American Idols Live! Tour 2012

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 theater-like environment.^[1][2]

American Idols Live! Tour 2012

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

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

The 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

Phillip Phillips performing on the 2012 tour at Seattle Center's KeyArena

• 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

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

The 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

• 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%)