Idol Top 3 Tour dates announced!
Updated Thu. Oct. 30 2008 11:37 AM ET
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 25-date cross-country concert tour this fall!
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, 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 Theo Tam's winner's single "Sing" 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.
Tickets for the tour are now on sale! See dates and ticket info. below!
Tour Dates
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2008 |
Port Hawksbury |
Port Hawksbury Civic Centre |
10am on Wednesday Sep 24 |
Tickets available at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre Box Office. Call (902) 625-2591 |
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| 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 |
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| Friday, November 14, 2008 |
Sydney, NS |
Membertou Centre |
SOLD OUT |
Tickets available in person at the Membertou Box Office (50 Maillard Street) or by phone at (902) 539-2300 |
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| 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 |
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| Sunday, November 16, 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Saturday, November 22, 2008 |
Winnipeg, MB |
The Garrick Centre |
10am on Monday Oct 27 |
Tickets available at all Ticketmaster outlets by phone 204-780-3333 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca |
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| 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 |
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| Thursday, November 27, 2008 |
Medicine Hat, AB |
Esplanade Theatre |
SOLD OUT |
Tickets available by phone at 403-502-8777 or online at www.tixx.ca or tixx central box office/ the Medicine hat mall |
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| Friday, November 28, 2008 |
Medicine Hat, AB |
Esplanade Theatre |
10am on Thursday Sept 25 |
Tickets available by phone at 403-502-8777 or online at www.tixx.ca or tixx central box office/ the Medicine hat mall |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Thursday, December 04, 2008 |
Sudbury, ON |
Fraser Auditorium |
10pm on Wednesday Sept 10 |
Tickets available at the Sudbury Theatre Centre: 705.674.8381x21 |
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| Friday, December 05, 2008 |
Cobalt, ON |
Classic Theatre |
10am on Oct 1 |
Tickets available at Classic Theatre Box Office, and Robertson's Gift and Variety in Temiskaming Shores. Available by phone: (705)679-8080 and online at www.classictheatre.net |
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| Saturday, December 06, 2008 |
Toronto, ON |
Cavalcade of Lights / Nathan Phillips Square |
FREE SHOW |
n/a |
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| Tuesday, December 09, 2008 |
Collingwood, ON |
Collingwood Arena |
SOLD OUT |
www.collingwood.ca or (705) 445-7450 |
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| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 |
Collingwood, ON |
Collingwood Arena |
SOLD OUT |
www.collingwood.ca or (705) 445-7450 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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About the Top 3:
It's no surprise that Canadian Idol winner 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."
Runner-up 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."
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."
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