--

“American Idol” is hitting the road yet again and coming to a town near you!

The “American Idols Live!” 2009 Tour kicks off in Portland, OR on July 5, and will feature the top 10 contestants from “American Idol” season 8.

Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver and Scott MacIntyre will visit 50 cities across North America as part of highly anticipated summer tour.

The full schedule for American Idols Live! Tour 2009 is as follows:

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

Tickets go on sake beginning May 9.

For more information, fans can visit AmericanIdol.com.

Copyright 2010 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Keep your Access to everything in Hollywood! Breaking news and personal commentary from Billy, Tony, Shaun, Maria & all of our producers! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter now!