Idol Top 3 Tour dates announced!
You saw them on TV, now here's your chance to see them live! Canadian Idol Top 3 finalists Mitch MacDonald, Theo Tams and Drew Wright will be heading out on a 29-date cross-country concert tour this fall!
Tickets for the tour go on sale tonight following the two-hour star-studded Canadian Idol finale that features performances by Mariah Carey, John Legend, Brian Melo and Jully Black.
The Top 3 tour begins Sunday, Nov. 9 in Fredericton, NB, and will visit cities all across the country, stopping in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta before wrapping up in Hamilton on Dec. 22. The concerts will feature favourite songs performed this season on Idol as well as the winner's single and one original composition from each of the Top 3. The three singers will perform together, in combinations and alone, backed by a superb live band that includes some of this country's premiere musicians.
Mitch MacDonald hails from the town of Port Hood in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. A carpenter and musician, 22-year-old Mitch is the youngest of seven children and enjoys hockey, songwriting and playing guitar.
"Being a full-time musician involves a lot of hard work," Mitch says, but he's ready to rise to the challenge of his first major tour.
Mitch admires the career of fellow East Coast musician Gordie Sampson, and hopes that Canadian Idol will bring him similar successes. "Canadian Idol helps artists who may not have the funds to get their name out there and gives them a huge window of opportunity to do just that."
It's no surprise that Theo Tams considers Mother Teresa a role model in his life. At only 22 years old, he has already spent time overseas in India, volunteering at an orphanage, and considers it to be his biggest accomplishment in life.
Theo came to Toronto's Top 200 audition this year and was blown away by the talent around him. "I remember being speechless during the Toronto week, wondering how the judges were going to find a Top 22 from all this talent.
Theo found his niche by bringing a unique, self-assured performance style to the table, which has always been supported by his friends and family. "When I perform, I am giving 100% of myself and what I stand for as an artist."
Hailing from Collingwood, ON, Drew Wright, 28, describes his hometown as a tightly-knit community that represents itself with class - a virtue he has embodied throughout Season 6 of Canadian Idol.
Drew's approach to performing is simple, "I am going to give people the best that I can give each night. I won't hold anything back and I think that's what's moved people so far, shy change!"
Drew, who has an honours diploma in Music Production and Engineering, is a huge fan of Jeff Buckley and admires the longevity of bands and artists like The Beatles. "They stayed creative, innovative and always pushed their limits as artists."
Concert dates are below and tickets go on sale following the finale:
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Fredericton, NB
Playhouse Theatre
10am on Thursday Sept 11
Tickets available at the Playhouse box office (686 Queen Street), by phone at (506) 458-8344 & toll free at 1-866-884-5800 and online at www.theplayhouse.nb.ca or www.geg.ca
Monday, November 10, 2008
St. John, NB
Imperial Theatre
10am on Thursday Sept 11
Tickets available at the Imperial Theatre Box Office, by phone at (506)674-4100 & toll free at 1-800-323-SHOW or www.geg.ca or www.imperialtheatre.nb.ca
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Charlottetown, PEI
Confederation Centre of the Arts
10am on Thursday Sept 11
Tickets available at Confederation Hall Box Office, By phone at 1-(800) 565-0278 or (902) 566-1267 or online at www.confederationcentre.com or www.geg.ca
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Halifax, NS
Rebecca Cohen
12pm on Thursday Sept 11
Tickets available at Arts Centre Box Office (6101 University Ave) or by Phone (902) 494-3820 & toll free at 1 800 874-1669 or online at www.artscentre.dal.ca or www.geg.ca
Friday, November 14, 2008
Sydney, NS
Membertou Centre
10am on Thursday Sept 11
Tickets available in person at the Membertou Box Office (50 Maillard Street) or by phone at (902) 539-2300
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Moncton, NB
Capitol Theatre
10am on Thursday Sept 11
Tickets available at the Capitol Theatre Box Office (811 Main St) or by phone at 506-856-437 or 1-800-567-1922 or Frank's Music (245 Carson Drive) Moncton & University of Moncton Loisirs socioculturels / Student Center (506) 858-4554
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Perry Sound, ON
Charles W. Stockey Centre
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at the Stockey Centre (2 Bay Street) or by phone at (705) 746.4466 or 1.877.746.4466
Thursday, November 20, 2008
North Bay, ON
Capitol Theatre
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets Available at the Capitol CentreBox Office (150 Main Street East) or by phone (705) 474-4747 & toll free at 1-888- 834-4747 or online at www.capitolcentre.ca
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Yorkton, SK
Gallagher Centre
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at the ticketmaster outlet at the Gallagher Centre by phone at 1-800-970-7328 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca
Monday, November 24, 2008
Lloydminister, SK
Lloydminister Exhibition
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available in person at 'tunes' (cash only) or ticketmaster oulets by phone at 1-800-970-7328 and online at www.ticketmaster.ca
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Medicine Hat, AB
Esplanade Theatre
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available by phone at 403-502-8777 or online at www.tixx.ca or tixx central box office/ the Medicine hat mall
Friday, November 28, 2008
Swift Current, SK
Swiftcurrent Stockade
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at Pharmasave and CD plus
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Lethbridge, AB
Lethbridge Arena
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at the enmax centre box office by phone at (403) 329-7328 or online at www.enmaxcentre.ca
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Red Deer, AB
Red Deer Memorial Centre
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at the Black Knight Ticket Centre, or by phone at 403-755-6626 or 1-800-661-8793 or online at www.bkticketcentre.ca
Monday, December 01, 2008
Brandon, MB
Western Auditorium
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at the WCMA box office or by phone at (204) 728-9510
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Thunder Bay, ON
Thunder Bay Auditorium
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at Thunder Bay Community Auditorium and by phone (807) 684-4444 & 1-800-463-8817 or online at www.tbca.com
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Sudbury, ON
Fraser Auditorium
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at the Sudbury Theatre Centre: 705.674.8381x21
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Toronto, ON
Cavalcade of Lights / Nathan Phillips Square
FREE SHOW
Tuesday December 09, 2008
Collingwood, ON
Eddie Bush Memorial Arena
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
www.collingwood.ca or (705) 445-7450
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Belleville, ON
Empire Theatre
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at the Empire Theatre Box Office, 321 Front Street Belleville, By Phone: 613-969-0099 X1OR www.TheEmpireTheatre.com
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Ottawa, ON
Centrepoint Theatre
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available in person at the Centrepoint box office (101 Centrepointe Drive) by phone at (613) 580-2700 or online at www.centrepointetheatre.com
Thursday, December 18, 2008
St. Catherines, ON
Brock Centre For The Arts
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tix on sale @Centre for the Arts, Brock University by phone at Box Office: 905 688-5550 x3257Or toll free: 1 866 617 3257 or online at www.arts.brocku.ca
Friday, December 19, 2008
St. Catherines, ON
Brock Centre For The Arts
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tix on sale @Centre for the Arts, Brock University by phone at Box Office: 905 688-5550 x3257Or toll free: 1 866 617 3257 or online at www.arts.brocku.ca
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Sarnia, ON
Imperial Theatre
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available in person at the Imperial Theatre box office, by phone at (519) 344-7469 & Toll Free 1- 877.344-7469 or online at www.imperialtheatre.net
Monday, December 22, 2008
Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Place Theatre
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10
Tickets available at Copps Coliseum Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, on-line at www.ticketmaster.ca or charge by phone (905) 527-7666 |
