American Idol Tour Cancels Multiple Stops Including Cleveland

It’s not a good time to be a Clevelander.

American Idol tour organizer LiveNation has officially announced that eight stops on the American Idol Live! Tour have been cancelled, including arena shows in sizable markets like Toronto and Cleveland.

Others, including the one in runner-up Crystal Bowersox’s Toledo, Ohio, have been rescheduled.

The top 10 singers for the hit show will no longer get to see Omaha, Winnipeg or Kansas City, among others towns. The tour was originally scheduled to end Sept. 16 in Portland, Maine, but is now slated to end Aug. 31 in Indianapolis. A show in Pittsburgh scheduled for Sept. 14 has not been canceled, but has been moved to July 21.

The long-running reality series suffered its worst-ever ratings this past season, which could account for the lack of interest in a live show. LiveNation has not given a reason for the cancellations.

Summer 2010 has already shaped up to be a bad one for long tours, and the ‘Idol’ news arrives just days after the revamped Lilith Fair trimmed 10 dates from its schedule due to a lethargic economy. Original ‘Idol’ Kelly Clarkson quit the tour this week.

Here’s a list off the eight nixed American Idol Live! Tour stops:

Aug. 21 — Portland, Oregon
Rose Quarter

Aug. 26 — Omaha
Qwest Center Omaha

Aug. 27 — Kansas City, Missouri
Sprint Center

Sept. 7 — Winnipeg
MTS Centre

Sept. 9 — Toronto
Air Canada Centre

Sept. 10 — Buffalo
HSBC Arena

Sept. 11 — Cleveland
Quicken Loans Arena

Sept. 14 — Pittsburgh
Consol Energy Center

Sept. 16 — Portland, Maine
Cumberland County Civic Center

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