Runner up of season six of American Idol, Blake Lewis has announced tour dates for September and October.

Tickets are available here

Tue, Sep. 30th, 2008 TBD Webster Theatre (Hartford, CT)

Tue, Oct. 7th, 2008 TBD Maxwells (Hoboken, NJ)

Thu, Oct. 9th, 2008 07:00 PM Sonar (Baltimore, MD)

Fri, Oct. 10th, 2008 07:00 PM Crocodile Rock (Allentown, PA)

Wed, Oct. 15th, 2008 TBD The Jewish Mother (Virginia Beach, VA)

Mon, Oct. 20th, 2008 TBD Vinyl (Atlanta, GA)

Wed, Oct. 22nd, 2008 07:00 PM The Social (Orlando, FL)

Though he initially found American Idol unappealing, Lewis auditioned for it in Seattle with “Crazy” by Seal and an off-screen rendition of “Sunday Morning” by Maroon 5. Introducing himself as the local beatboxing champion in the audition, Lewis beatboxed along with his teammates, including Chris Sligh, Rudy Cárdenas and Tom Lowe, to “How Deep Is Your Love” by Bee Gees in the Hollywood Week. The memorable performance received a standing ovation from the audience and Paula Abdul, who commented “that brought down the house”.

Lewis’ beatboxing and scat singing skills had been featured occasionally throughout the competition, notably in the performances such as “Virtual Insanity”, “All Mixed Up”, “Time of the Season”, “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “You Should Be Dancing”, “This Is Where I Came In” and “This Love”.

He had also rearranged songs including “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and “You Give Love a Bad Name”. Although Lewis’ first performance in the semi-final weeks, “Somewhere Only We Know”, was pure singing and inspired judges to make comments about his contemporary vibe, his signature performance on the show was probably “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi. Lewis incorporated a substantial beatboxing component, making the song sound significantly different from its original version.

Upon his record deal with Arista Records/19 Recordings which was announced officially on August 24, 2007, A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream), Lewis’ “electro-funk-soul-pop” first studio album, was released on December 4, 2007. In fact, the singer has been recording his album in the studio “for all night long” since June 18. “Break Anotha”, the first single from A.D.D., was released to radio on October 30, 2007 and on iTunes Music Store on November 13.