Former American Idol Jordin Sparks is Scheduled to appear Friday, September 26th at the Sovereign Bank Arena. 

Tickets are available here

In the summer of 2006, Jordin auditioned twice for American Idol once in Phoenix (only auditioned for producers) and again in Seattle after winning KSAZ Fox 10’sArizona Idol. The Seattle audition is the one seen in the January 27, 2007 broadcast of American Idol where she earned a "gold ticket" and the right to appear in the Hollywood Round. American Idol judge Randy Jackson made the offhand prediction that, "Curly hair will win this year," which he admitted wasn’t Sparks. 

During the top eleven finalists’ performance on the March 25, 2007 Idol episode, Sparks sang a rendition of the Shirley Bassey version "I (Who Have Nothing)"and judges Simon Cowell and Jackson said it was the best vocal performance by anyone since the show started. While on the show, Sparks gained a loyal fan base known as "Sparkplugs" (even having their own official fan site).

On May 26, 2007, Sparks was crowned the winner of the sixth season of American Idol having never been in the bottom three. Sparks was the fourth winner never to have been voted in the bottom three (after Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks); Cowell said "Jordin was the most improved over the whole season — didn’t start the best, but midway through this was the girl who suddenly got momentum," he included that "Young girl, likeable, and the singer won over the entertainer."

Sparks twice performed on seventh season, once on the Idol Gives Back results show singing her duet with Chris Brown, "No Air" and again with "One Step at a Time" on May 21, 2008, for the finale of American Idol.

The host of the NBC show "Deal or No Deal" will be performing standup over the next few months.

Tickets are available here

Here are the scheduled dates and locations.

Atlantic City, NJ Resorts Atlantic City: Superstar Theater 9/6/08

Aurora, IL Paramount Arts Center - IL 10/10/08

Hartford, CT Bushnell Theatre/Mortensen Hall 10/11/08

Hammond, IN Horseshoe Casino Hammond 10/12/08

Las Vegas, NV Mirage Hotel and Casino 11/14/08 - 11/15/08

Dallas, TX McFarlin Auditorium 11/23/08

Howie is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, television and game show host. He is known as Ed Flanders’s young intern, Dr. Wayne Fiscus, on the medical drama St. Elsewhere, as well as creator and star of the children’s cartoon Bobby’s World.

He is perhaps best known as the host of the popular U.S. game show Deal or No Deal, airing on NBC, syndication, and the Canadian version, Deal or No Deal Canada, airing on Global.

He is known for his frequent appearances as a stand-up comedian and for his hidden camera segments on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He has appeared in many television commercials for Boston Pizza as their hired spokesperson. In April 2004, he was selected as number 82 on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 greatest stand up comedians of all time.

On September 8, 2008, Mandel will begin hosting a five-day-a-week syndicated
daytime version of Deal or No Deal, with a top prize of $500,000.

Gerry Dee, a contestant on season five of Last Comic Standing is touring his native Canada in October.

Tickets are available here

Here are the scheduled dates:

Toronto, Rose Theatre Brampton 10/3/08 - 10/3/08

Calgary, AB Jack Singer Hall 10/10/08 - 10/10/08

Edmonton, AB Myer Horowitz Place 10/31/08 - 10/31/08

Kelowna, BC Kelowna Theatre 10/11/08 - 10/11/08

Vancouver, BC Vancouver Playhouse 10/17/08 - 10/17/08

Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre 10/25/08 - 10/25/08

Gerry might be best known for placing third on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing. Gerry Dee had tried out for Last Comic Standing during the second and fourth seasons, but never advanced to the finals. He missed the birth of his daughter while appearing on the show.

He was already relatively successful long before being on Last Comic Standing. He had already had his own comedy special on The Comedy Network in Canada, appeared on the Comedy Network special "The Nubian Disciples", and performed at the world famous Montreal International Comedy Festival, having his segment aired on Just For Laughs. He has appeared in television commercials and has performed at many comedy clubs, including Just For Laughs and Yuk Yuks.

He also had a role in the minor hit Trailer Park Boys: The Movie where he played the role of Donny.

Fantasia Barrino the winner of season three of American Idol will be performing Saturday, September 20th in Bossier City, Louisiana at the CenturyTel Center at 8pm.

Get Tickets to see Fantasia here

Also known simply Fantasia, she is an American R&B/soul singer and Broadway actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the television series American Idol in 2004. 

Fantasia made an immediate impression on American Idol with her stylized, gospel influenced sound, and her explosive stage presence. Her audition version of Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary” made her an early favorite in the competition. Her standout performance during the course of the show was a heartfelt staging, begun seated, of the Porgy and Bess standard “Summertime” that left her in tears from “feeling the song”; and earned praise from the judges, as well as landing her on the Emmy Awards’s 2004 list of greatest television moments. “Summertime” was also labeled by idol judge Randy Jackson as the best performance in the shows history. 

Fantasia received three Grammy nominations for her sophomore release, Fantasia and is currently in the studio working on her third album to be released early 2009. She stated on the red carpet of the 2008 Grammy Awards that
the style of her new album will be a blending of the avenues she has touched musically, which include, American Idol and Broadway. She also revealed that she will be writing songs and will collaborate again with Missy Elliott, The Underdogs and Midi Mafia, who produced one of her bigger hits, "When I See U."

Fantasia was cast by Oprah Winfrey as Celie in the film adaptation of “The Color Purple” musical, which is to begin production after the release of her third album.

It was recently confirmed that Midi Mafia (When I See U), will be producing majority of Fantasia’s next album.  Also, hip hop duo, Rock City has been confirmed to be writing on the new project. So far, they have recorded 6 tracks together.

The 2008 Nashville Star contestants Melissa Lawson, Gabe Garcia and Shawn Mayer will be on tour next month following Melissa’s season 6 win.

Tickets are available here

The dates and locations are here:

Sept. 12th & 13th, 2008 St. Louis, Missouri Argosy Casino

September 26, 2008 Shawnee, Oklahoma Firelake Grand Casino

September 27, 2008 Castle Rock, Colorado Douglas County Fairgrounds & Events Center

October 3, 2008 Stockton, California Stockton Arena

October 11, 2008 Plymouth, Massachusetts Memorial Hall

October 15, 2008 Jacksonville, Florida The Florida Theatre

October 16, 2008 Lakeland, Florida Youkey Theatre

October 17, 2008 Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee Civic Center

November 1, 2008 Fort Worth, Texas Billy Bob’s Texas

November 15, 2008 Rama, Ontario Canada Casino Rama

Star of Last Comic Standing seasons 1 and 3 as well as Celebrity Fit Club, Ralphie May will be performing in Washington, DC, Nevada, Idaho and Washington. 

Tickets are available here

Washington, DC Lisner Auditorium 9/12/08 - 9/12/08

Laughlin, NV Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino 10/7/08 - 10/12/08

Boise, ID Knitting Factory Concert House - Boise 12/12/08 - 12/12/08

Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane - WA 12/13/08 - 12/13/08

Ralphie first entered the public eye when he appeared in the first season of the reality television series, Last Comic Standing, in which stand-up comedians compete for a television contract. May finished as first runner-up. His career has taken off since then, and he performs at some of the most well-known comedy clubs across the country.  In 2005, he appeared on the television show Celebrity Fit Club, where he lost 27 pounds.  In recent years May has lost a great deal of weight, especially after he elected to undergo gastric bypass surgery.

His first CD and DVD, titled Just Correct, was released on February 10, 2004 and has since gone platinum.

The group formed  on the reality show "Pussycat Dolls: Girlicious" is now on tour as the opening act of the “Unbreakable Tour” with the Backstreet Boys.  Nichole Cordova, Tiffanie Anderson, Chrystina Sayers and Natalie Mejia were the final four selected on the show to be the members of the group.

Tickets are available here

Here are the scheduled performances:

Thu, Aug. 14th, 2008 07:30 PM Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)

Fri, Aug. 15th, 2008 08:00 PM House of Blues Atlantic City (Atlantic City, NJ)

Sat, Aug. 16th, 2008 07:00 PM Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion (Gilford, NH)

Mon, Aug. 18th, 2008 08:00 PM Wolftrap Farm (Vienna, VA)

Wed, Aug. 20th, 2008 08:00 PM Chastain Park Amphitheatre Peter Conlon Presents (Atlanta, GA)

Fri, Aug. 22nd, 2008 07:30 PM U.S. Cellular Coliseum (Bloomington, IL)

Sat, Aug. 23rd, 2008 07:30 PM Minnesota State Fair (Saint Paul, MN)

Sun, Aug. 24th, 2008 08:00 PM Ravinia (Highland Park, IL)

Wed, Aug. 27th, 2008 07:30 PM Steelback Centre (Sault Ste Marie, ON)

Sat, Aug. 30th, 2008 07:30 PM Brandt Centre (Regina, SK)

Sun, Aug. 31st, 2008 07:30 PM Rexall Place (Edmonton, AB)

Tue, Sep. 2nd, 2008 07:30 PM Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, AB)

Thu, Sep. 4th, 2008 07:30 PM General Motors Place (Vancouver, BC)

Fri, Sep. 5th, 2008 07:30 PM Save on Foods Memorial Centre (Victoria, BC)

Sat, Sep. 6th, 2008 07:00 PM Marymoor Park (Redmond, WA)

Before the premiere of the show, Girlicious had already started recording their debut album and working on music videos since the summer of 2007. Originally the group was to be a trio, but was conceived as a quartet, through a final decision of creator, Robin Antin. To date, they have received more attention from the Canadian & Brazilian audiences than the U.S. Girlicious was nominated for "Breakout Group" and "Reality : Music Competition" at the Teen Choice Awards ‘08, but did not win in any of the categories.

American Idol Season Five winner Taylor Hicks is currently performing on Broadway in the role of Teen Angel in the musical Grease.

Tickets and schedule are available here

Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade, during which he also released two independent albums. Upon winning Idol, he was signed to Arista Records, under which his self-titled major label debut was released on December 12, 2006. His
energetic stage performances and influences derived from classic rock, blues, and R&B music had earned him a following of devout fans, who have been dubbed the "Soul Patrol."

His role of Teen Angel in Grease is the role originated by Frankie Avalon. He began his stint June 6 and will continue playing the role throughout the summer.  The New York Post reported that Hicks’s appearances have added a hefty $150,000 in extra ticket sales per week for the show.

Former American Idol contestants and fan favorites Bucky Covington and Kellie Pickler will appear later this month on August 27th at the Du Quoin State Fair in Du Quoin, Illinois.

Tickets are available here (Tickets to see Kellie at other events are here)

Bucky originally came to fame when he arrived at eight place on the fifth season of the Fox Networks talent competition series American Idol.  His debut album, Bucky Covington, was released on April 17, 2007, to positive reviews. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number four selling 61,000 copies. It also debuted at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart, making the album the best opening week for a debut album by a male on the chart since Billy Ray Cyrus’ 1992 debut with Some Gave All.

Fellow American Idol alumni Kellie Pickler finished sixth on the fifth season of the Fox television series American Idol, and in 2006, signed to BNA Records as a recording artist. Her debut album Small Town Girl was released in late 2006. The album, which was certified gold by the RIAA, produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Red High Heels" at number fifteen, "I Wonder" at number fourteen, and "Things That Never Cross a Man’s Mind" at number sixteen.

The winner of last season’s Last Comic Standing, John Reep will be performing at the McGlohon Theatre in Charlotte North Carolina on Thursday, August 28th.

Tickets are available here

John was born and raised in the small city of Hickory, North Carolina. 
He is known as the "That thing got a Hemi?" guy in Dodge commercials, and more recently as the winner of the fifth season of Last Comic Standing on NBC.

While attending a Carolina Panthers football game with his friends, Reep began to dance to the music during timeouts. As the game grew on, so did Reep’s following in the crowd. People were laughing at Reep’s antics, and soon the whole stadium was laughing at, and mimicking, Reep’s actions. The Carolina Panther’s mascot was so impressed with Reep that he invited him onto the field. As Reep was performing "the worm" on the five yard line, he was pulled away by three stadium police. The police were oblivious to the fact that Reep had been invited onto the field. This is the point that Reep decided he wanted to pursue a career in comedy.