American Idols Live! Tour 2003

(Redirected from American Idols LIVE! Tour 2003) 2003 summer concert tour

American Idols LIVE! Tour 2003
American Idol concert chronology
Tour by American Idol
Clockwise from top right – Kimberly Caldwell, Julia DeMato, Kimberley Locke, Rickey Smith, Charles Grigsby, Carmen Rusmusen, Trenyce Center – Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken
Start date	July 8, 2003
End date	August 31, 2003
No. of shows	41
Box office	US$15.6 million
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American Idols Live! Tour 2003 was a concert tour featuring 9 of the top 12 contestants of the second season of American Idol, which aired in 2003. It began on July 8, 2003, St. Paul, Minnesota and finished on August 31, 2003, in Anaheim, California. Josh Gracin was unable to participate in the tour as he was recalled to his unit in the U.S. Marines, and Corey Clark was barred from participating due to his failure to reveal his Misdemeanor arrest. Corey Clark was replaced by Charles Grigsby for the tour, but the show producers opted not to replace Josh Gracin with twelfth-placed finisher Vanessa Olivarez.

Following the success of the first concert tour of 2002, the tour was expanded to 41 dates, including a stop in Canada. The tour was sponsored by Kellogg's Pop-Tarts.

Performers

9 of Top 12
Ruben Studdard (winner)	Clay Aiken (2nd place)
Kimberley Locke (3rd place)	Trenyce (5th place)
Carmen Rasmusen (6th place)	Kimberly Caldwell (7th place)
Rickey Smith (8th place)	Julia DeMato (10th place)
Charles Grigsby (11th place)

Show overview

The show had the similar structure as that of the previous season, with the first half being entirely solos performed by contestants in elimination order, and the second half consisting of performances in groups and some solos. There was however more varied ensemble singing with a number of duets and a few trios introduced.

Setlist

Charles Grigsby – "Do I Do" (Stevie Wonder)
Julia DeMato – "Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)
Rickey Smith – "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Michael Jackson)
Kimberly Caldwell – "Stuck" (Stacie Orrico)
Carmen Rasmusen – "Up!" (Shania Twain)
Trenyce – "Proud Mary" (Tina Turner)
Kimberley Locke – "Band of Gold" (Freda Payne)
Clay Aiken – "This is the Night" (Clay Aiken)
Ruben Studdard – "Superstar" (The Carpenters), "Never Too Much" (Luther Vandross)

Intermission

Guys – "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Frank Sinatra)
Ladies – "Bootylicious" (Destiny's Child)
Studdard and Aiken – "The Girl is Mine" (Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney)
Locke – "Inseparable" (Natalie Cole)
Group – Bee Gees medley – "Jive Talkin'" (Grigsby), "Stayin' Alive" (Smith), "How Deep Is Your Love" (Grigsby, Smith, Aiken), "To Love Somebody" (Aiken), "Emotion" (DeMato, Caldwell, Rasmussen, Trenyce), "If I Can't Have You" (Locke), "Nights on Broadway" (Studdard), "Night Fever" (Group), "You Should Be Dancing" (Group)
Studdard – "Can I Get Your Attention" (Ruben Studdard) or "No Ruben" (Ruben Studdard)
Grigsby and Smith – "Let's Go Crazy" (Prince)
Rasmusen (with Grigsby and Smith) – "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (Deniece Williams)
Aiken – "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John)
Locke – "Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland)
Caldwell (with Rasmusen and DeMato) – "Feel Good Time" (Pink)
Smith and DeMato – "If I Never Met You"
Trenyce – "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston)
Ladies – "I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan)
Studdard and Locke – "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson)
Group – "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes)
Aiken – "Invisible" (D-Side)
Studdard – "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife)
Studdard, Aiken and Locke – "Imagine" (John Lennon)
Group – "God Bless the U.S.A." (Lee Greenwood)

Additional notes

Ruben Studdard performed either "Can I Get Your Attention" or "No Ruben" at different shows.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance (percentage)
July 8, 2003	Saint Paul	United States	Xcel Energy Center	79.4%
July 9, 2003	Chicago		United Center	87.1%
July 11, 2003	Columbus		Nationwide Arena	82.2%
July 12, 2003	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse	59.1%
July 13, 2003	Cincinnati		U.S. Bank Arena	66.34%
July 15, 2003	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena	77.6%
July 16, 2003	Wilkes-Barre		First Union Arena	87.7%
July 18, 2003	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center	100%
July 19, 2003	Buffalo		HSBC Arena	73.9%
July 20, 2003	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena	100%
July 22, 2003	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre	100%
July 23, 2003	Cleveland	United States	CSU Convocation Center	100%
July 25, 2003	Worcester		Worcester's Centrum Centre	100%
July 26, 2003	Worcester		Worcester's Centrum Centre	100%
July 27, 2003	Philadelphia		First Union Center	100%
July 28, 2003	Washington, D.C.		MCI Center	100%
July 30, 2003	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena	100%
July 31, 2003	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum	100%
August 1, 2003	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum	100%
August 2, 2003	Providence		Dunkin' Donuts Center	100%
August 4, 2003	Albany		Pepsi Arena	100%
August 5, 2003	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum	84.1%
August 6, 2003	Raleigh		RBC Center	100%
August 8, 2003	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum	100%
August 9, 2003	Atlanta		Philips Arena	100%
August 10, 2003	Orlando		TD Waterhouse Center	90.5%
August 12, 2003	Sunrise		Office Depot Center	80.5%
August 13, 2003	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum	98.4%
August 15, 2003	Birmingham		BJCC Arena	100%
August 16, 2003	Memphis		Pyramid Arena	60.7%
August 17, 2003	St. Louis		Savvis Center	67.3%
August 19, 2003	Dallas		American Airlines Center	55.5%
August 20, 2003	Houston		Compaq Center	52.2%
August 21, 2003	Oklahoma City		Ford Center	47.7%
August 23, 2003	Salt Lake City		Delta Center	63.7%
August 24, 2003	Boise		Pavilion at BSU	41.5%
August 26, 2003	Seattle		KeyArena	87.9%
August 27, 2003	Portland		Rose Garden Arena	62.2%
August 28, 2003	Sacramento		ARCO Arena	78.6%
August 30, 2003	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose	100%
August 31, 2003	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond	100%

Response

This tour was an even greater success than the first one with sell-out shows in many cities. In total 411,005 tickets were sold, yielding a gross total of $15,977,802 as reported by Billboard, nearly doubling that of Season 1 tour.

Tour summary

Number of shows – 41 (19 sold out)
Total gross – $15,977,802
Total attendance – 411,005
Average attendance – 10,025 (85%)
Average ticket price – $38.87
Highest gross – Detroit, Michigan – $545,543
Lowest gross – Boise, Idaho – $121,455
Highest attendance – Charlotte, North Carolina – 14,645 (100%)
Lowest attendance – Boise, Idaho – 2,905 (41.5%)

References

v t e American Idol season 2
Finalists	Ruben Studdard Clay Aiken Kimberley Locke Josh Gracin Trenyce Carmen Rasmusen Kimberly Caldwell Rickey Smith Corey Clark Julia DeMato Charles Grigsby Vanessa Olivarez
Other sources	Tour "Flying Without Wings" "This Is the Night"

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Finalists

Winners	Kelly Clarkson Ruben Studdard Fantasia Barrino Carrie Underwood Taylor Hicks Jordin Sparks David Cook Kris Allen Lee DeWyze Scotty McCreery Phillip Phillips Candice Glover Caleb Johnson Nick Fradiani Trent Harmon Maddie Poppe Laine Hardy Just Sam Chayce Beckham Noah Thompson Iam Tongi Abi Carter
Runners-up	Justin Guarini Clay Aiken Diana DeGarmo Bo Bice Katharine McPhee Blake Lewis David Archuleta Adam Lambert Crystal Bowersox Lauren Alaina Jessica Sanchez Kree Harrison Jena Irene Clark Beckham La'Porsha Renae Caleb Lee Hutchinson Alejandro Aranda Arthur Gunn Willie Spence HunterGirl Megan Danielle Will Moseley
Other alumni	Nikki McKibbin Josh Gracin Jennifer Hudson Lucky Daye Elliott Yamin Chris Daughtry Kellie Pickler Mandisa Danny Gokey Anoop Desai Felicia Barton Todrick Hall Tori Kelly Haley Reinhart Colton Dixon Monogem Angie Miller Daniel Seavey Gabby Barrett Catie Turner Lauren Spencer-Smith Benson Boone

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