'American Idol' down to final two as Top 10 prep for tour
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The eighth season of "American Idol" is now down to the final two as the " American Idols Live !" tour approaches.
Danny Gokey got the boot on Wednesday's installment of the Fox reality competition, while Adam Lambert and Kris Allen are still standing. The final three contestants completed two performance rounds on the episode, singing a song selected by the judges for one round and another during which the contestants chose their own material. Lambert belted out U2's "One" per the judges' requests, while Allen was asked to sing OneRepublic's "Apologize" and Gokey performed Terence Trent D'Arby's "Dance Little Sister." For the second set, Lambert selected Aerosmith's "Cryin," Allen went with Kanye West's "Heartless" and Gokey covered Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful."
Gokey, the 29-year-old widower and church music director from Milwaukee, brought in the fewest votes from viewers Wednesday and was eliminated from the competition.
The final two, who recently enjoyed hometown visits after weeks of TV-show quarantine, will vie for the top spot when they perform for the last time next Tuesday (5/19). The results will air live next Wednesday (5/20) in a two-hour season finale that will crown one of the singers the next American Idol.
Gokey will return to the stage, however, alongside Allen, Lambert and the rest of the Top 10 finalists for the "American Idols Live!" tour, which kicks off July 5 in Portland, OR. The 50-city run spreads from the West Coast through the South and Midwest before finishing up along the eastern seaboard in mid-September. The full schedule is shown below.
Joining Gokey, Lambert and Allen on the tour will be Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver and Scott MacIntyre.
July 2009
5 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
7 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
8 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
10 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
11 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
12 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose
14 - West Valley City, UT - The E Center
16 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
17 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Business Bank Arena
18 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
20 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
24 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
25 - North Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
26 - Memphis, TN - FedExForum
28 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
29 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
31 - Duluth, GA - The Arena at Gwinnett Center
August 2009
1 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
2 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
4 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
5 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
7 - Atlantic City, NJ - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
8 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
11 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum
15 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
16 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
18 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
19 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
20 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
23 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
25 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
26 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
28 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
29 - St Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
30 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
September 2009
1 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
2 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
4 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum
5 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
8 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
9 - Wilke-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
10 - Bridgeport, CT - Arena at Harbor Yard
12 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
13 - Providence, RI - Dunkin' Donuts Center
14 - Syracuse, NY - War Memorial at Oncenter
15 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
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