The 2010 Idols Live Tour only launched last week, on July 1, but apparently the tour is already in serious trouble. While last year’s Idols Live Tour with the Season 8 cast was considered a coast-to-coast success, with sold-out stadium dates in most markets, several shows on this year’s trek have been rescheduled (“Idol” fans in Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Bridgeport, Connecticut better recheck their calendars) or even canceled altogether (“Idol” fans in Cleveland, Toronto, Winnipeg, Omaha, Kansas City, and Portland, Maine are just flat out of luck). And yet other dates remain up in the air; for instance, the Live Nation website says tickets for Buffalo’s September 10 concert are “currently not available for sale.” And rumors abound that some existing shows will be downsized to more “intimate” venues.
So, are poor sales for the Idols Live Tour just an extension of what was widely considered to be a disappointing “American Idol” season, or are they symptomatic of a sluggish concert industry overall? Well, probably a little of both.
That’s pretty scary… Maybe we’ve hit the point where Idol has worn out its welcome?