American Idol 2013 Season 12 Tour has finally commenced after shaking things a bit when it rescheduled “countless” times, hitting more troubles continue to beset the reality show. And after hundreds of hours of rehearsal, the top ten finalists on Idol’s last season, the winners and eliminated hopefuls are ready to roll.

The first show on American Idol Tour 2013 was held at Kent, Washington, on Friday, July 19. The Idol tour kicked off at ShoWare Center at Kent, and the finalists surely had fun.

Highlights of the First Live Show of American Idol Tour 2013:

Angie Miller performed Put It On Me
The Season 12 Top 3 Finalist continues to generate more followers even after being eliminated from the troubled reality show. She performed Put It On Me and surely fans saw “star is born” in Angie.

Maggie J Lyons : “Caught your performance from Kent on You Tube...stellar!!! Looking forward to your album. You really do shine when at the piano but Put It On Me sounds great. Congrats....a star is born!”

Lyons posted the comment on Angie’s community page on Facebook after seeing her performance on YouTube. Angie was cited as expressing her excitement before the first Idol Tour show.

Angie: "Just saw the ‪#‎IdolTour‬ stage and opening video for the first time!!! AHHH getting so pumped for tour to start!! 2 more days!!!! ARE YOU READY WASHINGTON!!??!!”‬‬

Candice Glover Impressed with her New Song In The Middle
The American Idol 2013 winner, Candice Glover, had wowed the audience with her new song In the Middle. The Idol winner from South Carolina shared a teaser of her new song in her Facebook community page which generated support from her followers.

Sharon Burch-Smith: "Saw a youtube video of 'in the middle ' from the tour ......love it.... love it.... llloooooooooove it”

The Top Ten Finalists Seen Having Fun in Their Rehearsal Daily Grinds

As if this is not new to them, the top ten finalists were seen having fun and happy to be reunited for the 2013 American Idol Tour. A series of photos collected by Yahoo Music showed the eliminated hopefuls getting serious in the preparation and having fun at the same time. Candice Glover lost her weight going to the rehearsal routine, calling the rehearsal studios as her “new gym."

As noted in a separate report by IBTimes-AU, Candice lost 30 lbs since January and the 23-year-old Season 12 winner showed off her new weight loss at the Tour in Kent, Washington.

“Over the course of the show, from January to May, I probably dropped 20 lbs. And I’ve lost about 10 more since the finale,” Candice was quoted as telling People by KPopStarz, adding, “It’s always good to be healthy, so I am happy about it.”

Idol Finalists Dish on the 2013 Idol Tour
Candice Glover: " It feels amazing. You know, just like you said, everybody's voting -- everybody was voting for us, and we're gonna get a chance to see all those kids and even adults that voted for us and wanted us to do a good job and put on a great tour for them."

"American Idol' was a really great show, but this, the American Idol tour, we're all stepping it up a notch, and its gonna be epic, like I promise."

Amber Holcomb: "I'm so excited, you know, to go out and just and see everybody that's had my back and who has been voting for me."

"I'm ready to perform with no judges and no like pressure. I'm just ready to go."

More Schedule for American Idol Tour 2013
After the successful first live performance in Washington, the top ten finalists are headed for more shows in many cities in the U.S.

Their next stop is reportedly in New England next month and the group has three weeks before their back to back live performances scheduled. Scroll down for the complete schedule of American Idol Tour 2013:

July 19 - Kent, WA - ShoWare Center
July 20 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
July 22 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Arena
July 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
July 24 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
July 27 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
July 28 - Houston, TX - Reliant Arena
July 30 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena
August 1 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
August 2 - Miami, FL - AmericanAirlines Arena
August 4 - Duluth, GA - The Arena at Gwinnett Center
August 5 - N. Charleston, SC - North Charleston Coliseum
August 6 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena
August 8 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
August 9 - Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center
August 12 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
August 14 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
August 15 - Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum
August 16 - Atlantic City, NJ - Arena at Trump Taj Mahal
August 17 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
August 19 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena at Boston Univ.
August 20 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
August 21 - Providence, RI - Dunkin' Donuts Center
August 23 - Bridgeport, CT - Webster Bank Arena
August 24 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
August 25 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
August 27 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
August 29 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
August 30 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
August 31 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena

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