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American Idol tour to feature special guest musical performances

Published

May 19, 2015

Fans can expect to see live performances from newly-crowned Idol winner Nick Fradiani, as well as runner-up winner Clark Beckham, Jax, Tyanna Jones and Rayvon Owen. They will display their individual vocals and skills in a never before “Storytellers” style concert, where they will be backed by a live band.

American Idol is the most successful musical competition in the history of television, and it returns this summer for its 14th consecutive national tour, which will feature 37 performances in different cities. It kicks off on July 7 in Clearwater, Florida, and on August 5, they will be performing at Beacon Theatre in New York City.

In addition, it has been confirmed, via 19 Entertainment, that several Idols from this season will join the tour in select cities as special guest performers. Joey Cook will join the tour for the first six nights in Clearwater, Sarasota, Melbourne, Orlando, Fort Myers and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

This past season of American Idol was produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest, and its three judges included country mega-star Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr.

For more information on this year’s American Idol Live tour dates, check out its official website.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 24,700 original articles over the past 20 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 19-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.