Tickets for the concert tour go on sale tonight at 10 p.m. following the two-hour, star-studded live broadcast of the Canadian Idol season finale at 8 p.m. ET on CTV (check CTV.ca for local broadcast times). Tickets will be on sale in the Maritimes tomorrow, Thursday, September 11 (visit idol.ctv.ca for ticket info and sale times).
The Top 3 concert tour begins Sunday, November 9 in Fredericton, and visits cities in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta before wrapping up in Hamilton, ON on Monday, December 22. The concerts feature favourite songs performed this season on Canadian 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. In select cities across Canada, the Top 3 will be joined by some of this season’s favourite Top 10 finalists.
Visit the Canadian Idol website at idol.ctv.ca for complete concert details, tour dates and ticket sales. The 2nd Annual Top 3 Idol Tour includes the following stops:
Sunday, November 9 – Fredericton at the Playhouse Theatre
Monday, November 10 – St. John at the Imperial Theatre
Tuesday, November 11 – Charlottetown at the Confederation Centre of the Arts
Wednesday, November 12 – Halifax at the Rebecca Cohen Auditorium
Friday, November 14 – Sydney at the Membertou Centre
Saturday, November 15 – Moncton at the Capitol Theatre
Wednesday, November 19 – Perry Sound at the Charles W. Stockey Centre
Thursday, November 20 – North Bay at the Capitol Theatre
Sunday, November 23 – Yorkton at the Gallagher Centre
Monday, November 24 – Lloydminster at Lloydminster Exhibition
Thursday, November 27 - Medicine Hat at the Esplanade Theatre
Friday, November 28 – Swift Current at the Swift Current Stockade Building
Saturday, November 29 – Lethbridge at the Lethbridge Arena
Sunday, November 30 – Red Deer at the Red Deer Memorial Centre
Monday, December 1 – Brandon at the Western Auditorium
Wednesday, December 3 – Thunder Bay at the Thunder Bay Auditorium
Thursday, December 4 – Sudbury at the Fraser Auditorium
Saturday, December 6 – Toronto at the Cavalcade of Lights / Nathan Phillips Square
Tuesday, December 9 – Collingwood at the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena
Saturday, December 13 – Belleville at the Empire Theatre
Tuesday, December 16 – Ottawa at the Centrepointe Theatre
Thursday, December 18 – St. Catharines at the Brock University Centre For The Arts
Friday, December 19 – St. Catharines at the Brock University Centre For The Arts
Saturday, December 20 – Sarnia at the Imperial Theatre
Monday, December 22 – Hamilton at Hamilton Place Theatre
About Mitch MacDonald:
Mitch MacDonald hails from the town of Port Hood in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. A carpenter and musician, 22-year-old MacDonald is the youngest of seven children and enjoys hockey, songwriting and playing guitar. “Being a full-time musician involves a lot of hard work,” MacDonald says, but he’s ready to rise to the challenge of his first major tour.
MacDonald 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.”
About Theo Tams:
It’s no surprise that Theo Tams considers Mother Teresa a role model in his life. At only 23 years old, he has already spent time overseas in India, volunteering at an orphanage, and considers it to be his biggest accomplishment in life.
Tams 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.”
Tams 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.”
About Drew Wright:
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.
Wright’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, so why change?”
Wright, 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,” he says..
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