Tour schedule! (Oh, and a little news, too...)

As announced by Ryan Seacrest during tonight's...er, interesting Idol show, the tour schedule has just been released. You can check it out here or scroll on down:

(Links go to venue membership/mailing list pages, if available; otherwise, link is venue's home page.)

6-Jul	Manchester, NH	Verizon Wireless Arena
8-Jul	Worcester, MA	DCU Center
9-Jul	Hartford, CT	Hartford Civic Center
11-Jul	Albany, NY	Pepsi Arena
12-Jul	Hershey, PA	GIANT Center
13-Jul	East Rutherford, NJ	Continental Airlines Arena
15-Jul	Long Island, NY	Nassau Coliseum
18-Jul	Wilkes Barre, PA	Wachovia Arena
19-Jul	Cleveland, OH	Wolstein Center
21-Jul	Rochester, NY	BlueCross Arena
22-Jul	Philadelphia, PA	Wachovia Center
23-Jul	Atlantic City, NJ	Boardwalk Hall
25-Jul	Bridgeport, CT	Arena at Harbor Yard
27-Jul	Pittsburgh, PA	Mellon Arena
28-Jul	Washington DC	Verizon Center
29-Jul	Richmond, VA	Richmond Coliseum
30-Jul	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Coliseum
1-Aug	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Bobcats Arena
2-Aug	Columbia, SC	Colonial Center
3-Aug	Duluth, GA	Arena at Gwinnett Center
5-Aug	Sunrise, FL	BankAtlantic Center
6-Aug	Tampa, FL	St. Pete Times Forum
8-Aug	Birmingham, AL	BJCC Arena
10-Aug	Nashville, TN	Gaylord Entertainment Center
11-Aug	Columbus, OH	Value City Arena
12-Aug	Milwaukee, WI	Bradley Center
13-Aug	St. Louis, MO	Savvis Center
15-Aug	Grand Rapids, MI	Van Andel Arena
16-Aug	Detroit, MI	Joe Louis Arena
18-Aug	Louisville, KY	Freedom Hall
19-Aug	Chicago, IL	Allstate Arena
20-Aug	Peoria, IL	Peoria Civic Center
22-Aug	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center
26-Aug	Los Angeles, CA	Staples Center
27-Aug	Anaheim, CA	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
29-Aug	Sacramento, CA	ARCO Arena
30-Aug	San Jose, CA	HP Pavilion at San Jose
1-Sep	Portland, OR	Rose Garden
2-Sep	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome

"Sale information to follow", they say. We'll be on top of things as best we can. Get those credit cards ready! (And if you'd like tour news sent to your inbox, check out our "presale tips" post from a few days ago for some handy addresses.)

Edited 4/29: All tickets for the general public go on sale May 20th at 10 a.m., except:
Worcester, MA and Pittsburgh, PA--May 19 at 10 a.m.
Los Angeles , CA and Anaheim, CA--May 21st at noon

Bookmark the official tour page at AmericanIdol.com for the latest information.

Other bits and bobs culled from the boards:

Via the ongoing "Any news from Nashville?" thread at the official boards, here's a bit of gossip from The Tennessean about where Bucky was spotted last Friday, along with a cameo by Constantine Maroulis.

Bucky will be appearing on Greensboro/High Point's Fox 8 Morning News bright and early this Thurdsay; "you will be able to call in with your American Idol questions for Bucky", the site promises. Should be fun! (We bet there'll be a great discussion at Rawkhands.org after the fact...)

Finally, a truly dazzling new Bucky fan/tribute site is up and running; tons of photos and goodies, and its own message board, too. Enjoy! (Very graphics intense; dial-up users may need a little patience.)

More tour news as soon as we can find it--can't wait to see what the summer holds!