'AMERICAN IDOL Hits the Road', Tour Launches in Portland 7/5

The American Idols Tour "hits the road" this summer. It was announced today that he top 10 finalists, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver, and Scott MacIntyre, will take the stage on a 50 city tour beginning July 5th.

The New York Post announced last month that former 'WICKED' cast member Adam Lambert is the odds-on favorite to be the next "American Idol."

Oddsmakers from Latin American to London for the first time this week have made the show-stopping crooner such a prohibitive favorite to win this year's "Idol" that a $1 bet on him will pay only 80 cents reports the Post. To read the Post take on Lambert's chances, click here.

In addition to performing in WICKED, Adam Lambert also had a role in The Ten Commandments and appeared in The Zodiac Show.

AMERICAN IDOL is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller, founder of 19 Entertainment; and executive-produced by Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America; and Ken Warwick, Executive Producer, FremantleMedia North America.

For more information visit, www.americanidol.com.

Tickets for all performances go on sale Saturday, May 9th.

Below is the complete list of dates and locations, as well as the date and time that the tickets go on sale.

DATE MARKET VENUE ON SALE DATE ON SALE TIME
July 5 Portland, OR Rose Garden Sat, May 9 10am
July 7 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome Sat, May 9 10am
July 8 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place Sat, May 9 12 noon
July 10 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena Sat, May 9 10am
July 11 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena Sat, May 9 10am
July 12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose Sat, May 9 10am
July 14 West Valley City, UT The E Center Sat, May 9 10am
July 16 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center Sat, May 9 10am
July 17 Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena Sat, May 9 10am
July 18 San Diego, CA San Diego Sports Arena Sat, May 9 10am
July 20 Glendale, AZ jobing.com Arena Sat, May 9 10am
July 23 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Sat, May 9 10am
July 24 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Sat, May 9 10am
July 25 N. Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena Sat, May 9 10am
July 26 Memphis, TN FedExForum Sat, May 9 10am
July 28 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum Sat, May 9 10am
July 29 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center Sat, May 9 10am
July 31 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 1 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena Sat, May 9 10am
August 2 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Sat, May 9 10am
August 4 Washington, DC Verizon Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 5 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena Sat, May 9 10am
August 7 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall Sat, May 9 10am
August 8 Newark, NJ Prudential Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 11 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum Sat, May 9 10am
August 14 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum Sat, May 9 10am
August 15 Rochester, NY BlueCross Arena Sat, May 9 10am
August 16 Hartford, CT XL Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 18 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden Sat, May 9 10am
August 19 Albany, NY Times Union Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 20 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 22 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena Sat, May 9 10am
August 23 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 25 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 26 Auburn Hills, MI Palace at Auburn Hills Sat, May 9 10am
August 28 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 29 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center Sat, May 9 10am
August 30 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Sat, May 9 10am
September 1 Minneapolis, MN Target Center Sat, May 9 10am
September 2 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena Sat, May 9 10am
September 4 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center Sat, May 9 10am
September 5 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse Sat, May 9 10am
September 6 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Sat, May 9 10am
September 8 Reading, PA Sovereign Center Sat, May 9 10am
September 9 Wilkes Barre, PA Wachovia Arena Sat, May 9 10am
September 10 Bridgeport, CT Arena at Harbor Yard Sat, May 9 10am
September 12 Portand, ME Cumberland County Civic Center Sat, May 9 10am
September 13 Providence, RI Dunkin' Donuts Center Sat, May 9 10am
September 14 Syracuse, NY WarMemorial at OnCenter Sat, May 9 10am
September 15 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena Sat, May 9 10am