American Idol has released the tour dates and cities for the 11th season. The winner of Season 11 will be announced in May. 10 contestants are going on tour for American Idol 2012. Those joining the tour include Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, DeAndre Brackensick, Colton Dixon, Elise Testone, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Skylar Laine, and Philip Phillips.
The tour dates and cities for American Idol 11 are listed below. The first stop is in Detroit on July 6, 2012. In all, there are 45 scheduled stops, and the last stop is the Milwaukee concert, which takes place on September 11, 2012.
7/6 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
7/7 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
7/9 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
7/11 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
7/12 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
7/14 Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center
7/16 West Valley City, UT Maverik Center
7/18 Seattle, WA Key Arena at Seattle Center
7/19 Portland, OR Rose Garden
7/21 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion
7/22 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose
7/23 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
7/25 Ontario, CA Citizens Business Bank Arena
7/26 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
7/27 Glendale, AZ jobing.com Arena
7/29 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
7/30 Lafayette, LA Cajundome
7/31 Jackson, MS Mississippi Coliseum
8/2 Orlando, FL Amway Center
8/3 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
8/5 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center
8/6 N. Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum
8/8 Washington, DC Verizon Center
8/9 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Center
8/11 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
8/12 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
8/14 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
8/15 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
8/16 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
8/18 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
8/19 Worcester, MA DCU Center
8/21 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
8/22 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
8/25 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
8/26 Providence, RI Dunkin Donuts Center
8/28 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
8/30 Albany, NY Times Union Center
9/1 Bridgeport, CT Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard
9/2 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
9/4 Syracuse, NY War Memorial at OnCenter
9/6 Wilkes Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
9/7 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
9/8 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
9/10 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
9/11 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center