Simon Fuller and Live Nation Announce the 2010 American Idol Live! Tour

TICKETS GO ON SALE IN SELECT MARKETS BEGINNING MAY 14th Season Nine's Top 10 Finalists Will Perform Live Across North America This Summer Kicking off on July 1st in Detroit

LOS ANGELES, April 28 /PRNewswire -- As announced on last night's top-rated American Idol performance show, tickets for this year's hotly anticipated American Idol Live! Tour will go on sale in select markets beginning May 14th at LiveNation.com. The American Idol Live! Tour 2010 will feature the American Idol Season 9 top 10 contestants Didi Benami, Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze, Andrew Garcia, Casey James, Aaron Kelly, Michael Lynche, Siobhan Magnus, Katie Stevens, and Tim Urban.

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America's #1 show will make 49 stops this summer at a mix of top arenas and amphitheaters across North America giving fans a chance once again to catch their favorite "Idols" performing live in a town near them. The Live Nation promoted tour begins on July 1st at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit and runs through September 14th in Pittsburgh at the Consol Energy Center.

Simon Fuller, creator and executive producer of American Idol stated, "We are all looking forward to this year's American Idol Live! Tour. This is always one of the highlights of the year. Each of the Idols have the chance to meet the people that voted for them and perform at incredible venues all over America, another special moment in their developing careers."

A limited number of 4-Pack ticket packages will be offered for $75* that includes 4 lawn tickets to participating amphitheaters, while supplies last.

Omaha, Nebraska and Toledo, Ohio go on sale May 14th. All other dates listed go on sale May 15th. To purchase tickets and for complete tour information, fans can visit AmericanIdol.com and LiveNation.com. Event times and dates are subject to change.

*Quantities are limited and additional fees may apply. AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! TOUR DATES July Thu 1 Auburn Hills Palace at Auburn Hills Fri 2 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest Sat 3 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena Mon 5 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum Wed 7 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Sat 10 Atlantic City Etess Arena Sun 11 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center Tue 13 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Wed 14 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena Thu 15 Hershey, PA Giant Center Sat 17 Albany, NY Times Union Center Sun 18 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center Tue 20 Newark, NJ Prudential Center Fri 23 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live Sat 24 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena Sun 25 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Tue 27 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena Wed 28 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena Thu 29 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheater Sat 31 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena August Sun 1 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center Tue 3 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center Wed 4 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum Sat 7 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sun 8 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Mon 9 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Thu 12 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center Fri 13 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center Sat 14 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View Mon 16 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena Tue 17 Anaheim, CA Honda Center Wed 18 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena Fri 20 Seattle, WA Key Arena Sat 21 Portland, OR Rose Garden Mon 23 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre Wed 25 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Thu 26 Omaha, NB Qwest Center Fri 27 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center Sun 29 Minneapolis, MN Target Center Mon 30 Chicago, IL United Center Tue 31 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena September Thu 2 Toledo, OH The Huntington Center Fri 3 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Sat 4 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse Tue 7 Winnipeg MTS Centre Fri 10 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena Sat 11 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena Mon 13 Bridgeport, CT Arena at Harbor Yard Tue 14 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center About 19 Entertainment

19 Entertainment Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of CKX, Inc. , is engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content. 19 Entertainment represents stars including David and Victoria Beckham, Carrie Underwood, Andy Murray, Daughtry, Annie Lennox, Will Young, Cathy Dennis, The Spice Girls and others. 19 Entertainment is the producer / co-producer of several internationally successful TV formats including "American Idol", "Little Britain USA" and "So You Think You Can Dance". 19 Recordings is a major producer of music in North America with over 100 million units sold in the last ten years by stars including Adam Lambert, Kelly Clarkson, David Cook, Jordin Sparks, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Kris Allen and others.

About Live Nation

Live Nation Entertainment is the largest live entertainment company in the world, consisting of five businesses: concert promotion and venue operations, sponsorship, ticketing solutions, e-commerce and artist management. Live Nation seeks to innovate and enhance the live entertainment experience for artists and fans: before, during and after the show.

In 2009, Live Nation sold 140 million tickets, promoted 21,000 concerts, partnered with 850 sponsors and averaged 25 million unique monthly users of its e-commerce sites. For additional information, visit http://www.livenation.com/investors.

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CONTACT: Chloe Ellers, [phone], [e-mail], or Michael
Cilnis, [phone], [e-mail], both of B|W|R Public Relations
for American Idol Live!; or Liz Morentin of Live Nation, [phone],
[e-mail]

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