AMERICAN IDOL ANNOUNCES 2018 LIVE TOUR THE 40+ CITY SUMMER TOUR FEATURES TOP 7 FINALISTS WITH SPECIAL GUEST SEASON 8 WINNER KRIS ALLEN After a monumental return to television in 2018, announces it's taking the show on the road with the American Idol Live! The shows will feature this season's talented Top 7 finalists: , , , , , and with special guest, Season 8 American Idolwinner, Kris Allen. The 40+ city tour will kick off on Wednesday, July 11 in Redding, CA and wrap on Sunday, September 16 in Washington, DC. Full list of tour dates below. Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Friday, May 11 at 10a. Joining the tour on select dates is In Real Life, winner of ABC's 2017 summer reality competition show Boy Band. VIP packages will be available through giving fans the chance to purchase prime seats and meet and greets with the cast. Produced by Faculty Productions in conjunction with CORE Media Group, American Idol Live! Fair July 13: Napa, CA - Uptown Theater July 16: Denver, CO - Paramount Theater July 19: Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie July 20: San Antonio, TX - The Tobin Center for Performing Arts July 21: McAllen, TX - McAllen Performing Arts Center July 23: Tucson, AZ - Fox Tuscon July 24: Mesa, AZ - Ikeda Theater July 26: San Diego, CA - Copley Hall July 27: Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery July 29: Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena July 30: Modesto, CA - Gallo Center for the Arts July 31: Livermore, CA - Wente Vineyards August 1: San Luis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theatre August 3: Thousand Oaks, CA - Bank of America Performing Arts Center August 4: Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre August 5: Riverside, CA - Fox Performing Arts Center August 8: Tulsa, OK - Club Brady August 9: Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater August 10: St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre August 12: Baltimore, MD - The Lyric August 13: Albany, NY - The Palace Theatre August 14: Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater August 16: Westbury, NY - The Space at Westbury August 17: Morristown, NJ - Mayo Performing Arts Center August 18: Englewood, NJ - Bergen Performing Arts Center August 19: Lynn, MA - Lynn Auditorium August 21: Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre August 22: Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre at Old National Centre August 23: Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theatre August 24: Sioux Falls, SD - Washington Pavilion August 27: Salem, OR - Oregon State Fair August 28: Monroe, WA - Evergreen State Fair August 30: Billings, MT - Alberta Bair Theater August 31: Kamas, UT - DeJoria Center September 2: Deadwood, SD - Deadwood Mountain Grand Casino September 5: Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre September 6: Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater September 7: Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Theatre September 9: Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium September 10: Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center September 12: York, PA - York Fair September 13: Munhall, PA - Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall September 14: Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie September 15: New Bedford, MA - Zeiterion Performing Arts Center September 16: Washington, DC - Warner Theater.