocals) – "Home" (Phillip Phillips)
- Sanchez, Cavanagh, Laine, Testone and Van Pelt – "Raise Your Glass" (Pink)
- All Top 10 – "Glad You Came" (The Wanted)
Tour dates
edit| Date[4] | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||||
| July 6, 2012 | Detroit | United States | Joe Louis Arena | 5,441 / 6,219 (87%) | $315,363[5] |
| July 7, 2012 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | 7,374 / 8,340 (88%) | $409,683[5] | |
| July 9, 2012 | Minneapolis | Target Center | 5,488 / 6,339 (87%) | $316,337[5] | |
| July 11, 2012 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | 4,481 / 6,364 (70%) | $255,721[5] | |
| July 12, 2012 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 4,699 / 6,517 (72%) | $276,169[5] | |
| July 14, 2012 | Broomfield | 1stBank Center | 4,007 / 4,920 (81%) | $238,368[5] | |
| July 16, 2012 | West Valley City | Maverik Center | 2,888 / 5,241 (55%) | $165,187[6] | |
| July 18, 2012 | Seattle | KeyArena | 5,970 / 6,353 (94%) | $344,729[6] | |
| July 19, 2012 | Portland | Theater of the Clouds | 5,019 / 6,030 (83%) | $296,049[6] | |
| July 21, 2012 | Sacramento | Power Balance Pavilion | 6,865 / 7,710 (89%) | $379,005[6] | |
| July 22, 2012 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 8,105 / 8,593 (94%) | $451,391[6] | |
| July 23, 2012 | Los Angeles | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live | 5,917 / 6,339 (93%) | $362,096[6] | |
| July 25, 2012 | Ontario | Citizens Business Bank Arena | 5,755 / 6,688 (86%) | $368,054[7] | |
| July 26, 2012 | San Diego | Valley View Casino Center | 5,422 / 6,579 (82%) | $320,449[7] | |
| July 27, 2012 | Glendale | Jobing.com Arena | 4,362 / 5,518 (79%) | $256,030[7] | |
| July 29, 2012 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 8,775 / 9,498 (92%) | $475,103[7] | |
| July 30, 2012 | Lafayette | Cajundome | 9,226 / 9,226 (100%) | $481,581[7] | |
| July 31, 2012 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | 7,152 / 7,152 (100%) | $358,984[7] | |
| August 2, 2012 | Orlando | Amway Center | 6,129 / 6,789 (90%) | $352,338[8] | |
| August 3, 2012 | Sunrise | BankAtlantic Center | 4,294 / 5,492 (63%) | $253,273[8] | |
| August 5, 2012 | Duluth | Arena at Gwinnett Center | 8,053 / 8,053 (100%) | $434,274[8] | |
| August 6, 2012 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | 6,114 / 6,902 (86%) | $336,998[8] | |
| August 8, 2012 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 6,101 / 7,196 (85%) | $349,662[8] | |
| August 9, 2012 | Baltimore | 1st Mariner Arena | 4,200 / 5,579 (75%) | $245,412[8] | |
| August 11, 2012 | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | 5,704 / 6,852 (83%) | $321,084[9] | |
| August 12, 2012 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 7,249 / 7,934 (91%) | $400,179[9] | |
| August 14, 2012 | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center | 4,675 / 6,045 (77%) | $264,284[9] | |
| August 15, 2012 | Rochester | Blue Cross Arena | 3,409 / 4,694 (73%) | $199,444[9] | |
| August 16, 2012 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 7,895 / 8,587 (92%) | $456,218[9] |
| August 18, 2012 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena | 6,299 / 6,821 (92%) | $363,495[9] |
| August 19, 2012 | Worcester | DCU Center | 5,471 / 6,378 (86%) | $316,184[9] | |
| August 21, 2012 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 5,387 / 7,014 (77%) | $312,327[10] | |
| August 22, 2012 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 7,777 / 8,211 (95%) | $421,551[10] | |
| August 25, 2012 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | 4,976 / 5,415 (92%) | $282,631[10] | |
| August 26, 2012 | Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center | 6,840 / 7,361 (93%) | $380,782[10] | |
| August 28, 2012 | Newark | Prudential Center | 8,035 / 8,812 (91%) | $444,658[10] | |
| August 30, 2012 | Albany | Times Union Center | 3,485 / 4,717 (74%) | $203,784[10] | |
| September 1, 2012 | Bridgeport | Webster Bank Arena | 5,586 / 6,694 (83%) | $316,276[11] | |
| September 2, 2012 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 3,920 / 4,897 (80%) | $292,820[11] | |
| September 4, 2012 | Syracuse | Oncenter War Memorial Arena | 2,712 / 4,449 (61%) | $160,018[11] | |
| September 6, 2012 | Wilkes-Barre | Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza | 3,565 / 6,547 (55%) | $204,320[11] | |
| September 7, 2012 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | 6,117 / 7,590 (81%) | $350,948[11] | |
| September 8, 2012 | Reading | Sovereign Center | 4,061 / 6,098 (67%) | $233,468[11] | |
| September 10, 2012 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | 3,527 / 5,627 (63%) | $201,124[11] | |
| September 11, 2012 | Milwaukee | BMO Harris Bradley Center | 4,176 / 5,692 (73%) | $245,171[11] | |
| Asia | |||||
| September 21, 2012 | Quezon City | Philippines | Smart Araneta Coliseum | ||
| TOTAL | 252,703 / 300,072 (84%) | $14,413,023 | |||
Revenue
editThe tour was ranked No. 62 in the list of 2012 Year-end Top 200 North American tours, based on total gross income .[12]
Tour summary
edit- Number of shows – 46 (3 sold out)
- Total gross – $14,413,023 (45 shows)
- Total attendance – 252,703 (84%)
- Average attendance – 5,616 (84.2%)
- Average ticket price – $57.04
- Highest gross – Lafayette, Louisiana – $481,581
- Lowest gross – Syracuse, New York – $160,018
- Highest attendance – Lafayette, Louisiana – 9,226 (100%)
- Lowest attendance – Syracuse, New York – 2,712 (61%)
References
edit- ^ Brian Mansfield (April 27, 2012). "American Idol LIVE! tour dates announced". USA Today. Idol Chatter. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ Gary Graff (July 7, 2012). "American Idols Live! Tour Kicks Off with High-Energy Detroit Show". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ "American Idols Live 2012 - Detroit Michigan Live Blog". July 6, 2012.
- ^ "American Idols Live 2012 Tour". Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
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