American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the UK reality program Pop Idol.  The program seeks to discover the best young singer in the country, through a series of nationwide auditions. The outcomes of the latter stages of this competition is wholly determined by public voting. The format features three judges who critique the contestants' performances in order to facilitate the voting. These are: record producer and bass player Randy Jackson; former pop star Paula Abdul; and producer and manager Simon Cowell. Ryan Seacrest is the current lone host.  See American Idols LIVE!  Purchase your American Idols tickets today! Here are the dates and times.:

Thu 07/06/06 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
Sat 07/08/06 Worcester, MA DCU Center
Sun 07/09/06 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center
Tue 07/11/06 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena
Wed 07/12/06 Hershey, PA Giant Center
Thu 07/13/06 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
Sat 07/15/06 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
Tue 07/18/06 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wachovia Arena
Wed 07/19/06 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center at CSU
Fri 07/21/06 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena
Sat 07/22/06 American Idol Philadelphia tickets, PA Wachovia Center
Sun 07/23/06 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
Tue 07/25/06 Bridgeport, CT Arena @ Harbor Yard
Thu 07/27/06 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
Fri 07/28/06 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Sat 07/29/06 Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum
Sun 07/30/06 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Tue 08/01/06 Charlotte, NC Charlottte Bobcats Arena
Wed 08/02/06 Columbia, SC Colonial Center
Thu 08/03/06 Duluth, GA Arena @ Gwinnett Center
Sat 08/05/06 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
Sun 08/06/06 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
Tue 08/08/06 Birmingham, AL Birm. Jefferson Arena
Thu 08/10/06 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center
Fri 08/11/06 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
Sat 08/12/06 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
Sun 08/13/06 Saint Louis, MO Savvis Center
Tue 08/15/06 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
Wed 08/16/06 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Fri 08/18/06 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall
Sat 08/19/06 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
Sun 08/20/06 Peoria, IL Civic Center Arena
Tue 08/22/06 Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Sat 08/26/06 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Sun 08/27/06 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond
Tue 08/29/06 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
Wed 08/30/06 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion At San Jose
Fri 09/01/06 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
Sat 09/02/06 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome